MEDIA ADVISORY - CEOs of leading development, humanitarian and advocacy organizations call on Canada to invest in girls' education at G7 Français
OTTAWA, June 4, 2018 /CNW/ - On June 5, Fatuma Omar Ismail, a former child refugee from Somalia will be joined by CEOs from Canada's leading development, humanitarian and advocacy organizations to make a G7 plea to Prime Minister Trudeau and other G7 leaders. Together, they will present the urgent need for a significant financial investment in the education and empowerment of girls' in crisis-situations at the upcoming G7 Summit. The Prime Minister of Canada has already pledged his support to girls' education as a key step towards achieving gender equality. Now is the time to turn his words into action.
WHAT: |
Canadian civil society organizations call on the Government of Canada to invest in girls' education at G7. |
WHO: |
Fatuma Omar Ismail, University of Toronto student, former child refugee from Somalia. |
Initiator of the Change.org petition that has more than 150k signatures (English/Somali/Swahili) |
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Christina Dendys, Executive Director, RESULTS Canada (English) |
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Kevin Frey, CEO, Right To Play (English) |
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Michael Messenger, President and CEO, World Vision Canada (English/French) |
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Marlen Mondaca, Chief Policy and Programming Officer, Save the Children (English) |
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David Morley, President and CEO, UNICEF Canada (English/Spanish) |
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Caroline Riseboro, President and CEO, Plan International Canada (English/French) |
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WHEN: |
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (11am ET) |
WHERE: |
Charles-Lynch room, Centre block, Parliament Hill, Wellington St, Ottawa, K1A 0A4 |
Conference will be broadcast live on Channel 43 or 107 of the PTN system. |
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INTERVIEWS: |
All speakers will be available to answer media questions. |
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SOURCE UNICEF Canada
Jessica Bryant, Save the Children Canada, 647-973-1185, [email protected]; Stefanie Carmichael, UNICEF Canada, 647-500-4230, [email protected]; Mandy Kibel, Right to Play International, 647 9387255, [email protected]; Taryn Russell, RESULTS Canada, 613-552-3470, [email protected]; Leah Siversky, Plan International Canada, 437-828-8877, [email protected]; Brett Tarver, World Vision Canada, 647-825-2712, [email protected]
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