2023 NORTH AMERICA COHORT:
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

LIFT-OFF EVENT

February 7 & 8, 2024

Thank you for being a part of Lift-Off and celebrating the remarkable 2023 North America Leadership Journey Cohort with us.

You can watch the recordings of the cohort members’ presentations below.

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2022 Cohort Lift-Off Highlights

Watch highlights from the Lift-Off event for our 2022 North America Cohort.

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The 2022 U.S. Leadership Journey

Earlier this year our 2022 U.S. cohort celebrated the WomenLift Health Leadership Journey experience at the #US2022LiftOff.

Leadership Project Presentations

Resilient Health Systems

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Watch: Emily Nicholson's "Empowering Female Community Health Volunteers Through The Digital Transformation Of The Health Sector"

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Watch: Emily Wroe's "Building a Gender Equity Lens for the NCDI Poverty Network and Care for People Living with Severe NCDs"

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Watch: Samhita Kumar's "Integrating Mental Health And Tuberculosis Through Partnerships, Research, And Practice"

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Watch: Sherri Haas's "Developing Resources For Building Gender Equity In Digital Health Programming"

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Watch: Smisha Agarwal's "Digital Colonialism In Healthcare"

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Watch: Suzanne Powell's "Developing A Model For Multi-Country Replication To Support Women Frontline Healthcare Workers Against Workplace Violence"

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Catalyzing Institutional Change

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Watch: Amanda Marr Chung's "Integrating Gender Equity into Malaria Programs "

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Watch: Ananya Banerjee's "Principles of Belonging in Global Public Health: An Equity and Anti-Oppression Workshop"

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Watch: Brooke Cutler's "Personal Reckoning with a Global Phenomena: A Call for Modern Systems for Sandwiched Leaders"

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Watch: Favorite Iradukunda's "Addressing Power Asymmetry in Global Nursing"

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Watch: Lennie Bazira's "Professionalization of Community Health Workers Through Influencing Policy Change and Practice from a National and Grassroot Level"

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Watch: Mindy Scibilia's "Considering LMICs from the Start of Product Research and Development"

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Watch: Neha Agarwal's "Redefining Expectations Around Leadership and Creating a Safe Space for Women Leaders to Grow Within the Non-Profit Sector "

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Watch: Sanyukta Mathur's "Bridging the Gap: Knowledge Translation to Enhance Health Equity"

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Watch: Silvia Kelbert's "Reframing Technical Exchange for HIV Programs in the Era of National and Global Expertise"

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Watch: Temple Cooley's "Advancing an Organization Commitment to Gender Equity"

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Optimizing Pathways to Leadership

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Watch: Jess Jones's "Improving Diversity Through Supporting Alternative Leadership Styles"

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Watch: Joy Kamunyori's "Mentoring Women to Advocate for Themselves"

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Watch: Kate Clitheroe's "Liderazgo Auténtico, Inclusivo, Estratégico e Impactante: Empowering Female Leaders in Latin America"

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Watch: Maimunat Alex-Adeomi's "WMen Leading Change: Building Opportunities and Leadership Capacity for Women in the Workplace"

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Watch: Miriam Laufer's "Women Scientific Leaders In Academic Medicine Taskforce (WESLAM)"

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Watch: Neetu Abad's "Integrating Social Science and Behavioral Health into Public Health Program, Policy, and Research"

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Watch: Susie Welty's "Promoting Diversity through Allyship: Navigating Structural Racism and Colonial Attitudes in Predominantly White Institutions"

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Centering Women & Girls in Health

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Watch: Charity Oga-Omenka's "Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities in Advancing Women’s Decision-Making Autonomy"

Learn more about Charity.

Watch: Chioma Okafor's "Strength in Numbers: Understanding the Career Pathways of African Women in Health & Development Across the Diaspora"

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Watch: Evonemo Esievoadje's "Improving Gender Equity and Health Literacy Among Nigerian Adolescents with an Emphasis on Sexual Abuse"

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Watch: Joyce Sepenoo's "Empowering Women Frontline Health Workers for Improved Access to Health Care"

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Watch: Rahel Nardos' "The Maternal Health Alliance (MaHA): Making Childbirth Safe with Simulation Training"

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Watch: Rasha Dabash's "Promoting Dialogue, Evidence and Bold Action at the Intersection of Climate, Gender and SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights)"

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Watch: Sandra Bedoya-Hanson's "Beyond Resettlement and Placement, Youth Ambassador for Public Health"

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Thank you for joining our Lift-Off Event!

You can read more about the 2023 North America Cohort Members here.