Dear all,

This is a reminder of an upcoming webinar on Tuesday 24^th at 10 am! You can register until Monday.

Best,

Emmi

Emmi Pakkala | Advocacy and Children’s Rights & Business Advisor | Pelastakaa Lapset – Save the Children | Koskelantie 38, P.O Box 95 FIN-00610 HELSINKI , Finland | Mobile: +358 50 562 9083

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Invitation

What: A webinar that will look at inequality and poverty in developing contexts and how those could be tackled with broader social policy responses according to the life-cycle approach as part of the development policy solutions.

When: Tuesday 24^th May at 10 am (GMT +3)

Target audience: Development professionals (CSOs, civil servants), politicians interested in the topic

Why: Finland’s development policy is based on the sustainable development goals (Agenda 2030). The new government report on development policy extending across parliamentary terms states that eradicating poverty and reducing inequality remain key goals for Finland. In addition, there are clearly identified main priorities – rights of women and girls; education; sustainable economies and decent work; peaceful and democratic societies; and climate change, biodiversity and sustainable management and use of natural resources. Despite poverty eradication being the main goal, the discourse on development revolves around thematic priories. The webinar is aiming at broadening Finnish development policy discourse and highlight social policy (and its different manifestations) as means to support achieving the overall goals as well as the sector specific targets.

Program:

Keynote speech on inequality: Fingo
Opening remarks: Director Riina-Riikka Heikka, Unit for Civil Society , Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
Life-cycle approach and social policy: Save the Children Finland

Early childhood - Child-sensitive social protection and parenting: SCF
School aged children: School feeding: MFA

Discussion about child hod and social policy

Adulthood: The Family Federation of Finland
Old age: HelpAge International

Keskustelu

Conclusion and closing remarks: Yolande Wrigth, Director Child Poverty, Save the Children International