Bhubaneswar: KIIT and KISS universities have teamed up with the United States Consulate General Hyderabad to organize South Asia Women’s Conference (SAWC), 2022 in the Temple City on May 27 and 28.
The two-day conclave with a central theme “Towards an Equitable, Inclusive and Sustainable World” will be held in technical collaboration with UN agencies like UNFPA, WFP, UNESCO, UN Volunteers, and UN Women.
The objective of the conference is to discuss and find solutions for women and girls in South Asia by creating a network for collaboration and women-led change which brings together select U.S. Government exchange alumni working on gender equity-related themes from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India.
The regional conference will include workshops, small group discussions, and breakout sessions, to encourage networking between alumni to develop innovative solutions to address key women issues. It seeks to promote women’s leadership in the South Asian region in key areas to expand opportunities for other women in social, economic, and political spectrums besides advancing the ways to safeguard our people through women’s leadership, reinforce our values by expanding economic opportunities for women, and ensure our prosperity by investing in the obvious yet untapped business development potential of women, who are currently left behind in the South Asian workplace. The deliberations are marked a step ahead toward the SDG Agenda 2030of the United Nations.
The sub-themes for discussions will include: Policy Making in South Asia through a Gendered Lens, Ending Gender-Based Violence, Women’s Economic Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges, Volunteerism: Building a gender-inclusive, sustainable world, Building Resilience in times of calamity & disaster: gender perspective and driving the gender-responsive implementation of Agenda 2030.
An eclectic mix of high-profile speakers like Ms. Nandita Das, Eminent Actor and Social Activist, India, Mr. Rahul Bose, Eminent Actor, and Social Activist, India, Smt. Lakshmi Puri, Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Arun Sahu, IFS High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Shombi Sharp UN Resident Coordinator for India Mr. Himanshu Bal World Food Programme, State Head – Odisha, Ms. Abha Mishra, UNDP State Head – Odisha, Ms. Tahina Rasamoelina Charge D’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar, Ms. Acharapan Yavaprapas Consul General – Royal Thai Consulate-General, Kolkata, Mr. Frankie Sturm Acting Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, Hyderabad, Ms. Sunita Krishnan Co-Founder, Prajwala, India and Mr. Alan Gemmell Trade Commissioner for South Asia and the British Deputy High Commissioner for western India, UK will address the gathering.
Dr. Achyuta Samanta Founder, KIIT & KISS has remained an enviable advocate for equality and always welcomes such kind of conference. KIIT & KISS have always been promoting women’s empowerment. KIIT and KISS have created a space for equal representation of genders across the spectrum in everyday functioning. From the beginning, it has been their principle that sees its manifestation in gender equity in the academic and extra-curricular ecosystem.
