Marvella Odili Is A Speaker/Panelist At The Paris Peace Forum

We cannot talk about sustainable development without talking about women empowerment. Women have the unique power to reshape societies. "There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women"- Kofi Annan As a panelist at the session “Breaking the glass ceiling: for a feminist and inclusive digital economy” at the recently concluded 5th edition of the Paris Peace Forum, our Founder/CEO, Marvella Odili had the opportunity to talk about women's economic empowerment and how digital skills will open doors for more marginalized women. The panel moderated by Alexandre STUTZMANN, Director, Parliamentary Relations with the UN Delegation of the European Union to the UN, shed more light on the inclusivity of women and the important role they have to play in the society and the world at large today.

Paris Peace Forum: For Multilateral Solutions and a More Inclusive World

Founder/CEO of Save Our Needy Organisation, Marvella Odili, was invited to the 5th edition of the Paris Peace Forum held Nov 11th-12th at the Palais Brongniart, the first in-person forum since after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent restrictions to present her project, "Project Empower."

In a world requiring more collective action to "ride out the multi-crisis" we face in the world today, the Paris Peace Forum is a platform open to those seeking to develop coordination, rules and capacities to answer global problems.

The forum explored ways to mitigate the multiple shocks by fostering a renewed cooperative world order and multilateralism as well as launching transnational issues, solutions and debates.

This year, the Space for Solutions showcased 60 projects tackling issues at the core of the 5th edition.

The global event gave opportunities for sharing of ideas, collaboration and networking among participants and guests.

"Girls Up Project" Launched

We launched the "Girls Up" project in October to promote girl-child education and empowerment.

In-school and out-of-school girls are selected from marginalized communities and empowered with ICT and digital skills particularly coding skills, and leadership skills to develop their capacity to earn a sustainable income through the use of technology and become changemakers in their communities.

Ajegunle, a major slum in Lagos State is the choice for this project.