First Lady J. Kagame attended OAFLA High Level Event

First Lady Jeannette Kagame during the ITC SheTrades event which took place on the margins of the 72nd UNGA.

The meeting was held on the margins of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, and focused on the theme: “Global Partnership towards Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Africa.”

The First Lady took part on the interactive panel discussions, discussing the theme: “Implementing the AU Roadmap to Harness the Demographic Dividend in Africa: Ending AIDS by 2030.”

Rwandan First Lady is pioneering in promoting the girls’ rights and inclusion in different sectors especially in education.

In New York, she attended the ‘She Trades’ meeting in which business opportunities were debated as to allow one million women being connected to the world market not later than 2020.

First Lady Jeannette Kagame during the ITC SheTrades event which took place on the margins of the 72nd UNGA.

Some of the participants during the SheTrades event. SheTrades is an international initiative with a plan of connecting 1 million women entrepreneurs to markets by 2020.

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NIZEYIMAMA JEAN