Point of View (POV) History
The Family of Woman Film Festival presented its inaugural Point of View (POV) Breakfast sessions in 2015. This feature was created to give donors of $500 and above an opportunity to engage in informal conversations with unique leaders, who are making a difference in the lives of women and girls around the world.
2020
Sarah Deer
A citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) nation of Oklahoma and a professor at the University of Oklahoma, spoke after a screening of the documentary, Sisters Rising, about the sexual violence endured by Native American Woman.
Linda Barnett
Chair of the Board of Directors of The Children’s Radio Foundation spoke of their work with 3500 trained youth reporters across seven countries in Africa.
2019
Bouwe-Jan Smeding
Bouwe-Jan Smeding, Senior Program Advisor in the UNFPA Humanitarian office
Suzanne Bowles
Suzanne Bowles is a TOSTAN Representative with a degree in Politics and International Relations from Mount Holyoke College and a graduate of the Tools for Change/ Building Sustainable Local Economies at the E.F. Schumacher Society.
Naima Dido
Naima Dido is a TOSTAN Representative who has over 20 years of experience working with underprivileged refugee communities in the U.S. and Africa, and holds a BS in International Business.
2018
Susan Sygall
Susan Sygall, CEO of MIUSA (Mobility International USA), is an internationally-recognized expert in the area of international development, educational exchange and leadership programs for persons with disabilities. In 2000, she received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship Award.
2017
Yemurai Nyoni
Yemurai Nyoni has been a youth family planning ambassador for The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Zimbabwe.
http://www.unfpa.org/
Muhammad Shahzad
Muhammad Shahzad is the founder and executive director of Chanan Development Association, a national youth-led organization founded in 2004.
2016
Sarah Costa
Sarah Costa is the Executive Director of the Women’s Refugee Commission.
womensrefugeecommission.org
Stephanie Sinclair
Stephanie Sinclair is a Pulitzer Prize-winning international photojournalist, acclaimed for her coverage of the human toll of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her “Too Young to Wed” series has led to her creation of a non-profit to protect girls’ rights and end child marriage.
www.tooyoungtowed.org
2015
Elizabeth Scharpf
Elizabeth Scharpf, Founder of sustainable Health Enterprises, a social enterprise addresses girls’ and women’s lack of access to affordable menstrual pads in Africa, Asia and South America.
sheinnovates.com
Jennah Scott
Jennah Scott, Director of the Liberia Philanthropy Secretariat in the Office of the President of Liberia.