The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health focuses on three core pillars to work towards our vision of a world where every woman, every newborn and every child survives and thrives. These are knowledge exchange, measuring results and stakeholder engagement. Peer-nominated Working Groups of Canadian experts in their field take these core pillars from theory to action.
The Gender Equality Working Group will provide advice and support to CanWaCH staff and will provide leadership within the broader CanWaCH partnership. This advice and leadership will be focused on:
• Encouraging collaboration across CanWaCH membership to advance shared objectives on gender equality and health
• Creating opportunities for dialogue among CanWaCH members and associates to build common ground, increasing leadership on best and innovative practices to advance gender equality and health
• Providing input into mapping gender equality capacity across CanWaCH membership, identifying strengths, challenges and opportunities for learning and collaboration
• Participating in and leading gender equality learning opportunities, including workshops and online tools focused on gender transformative approaches
• Advising on the development of principles of gender equality and health for the CanWaCH network, in consultation with CanWaCH members and associates
• Exploring emerging opportunities for joint research, learning and advocacy on gender equality and health.
• Working with other CanWaCH working groups to ensure issues related to gender equality is a cross-cutting lens applied to all CanWaCH work.
Clare Szalay Timbo - Co-Chair | Orbis Canada |
Ajita Vidyarthi - Co-Chair | Plan International Canada |
Meaghan Anderson | Digital Opportunity Trust |
Nalini Andrade | International Development Institute, Humber College |
Metasebia Balcha | Right to Play |
Saifullah Chaudhry | Independent Consultant |
Jeanine Cudmore | Primate's World Relief and Development Fund |
Nicole Dagher | WaterAid |
Elizabeth Dyke | Independant Consultant |
Jennifer Elms | Aga Khan Foundation |
Elisabeth Fluet Asselin | Santé Monde |
Annick Gillard-Bailetti | Independent Consultant |
Merydth Holte-McKenzie | World Vision Canada |
Morag Elizabeth Humble | Alinea International |
Marie Jobin-Gélinas | University of Montréal |
Katie Judson | SEVA Canada |
Melina Kalamandeen | Independent Consultant |
Emmanuelle Lajoie | Humanity & Inclusion Canada |
Sarah Lajoie Flyng | World University Service (WUSC) |
Dominique LaRochelle | Save the Children Canada |
Laura Lortie-Maurel | Cuso International |
Cassandra Morris | HealthBridge Foundation of Canada |
Sarah Pentlow | Nutrition International |
Rameesha Qazi | City of Ottawa |
Paula Richardson | Salanga |
Alison Riddle | Independent Consultatnt |
Jennifer Savidge | CowaterSogema International Inc. |
Sopheap Sreng | ADRA Canada |
Sandrine Tonoukouin | Action Against Hunger |
Emmanuel Trepanier | Global Affairs Canada |
Alex Valoroso | Independent Consultant |
Gina Vukojevic | Care Canada |
Maggie Zeng | Independent Consultant |
Ad Hoc Members: |
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Rebecca Lee | Global Affairs Canada |
Julian Muturia | World Renew |
Andrea Papan | Independent Consultant |
Sindy Zemura-Bernard | Southern Africa Embrace Foundation |
Secretariat: |
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Erin Jex | CanWaCH |
Deborah Dahan | CanWaCH |
Pursuant to the vision, mission and strategic plan for CanWaCH, the Metrics Working Group advises the CanWaCH Secretariat, Board of Directors, Research Nodes, Global Affairs Canada, and other key stakeholders on:
1) CanWaCH strategy and activities to strengthen sector capacity for monitoring and evaluation, and
2) CanWaCH strategy and activities to create a collective account of Canadian investments and results in women and children’s health.
Behnoush Ahranjani (co-chair) | HealthBridge Foundation of Canada |
Bart Dickinson (co-chair) | Primate's World Relief and Development Fund |
Pablo Acosta-Zamora | Hope International |
David Amaya | Right To Play |
Luay Basil | Canadian Red Cross |
Danielle Bishop | Nutrition International |
Rudy Broers | Plan Canada International |
Marnie Davidson | Global Affairs Canada |
Angel Foster | University of Ottawa Faculty of Health Sciences |
Amanuel Gidebo | World Vision Canada |
Ilene Hyman | University of Toronto |
Naren Keita | Santé Monde |
Sundus Khan | University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medecine |
Sara Marshall | WaterAid Canada |
Diwakar Mohan | John Hopkins University |
Jakub Nemec | Salanga |
Kristin Neudorf | Grand Challenges Canada |
Thomas Orr | Aga Khan Foundation Canada |
Adrian Profitos | Save the Children Canada |
Clarissa Teixeira | CARE Canada |
Sara Wuehler | Nutrition International |
Secretariat: |
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Jessica Ferne | CanWaCH |
Mandate:
The Public Engagement Working Group will provide input, expertise and advice towards CanWaCH’s public engagement coordination and outreach. The terms of reference are as follows:
Pursuant to the vision, mission and strategic plan for CanWaCH, the Public Engagement Working Group will:
1. Provide input into CanWaCH Public Engagement coordination efforts, such that the Partnership strengthens the ability, and amplifies the voice, of our partners to engage the Canadian public and builds greater awareness of the importance of investing in women and children’s health globally. This includes providing advice and support towards:
2. Provide review, expertise, and advice on the CanWaCH Public Engagement Campaign. This includes review and feedback on products produced by CanWaCH and contractors as part of this campaign, such as:
