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DAY 1: LIVED EXPERIENCES
8:50 am – 9:00 am
Online Conference Room Opens
9:00 am – 9:20 am
Welcome & Introductions
Master of Ceremony
Flone Initiative
Naomi Mwaura – Executive Director, Flone Initiative
9:20 am – 9:50 am
Keynote Speakers
Marina Moscoso T Mendonça Urban Management Specialist & Technical Director, Despacio & Operations Director, Women in Motion, Columbia
Sheila Watson Deputy Director, FIA Foundation
Bastian Schultz Country Representative, FES Kenya
9:50 am – 10:50 am
Children and their Caregivers
Goal 11: Planning for mobility in Sustainable cities and communities
Session Lead
Peninah Ndegwa - Managing Director, WOW MOM Ltd., Nairobi Kenya
Panelist
Pascalin Basil, University of Nairobi, Mobility and Safety of school Going Children (Case of Nairobi)
Prof Dr Angela Francke, University of Kassel, Cycling to school - Results of a Training Program on Critical Behaviour of Young Adolescent Cyclists in Germany
Sam Bambaza, Hope for Victims of traffic Accidents (HOVITA), Designing for Safety Around School Zones
Owen Mwaura, Transport Lead, WowMom,Transforming Urban Mobility to Nurture Early Childhood Development in Nairobi
Gretchen Wilson-Prangley, Founder & CEO, Play Africa, South Africa, Designing with Children Toolkit in South Africa
Zviko Kanyoka, Head of Placemaking Programmes, Play Africa, South Africa
10:50am – 11:00am
10 min Break
(Logos should be circulating)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Women as Professionals
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth through the Transport Sector
Session Lead
Lucy Kihonge - Flone Initiative and ITF Africa Regional Office
Panelists
Naomi Njeri Ngugi, Women In Transport Leadership
Irene Nyamwaya, Corporate Driver, Teachers Service Commission
Linnet Kerubo Onchiri, WIT Association
Winfred Wambua, Tuk Tuk Driver, WIT Rep Changamwe Chapter
Christine Wambua, Tuk Tuk Owner and Driver
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Report Launch
Naomi Mwaura, Executive Director, Flone Initiative, Launch Report: Moving Barriers, Increasing access: An assessment of the mobility of the People with Disability
12:30pm – 1:30pm
1 hour Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
People With Disability and their Experiences in Public Transport
Session Lead
Nathaniel Muthomi, Wisena Consultancy
Panelists
Violet Kagai, Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya (APDK)
Collins Ombajo, Light for the World
Maria Njeri, Maria Njeri Foundation
Brian Waguma, Kenya Society for the Blind
Jane Miano, Focus of Disabled Persons
Ara Mohammed, Action Network for the Disabled (ANDY)
2:30pm - 2:40pm
10 min Break
2:40 pm – 3:40 pm
Sexual Harassment and the Law
Session Lead
Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme, Regional Coordinator (Africa), Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative {AESHI}
Panelist
Victoria Temitope Idowu,
Maya Tutton, co-Founder, Our Streets Now, UK
Bashiratu Kamal, Community Engagement Director of the FemInStyle Africa Magazine, Ghana
Bosa Sebele (Botswana)
3:50 pm – 4:50pm
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Older Peoples and Mobility
Session Lead
Prof Gina E. Porter, University of Durham, UK, Life After Retirement, A Study on Women Professionals in Transport in Africa
Panelist
Meghan Ference, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Brooklyn College, CUNY, Matatu Afterlives: Possibilities and Challenges for Women Conductors at Retirement,
Naomi Njeri Ngugi, Matatu conductor and aspiring trade union leader
Lesedi Mokoma
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm
Closing Remarks
Master of Ceremony
5:00 pm
End of Day 1
DAY 2: RESEARCH
8:50 am – 9:00 am
Online Conference Room Opens
9:00 am – 9:10 am
Welcome & Recap; Introductory Address: From Gender & Transport Research to Action
Master of Ceremony
Anne Joslin, Responsible Officer for HVT, Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, UK
9:10 am – 10:40 am
Goal 5: Tools for Gender Equality
Session Lead
Paul Curtis, Vectos. Team Leader: EMPOWER Project, High Volume Transport (HVT) Applied Research Programme, UK Aid
Panelists
EMPOWER Project: Practical tools for decision-makers and citizens to tackle sexual harassment in African urban transport
- Paul Curtis, Vectos: Research approach
- Oluwaseun Sonoiki, LAMATA & Philip Krause, GoAscendal: Passenger surveys
- Fatima Adamu, Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative: Stakeholder Surveys & Workshop
- Marianne Vanderschuren, UCT & Lucia Cristea, EIP: Decision Making Tool
Lucy Kihonge - Flone Initiative -RISI app and web application
Aram Gassama, Measuring GBV in public spaces in Dar es Salaam” DIME department at the World Bank Group
Sofia Hafidi, Transitec - The Mobility of Women in African Cities: How to explain inequalities of access?
10:40 am – 10:50 am
10 min Break
10:50 am – 11:50 am
Report Launch - Goal 7: Integrated Mobility and Affordable and Clean Energy
Session Lead
Flone Initiative
Panelists
Lucy Kihonge, Flone Initiative - UNEP Report Launch: Leveraging Gender to Increase Uptake of Electric Mobility
Naomi Mwaura, Flone Initiative - UNHabitat: Preliminary findings
Dorah Mwenye, Agronomist Development Professional, Zimbabwe
Selma Bichbich: YOUNGO/UNMGCY: Till when?
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth through the Transport Sector
Session Lead
Dr Kim van der Weijde - Transaid
Panelists
Kim van der Weijde, Transaid, Impact on social inclusion of HVT Corridors and potential solutions to identifying and preventing human trafficking
Paul Wafula, Flone Initiative, Machakos Baseline Survey
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
1 hour Lunch Break
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Goal 11: Planning for mobility in Sustainable cities and communities
Session Lead
Amanda Ngabirano, Urban Planner & Lecturer, Makerere University, HVT UoY project
Panelists
Marion Hoyez, Transitec TRANSITIONS Informal Transport Research Project
Azeb Tesfaye Legese, ALERT Engineering, Women’s Personal Safety, Participation and Employment Linkage in Urban Public Transport
Srijana Koirala, High Tech Engineering Consultancy: Gender Inclusive Public Transportation
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm
10 min Break
3:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Inclusivity Powered by Research (VREF)
Session Panelists
Enoch F. Sam, Faculty of Social Sciences Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, Towards a Disability-Inclusive Urban Transport System in Accra and Nairobi: A Policy Practice Agenda (SITUATE)
Wilma S. Sichombo Nchito, University of Zambia, Zambia Mainstreaming Inclusivity in Urban Mobility Rel. Projects in the Cities of Lusaka & Nairobi
Vivien Meli Meli, University of Dschang-Cameroon, Cameroon, Negotiating The Control Over Transportation at The Urban Margins: Dynamics in Governance Co-Production in Informal Mobility in Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) and Douala (Cameroon)
Ms. Bianca Ryseck, University of Cape Town, South Africa The Capabilities Approach As A Needs Assessment Framework For Vulnerable Non-Motorised Transport Users in African Cities
4:20 pm – 4:45 pm
Closing Remarks
Master of Ceremony
4:45 pm
End of Day 2
DAY 3: SOLUTIONS
8:50 am – 9:00 am
Online Conference Room Opens
9:00 am – 9:10 am
Introduction to Day 3 and Recap
Master of Ceremony
Hon Naomi Mutie, County Executive, Roads, Transport and Public Works, Machakos County Government, Kenya
9:10 am – 10:00 am
Equitable Transport and local government (ICLD Sponsored)
Session Lead
Everlyne Otieno, Land Technical Specialist, FAO
Ajuul Kevin, City Engineer, Kisumu
10:10 am – 10:10 am
10 min Break
10:10 am – 11:00 am
Inclusive Transport and Socially Just Mobility City Mobility Dialogue, Nakuru
High Level Panel 1 Urban Mobility Dialogue, Nakuru
How is Nakuru positioned to respond to the mobility demands that come with the new City status?
Livestream Coordinator Nakuru Feed:
Titus Kaloki, Programme Coordinator, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kenya Office
Session Lead
Eng. Njeri Mburu, ITDP/SJPTWG, Lead Paper presentation on Inclusive transport and socially just mobility
Panelists
KURA
Dr. Catherine Gateri
Constant Cap, Naipolitans
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Goal 10: Reduce Inequalities
Session Lead
Amrita Gupta, Program Director- Research Advocacy and Communications, Azad Foundation, Women in Transport in India- experiences and expectations for equitable workspaces
Panelists
Nancy Mbaura: Problems and prospects of women in the transport sector: The case of Tamiranashe Women’s Driving College, Zimbabwe
Paridhi P Yadav, Program Manager- Research Advocacy and Communications, Azad Foundation
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
High Level Panel 2 Urban Mobility Dialogue, Nakuru
What are the current mobility concerns and challenges, and which Moderator 5 opportunities exist to transcend these as we move towards a just and inclusive mobility system?
Livestreamed
Livestream Coordinator Nakuru Feed:
Titus Kaloki, Programme Coordinator, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kenya Office
Session Lead
Panelists
Gitau Thabanja, Municipal Manager, Nakuru County Government
Catherine Waweru, Director, National Transport and Safety Authority
Christine Orina, Traffic Commandant
Eng George Matheri, University of Nairobi
Dan Mihadi, GS TAWU
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Conclusion of Dialogue: Inclusive Transport and Socially Just Mobility City Mobility Dialogue, Nakuru
Livestreamed:
Livestream Coordinator Nakuru Feed:
Titus Kaloki, Programme Coordinator, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kenya Office
David Kuria, Road Map towards Mobility Sector Vision 2050
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
1 hour Lunch Break
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Report Launch
ITF, The People’s Public Transport Policy: Chapter 4: Women in Public Transport
Claire Clarke, Deputy Women Transport Workers and Gender Equality Officer, International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Goal 13: Climate Action in the Transport Sector
Session Lead
Evelyn Njoki Gathua, Nairobi Kenya, Accelerating Climate Action through Sustainable Approaches: A case study of Urban Transport in Nairobi, Kenya
Panelists
Zelda Mairura, GIZ
Lydia Kimani, Agribusiness Liaison Officer, Society of Crop Agribusiness Advisors, SOCAA
4:30 pm – 4:40 pm
10 min Break
4:40 pm - 5:15 pm
Awards Giving Ceremony
Celebrating Initiatives, Institutions and Individuals who Promote Women and Transport in Africa People & Spaces to Watch / Initiatives to Scale-up
Session Lead
Flone Initiative
Awardees
Mishi Idd Omar, first female coxswain, Mombasa
Cecilia Waithera, Shosh Sound Systems
Anne Maina, Delta Tyre Shop
Ann Nyawira Wanjohi, CEO,2NK
Cynthia Briget Wanyonyi, BOTTAX, First lady who runs a labour union
Anjelicah Nzilani- Female Investor in Public Transport, Machakos County
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Closing Remarks
Master of Ceremony
End of Day 3
