ChangeMaker Connect Forums are virtual gatherings curated for women at all leadership stages in nutrition and food systems. A Forum is hosted every few months and chaired by a member of our NGLC leaders task team. The sessions feature short talks and breakout discussions designed for meaningful connection. Since 2021, 495 participated in these online forums, and the network continues to grow. The NGLC has hosted two types of forums: Spotlight Dialogues, which have been completed, and the Storytelling Dialogues, the current forums format.
The Spotlight Dialogue Forums are short talks at the beginning of each forum. Participants get to hear from two women in conversation about their experiences in navigating challenges in any leadership capacity throughout their careers in nutrition and food systems. Spotlight dialogue speakers were selected based on geographical context of experience and career stage.
Its aim was to provide women with a safe space to connect with others, share their success, and evaluate their failures. The idea was to spotlight specific women with stories of courageous leadership across spaces and open the floor for women to share their own stories and how they have done in assessing their own leadership practices using the self-assessment tool NGLC has developed.
Listen to the Spotlight Dialogues editions:
A journey shared by two women- Sera Cuni & Aubrey Alvares, who have courageously worked to find alternative approaches through working at the grassroots and championing community-led initiatives address challenges in food systems to deliver nutritious food to communities.