Poornima Meegammana of Shilpa Sayura Foundation, who successfully implemented Respect Girls on Internet, Girls in Technology and Nextgen Girls projects effectively, with the assistance from ISOC, APNIC Foundation and ADOBE; will be speaking at UNESCO International Day of the Girl 2021 celebration about her journey in digital education and her experience of online education of girls in the time of COVID-19.
International Day of the Girl 2021, recognizes the importance of developing digital skills among girls to access safe and relevant online learning.
Time: October 11th from 17.00 - 19.00 IST
Panel: Education in the time of COVID-19
Moderator: Felipe Urbas SinĂ³poli, University of Buenos Aires
Mary Nasieku, High school, Kenya
Ms Houraye Mamadou Anne, Head of the West African Office of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
Ms Poornima Meegammana, Director Youth Development, Shilpa Sayura Foundation, Sri Lanka, 2020 laureate of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO