2021 U.S. COHORT:
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

LIFT-OFF EVENT

February 17 & 18, 2022

Thank you for being a part of Lift-Off and celebrating the remarkable 2021 U.S. Leadership Journey Cohort with us.

You can watch highlights of the event as well as the recordings of the cohort members’ presentations below.

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Highlights from Day 1 & 2

Leadership Project Presentations

CENTERING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN HEALTH

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Watch: Adanna Chukwuma's "Gender Responsiveness of COVID-19 Pandemic Plans in Europe and Central Asia"

Learn more about Adanna.

Watch: Jana Smith's "Formation of a Global Health Advisory Council at ideas42"

Learn more about Jana.

Watch: Amina Muhtar's "Empowering female caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Kano, Nigeria: A Yataamaa Foundation Collaboration"

Learn more about Amina.

Watch: Liz Turner's "Improving health impact: Building in the gender lens"

Learn more about Liz.

Watch: Pwint Htun's "Leveraging smartphone technology as tools of resilience for women and girls in Myanmar during times of crisis"

Learn more about Pwint.

CATALYZING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

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Watch: Stephanie Gallagher's "Decolonizing Development – What does it mean for large USG Contractors?"

Learn more about Stephanie.

Watch: Erin McCarthy's "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the context of organizational change"

Learn more about Erin.

Watch: Rena Greifinger's "Reimagine Philanthropy: Shifting Power for Catalytic Change"

Learn more about Rena.

Watch: Kate Somer's "Supporting Gender and DEI Integration across the Gates Foundation's Family Planning, MNCH and Nutrition Cluster"

Learn more about Kate.

Watch: Rachel Deussom's "Decolonizing global health through inclusive learning, engagement & intentional partnerships "

Learn more about Rachel.

Watch: Tanvi Pandit-Rajani's "How Might We...Cultivate a DEI Culture through Meaningful Metrics?"

Learn more about Tanvi.

OPTIMIZING PATHWAYS TO LEADERSHIP

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Watch: Ritu Kamal's "Expanding Access to the Global Faculty Training Program at Stanford Biodesign"

Learn more about Ritu.

Watch: Schola Matovu's "Designing and Implementing a Leadership and Professional Development Training Program for Nurse-to-Nurse Global Initiative (NTNGI)"

Learn more about Schola.

Watch: Aurélie Brunie's "Global Partnerships to Advance Women's Leadership In Global Health Research In Africa"

Learn more about Aurélie.

Watch: Roodly Archer's "Supporting career progression of female disease detectives in Pakistan"

Learn more about Roodly.

Watch: Sudha Jayaraman's "Creating and Implementing a Sustainable Masters Track in Global Health Innovation"

Learn more about Sudha.

Watch: Katherine Van Loon's "To empower women leaders in academic oncology, globally and locally"

Learn more about Katherine.

BUILDING INTEGRATED & RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS

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Watch: Erin Williams's "Shifting power to abortion rights activists in East Africa"

Learn more about Erin.

Watch: Marissa Gilman's "Lessons learned from global health innovators across sectors and geographies"

Learn more about Marissa.

Watch: Maureen Momanyi's "Strengthening approaches to tracking country progress in institutionalizing community health"

Learn more about Maureen.

Thank you for joining our Lift-Off Event!

You can read more about the 2021 U.S. Cohort Members here.

Illustration by Jenny Soderbergh.