Programme / Speeches
 
Please find below the Programme for The KidsRights Millennium Development Goals Conference. Speeches of speakers can be opened by clicking on the name of the speaker.
8.45 – 9.30   Registration
9.30 – 10.00   High Level Opening
    Key note speakers:
* Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
* Former president F.W. de Klerk
* Marc Dullaert (Chairman of the KidsRights Foundation)
* Professor J.D. Sachs (video message)
10.00 -11.15   Plenary Session 1. Poverty
    Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (MDG 1) and Ensure environmental sustainability (MDG 7)
    Speakers:
* Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
* Charles Abugre (Deputy Director UN Millennium Campaign, Africa)
* Kees van Rooijen (Director for Housing and Urban Development Studies, the Erasmus University of the Netherlands)
* Paula Akugizibwe (Advocacy Coordinator AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)
* Baruani Ndume (Children’s Peace Prize winner 2009)
11.15 – 11.45   Break
11.45 – 13.00   Plenary session 2. Health
    Reduce child mortality (MDG 4), Improve maternal health (MDG 5)
and Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (MDG 6)
    Speakers:
* Graça Machel (Founder of the Foundation for Community Development, Mozambique)
* Katie Schwarm (Regional Director Southern Africa PSI)
* Nanko van Buuren (Executive Director IBISS, The Brazilian Innovation Institute on Social Health)
* Dorothy Rozga (UNICEF Deputy Director Eastern and Southern Africa)
* Zandile Gcabashe (Strategic Partnership Coordinator AIDS Foundation of South Africa)
* Thandiwe Chama (Children’s Peace Prize winner 2007)
13.00 – 14.15   Lunch
14.15 – 15.45   Plenary session 3. Education
    Achieve universal primary education (MDG 2) and Promote gender equality and empower women (MDG 3)
    Speakers:
* Former president F.W. de Klerk
* Prof. Jaap Doek (former Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child)
* Kailash Satyarthi (Chair person Global March against Child Labour)
* Lucia Fry (Policy Advisor Global Campaign for Education)
* John Samuel (1Goal Campaign: Education for All)
* Mayra Avellar Neves (Children’s Peace Prize winner 2008)
15.45 – 16.00   Break
16.00 – 17.00   Closing session
    Call for Action
    Speakers:
* Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
* Former President F.W. de Klerk
* Mrs. Graça Machel
* Marc Dullaert (Chairman of the KidsRights Foundation)
* Quinton Fortune (South African Football player)
17.00 - 17.30   Press moment
17.00 – 18.30   Reception
 

The rapporteur for the Conference will be Mr. Peter Hermes.
The moderator for the Conference will be Mr. Bob Muchabaiwa.