This webinar is organised as part of the UIC Women in Rail in Africa initiative set up within the UIC Africa region.
The aim of the Task Force is to identify recommendations, conclusions and initiatives that will enable women to make an even more vigorous contribution to the development of the rail sector in Africa, both as workforce and passengers, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in general and the policy set out by the African Union in its Agenda 2063 in this area.
Agenda
- Welcome message from Ms Mpumi Ekeke, Chair of Women in Rail in Africa Task Force (5 min)
- Keynote: Laura Petersen, UIC Security Platform (15 min)
- UIC Security Platform and women’s security
- Feedback on Questionnaire
- UIC Gender Sector Activities: Joo Ha, UIC Advocacy & Gender Sector (5 min)
- Train2BEqual 2026 Action Plan
- Training session ‘Responding to street harassment’ presented by ‘Stand up’ NGO (1 hour)
- Interactive, virtual training, brought to you by Right To Be and L’Oreal Paris, to learn how to intervene when you see harassment happening. We’ll talk about what harassment looks like — from microaggressions to violence — and how Right To Be’s 5D’s of bystander intervention can help: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct.We’ll also talk about how to prioritize your own safety while intervening and how to respond if you get harassed. We’ll have time at the end for practice, and you’ll leave feeling more confident intervening the next time you see street harassment!
- Next steps (5 min)
Languages
English & French
Registration
Further information
Should you need any further information, please send an email with your question to Maria Lafont, Senior Advisor for Africa Region: lafont at uic.org.