International Women's Day

Dinner with honored guest Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda in Lilongwe     ♦     Contingent of school girls wearing white march in Burkina Faso's national IWD parade in Ouagadougou     ♦     Public forum and reception hosted by Canadian MP Dr. Keith Martin on Parliament Hill, Ottawa     ♦     Bake sale and showing of WRA films by midwifery students at King's College in London     ♦     March on Millennium Bridge followed by Mum's Café hosted by MP Chris McCafferty in London     ♦     Rallies in Kathmandu and nine additional districts across Nepal     ♦     Breakfast with business leaders hosted by Ugandan First Lady Janet Museveni in Kampala     ♦     Launch of national media campaign in India culminating on Safe Motherhood Day on April 11     ♦     Road show and media campaign in Nairobi with assistance from dailies, radio stations and Kenya TV News Network     ♦     Rural baraza and community speak-out in eastern Kenya to be broadcast live by Musayi and Syokimau radio stations     ♦     Tanzania National White Ribbon Day march and rally in Dar es Salaam with honored guest Salma Kikwete     ♦     Musical convoy to Kampala crossing Uganda with Bobi Wine performing at finale march and festival     ♦     Sylvia Nalubowa Memorial 5KM Marathon in Mityana, Uganda     ♦     March, rally and Mother's Day tea at House of Commons in London     ♦     Poster competition and seminar at Fatima Jinnah Women's University in Pakistan     ♦     Cocktail reception and unveiling of mural donated by Fiji Arts Council in Suva, Fiji     ♦     Stakeholders conference followed by dinner party and launch of Nigeria's Atlas of Birth in Abuja     ♦     Rally and candlelight vigil in Bharatpur Rajastan, India     ♦     Morning coffee hosted by students and faculty at Queens University - Belfast School of Nursing and Midwifery     ♦     Luncheon to raise funds for new maternity waiting home in Arusha, Tanzania     ♦     Lunch briefing with Indian Women's Press Corps in Delhi     ♦     Safe Motherhood Day with lecture, skit and hig tea in Perumbalai, India     ♦     Seminar and dialogue with media and community leaders in Akwa Iborn, Nigeria     ♦     Seminar and free medical camp in Karoondi, Pakistan     ♦     Music and refreshments with midwifes, doulas and moms in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico     ♦     Rally at national celebration of International Women's Day in Kigali, Rwanda     ♦     Pram march to cap off awareness campaign in Stockholm, Sweden     ♦     WRA encouraged all members and supporters to celebrate International Women's Day

Healthy Pregnancy and Safe Childbirth For All! WRA National Alliances and Members across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and the South Pacific are celebrating International Women's Day with a month of activities and special events – marches, festivals, speak-outs, vigils, street theatre, exhibits, concerts, press briefings, dinners, receptions and teas – to recognize the invaluable contributions of women to the health and vitality of our families, communities and nations and amplify the call that everyone across all sectors of society play their part to ensure every woman everywhere access to care so that she need not risk her life to give birth.

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Convoy to Kampala Celebrates International Women's Day, Mbarara District, Uganda

Pre-Convoy Message

Traveling through Uganda to mobilize youth for safe motherhood. In honor of the 100th year of International Women's Day, the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood-Uganda (WRA--UG) launched a ground breaking convoy. The Convoy to Kampala used music, art, dance, drama and film to raise awareness and capture the many voices calling for safe motherhood for all women.