3rd Annual Jo’burg Child Welfare LEKGOTLA

Topic: Trafficking of Women and Children: We conclude, NOW WHAT?

Join Jo’burg Child Welfare and Unifem and take action to counter human trafficking beyond the world cup. What are the existing support structures and initiatives in place to raise awareness, to offer support and protection to women and children, the victim, the organizations, the media, the community.

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is also launching its new website: Child protection and trafficking – is the media telling the right story?

Facilitator: Niven Postma

Niven is a independent social development consultant, who works on leadership and social change issues. From January 2005 to March 2007, she served as Noah’s (Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for
Humanity) first Chief Executive Officer. She was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Business Women’s Association, the largest association of business and professional women in South Africa.
Niven, has lectured to, and facilitated at, a number of programs at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg and is a 2007 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow.

Panelists:

• Susan Verwayen - Project coordinator for the SA Counter Trafficking Assistance Program, IOM
• Gyan Dwarika - Social work advanced specialist: Child Exploitation, DSD
• Mamiki Ramaphakela - Executive Director, Gauteng Children's Rights Committee
• Stephen Blight – Head of Child Protection Services, UNICEF
• Natasja Ambrosiao– Red Cap Foundation
• UNIFEM Representative
• Jennifer Elle Lewis - Gender & Media Diversity Centre Manager, Gender Links

Time: 08h00 for 08h30 – 12h00

Space is limited