3. Provide advice on measuring and reporting on the success of public engagement activities by CanWaCH and its partners.
4. Provide input to the CanWaCH Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Working Group (SEPWG) on the reporting and results of public engagement activities by CanWaCH and its partners to government stakeholders.
5. Provide support and awareness for CanWaCH public engagement coordination and campaign initiatives across the membership by acting as public engagement ‘ambassadors’.
Deanne Berman (Co-Chair) | Seva Canada |
Terry Chemij (Co-Chair) | World Vision Canada |
Sanga Achakzai | Maternity Today |
Juliette Bail | Médecins du Monde Canada |
Melissa Cabana | Médecins du Monde Canada |
Alif Chowdhury | Results Canada |
Paul Galipeau | Global Affairs Canada |
Denise MacDonald | Results Canada |
Kate MacRae | Save the Children Canada |
Léa Pelletier-Marcotte | Oxfam-Québec |
Kamilla Pinter | HealthBridge Foundation of Canada |
Minerva Saddler | ONE Canada |
Cassie Smith | Canadian Association of Midwives |
Stéphanie St-Laurent Brassard | Global Affairs Canada |
Melissa Sundardas | SickKids Centre for Global Child Health |
Tina Sweeney | Cuso International |
Fatou Thiam | Humanity & Inclusion Canada |
Charanya Thiyanavadivel | Canadian Feed the Children |
Melanie Tomsons | Never Again International Canada |
Angie Torres-Ramos | Plan International Canada |
Alex Wysocki-Najar | Canadian Association of Midwives |
Secretariat: |
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Amber St. Louis | CanWaCH |
Biko Mwalagho | CanWaCH |
Deborah Dahan | CanWaCH |
The Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Working Group supports CanWaCH efforts to inform and advise various Canadian stakeholders about women and children’s health globally. This includes advice on reporting, strategic priorities and resource allocation.
Lauren Alcorn | One Drop Foundation |
Chris Armstrong | Plan International Canada |
Chloé Cebron | Médecins du Monde Canada |
Dominique Denoncourt | Results Canada |
Kianna Dewart | SOS Children's Villages Canada |
Martin Fischer | World Vision Canada |
Miranda Gallo | Islamic Relief Canada |
Ramina Ghassemi | UNICEF Canada |
Merydth Holte-McKenzie | World Vision Canada |
Ekatha John | Results Canada |
Mark Leclair | Nutrition International |
Tina Lines | Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNNTD) |
Emily Neilson | Canadian Red Cross |
Basia Puszkar | UNICEF Canada |
Jennifer Slawich | Right to Play |
Healy Thompson | Stephen Lewis Foundation |
Julie Truelove | WaterAid Canada |
Jean Pierre Zeelie | Save the Children Canada |
Secretariat: |
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Megan Aikens |
The Youth Working Group provides input, expertise, and advice towards CanWaCH’s youth engagement coordination and outreach.
Melisa Eraslan | |
Rae Jardine | |
Donel Kadima | |
Eva Kamimura | |
Mishika Khurana | |
Clèche Kokolo | |
Amirah Nazir | |
Deborah Ola | |
Leah Peer | |
Christina Ricci | |
Hani Rukh E Qamar | |
Secretariat: |
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Erin Jex | CanWaCH |
The ad hoc Public Opinion Research Working Group (PORWG) for Canada’s International Development Sector will support collaboration among Canadian organizations that regularly or occasionally commission public opinion research on Canadians’ views, perspectives, beliefs and associated trends around international development broadly, including, but not limited to, Canadian development and humanitarian investment (aid), projects, programs and activities in low- and middle-income countries.
Louis Bélanger | Bigger Than Our Borders |
Martin Fischer | World Vision Canada |
Cédric Garnier | Aga Khan Foundation Canada |
Spencer Henson | Guelph Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) |
Gabriel Karasz-Perriau | Cooperation Canada |
Kate MacRae | Save the Children Canada |
Anjum Sultana/Rudy Broers | Plan International Canada |
Alex Wysocki-Najar | Canadian Association of Midwives |
Secretariat: |
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Amber St. Louis | CanWaCH |
Julianna Stonehouse | CanWaCH |
Megan Aikens | CanWaCH |