Star actress and celebrity ambassador for NDI’s Stop VAWIE campaign in Nigeria – Stephanie Linus
– was a special guest at the ‘#NotTheCost: Stopping Violence Against
Women In Politics’ Conference which took place in New York, U.S.A
recently.
The Global Call to Action to Stop
Violence Against Women in Politics was organized by the National
Democratic Institute (NDI)
The event was attended by the U.S. Secretary of State and NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright as well as Madame Sophie GrĂ©goire Trudeau, women’s rights activist and wife of the Prime Minister of Canada.
During the conference, Stephanie Linus played a key role where she
introduced the Global Call To Action, and encouraged everyone to work
towards making a difference
. “We can stand here in New York and talk, or we can go out into the world and make a difference to the lives of women who want to be voices in their nation” she said during her presentation.
With Canadian First Lady Sophie Grégoire Trudeau |
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