Ms. Wahu Kaara

More than Jeffrey Sachs or Paul Collier, the fight against extreme poverty relies upon native leaders with an intimate knowledge of what their communities need and an insider's perspective on the local culture. These leaders will ultimately make or break the world's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

We are proud to be bringing just such a leader to speak at UNC, all the way from Kenya!

A parliamentary candidate in Kenya's tumultuous recent elections, a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and a leading advocate for social justice in Kenya and around the world, Ms. Wahu Kaara has been central in the formation of various organizations promoting human rights, good governance, democratization, universal education, and gender equality. She served as a delegate for Kenya's National Constitutional Conference and as a councilmember for the Africa Social Forum and the Africa Women's Economic Policy Network. Ms. Kaara's more recent activities include serving as the Ecumenical Programme Coordinator for the Millennium Development Goals at the All-Africa Conference of Churches in Nairobi.

Her speech will cover the recent elections and the state of gender equality in Kenya, and will be at 7pm on April 9th in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in the Global Education Building, followed by a question and answer session. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, email saveatree@unc.edu.

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Nelson Mandela Auditorium
Global Education Center
UNC Chapel Hill