Lead On Canada: Spotlight on Haiti
This month, come on an adventure with us throughout Lead On Canada’s “Spotlight on Haiti”! From now until January 28th, the Lead On Canada Facebook hub will feature the work of Canadian organizations in Haiti. We invite you to follow #CanadaInHaiti to share the impact of Canadian health leadership and innovation in Haiti.
CanWaCH Awards: Deadline Extended!
The deadline to submit nominations for the second annual CanWaCH Awards for Canadian Excellence in Global Women and Children’s Health is now January 25, 2019. These prestigious honours will be bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated significant contribution towards Canada’s advancement of global health for women and children in the following five categories: Leadership, Gender Equality, Measuring Impact, Young Leader and Partnership. Nominate someone today!
International Development Week: February 3-9, 2019
Join us for a special International Development Week event on February 5, 2019, from 12:00 – 5:00 pm at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa that will interactively showcase to visitors how Canadians are making a difference around the world. If your organization is interested in participating please contact us.
This event will be followed by a reception from 5:00 – 7:00 pm presented in partnership with Canada’s international development community, Global Affairs Canada and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau. For more information, contact us.
Monthly Metrics Bulletin: 2018 Year in Review
Last year marked an incredible journey for CanWaCH, including our work in metrics and data for global health. CanWaCH is proud to showcase the innovative work by our members to create positive shifts among the toughest global challenges in gender equality. Check out the review of our member spotlights in 2018 with upcoming opportunities, new stories and resources to take advantage of in 2019.
Women Deliver 2019 Mobilization Canada: Upcoming Legacies Webinar
Winter has been busy for Women Deliver 2019 Mobilization Canada with the Women Deliver 2019 Conference less than 5 months away! December saw the launched of the first set of legacies (outcomes) that Mobilizers want to see come out of Canada’s hosting of the Conference in relation to gender-based violence. To learn more about these legacies and their respective Action Areas, sign-up for the upcoming webinar on January 31st at 2:00 pm EST/11:00 am PST. You can also see Mobilizers working in each Action Area on the newly updated Mobilizers webpage.
PMNCH Partners’ Forum Roundup
CanWaCH was pleased to attend the PMNCH Partners’ Forum in New Delhi in December 2018. During the forum, the Canadian High Commission hosted an event for SheDecides India in partnership with CanWaCH and CREA, the local host of SheDecides India. It was an exciting opportunity to demonstrate how growing political and social momentum is promoting the rights of women and girls to many of the 1200 global leaders that attended the Forum. Check out more highlights from our coverage of the PMNCH Partners’ Forum here.
Cuso International: Advancing Women’s Rights in Myanmar
Cuso International shares the story of a run-down colonial-style wooden building in the city of Dawei that is hiding something special. Inside is the only safe house for women and girls fleeing forced prostitution and sexual and domestic violence in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region. Read more of this remarkable story here.
Inaugural Global Health Conference
The School of Population and Public Health, UBC and the Centre for International Child Health (CICH) at BC Children’s Hospital are co-hosting the inaugural Global Health Conference on January 24th. This event will bring together multidisciplinary expert speakers and panellists, including CanWaCH’s own Alli Bunting who will speak about the Lead On Canada campaign. Register today!
Partnership for Gender Equality
The Government of Canada is now accepting expressions of interest to design and manage the partnership for gender equality, an opportunity for collective leadership from the private sector, philanthropic community, civil society, and governments to collaborate to build an initiative with long-term global impact.
Digital Storytelling has Potential within Global Health Research, University of Calgary
Bringing Care to Communities, Partners in Health Canada
Research & action address multiple drivers of gender-based violence in Haiti, Partners in Health Canada
Uganda’s Ebola preparedness ‘will go a long way’ says WHO chief, UN News
Six things we learned from women’s resistance in 2018, UN Women
Schoolgirls in Kenya to face compulsory tests for pregnancy and FGM, The Guardian
First malaria saliva test could help eliminate the disease through early diagnosis, The Telegraph
How Forgotten Local Plants Could Ease Malnutrition in East Timor, VOA News
Opinion: Achieving UHC in Africa requires focus and collaboration from the private sector, Devex News
January 24th, Global Health Conference, Vancouver
January 31st, Racialized Maternal Health Conference, Toronto
February 3rd – 9th, International Development Week, Canada
February 6th, International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Global
February 6th, Storytelling the SDGs: Experiences in International Development, Calgary
February 23rd – March 3rd, Third Canada-Guatemala Knowledge Exchange, Guatemala
March 8th, International Women’s Day, Global
March 22nd, World Water Day, Global
March 24th, World Tuberculosis Day, Global
April 7th, 23rd IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, New Zealand
April 7th, World Health Day, Global
April 11th, 2019 Expanding Horizons for the Early Years National Institute on Infant Mental Health, Toronto
April 25th, World Malaria Day, Global
May 23rd, International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, Global
June 3rd – 6th, Women Deliver 2019, Vancouver
June 10th – 21st, McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Montreal
June 14-16th, North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto
Government of Canada, Request for expressions of interest to design and manage the partnership for gender equality, Canada
Nutrition International, Resource Development Manager, Ottawa
IDRC, OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative, Canada
CCIC, Director of Public Affairs & Member Services, Ottawa
CCIC, Director of Policy, Research and Practice, Ottawa
Action Against Hunger Canada, Fund Development Manager – Latin America & Canada, Toronto
Cuso International, Nurse Advisor, Ethiopia
Cuso International, Nutrition & Environmental Health Advisor, Ethiopia
Grand Challenges Canada, The OPTions Initiative – Request for Proposals, Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society, Public Health Delegate, Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society, Administrator Delegate, Canada
Aga Khan Foundation Canada, International Youth Fellowship, Canada
Effect: hope, Accounting Officer, Markham
UNICEF Canada, Marketing Manager, Toronto
