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Brush off your favourite notebooks this back-to-school season — the CanWaCH Academy returns from September 22 to 25! Shaped by the theme Adapting to Change: Strengthening Capacity in a Shifting World, this year’s sessions are designed to help members adapt and respond to a rapidly changing world. From navigating advocacy in a shifting geopolitical landscape to building strategies for impactful storytelling, the Academy will offer timely, skills-based learning to support resilience and strengthen capacity.
As humanitarian needs increase and more members work in fragile and crisis-affected settings, the Academy will also explore how we can collaborate more effectively to support women, children and adolescents in the most challenging contexts.
We’re excited to share two new editions of our At a Glance series. First, you’ll learn how to curate your organization’s social media feeds to best fit your interests and priorities. Second, we break down key differences between public and private LinkedIn groups — and how to use each to your advantage.
July 7 saw us host an in-person Montréal workshop bringing together CSOs and researchers seeking to co-create the future of sexual and reproductive health and maternal, newborn and child health. Over a rich day of shared learning, participants discussed shared goals, strengthened mutual understanding and built networks for future collaboration. The day concluded with our Dialogues series, bringing together colleagues and members for a vibrant evening of connection and conversation alongside an engaging art exhibition presented by Unité de santé internationale (USI).
August 12 marked International Youth Day! This year’s theme, Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond, highlighted the unique role of youth in translating global ambitions into community-driven realities. To mark the moment, members of our youth working group and voices in global health are sharing blogs on interrogating power dynamics, the role of technology and finding motivation from global peers. Read them on our Write to Thrive blog throughout August.
Initiative spotlight: SOS Children’s Villages Canada recently announced the launch of their Green Growth – Empowering Youth for a Green Future project in partnership with the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada. The initiative aims to increase the economic participation and resilience of over 18,000 disadvantaged youth in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Somalia by equipping them with the skills and support needed to thrive in the growing green economy. Check out the SOS Children’s Villages Canada website to learn more!
Our Summer data drive to update the CanWaCH Project Explorer is currently underway! We invite all members and partners to share new projects as well as update data that is either missing or incomplete for ongoing or closed projects. For this drive, we particularly invite you to focus on updating your population data. This includes both numbers (such as expected or confirmed reach) and descriptors (age, sex, gender and other descriptors). We kindly ask you to please share your data by August 29, 2025. Need more time? Not a problem — just let us know by emailing [email protected].
Is it your first time entering projects? Need a refresher? Check out our Project Explorer user guide and user portal video tutorial.
In a new campaign, WaterAid is partnering with YouTube Stars MrBeast and Mark Rober to shine a spotlight on the global water crisis. Through a blend of creator networks, digital audiences and WaterAid’s four decades of global water expertise, the campaign seeks to mobilize people to take collective action on clean water access, one of the world’s most urgent challenges. Check out WaterAid Canada channels to learn more.
The CanWaCH Director of Strategic Partnerships and Gender Equality, Megan provides strategic direction, issues management and stakeholder engagement advice across all levels of government. She is responsible for cultivating collaborative partnerships with a variety of key stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and impactful outcomes. Get to know Megan and the rest of the CanWaCH team here.
14 Tuberculosis Terms with PIH Examples, Partners In Health Canada
Advocates in G7 Countries Call on Leaders to Step Up to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Canadian Network for NTDs (CNNTD)
Behind the headlines of the crisis in Haiti, Plan International Canada
Designing for Impact, Partners In Health Canada
Digital tools, real impact: How innovation is transforming youth sexual health in Canada, Dr. Neelam Punjani and Amber Hussain via Write to Thrive
endTB-Q Study Shows Tailored Treatment is Important for Hard-to-Treat Tuberculosis, Partners In Health Canada
Exceptional Support in Time of Need, Partners In Health Canada
Gaza: Over 40% of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Save the Children clinics malnourished, Save the Children Canada
Green Healthcare – Collective Wellbeing for People and Planet, Farah Shroff and Lumas Helaire
How to Turn Climate Anxiety into Action, Plan International Canada
Progress requires shared action: Lessons from the 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, Caitlin McKay via Write to Thrive
Promising ways of funding gender equality and global health work in times of upheaval, Clare Timbo, Caitlin McKay and Melina Kalamandeen via Write to Thrive
Rapport de recherche : Recherche-action pouvoir choisir, Oxfam-Québec et Les 3 sex*
Sudan: Helping communities access clean water, CARE Canada
August 18, How NGOs work in a troubled environment?
August 27, Webinar Wednesdays: Reclaim-Financial Advocacy for Trafficked Victims of Coerced and Fraudulent Debt
September 22 to 25, CanWaCH Academy
October 20 to December 7, Mobilizing One Health
October 27 to 28, HRN Sphere Training – Montréal
November 3 to 4, HRN Sphere Training – Ottawa
Global Gender Equality Advisor, World Renew. Application deadline: Open until filled
Program Operations Coordinator, Amref Health Africa in Canada. Application deadline: Open until filled
Program & Administration Assistant, Youth Challenge International. Application deadline: Open until filled
Fundraising Officer, Mass Market, Right to Play. Application deadline: Open until filled
Join CanWaCH’s Board of Directors, CanWaCH. Application deadline: August 17
Apply now! Practicing Knowledge Translation in-person workshop, Knowledge Translation Canada. Application deadline: August 17
Request for Proposals: Financial Audit Services, CanWaCH. Application deadline: August 18
2025-26 IGH-BCCWH Seed Grant Competition, The Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (IGH-CW). Application deadline: August 19
Have an opportunity that you would like to share with us? Please contact us at [email protected].
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