‼️Listen to adolescents girls! What an amazing panel: “It’s important that those that we talk about are the ones leading the movement” - Malala Yousafzai “Our obligation is not only to say we support adolescent girls, but invest in their future” Stacey Abrams #1point8 #WD2023

Malala Yousafzai Stacey Abrams bhavyadn Merette David David Gomez @AkumawahC Kalpa Garg Dr Flavia Bustreo Women Deliver UNICEF Health Population Council Yosimbom Jania🇨🇲 Caroline Kabiru Maliha Khan Hana Brixi World Bank APHRC YIELD Hub Fondation Botnar Thank you Malala Yousafzai for being such a powerful voice for the well-being of the #1point8 billion young people living in the world today. Your unwavering commitment to empowering youth is an inspiration to all of us. #WD2023 Join us ➡️ 1point8.org

Myriam Sidibe UNFPA Victoria Spencer Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Fundamentally, we must address the issue of power, says Ann Starrs of Gates Foundation. Women must have power over their own bodies, over their own futures, and over their own choices. #WD2023 UNFPA

Ann Starrs Gates Foundation reminds us that when health services are integrated and center women and girls, _use_ of those service increase. Combine that with innovation for simplifying and streamlining care... we could revolutionize SRH and maternal health care. #WD2023 UNFPA

Victoria Spencer reminding us we shouldn’t be divided by opposition. Those who work day and night to constrict women’s rights should not win. We all are for families but also for hope, equity and pleasure. Lets end maternal deaths-no compromise FP2030 Ann Starrs #WD2023

At Women Deliver pre-conference, Alvaro Bermejo of IPPF Global emphasizes focusing on an integrated package of essential services—"don't start separating out elements of #SRHR that we are more comfortable with; we have to treat it as a package and put the girl or woman at the center."

At the Parliamentary Forum at Women Deliver 2023, and Parliamentarian Petra Bayr global just shared a great quote: "If a woman goes into politics, it will change her life. If many women go into politics, it will change politics."

Rwandan Senator Hadija Ndangiza MURANGWA references quotas for female representation in parliament as a driver of progress, notes that implementation is the challenge. "The men in the room have to be part of the women's equality agenda." At the Parliamentary Forum Women Deliver.

“Bodily autonomy is non-negotiable. It is about choice, rights and the power of women and girls to decide over their own body.” — UNFPA Executive Director At the Women Deliver Pre-Conference, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem advocated for #bodyright. #WD2023

When women have control over their money, they help build more inclusive and resilient economies. #WD2023

This new data confirms what many women know firsthand: Gender bias threatens women’s safety, limits their access to education and jobs, and silences their perspectives. And everyone, not just women, suffers because of it. m-gat.es/3XZm4NG

This week is #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, and I'm thinking about the life-saving impacts of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). Last year, the Gates Foundation released a great piece on some of KMC's benefits—& how we can help babies grow up healthy & strong! #WBW gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles…

📢Out now! Read new piece in Journal of Adolescent Health: #1point8 billion campaign 'Adolescents & their #wellbeing take centre stage' The Global Forum for Adolescents is fast approaching, & we must continue to raise awareness for adolescent health & wellbeing! 🔗authors.elsevier.com/c/1hXFU,Nz~NRr…

This is a great piece, but I'm surprised that #FamilyPlanning is barely mentioned, and mostly for teens. Access to contraception is crucial for ALL women of repro age to space/delay childbearing, and achieve their full potential. World Bank The GFF bit.ly/45g1U4B

Sharing a piece I wrote about the importance of women's "intent to use" contraception in order to understand demand for #FamilyPlanning and design effective services. This new framework is at the heart of @GatesFoundation's FP strategy for impact. linkedin.com/posts/ann-star…

Women’s & children’s health and rights are fundamental parts of #SDGs. Women’s and girls’ rights are under pressure! We need to do more & we need to do it faster! Thank you H.E. Mette Frederiksen Statsministeriet for being such a great champion for WCA & #SRHR 🙌 PMNCH

We are kicking off Accelerating SDG Commitments: 1.8 Billion Adolescents and Youth Transforming our World: High-level luncheon dialogue With Levi Singh welcoming young leaders from around the world #1point8

As I wind down my time at Gates Foundation, this partnership with UNFPA is on of the achievements I am proudest of. Access to contraceptive methods of their choice is fundamental to enabling women & girls to manage their reproductive lives and achieve their full potential.

Congratulations to The Children's Investment Fund Foundation and The GFF for this amazing contribution to country-led, rights-based funding for women's, children's and adolescents' health, and to Miles Kemplay for making it happen!