An International Perspective on The Right to Choose Safely

Join Coady Institute’s 2022 Katherine Fleming International Development Award recipients Saliwe Mutetwa and Vera Elikem Awuye as they discuss The Right to Choose Safely. Recorded on November 30, 2022.

Saliwe Mutetwa

Saliwe Mutetwa

Director

Talia Women’s Network, Zimbabwe

Vera Elikem Awuye

Vera Elikem Awuye

Senior Program Officer and Team Lead – Gender and Advocacy

International Needs Ghana, Ghana

Veronica Torres

Veronica Torres

Program Teaching Staff

Moderator

Addy Strickland

Addy Strickland

Youth Engagement Specialist

Moderator

Coady Institute is proud to be a part of St. Francis Xavier University’s 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence activities.

The Right to Choose Safely: 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence begins November 25 on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and concludes on December 10, International Human Rights Day. The 2022 Xaverian theme will be “The Right to Choose Safely” in response to the various attacks on women’s right to choose in social, political, and religious spheres—without fear of detrimental consequences.