Agenda
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9:00 - 9:10
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Let’s Give them a Chance
Welcome Address Tarun Jotwani, Dasra |
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9:10 – 9:15
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Girl Perspective; Asking Why
Aarya Chaudhary, Grade 6 Student |
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9:15 - 9:30
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Introduction to Dasra
Deval Sanghavi, Dasra |
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9:30 - 10:30
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Panel I: Leading Philanthropy in India
Leading philanthropists will share their experiences of supporting social change in India with a focus on both their personal journeys and perspectives gained on empowering adolescent girls Desh Deshpande, Deshpande Foundation; Vijay Goradia, Vinmar Group; Peter Smitham, Atlantic Philanthropies, Jeff Bradach, The Bridgespan Group |
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10:30 - 10:45
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Networking Break
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10:45 - 11:45
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Parallel Session I: Foundation Philanthropy in India
Judith Helzner, Harvard School of Public Health; Maggi Alexander, Philanthropic Initiative and the New England International Donors (NEID); Cynthia Steele, EMpower; Tanya Jones, Barr Foundation Exploring the role of foundation giving and how the funding landscape for empowering adolescent girls has evolved over the last decade; sharing evaluation frameworks, need for comprehensive programs, and highlighting effective non profits. Parallel Session II: Corporate Philanthropy in India Radhakrishnan Sundar, Mastek; Kavita Bali, CARE; Sharon D’Agostino, Johnson & Johnson, Carmen Perez, CECP The recent CSR law in India is expected to unlock $3 Billion annually to the development sector. Corporates and leading aid agencies will share their innovative approaches, highlighting the importance of private sector engagement to empower adolescent girls. Parallel Session III: Individual Philanthropy in India Sapphira Goradia, The Goradia Foundation; Jodie Sovak, American School Of Bombay; Tracy Mack Parker, The Philanthropy Workshop Individual philanthropy can be catalytic in transforming the way non profits support adolescent girls. Experienced philanthropists will share how they align family values and give strategically through various collaborative platforms. |
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11:45 - 12:15
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Virtual Guest Speaker: Giving Matters I
Rohini Nilekani, Arghyam |
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12:15-1:15
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Lunch
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1:15 – 2:15
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Panel II: Power of Partnerships
Lynne Smitham, Kiawah Trust; Jeff Walker, MDG Health Alliance; Bradley Bessire, USAID, Smarinita Shetty, Dasra Girl Alliance No single individual, organization, corporation, foundation or even nation can solely empower adolescent girls. There is an urgent need to focus on bringing together various stakeholders to effectively collaborate on solving social issues in India. |
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2:15-3:15
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Panel III: Marry Me Later – Delaying Marriage and Early Pregnancy
Dena Kimball, Kendeda Fund; Poonam Muttreja, Population Foundation of India; Raj Gilda, Lend-A-Hand India; Neera Nundy, Dasra India is home to one-third of the world’s child brides. Ending child marriage and enabling girls to become physically and psychologically ready for marriage will mean healthier families, stronger societies and a more vibrant economy. |
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3:15 – 4:15
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Panel IV: Giving Matters II
Jennifer Buffett & Peter Buffett, NoVo Foundation; Neera Nundy, Dasra An interactive dialogue with Jennifer and Peter Buffett, who will share their passion and rationale for supporting adolescent girl initiatives. Their unique learning journey will highlight visionary leadership in solving pressing global challenges. |
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4:15 – 5:15
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Parallel Session I: Nourishing Our Future
Dr. Armida Fernandez, SNEHA; Elizabeth Wallace Ellers, The globalislocal Fund; Surita Sandosham, Synergos Addressing malnutrition for newborns and adolescent girls impacts both maternal health and child survival. Adolescence is an opportune time for interventions to address nutritional needs. In addition to supporting growth needs, girls need to improve nutrition status before pregnancy. Improving nutrition in India is critical to the philanthropic agenda in achieving post-2015 development goals. Parallel Session II: Money Matters Chetna Sinha, Mann Deshi; Cinnamon Dornsife, Johns Hopkins University; Susan Davis, BRAC Access to financial and social assets is a key contributing factor to help youth make their own economic decisions and escape poverty. Providing young people with financial services, whether a safe place to save or an appropriately structured loan for investment in an enterprise or education, can promote entrepreneurship and asset building and emphasize sustainable livelihoods. Parallel Session III: Leveraging the Dividend Matthew Spacie, Magic Bus; Maya Ajmera, Society for Science & the Public/The Global Fund For Children; Vanita Mukherjee, Ford Foundation; Martha Brady, Population Council By 2030 India is expected to have 28% of the world’s workforce, a billion person labor force, and the world’s largest population of 1.4 billion citizens. By exploring the current realities of youth in India, the panel will share urgent needs and innovative solutions which address behavior changes, skills, training, and closing job creation gap. |
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5:15-5:30
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Networking Break
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5:30-6:15
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Panel V: Giving Matters III
Peggy Dulany, Synergos and Darren Walker, Ford Foundation A dialogue with Peggy Dulany, leading philanthropist, and Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, the second largest philanthropy in the US, with over $11 billion in assets, and $500 million in annual giving. They will share views on philanthropy, giving to India, and the importance of investing in adolescent girls. |
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6:15-6:30
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Closing Remarks
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6:30 Onwards
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Cocktails
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