April 2019 Newsletter

In celebration of World Health Day 2019, and as part of the Women Deliver 2019 Mobilization Canada, Canada’s global health community came together to host “Health for All: The Journey to Empower Every Woman and Child to Thrive”. Event attendees immersed themselves in the lives of women and children around the world through a curated art exhibit showcasing the health and nutrition initiatives being delivered by Canadian organizations. Remarks were delivered by the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, along with Julia Anderson, Acting Executive Director of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health, and Barbara Nzigiye, Women Deliver Young Leader.

Missed the event? Check out the digital series! Starting today, Lead On Canada will feature a photo series from the event over the next ten days. Through this riveting series, you will have the opportunity to see Canadian contributions at every stage of a woman’s life. Join us on this digital journey from the first one thousand days of life through to later years as a community leader and elder. There is still a lot of work to be done to ensure a world where every woman and every child has the opportunity to thrive.

Want to take action? In March, Global Citizen and CanWaCH launched a call to action for Canadians and partners around the world to express their support for the Thrive Agenda. Canada is among the world’s leading champions for women, adolescent and children’s health and rights but our current commitment will end in 2020. As we prepare to welcome the world to Women Deliver in June, now is the time to press Canadian leaders to act. Join us here.

Calling all data nerds – the NEW Analytics Portal is now available!

As Spring blooms, so is the CanWaCH Project Explorer with its new Analytics Portal beta version! (French version will be available once beta testing is complete). The portal allows you to visualise data that has been shared by organizations working in the sector in a variety of creative ways. Check it out today!

Calling all CanWaCH members: Take part in our Data Drive!

Our spring data drive to update our Project Explorer is officially underway. Thank you so much to members who have already participated! Join the Data Drive and share your project information for it to be showcased at Women Deliver! There are three options for adding data to the Project Explorer:

The Member Portal: log into your member account and go to Manage Projects to add or update the project’s information.
The ProX webform: just fill out all relevant fields and hit send!
The ProX Excel template: fill out all relevant fields and send it to us

Please contact Mélody Tondeur for more information.

Join the countdown to Women Deliver with the Women Deliver 2019 Mobilization Canada’s Month of Action!

Women Deliver 2019 Mobilization Canada is gearing up for its final two months in the lead up to Women Deliver 2019 through it’s Month of Action which will run for one month before the Conference. NOW is the time to plan your Women Deliver Mobilization events, actions, social media campaigns, and more. Here are three key tools to get you started:

Register for the Mobilization Forum: The Forum is a place to connect with all Mobilizers to share info, ideas, questions etc. in the lead up to the Month of Action and the Conference. Email Caitlin Reid for more information.
Funding Available: The Mobilization has funding for small organizations to host Mobilization events. Email the Mobilization to learn more!
Track your actions: It is VITAL that the Mobilization is able to report on our collective impact in the lead up to the conference. To accurately do this, please take a minute to fill out this form and let us know what actions you have taken to support the Mobilization.

End FGM/C Pre-Conference at Women Deliver 2019

Are you registered for Women Deliver 2019 and engaged in work to end Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting around the world? Join us at the End FGM/C Pre-Conference on June 2, 2019, in Vancouver in association with Women Deliver 2019. The End FGM/C Pre-Conference will unite voices and bring together civil society around a global Call to Action to end FGM/C and support FGM/C survivors. Join 100 civil society organizations, champions, survivors and other grassroots representatives from across the globe to come together as a sector, to get to know others working globally across this issue, and discuss what is needed to accelerate ending FGM/C by 2030.

Call for Nominations: CanWaCH’s Public Engagement Working Group

Join CanWaCH’s Public Engagement Working Group (PEWG) and help build awareness of Canadian leadership in global health! Submit your nomination by 5 pm EST on Monday, April 15, 2019.

Nutrition International: Vitamin Eh?

Vitamin A can make a big difference in the life of a child. Two doses twice a year, for the first five years of life, can boost immunity, prevent early blindness and drastically increase the chances of survival. Join Nutrition International in celebrating the 10 Billionth Capsule. That’s 10 billion doses of vitamin A that have helped children grow and dream, contribute and lead. That 10 billion capsules of vitamin A helping to change the world for the better.

Partners in Health Canada: Proposed Path to Universal Health Coverage

Partners In Health has developed and tested a UHC Monitoring and Planning Tool to assist with the planning and implementation of health interventions. Organically over the past 12 years, PIH gathered key players to the table to discuss this bottom-up approach of planning for care delivery and subsequently developed an open-source tool they could use hand-in-hand with district health managers. Learn more about their proposed path to universal health coverage here.