Read a summary of this discussion here, and watch the full conversation here.

A reception and discussion with Michelle Nunn, president and CEO of CARE USA. Please note: this event will be livestreamed on our Facebook page.

On March 8, communities and advocates around the world will once again commemorate International Women’s Day, collectively recognizing our strides toward a more gender-balanced world and redoubling our efforts to realize this vision. Michelle Nunn will discuss policies and programs designed to deliver women’s economic empowerment—in the form of entrepreneurship, financial inclusion and decision-making—in developing countries.

Featuring:

Michelle Nunn, President and CEO, CARE USA

Michelle Nunn took the helm of CARE in 2015 and has spearheaded an ambitious strategy to reach 200 million of the world’s most vulnerable people by 2020. Under Nunn’s leadership, CARE has invested in innovative new programs and partnerships with private corporations and other nonprofits to increase its impact. Since assuming leadership of CARE, Nunn has set a goal of increasing CARE’s micro-savings program from 7 million participants to 60 million participants by 2028. Read more.

Moderator:

Jennifer Faust, Executive Director, Pacific Council on International Policy

Jennifer Faust has been deployed on international missions with the U.S. Peace Corps/Haiti, the United Nations Mission/Kosovo, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Organization for American States. Read more.