Multicultural Club Meeting: Maternity Foundation – meet Franka Cadée: 17-6-2024

Please join the Multicultural Zonta Club for an interesting evening with Franka Cadée, PhD, from Maternity Foundation who will tell us about her huge experience in childbirth and reproductive health and rights from many places in the world. Furthermore, she will talk about her work for Maternity Foundation and some of the global initiatives for women and babies.

*Maternity Foundation has Danish roots but is today a global organisation within maternal, newborn health, digital solution and learning programmes, more info on www.maternity.dk

 

Maternity Foundation – ‘Safer births for women and babies globally ’

Franka Cadée, PhD./Midwife and Anthropologist with expertise in sexual and reproductive health and rights

Monday 17 June 2024 at 18:00-20:00

Meeting room: “Store Claus”, 1 floor, Frivilligcenter Gentofte, Hellerupvej 24, Hellerup

Light meal, coffee and tea will be served from 17:30 in Hellerup

Online participation is possible by Teams: Register and get the link for the meeting

Franka Cadée joined the Executive Leadership team at Maternity Foundation to further strengthen and support the continued development of Maternity Foundations global work, aiming to ensure safer births for women and babies globally. As Director, Franka will lead some of the organization’s global strategic initiatives, impact work and partnerships.

Franka is a midwife and anthropologist with expertise in sexual and reproductive health and rights with over 30 years of experience in strategy and policy development advocacy, research, diplomacy, leadership, governance and management. Franka’s six-year tenure as the President of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) came to an end in 2023. In her life and as ICM President, Franka advocated for sexual and reproductive justice and gender equity by strengthening midwifery leadership, regulation and education globally.

 

News from the Multicultural Board

As the last part of the meeting, we will have news and wishes for a nice summer break.

 

Registration for the meeting and light meal

Guests are very welcome: Please send your registration for the meeting in Hellerup or the online meeting to Jane (jane-100@hotmail.com) as soon as possible and before 12 June, if possible.

Cost of the meeting for guests in Hellerup is DKK 90 to Reg no.: 9570, Account: 12861931.

 

We are looking forward to seeing you!