Call for presentations for 2021 Women and Transport Africa Virtual Conference

Virtual Conference: 1-3rd December 2021

Flone Initiative is excited to announce that our signature convening in its fourth year, Women and Transport Africa Conference.

This year we’ll delve into lived experiences, research and interventions that build the field and inspire action for a more inclusive and equitable public transport system in Africa.

Women and Transport Africa Conference invites submissions/ presentations/proposals falling into one of three tracks:

- Lived experiences (transport users and workers)
- Research
- Programs and policy interventions

We welcome applications from professionals working across all disciplines.

The conference provides a platform to share a wide range of critical research being done, as well as innovative solutions being implemented in the area of gender and urban mobility across Africa. The objectives of these sessions are to:

- Provide a platform for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to showcase their work and their findings in a supportive and interactive manner.
- Provide a synopsis of current research being undertaken and innovative solutions being implemented across Africa by Africans and international researchers and practitioners.
- Provide researchers and practitioners with feedback, in an interactive and supportive manner, on the potential impact and importance of their work for policy and practice.
- Highlight gaps in existing research knowledge to support advocacy, policy development and innovative solutions
- Engage researchers, practitioners, civil society actors and decision-makers in discussing the priority areas for evidence to assist in moving forward policy, advocacy and practical interventions in this area
- Collaboratively develop a research agenda to meet these needs which can be delivered over coming years by national and international research programmes.

You are invited to submit a short summary (500 words max) of what you would like to present.

Please submit by 30th October 2021.

You can contact witconference@floneinitiative.org with any questions or issues submitting your application.

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* 1. What is your full name?

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* 2. What organisation are you affiliated with, if any?

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* 3. Your Email address and phone number

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* 4. What is your role in the public transport sector?

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* 5. What is the title of your presentation?

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* 6. Please write a short summary of what you would like to present (500 words max)

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* 7. Indicate if your work fits in any of the conference themes

SDG Goal 5: Gender Equality: Ending all discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, it’s crucial for sustainable future; it’s proven that empowering women and girls helps economic growth and development.But although there are more women than ever in the labour market, there are still large inequalities in some regions, with women systematically denied the same work rights as men. Sexual violence and exploitation, the unequal division of unpaid care and domestic work, and discrimination in public office all remain huge barriers. Climate change and disasters continue to have a disproportionate effect on women and children, as do conflict and migration.

SDG Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy: Between 2000 and 2018, the number of people with electricity increased from 78 to 90 percent, and the numbers without electricity dipped to 789 million. Yet as the population continues to grow, so will the demand for cheap energy, and an economy reliant on fossil fuels is creating drastic changes to our climate. Expanding infrastructure and upgrading technology to provide clean and more efficient energy in all countries will encourage growth and help the environment.

SDG Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth: Over the past 25 years the number of workers living in extreme poverty has declined dramatically, despite the lasting impact of the 2008 economic crisis and global recession. In developing countries, the middle class now makes up more than 34 percent of total employment – a number that has almost tripled between 1991 and 2015. The SDGs promote sustained economic growth, higher levels of productivity and technological innovation. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking. With these targets in mind, the goal is to achieve full and productive employment, and decent work, for all women and men by 2030

SDG Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities: More than half of us live in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of all humanity—6.5 billion people—will be urban. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming the way we build and manage our urban spaces.The rapid growth of cities—a result of rising populations and increasing migration—has led to a boom in mega-cities, especially in the developing world, and slums are becoming a more significant feature of urban life.Making cities sustainable means creating career and business opportunities, safe and affordable housing, and building resilient societies and economies. It involves investment in public transport, creating green public spaces, and improving urban planning and management in participatory and inclusive ways

SDG Goal 13: Climate Action: There is no country that is not experiencing the drastic effects of climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions are more than 50 percent higher than in 1990. Global warming is causing long-lasting changes to our climate system, which threatens irreversible consequences if we do not act.

COVID-19 Response and Recovery

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* 8. Please write a short bio (150 words max)

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* 9. Please indicate if you have any innovative/creative ways of presenting your work (creative methodologies or organisational models, documentaries, photos etc)