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On the heels of International HPV Awareness Day and International Women’s Day, CanWaCH and Results Canada hosted a timely roundtable discussion with Canadian policymakers, representatives from global health initiatives, academics and civil society organizations on the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to eliminate cervical cancer in Canada and around the world. Grounded in lived experience, evidence and implementation realities, the roundtable provided an opportunity to identify actionable steps, share best practices and strengthen cross-sector collaboration. Stay tuned for reflections from the discussion in our next newsletter!
On our second day at the seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), we were pleased to welcome members and partners in attendance to an evening reception and photo exhibition. Co-hosted with Ipas, Ensuring Girls’ Futures illustrated how inequitable legal systems and harmful social norms restrict girls’ rights – and how communities, advocates, youth leaders and the girls themselves are creating pathways to justice, dignity and opportunity. The evening also featured reflections from global and regional leaders, including the Honourable Commissioner Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, Special Rapporteur on the Right of Women in Africa, Africa Commission on Human and People’s Rights, Fabiola Mizero, Regional Director, Ipas Francophone Africa and Marrisa Kokkorus, Founder and Executive Director, Aura Freedom International. Thank you to all who joined us!
Did you know? Women and girls have just 64 per cent of the legal rights of men. This year’s theme placed a focus on Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.
Effective leadership in the global health, development and gender equality space looks different today than it did yesterday. The current landscape is challenging leaders at every level to rethink old ways of working and rise to meet the moment.
In a new brief: Global Health and Gender Equality Trends in the Leadership Landscape, Rachel Logel Carmichael breaks down the current challenges, and the opportunities that lie beyond.
We’re excited to welcome Women on Web, Mino Care and MSI Reproductive Choices Canada to the CanWaCH membership!
Rooted in feminist solidarity, Women on Web provides safe, confidential and affordable online abortion care in almost 200 countries. Offering support in 16 languages, their international team of activists, researchers and health workers increases access to high quality abortion care for women and pregnant people on their own terms.
Mino Care is a holistic virtual perinatal health care centre. They offer access to a range of customized, culturally safe health care services in support of Black women and birthing persons navigating reproductive and perinatal health.
Part of the global MSI partnership, MSI Reproductive Choices Canada builds on long-standing efforts to fight for a future where everyone can access contraception and abortion. Now, as a Canadian civil society organization, they add their voice to Canada’s rich sexual and reproductive health and rights movement.
In our latest At a Glance resource, we give an overview of all the ways you can connect with us! Whether you’re looking to follow from afar or collaborate directly, we’ve got you covered.
When humanitarian crises strike, disruptions to health services can mean life or death. Women, girls and other historically marginalized people often face heightened risks and additional barriers to care — including unintended pregnancy, obstetric complications, gender-based violence and HIV infection. Yet less than three decades ago, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services were almost entirely absent from emergency response.
We sat down with Sarah Knaster, Coordinator of the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises, to discuss the network’s response to this gap and its evolution to fit the needs of the sector and its members.
That’s the question we posed to the 10 research Hubs comprising the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition (PCWHC).
Across women’s and girls’ health, from heart health and sexual health to HIV care and perinatal health, the Coalition brings together researchers, care providers and people with lived experience to generate and mobilize evidence that supports more inclusive health systems.
As CanWaCH’s Senior Membership and Information Technology Officer, Tina supports communications activities and events, membership administration and the smooth operation of all information management and technology tools and services utilized by the CanWaCH team and its members. She’s also dipped her toes in the most eastern and western points of Canada. She has a deep love for cardigans, crafts and designing the perfect planner!
Avortement – faits, craintes et lutte pour l’accès, avec Véronique Pronovost (Podcast), Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM)
Breaking down gender prejudices and stereotypes through humor, Cuso International
Celebrating Women, Empowering Change, Cuso International
International Women’s Day 2026: Investing in gender equality through access to information, Farm Radio International
Nutrition International and partners launch NOURISH to accelerate maternal nutrition across Africa, Nutrition International
Only 8% of Canadians believe that most girls around the world get to experience childhood, new survey suggests, Plan International Canada
Opening Day at the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone, Partners In Health Canada
PIH Sierra Leone’s Isata Dumbuya Named to TIME Women of the Year List, Partners In Health Canada
Policy Change: What Does It Take to Build Health Systems That Last?, Partners In Health Canada
The CSCom-U: A model for the future of community health, Santé Monde
What Is International Women’s Day and Why Is It Important?, One Drop
Women at the source: When women lead, water becomes a force for change, One Drop
March 9 to 20, Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)
March 16, The CAGH Climate Change and Health Working Group invites you to join our March 2026 Webinar
March 18, Unstoppable Futures: A Lunch & Learn on Girls’ Education in Ethiopia
March 20, Who Governs AI? A Trans Feminist Perspective on Who Gets a Say
March 23, Bending the Arc Film Screening at The Bookshelf (Guelph)
March 24, Hope is a strategy: Become an advocate for change
April 9, 8th Annual Global Health Conference
April 9, Power, Mistrust, and Justice in Global Health
April 11, MinoFest: The Racialized Reproductive and Maternal Health Conference
April 14-23 (Tuesdays and Thursdays), Introducing the 2026 National Online Campaign School
April 21-23, Igniting Hope – Inaugural Ottawa Civic Space Summit
May 1-3, PEGASUS Hybrid Conference 2026
Program Coordinator, Fora Network for Change. Application deadline: March 16
Specialist, Public Relations & Communications, Plan International Canada. Application deadline: March 17
Manager, Programs and Business Development (15 month maternity leave), Opportunity International Canada. Application deadline: March 20
Appel à candidatures – Banque de ressources expertes, Santé Monde. Application deadline: March 31
Head of MSI Canada, MSI Canada. Application deadline: March 31
Communications Officer – Volunteer in Jamaica, Cuso International. Application deadline: April 30
Registration is now open for the 2026 McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health, McGill University. Application deadline: May 1
Organizational Development Advisor – Volunteer in Guyana, Cuso International. Application deadline: May 31
Strategic Partnership Advisor – Volunteer in Colombia, Cuso International. Application deadline: June 30
Chief Operating Officer, Save the Children Canada. Application deadline: Open until filled
U-Report Canada – Share Your Voice! Youth Opportunity with UNICEF Canada, UNICEF Canada. Application deadline: Ongoing
Become a Volunteer with Cuso International, Cuso International. Application deadline: Various dates.
Board Director (Volunteer), Operation Eyesight Canada. Application deadline: Open until filled
Have an opportunity that you would like to share with us? Please contact us at [email protected].
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