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Closing the Gap: Housing, Health, and Inequity in Latin America

March 13 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
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When: Friday, March 13th, 2026
Time: 10:30am – 12:00 pm EDT
Where: Zoom Webinar | Cost: FREE and open to the public

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An intergenerational online panel that examines the intersectionality of gender, class, and social policy around inadequate housing, discriminatory laws, and systemic inequities around health for women. The discussion will also spotlight effective grassroots strategies and movements in Peru and Brazil that are actively expanding women’s access to justice, equity, and inclusion across the region’s diverse contexts. 

Speakers:

  • Kehkashan Basu, Founder-President of Green Hope Foundation
  • Isabel Opice, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Impulso Gov
  • Anastasia Tomlinson, CGS Fellow & Trinity Washington University Student
  • Belky Lemus Alvarado, CGS Fellow & Trinity Washington University Student
  • Samara Husain, CGS Fellow & Trinity Washington University Student
  • Sr. Isabelle Izika, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur NGO representative at the UN

This panel is part of the NGO CSW Forum, which is organized by and for global civil society, non-governmental organizations, and feminists to connect them with the official United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) process. The seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 19 March 2026. The Priority theme: Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers

This panel is sponsored by Citizens for Global Solutions, Trinity Washington University, Green Hope Foundation, and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

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