Day 5: Collective Responsibility, Collective Action

Rapporteur: Farheen Nahvi

On day 5 of the 2022 Prajnya 16 Days Campaign Against Gender Violence, Women in Global Health hosted its third regional town hall on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Assault, and Harassment (PSEAH), which focused on the Asian region, in collaboration with the Prajnya Trust. 

The event brought together representatives from CSOs, governments, international organisations, and activists to continue the conversation on the need to develop regional collaborative mechanisms and reaffirm our commitment to eliminate SEAH. 

The keynote remarks were delivered by Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director for WHO South East Asia; and Ms. Anis Haroon, the Sindh representative of the National Commission of Human Rights, Pakistan. The event was moderated by Ms. Anupama Srinivasan, Assistant Director at REACH, India. 

Other speakers and panelists included:

• Ann Keeling, Senior Fellow, Women in Global Health

• Dr Sabrina Rasheed, Scientist, ICCDR,B; and lead for the Bangladesh chapter of Women in Global Health

• Ms. Veenu Kakkar, Gender Expert & Trainer; PSEA consultant with UNICEF

• Mrs. Rizza Pamintuan, PGH Women’s Desk

• Sigma Huda, President of Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA); Founder & Secretary of Institute for Law and Development (ILD)

• Arfa Kamal, HELP Foundation Kashmir

• Ms. Sangeeta Rege, Director, CEHAT (Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes) 

Watch the video of the event here.