AGENDA
(Note: subject to change)

WED, MAR 26: Learnings from ENGAGE

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Registration, Networking 

9:30 – 10:30 AM
Welcome Notes & Opening Remarks

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Livelihoods, Agency, and Resilience
Session Co-facilitators: SEWA & WISE
(Feel free to get tea, coffee or snack)

12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break & Market

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Early Results and Insights from the ENGAGE Final Evaluation
Facilitator: Kate Grantham, PhD, FemDev

3:00 PM
Health Break 

3:15 – 4:15 PM
Emerging Practices: ABCD Gender Transformative Approaches
Session Co-facilitators: WISE & CLE

4:15 – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks: End of Day 01 

THURS, MAR 27: Emerging Practices for Change

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Networking & Settling In 

9:30 – 10:30 AM
Emerging Practices: South–South Learning
Session Co-facilitators: TGNP & CCDB 

10:30 – 11:30 AM
Tea Break 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Emerging Practices: Climate
Session Co-facilitators: CCDB & SEWA 

12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break & Market 

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Emerging Practices: Youth Leadership
Session Co-facilitators: CLE & SEWA 

3:00 PM
Health Break 

3:15 – 4:15 PM
Solidarity and Network Building for System-Level Change: Successes, Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities
Session Co-facilitators: TGNP & Coady Institute 

4:15 – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks: End of Day 02 

EVENING:

6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dinner & Networking 

FRI, MAR 28: Mapping the Future of Women’s Leadership

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Networking & Settling In 

9:30 – 10:30 AM
Women’s Challenges and Trends in the World Today
Co-facilitated by Coady Institute Team 

10:30 – 11:30 AM
Tea Break 

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Mapping the Future of Women’s Leadership & Advancing Feminist Practice and Advocacy for Rights, Equity and Inclusion
Session Facilitators: Coady Institute Team 

12:15 – 1:00 PM
Closing Reflections 

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break & Market

2:00 PM
End of Day 03 

Helpful Information

What is the Engage Gathering?

The Engage Gathering will mark the end of the 6.5-year project cycle for Engage: Women’s Empowerment & Active Citizenship with three days of participatory, partner-led sessions focused on project impact, innovative practices, and future pathways for women’s leadership and participation.

Who is it for?

The Gathering will welcome 150 delegates including project partners, participants, Coady graduates, regional practitioners, and funders.

When/where will it happen?
March 26 – 28, 2026 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  • Wednesday: 9:00am – 4:30pm
  • Thursday: 9:00am – 4:30pm & 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Dinner)
  • Friday: 9:00am – 2:00pm

Who can I contact for more information?