A reception at Eastcliff, the historic residence of the University of Minnesota president in St. Paul, MN, on November 13 concluded a weeklong workshop on educating and empowering the most marginalized girls around the world.
Dr. Changu Mannathoko of Botswana, UNICEF's Senior Policy Adviser on Equity and Quality Education, was keynote speaker for the event. Dr. Mannathoko spoke on "Gender Equity in Education for Girls' Empowerment: An Urgent Call for Action."
The event celebrated the unique partnership among eight Country Offices and the Basic and Girls' Education Unit of CARE-USA, the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development, and Miske Witt and Associates to support the Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative.
Other speakers at the event included Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Congress Representative Betty McCollum. McCollum thanked the Country Office CARE staff present for their daily work to improve the lives of girls and women through education.
Country Offices in the partnership include Cambodia, Honduras, Mali and Tanzania (Cohort 1) and Bangladesh, India, Ghana, and Malawi (Cohort 2) in the two PCTFI Innovations cohorts. The partnership workshop that preceded the event was entitled "Measuring and Analyzing Impact: Developing a Longitudinal Evidence Base of PCTFI Interventions."
Other speakers among the sterling group at Eastcliff included Jean Quam, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development; Robert Jones, Vice President for System Academic Administration; and Jean-Michel Vigreux, CARE Senior Vice President for Program Quality and Impact.
Shirley Miske, President and Senior Consultant, Miske Witt and Associates Inc., expressed special thanks to professors from the University's Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development - Principal Investigator Joan DeJaeghere, Co-Principal Investigator Christopher Johnstone, and lead researchers Frances Vavrus and David Chapman, together with lead researchers and MWAI associates Nancy Kendall, Mark Lynd, and Eric Wilmot.* Special thanks were also given to Sarah Bouchie, Director of CARE's Basic and Girls Education Unit and Margaret Meagher, Senior Advisor and Coordinator of the Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative, along with University of Minnesota graduate students supporting this creative partnership.
Others given special recognition were University of Minnesota President Robert H. Bruininks and his wife, First Lady Susan Hagstrom, who were unable to attend the event but graciously opened their home; and Vice President Meredith McQuaid and Assistant Vice President Carol Klee, University of Minnesota's Office of International Programs, which also sponsored the event.
*Miske Witt & Associates is grateful to Senator Al Franken and to his St. Paul office Constituent Service Director, Greg Buhr, for guidance through the process to secure a visa for Dr. Eric Wilmot, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, to participate in this workshop.
The event celebrated the unique partnership among eight Country Offices and the Basic and Girls' Education Unit of CARE-USA, the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development, and Miske Witt and Associates to support the Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative.
Other speakers at the event included Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Congress Representative Betty McCollum. McCollum thanked the Country Office CARE staff present for their daily work to improve the lives of girls and women through education.
Country Offices in the partnership include Cambodia, Honduras, Mali and Tanzania (Cohort 1) and Bangladesh, India, Ghana, and Malawi (Cohort 2) in the two PCTFI Innovations cohorts. The partnership workshop that preceded the event was entitled "Measuring and Analyzing Impact: Developing a Longitudinal Evidence Base of PCTFI Interventions."
Other speakers among the sterling group at Eastcliff included Jean Quam, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development; Robert Jones, Vice President for System Academic Administration; and Jean-Michel Vigreux, CARE Senior Vice President for Program Quality and Impact.
Shirley Miske, President and Senior Consultant, Miske Witt and Associates Inc., expressed special thanks to professors from the University's Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development - Principal Investigator Joan DeJaeghere, Co-Principal Investigator Christopher Johnstone, and lead researchers Frances Vavrus and David Chapman, together with lead researchers and MWAI associates Nancy Kendall, Mark Lynd, and Eric Wilmot.* Special thanks were also given to Sarah Bouchie, Director of CARE's Basic and Girls Education Unit and Margaret Meagher, Senior Advisor and Coordinator of the Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative, along with University of Minnesota graduate students supporting this creative partnership.
Others given special recognition were University of Minnesota President Robert H. Bruininks and his wife, First Lady Susan Hagstrom, who were unable to attend the event but graciously opened their home; and Vice President Meredith McQuaid and Assistant Vice President Carol Klee, University of Minnesota's Office of International Programs, which also sponsored the event.
*Miske Witt & Associates is grateful to Senator Al Franken and to his St. Paul office Constituent Service Director, Greg Buhr, for guidance through the process to secure a visa for Dr. Eric Wilmot, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, to participate in this workshop.