International Women’s Day Celebration: Empowering Women in Africa

Celebrated each year on March 8th, International Women’s Day marks an important time for women around the world. It’s a time of celebration, a time of global admiration, and a time to honor the accomplishments of women around the world— many accomplishments which surfaced amidst extreme hardship and adversity. This year, the British Embassy co-hosted an afternoon tea with International non-profit organization Africare on the eve of the famed international women’s holiday. The event launched the United Kingdom’s Empowerment of Women Executive Summary, a joint British Embassy/Department for International Development (DFID) report outlining policy recommendations to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women in Africa. Key policy leaders in African, British and U.S. government united to celebrate the launching of the Executive Summary Report, the accomplishments of women in past and anticipation of accomplishments to come. Teacups line a table in the main conference room of Africare House on the eve on International Women’s Day.