About Event

Goal and objectives

The webinar will promote a focus on gender equity and inclusion in EIP efforts and initiatives by providing a forum for the LEEPS partnership and other EIP initiatives in Africa to share experiences and reflections on integrating gender equity and inclusion in EIP. The specific objectives will be to:

1. Stimulate interest among EIP actors and practitioners in integrating gender equity and inclusion in their EIP efforts

2. Facilitate exchange and learning on enhancing evidence translation and use and integrating gender equity and inclusion in development policy and programmatic decisions

‍Target audience

The target audience will be groups and individuals interested in advancing EIP and gender equity and inclusion in decision-making and achieving the SDGs. A comprehensive mapping of relevant groups will inform the strategies for promoting the event, which will include using targeted social media (X and LinkedIn) and email communication to key entities and organisations.

 Format

The webinar will start with a moderated panel discussion that will feature representatives of the institutions implementing the LEEPS partnership sharing their experiencesand lessons. Following the panel discussion, the audience will engage in a moderated discussion that will stimulate exchange and learning by drawing onthe participants’ experiences and lessons and identifying similarities, differences, and underlying drivers. The webinar moderator will be a renowned EIP expert who will ground the discussions within the knowledge base and evolution of the field.