MUM 2022 will aim to achieve something that I hold sacred – empowering mothers to come together and holds hands around the world to uphold mothers everywhere for their most vulnerable and strongest moments. And to honour them for persevering through struggles, selflessly, and celebrate their journeys.

The event will be the in-person launch of the book ‘100 Self-Portraits, 100 Dreams’. The book and the event will spotlight these 100 mothers who have exemplified the power of motherhood despite challenges. Through these mothers, the event aims to create a better future for the tens of millions of mothers who pursue similar journeys of striving. 

Scheduled to be held from 10 to 14 November this year, MUM 2022 will feature 100 notable mothers as chief delegates, including Olympians, Air Force officers, sportswomen, doctors, and other notable people from across 31 countries. This is a cohort that I, award-winning photographer Shikha Khanna have personally selected and brought together in an upcoming coffee table book called ‘100 Self Portraits, 100 Dreams’. The book will be launched at the MUM 2022. 

The 100 mothers will be accompanied by a larger gathering of supporters, who together will enable MUM 2022 to achieve its vision:  

1. Spotlighting the uniquely incredible strengths, capabilities and perspectives that mothers alone possess. These qualities can empower people, communities, and causes.

2. To act as a launchpad to co-create real-world opportunities to leverage mothers’ innate, powerful qualities, and establish them entrepreneurs and changemakers who take on universal issues that mothers face.

By locking arms across the globe, mothers can show the next generation that it is safe hands.

Across the five days, MUM 2022 participants will come together in events curated to promote collaboration, networking, and dialogue – vital to drive MUM 2022’s sense of collective purpose.