CanWaCH will host its 2024 Global Health Impact Summit on May 13 in Montréal, Quebec. Through this highly practical event, attendees will explore the tools, methodologies, and indicators required to effectively measure the multifaceted impacts of climate-related challenges on the health and rights of communities in crisis – particularly women and girls. The deadline for submissions is March 11. Public registration will not be available for this event.
Navigating multiple sources and websites to find information on projects, funding and local partners can be difficult and time consuming. The Project Explorer provides an easily searchable platform to find the most critical and up to date data on global health and gender equality projects across Canada and the world.
In this edition of the At a Glance series, see how you can use the Project Explorer’s tools to identify gaps and opportunities as you develop and tailor funding strategies. Learning from others and connecting to a large community of like minded organizations has never been easier!
CanWaCH supported Canadian Collaborative for Global Health Project, Digital Storytelling for Global Health Research and Action, held a webinar on Digital storytelling (DST) as a tool in Global Health. The webinar considered how a participatory visual media creation methodology can be a powerful tool to collect qualitative data and apply decolonial approaches. This approach was also presented in a live symposium at the 28th Canadian Conference on Global Health.
Watch the recording here.
Check out the documentary of their methodology and see how data collection and dissemination can be both informative and impactful!
The Healthy World Conference will take an interactive and dialogue-forward approach to unpack the interconnected nature of health, gender and climate resilience. Held from May 14 to 15 on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka Nation, also known as Montréal, Quebec, we will bring together key actors and thought leaders to critically examine how climate, health and gender transformative actions can be more effectively integrated into our work.
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Ahead of International Women’s Day and as we reflect on World NGO Day, we’re recognizing the efforts of Canadian and global NGOs who are taking action in breaking barriers and stereotypes and working towards an inclusive and equitable world where women and girls thrive.
Over 1400 development and humanitarian assistance projects are working to support women, youth and adolescent girls across 158 countries through the efforts of 1300+ global and local partners, including Canadian NGOs and civil society organizations. Check them out here!
Led by Canadian Feed the Children, the SHINE project is supporting women and girls in efforts to overcome barriers linked to gender discrimination and improve their income by establishing sustainable, female-led agriculture and agribusinesses in targeted districts in Ethiopia and Ghana. Learn more here.
