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Every Girl a Changemaker Panels - International Day of the Girl Child with Ashoka

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Monday, October 11th is the International Day of the Girl Child. Women’s Initiative for Social Entrepreneurship (WISE) and Changemakers are inviting you to two panel discussions that will focus on the potential of the EACH movement to include and empower girls everywhere. We want to create a space for the celebration of women and girls' impact through these panel discussions that will also offer inspiration and motivation to the social innovation ecosystem to help co-create a future world where girls are empowered to lead social change.

Every Girl a Changemaker Panel 1
Monday, October 11th from 9-10am UTC

This panel will be moderated by Ashoka Fellow Rana Dajani and feature the following speakers:
- Alexandra Machado (Fellow; Founder, Girl Move)
- Maliha Abidi (Founder, Story of Mental Health)
- Priyaswara (AYCer; Founder, Bihar Youth for Child Rights)
- Regina Honu (Fellow; Founder, Soronko Academy)

Every Girl a Changemaker Panel 2
Monday, October 11th from 4-5pm UTC

This panel will be moderated by Ashoka Canada Executive Director, Barb Steele, and feature the following speakers:
- Aisha Paz (AYCer; Founder, De Maos Dadas/Holding Hands)
- Maryam Montague (Fellow; Founder, Project Soar)
- T. Morgan Dixon (Fellow; Founder, Girl Trek)

Later Event: October 12
IGNITE Conference 2021