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PRB at the 3rd NTA-Africa Conference

September 6-8, 2023 Somone, Senegal

Welcome to PRBโ€™s online hub for the 3rd NTA-Africa Conference!

From September 6-8 in Somone, Senegal, governments and researchers will take stock on the demographic dividend, generational economy, and sustainable development in Africa, five years after the adoption of the African Union roadmap. The conference is co-organized by PRB, the Regional Consortium for Research in Generational Economics (CREG), the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and the United Nations Population Fund.

3rd edition NTA-Africa Conference: Demographic Dividend, Generational Economics and Sustainable Development in Africa. Taking Stock and Building Forward Better 5 years after the adoption of the African Union Roadmap on Demographic Dividend.

Aรฏssata Fall, PRBโ€™s Africa Director, will serve as moderator in select plenaries and sessions and will also chair debates with parliamentarians and other policymakers; see the schedule below. Sheโ€™ll also attend other events throughout the conference.

For more updates, follow @PRBdata on Twitter and LinkedIn; looks for the hashtag #NTAAfrica.

Events

Wednesday, September 6

15h30 โ€“ 17h30

PLENARY 3: Key messages and advocacy on Unpaid Domestic Work to harnessing demographic dividend

Chair: Mrs Zoungrana Ceฬcile, UNFPA country representative, Coฬ‚te dโ€™Ivoire

Co-chair: Prof. Djaoudath Alidou, World Bank

Location: Room Mandela 1

Details: PRBโ€™s Aรฏssata Fall will serve as moderator. She will also deliver the first presentation, โ€œIntroduction to strategic communication to capture the demographic dividend.โ€


Thursday, September 7

11h30 โ€“ 13h30

SESSION 6: Aging and social protection policies

Location: Room Mandela 3

Details: PRBโ€™s Aรฏssata Fall will chair this session; Dr. Richmond from UNFPA Berlin will co-chair. She will also present the article โ€œPromote social protection policies sensitive 1 to unpaid domestic work.โ€


Friday, September 8

09h00 โ€“ 11h00

SESSION 12: Economie geฬneฬrationnelles et ineฬgaliteฬs

Location: Room Mandela 3

Details: PRBโ€™s Aรฏssata Fall will serve as session moderator. She will also present the article โ€œIs it possible to develop the care economy in French- 1 speaking Africa without having defined its meaning?โ€

11h30 โ€“ 13h30

PLENARY 4: High level political dialogue with parliamentarians on โ€œCounting Women Worksโ€ and the โ€œCare economyโ€

Location: Room Mandela 3

Details: PRBโ€™s Aรฏssata Fall will chair the debate. Co-chair will be Prof. Latif Dramani from CREG.

15h30 โ€“ 17h30

PLENARY 5: High level political dialogue with policymakers on โ€œCounting Women Worksโ€ and the โ€œCare economyโ€

Location: Room Mandela 3

Details: PRBโ€™s Aรฏssata Fall will chair the debate. Co-chair will be Prof. Latif Dramani from CREG.

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