01/01/2026
2025 WRAP part #3 of 4: INTERNATIONAL đź‘Ł
Some highlights on the year it was …
1. United Nations South Africa : Speaking at post- State of Nation Address. I reflected on the Government of National Unity and South Africa's Resilience
2. European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) in collaboration with the Southern and East African Parliamentary Caucus on SHR, IPAS, and key international partners: I chaired a session at "Parliamentary Conference on Benefits of Investing in Women's Health as a contribution to G20",
3. International Confederation of Midwives (ICM): Accepted invite to contribute to ICM's Midwife Leaders' Executive Sponsorship Programme by mentoring midwives leaders in other African countries.
4. Commonwealth Women’s Parliamentarians: Contributing to a workshop hosted by Bahamas parliament on “Parliamentarians as drivers of Women’s Economic Empowerment”
5. Global Symposium on Climate Justice and Impacted Populations, on the theme of "Rights in a Changing Climate: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender Equality". BrasĂlia, Brazil: hybrid engagement with my interest on the plight of climate change on maternal health in Africa.
6. Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference: as a panelist on session “Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunity: New Pathways to Africa’s Inclusive Economic Prosperity”.
7. Women, Health & Innovation (WHI) roundtable: I spoke on policy imperatives & impact on women’s health
8. The International Women's Forum (IWF) , a global invitation-only network of some of the most accomplished and influential women leaders in the world: Invited as a guest at the Cornerstone conference awards .
9. Unite Parliamentarians Network in Global Health: As a member, I participated in the HIV/AIDS Global Fund Replenishment and in Women’s Health
10. Commonwealth Parliamentarians Association conference: as a panelist
on Good Practices and Strategies to Realising Gender Sensitive Parliaments across the Commonwealth
11. Society of Midwives of South Africa International Day of the Midwife webinar: as keynote speaker on “Midwives: Critical In Every Crisis”.
12. Academy of Nursing of SA webinar : as keynote speaker on Nurse’s voice in policy & advocacy
13. Leading Women of Africa (LWA) institute: Women in Geopolitcs debate series. https://beyondboundarieswithmadelein.substack.com/p/african-women-speak-truth-to-power
“Never stop being a good person, just change who receives your kindness.“
