Malawi to host women

Minister of Gender Anita Kalinde will tomorrow attend the opening of a four-day Women Steering Innovative Leadership in Africa (WSILA) international conference in Lilongwe.

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare is coordinating the conference in partnership with Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) and the NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN).

The indaba, to be held at the Bingu International Conference Centre, will see the launch of a four-year regional initiative that seeks to plug gaps that hinder women’s integration into leadership positions.

According to a joint press release issued by government, UAF-Africa and NGOGCN, the conference will draw on the African Union (AU) vision of an “integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its citizens and representing a dynamic force of the global area.”

“The conference will also seek to contribute to the strategies towards achieving the AU vision through the launch of the Women Steering Innovating Leadership in Africa,” reads the statement.

The conference will draw 250 delegates from the region and beyond.