{"id":1335,"date":"2025-03-04T18:16:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T18:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/?page_id=1335"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:06:28","slug":"itu160-gender-champions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"ITU160 Gender Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3\">\n        Meet the young women driving impact in digital transformation and development     <\/h2>\n                        <p>\n        These 10 young women are emerging leaders, advancing digital transformation and development in meaningful ways across diverse sectors and communities. Their work addresses real-world challenges \u2014 from digital literacy and online safety to broadband connectivity and responsible AI \u2014 bringing forward solutions that make technology more effective and accessible to all. <br><br>As part of the ITU160 Gender Champions initiative, they will travel to Geneva to participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/net4\/wsis\/forum\/2025\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSIS+20 High-Level Event<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aiforgood.itu.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI for Good Global Summit<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/itu.int\/160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITU\u2019s 160th Anniversary<\/a> commemorations from\u00a07\u201311 July 2025.    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n                        <div class=\"ituContainer imageBlock\">\n                    <img id=\"1517476990\" class=\"imageBlockThumbnail\" alt=\"\" src=https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/538637_160_Gender-logo_V3-02.png \/>\n                \n        <!-- The Modal -->\n        <div id=\"imageBlockModel\" class=\"modal\">\n            <div class=\"modal-content\">\n                <div class=\"wrapper-outer\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-times-circle close\"><\/i>\n                    <img id=\"imageBlockFullImage\" \/>\n                    <div id=\"caption\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <script type='text\/JavaScript'>\n        \/\/ Get the modal\n        var modal = document.getElementById('imageBlockModel');\n\n        \/\/ Get the image and insert it inside the modal - use its alt text as a caption\n        var img = document.getElementById('1517476990');\n        var modalImg = document.getElementById('imageBlockFullImage');\n        var captionText = document.getElementById('caption');\n        img.onclick = function(){\n            modal.style.display = 'flex';\n            modalImg.src = this.src;\n            captionText.innerHTML = this.alt;\n        }\n\n        \/\/ Get the <span> element that closes the modal\n        var span = document.getElementsByClassName('close')[0];\n\n        \/\/ When the user clicks on <span> (x), close the modal\n        span.onclick = function() { \n        modal.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n        \n        <\/script>                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/dorain-amanda-clarke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Dorain-Amanda-Clarke-min.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Dorain Amanda Clarke<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Jamaica<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/neza-cilunda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Neza-Cilunda-min.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Neza Cilunda<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Namibia<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/amina-gabitova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Gabitova-Amina-min-1.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Amina Gabitova<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Kazakhstan<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/nastaran-halim\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Nastaran-Halim-min.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Nastaran Halim<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Afghanistan<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/loretta-jeff-combs\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Loretta-Combs.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Loretta Jeff-Combs<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Canada<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/malkia-john\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Malkia-John-min.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Malkia John<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Kenya<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/edith-hattie-kalagho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Edith-Hattie-Kalagho-min.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Edith Hattie Kalagho<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Malawi<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/fatima-nisar\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Fatima-Niser.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Fatima Nisar<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Pakistan<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/daniah-al-najafi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Daniah-Reaah-min.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Daniah Reaah<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Iraq<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/itu160-gender-champions\/hiqmat-sungdeme-saani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/wtisd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Hiqmat-Sungdeme-Saani-min.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Hiqmat Sungdeme Saani<\/p>\n                                                            <p>Ghana<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background 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Canada<\/strong>, the initiative provides a platform for 10 young women leaders (ages 18\u201325) to share their work, engage with global stakeholders, and help shape the future of digital connectivity.<br><br>Throughout their week in Geneva, the Gender Champions will:    <\/p>\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Engage<\/strong> with key stakeholders in the digital and tech sectors<br><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Amplify<\/strong> their work in digital development and digital transformation, by actively participating in a variety of sessions and activities<br><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Co-design and facilitate <\/strong>with their unique perspective, a workshop on promoting gender equality in digital transformation<br><br><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                        <h3 class=\"h5\">\n        Selection process    <\/h3>\n                        <p>\n        The Gender Champions were selected from a highly competitive pool of 1,179 applications received from over 150 countries. The final cohort reflects a diversity of regional perspectives and lived experiences, with special consideration given to applicants from developing countries, least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), small island developing states (SIDS), Indigenous communities, and young women with disabilities.    <\/p>\n                        <h3 class=\"h5\">\n        Follow along     <\/h3>\n                        <p>\n        Updates, stories, and spotlights from the Gender Champions\u2019 week in Geneva will be  on ITU\u2019s social media channels, see footer. Stay tuned as we highlight their work and explore how youth leadership is shaping the future of digital development.    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1312,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-1335","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1335"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1953,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1335\/revisions\/1953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}