First Lady Jeannette Kagame to speak at the 18th General Assembly and 15th anniversary of OAFLA

{First Lady Jeannette Kagame, will speak at the 18th General Assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), held on the margins of the 28th African Union Summit, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 31 January 2017.}

Under the theme: “Building on 15 years of engagement to harness the demographic dividend of Africa through promoting the needs of adolescents and their access to youth-friendly health services”, this year’s General Assembly marks OAFLA 15th anniversary as well.

Preceding the First Ladies meeting, all Technical Advisors meet to review key organisational indicators, the status of activities, new and existing partnerships.

Other Speakers at the General Assembly include the host, First Lady Roman Tsefaye of the Republic of Ethiopia; President of OAFLA, First Lady Gertrude Mutharika of the Republic of Malawi; UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibe; African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs Dr. Mustapha SadikiKaloko, other present First Ladies and representatives from International organisations.

This meeting is an opportunity for the First Ladies to reflect on past years’ achievements, identify areas of improvement and actions to be taken. Still in line withthe celebration, OAFLA will award its friends and partners who have been part of their past 15 years journey.