00:28:50 Marian Starkey (she/her): I'm in Maine, where we're having a CRAZY storm! 00:28:54 Catherine H Knoop: Cathy Knoop - SE Ohio 00:29:01 Teresa Shields: Teresa Shields, Centro Mujeres, Baja California Sur Mexico 00:29:01 Paola Saldivias-Mendez: hello!! joining from Peru, this is Paola Saldivias Mendez from the CSO Visionaria Peru 00:29:07 JANET: minneapolis 00:29:07 Pam Wasserman: Beautiful day here in Maryland. 00:29:12 Susan: San Francisco 00:29:13 Heaven Edwards: San Diego :) 00:29:17 Zziwa Allan Denis: Hi Everyone.. am happy to be here, Allan Denis joining in from Nairobi Kenya 00:29:19 Charity Namara Namara: Hi Everyone, My name is Charity Namara, longing in from Uganda- I work with Womenstrong International 00:29:20 Acleo : Kigali Rwanda 00:29:25 Stephanie: Greetings from Ferndale, Washington, ancestral territory of the Lummi Tribe. 00:29:27 Mia Serpico | Girl Up Initiative Uganda: Currently in Santa Barbara, CA from outside of Philly, living in Kampala 😊 00:29:50 Natalie : San Francisco, California 00:29:54 Carrie Brochu: Connecticut - The rain has cleared out but still cloudy here :) 00:30:02 Ekel: Hello everyone, I'm Ekel Fiona from Kampala,Uganda 00:30:07 Jennifer Lynaugh: Jenn in San Diego--weird strange sorta wet weather happening on this side of the country!!! Nice to "meet" everyone from all over the globe! 00:30:09 Ambrose: Hello Everyone... am Ambrose from Kampala Uganda. Its humid here 00:30:29 Radhia Malla: hello there my name is Radhia Malla from Afrigirls Initiative from Tanzania πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ 00:30:34 Brian: Portland, Oregon 00:30:41 Clare: Hello!Am Clare logging in from Uganda 00:30:42 Kevin Nabukalu: Hi everyone, I am joining in currently from Nairobi but working from Kampala 00:33:13 Patricia: Hello everyone I am Patricia from Kampala Uganda 00:34:14 Clare: Hello!Am Clare logging in from Uganda. 00:34:38 Margaret Butler: Hello! Margaret Butler in Canada! 00:35:42 Jane: Hello everyone. Am Jane from Uganda 00:39:31 Raymond Ruyoka: Dear all.. Greetings from Uganda..Raymond Ruyoka,Executive DIRECTOR-YADNET UGANDA..Here to hear our champion Monica and contribute to the discussion.Thank you for the platform..happy to associate with Population Connetion to advance Population,Health & Environment(PHE) 00:39:36 Mia Serpico | Girl Up Initiative Uganda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yv1Xu9ehGw&t=5s 00:42:56 Charity Namara Namara: Awesome, what an inspiring video 00:43:22 Kimberly: Agreed! So much power - thanks for sharing 00:43:40 Eric Nkorerimana: Hello everyone, attending from Rwanda 00:43:55 Charity Namara Namara: Thanks, Girl Up for sharing with us your tremendous journey with us 00:44:55 Ekel: Kudos to Girl Up for the great work done. the video is amazing 00:45:36 Radhia Malla: πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘kudos to the team this is inspiring and empowering 00:46:29 Jennifer Lynaugh: This is beautiful!!! 00:46:49 Sandy Akah: wow 00:47:10 Charity Namara Namara: Getting goose bumps! 00:47:23 Charity Namara Namara: This is everything 00:47:37 Florence Blondel: Awwww Monica you get better and better by the day. Love you so much! 00:48:01 Florence Blondel: PS: Florence (Naluyimba) Blondel 00:48:51 Ekel: so inspiring 00:49:03 Stephanie: Monica, you are my hero! 00:49:03 Marian Starkey (she/her): who else is crying? <> 00:49:04 Miriam Akera: Greetings everyone, beautiful stuff! 00:49:20 Olivia Nater: Hiiii Florence <3 00:49:22 Charity Namara Namara: I shed a tear, let me stop being all strong.... 00:49:40 Florence Blondel: Hiiiiii Olivia 00:49:43 Radhia Malla: I find my self in tear 00:49:50 Janet: Girl up celebrating 10 years of incredible impact!!!! 00:49:51 Raymond Ruyoka: thumbs up Monica and the Girl Up team..inspirational work done 00:50:04 Jane Tushabe: So inspiring video 00:50:29 Clare Tusingwire: Very inspiring!!!Thank you Monica! 00:52:17 Marian Starkey (she/her): Hi Janet, can your question wait until the Q+A at the end of the presentation? 00:53:41 Natalie Widel: Hi everyone--just a reminder to drop questions in here, or use the Q+A feature 00:53:55 Ambrose: Well, watching this video and following Monica's source of inspiration for Starting Girl Up Initiative Uganda... I think the world needs such Leaders , now more than ever before. For girls... indeed it's a call to action 01:07:23 Charity Namara Namara: Well done, Monica. Thank you so much! 01:07:48 Radhia Malla: thank you so much Monica for the sharing 01:07:49 Paola Saldivias-Mendez: I could listen to you speak for longer! thank you Monica so much learning from the community driven strategy 01:09:05 Jane Tushabe: Thank you so much Monica.That was a wonderful presentation 01:09:14 Charity Namara Namara: I really wonder how you managed to break free from the chains of patriarchy! 01:09:58 Ekel: Appreciating the great work done in the community and putting girls and young women at the fore front in all aspects let it be leadership, economic empowerment, decision making processes. 01:13:58 Stephanie: Are there any resources/help for girls who might want to stay in school while pregnant? Maybe progressive schools that would accept and support them? 01:15:37 Joan Atimango: Amazed by the work being done in the different communities. Involving all stakeholders is key. By the end of the day, you want everyone to speak the same language. 01:18:30 Ambrose: I applaud the Gender Sensitive SRH approach by Girl Up Initiative Uganda. 01:19:29 Charity Namara Namara: That's the hook, sometimes men have taken over women's spaces because of the power dynamics 01:19:39 Dorothy Nafula: Surely, boys and men are allies in creating a safer environment 01:19:53 Ambrose: Adolescent Girls need such interventions to stay in school and thrive. 01:21:51 Patricia Ndikwani: Great work Girl up Initiative Uganda for bringing to light and fighting to beat gender norms. 01:22:33 Teopista Nakiguli: well said Monica 01:26:17 Raymond Ruyoka: Thank you Monica..indeed Boys and Men have a role to play to protect an 01:26:27 Raymond Ruyoka: protect the girls 01:27:39 Kevin Nabukalu: Community centered approach to programming is the realistic approach πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ, well put Monica 01:28:09 Radhia Malla: congratulations Monica, 01:28:20 Raymond Ruyoka: I would like to hear from participants from different countries here on how they have protected Girls from the impact of Climate change..Climate change has affected girls attainment of education and quality health.. any lessons are welcome.. Thank you Monica 01:29:05 Heaven Edwards: thank you!! 01:29:26 Olivia Nater: Thank you, Monica! Amazing work. 01:29:27 Marian Starkey (she/her): Thank you, Monica! 01:29:33 Paola Saldivias-Mendez: THANK YOU!! 01:29:34 Teresa Shields: thank you so much. Monica your work is very inspiring 01:29:35 Ekel: Thank you Monica for the presentation 01:29:38 Charity Namara Namara: Thank you