Invitation to the Webinar on 29 November 2022

 

We warmly invite you to our webinar with an interactive panel discussion and the following Q&A:

«Erfahrungsgeschichten: Einblick in unsere Projekte in Benin – Stimmen der Protagonist:innen»

A Tuesday evening entirely in the context of emancipation, help for self-help, and perspectives: We take you on a virtual journey to Benin. In the interactive panel discussion with personalities from the Hunger Project Switzerland as well as the Hunger Project Benin, you will gain insights into an incredibly exciting and fruitful cross-state cooperation.

When: 29 November 2022, 7:15 – 8:00 p.m.

Where: online via Google Meet

Cost: none; donations welcome

Language: German with translation options in French

Participating panelists: Alexandra Koch (Managing Director THP Switzerland), Elodie Iko (Country Director THP Benin), and Doris Ragettli (long-time THP investor)

Special: Streaming of interviews with THP farmers

Moderation: Oliver Fueter, SRF journalist and THP advisory board member

Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thp-webinar-erfahrungsgeschichten-einblick-in-unsere-projekte-in-benin-tickets-465034690277?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1

Panel

 

 

Alexandra Koch is a long-time investor in the Hunger Project. After holding various positions in the private sector, she has been the Managing Director of the Hunger Project Switzerland for 11 years. Alexandra Koch holds a licentiate in economics (lic.rer.pol., Basel) and a postmaster in international business (Oakland University, Michigan). 

Doris Ragettli is a former board member of THP Switzerland and was a volunteer with THP in Geneva for many years. She was a Global Investor for 10 years and is now a member of the Financial Family. She is the founder of the global movement Rights of Mother Earth, which advocates for the recognition of the rights of nature and calls on the UN to adopt a Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth to complement the Declaration of Human Rights.

Elodie Iko has been THP Country Director of Benin since this year. She has more than 15 years of professional experience in project development and management as well as human resources, with a particular focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Elodie served as Program Officer for Gender from 2013 to 2020, Inclusive Finance Officer, Coordinator of the Her Choice program against child marriage, and Officer of Leadership and Governance in the Epicenters of THP-Benin.