2016 AfDB Annual Meetings - Interview with Yana Watson Kakar, Global Managing Partner, Dalberg, on Jobs for Women and Youth

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AfDB
Publication Date:
25 May 2016
Tags:
Children and Youth, Labour, Women and Gender

Location: AfDB Annual Meetings, Lusaka, Zambia How can we secure decent jobs for African women and youth? Through inclusive transformation of the agriculture. What role can the public and private sector in enabling inclusive agricultural transformation? Our Panelists will share insights on how agricultural transformation can enhance decent employment opportunities for women and youth in Africa. The African Development Bank Group will unveil its new agenda for the continent's economic transformation at this year's Annual Meetings scheduled to take place from May 23-27 in Lusaka, Zambia. This event, taking place at the 2016 African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Lusaka, Zambia, is jointly organize by the INCLUDE Knowledge Platform. Our panelists: Ms. Ada Osakwe, Chief Executive, Agrolay Ventures Ms. Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO Acumen Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Director African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, DG, IITA Ms. Yana Watson Kakar, Global Managing Partner, Dalberg

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