2020 CanWaCH Awards Recipients Announced!
CanWaCH is proud to announce the recipients of the third annual CanWaCH Awards for Canadian Excellence in Global Health and Gender Equality. The 2020 CanWaCH Awards recognize the significant contributions of Canadians in seven key areas: Leadership, Gender Equality, Measuring Impact, Gender Equality, Savvy Communicator, Private Sector Excellence and Partnership. Show your support for Canadian leadership in global health and share the news on social media!
Invest. Innovate. Immunize. Repeat
Last week, we marked #WorldImmunizationWeek with a video highlighting the importance of Canada’s investment in vaccines—for everyone, everywhere. Check out the video on Facebook, and join us in supporting Canada’s investment in life-saving vaccines by sharing it with your networks!
Keeping the Engine Running: Challenges in Non-Profit Operations During COVID-19
From remote payments to maintaining workplace morale to Government of Canada COVID-19 assistance for organizations, we’ll be diving into pandemic-related operational challenges and opportunities for non-profits in this Webinar Wednesday session. Register today!
Discover past webinars and resources from this series in our COVID-19 Resource Centre.
Midwifery around the world
Did you know that the #InternationalDayoftheMidwife took place on May 5? Discover Canadian leadership in midwifery projects around the world with our Project Explorer!
Welcome new Working Group members!
After receiving an impressive number of high-quality nominations from CanWaCH member organizations for our Public Engagement Working Group and Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Working Group, we would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest working group members.
Opportunities for Students & Young Professionals during COVID-19
Advancing your career in global health can be especially challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our COVID-19 Resource Centre for a webinar recording and resources outlining tangible steps and actions students and young professionals can take to bolster their career goals at this time. Also, check out our FAQ page about landing a job in global health with insider tips from the CanWaCH team!
Deliver for Good Letter to Global Decision-Makers: Gender Lens for COVID-19
The Deliver for Good campaign has developed a targeted letter to governments urging them to put a gender lens on COVID-19 in order to build a better future for all. We invite our members and partners to sign on to the letter and call on decision-makers to put girls, women and gender equality at the center of COVID-19 preparedness, response and recovery.
It’s here! The CanWaCH Analytics Portal now features data dashboards broken down by country. Check out the dashboards here and let us know what you think! If your project is missing, please contact us to make sure it is added.
CanWaCH’s second Data Drive of the year is underway!
Help us map Canadian contributions to the global COVID-19 pandemic response. If your organization is responding in any way to COVID-19, please update the Project Explorer with your project data, and include any COVID-19 resources you have. Take a few minutes to complete this online form and share it with your colleagues. Questions? Contact Imaeyen Okon, Project Explorer Officer, for assistance.
Webinar Wednesday: Data Sharing for Future Sector Growth
On May 27, join us for an interactive discussion on the ethical and practical considerations of data sharing, as well as an in-depth orientation to the Project Explorer, CanWaCH’s interactive data tool. Register today! And warm-up for this session by checking out our latest Project Explorer feature article showcasing how this important tool can support your organization and your work!
Register for Canadian Collaborative for Global Health Virtual Updates
Discover the latest updates from CanWaCH’s Canadian Collaborative for Global Health (the Collaborative), as each of the six ‘Labs’ continue to tackle data challenges in global health and gender equality. Want to hear more about these innovation projects and their journeys? Register here to take part in a June series of virtual exchanges with our Labs. With diverse partners, we will be exploring a range of data topics and lessons learned in neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across humanitarian and program settings, as well as gender and nutrition.
Data Questions? Ask them here!
Have a question related to data, research, technology, or monitoring and evaluation? Ask our metrics team!
Post-pandemic rebuild should also address global poverty, Results Canada
Decolonization Toolkit and Facilitator Guide, VIDEA
Coronavirus in Africa: How the pandemic will exacerbate humanitarian crises, Plan International Canada
Analysing coronavirus: an expert’s opinion, Action Against Hunger
COVID-19: Five things we can do to help in developing countries, CARE Canada
Ethnic Minority Midwives and Child Nutrition in Son La, Vietnam, HealthBridge
COVID-19 school closures impact nearly 743 million girls, Plan International Canada
Putting equality, inclusion and rights at the centre of a COVID-19 water, sanitation and hygiene response, WaterAid Canada
A World Health Day like no other, AMREF Health Africa
COVID-19 Update: Birch Narrows and Turnor Lake come together to tackle food insecurity, Canadian Feed the Children
Working with Ethnic Minority Communities in Vietnam to Improve Maternal and Child Health, HealthBridge
Gender and coronavirus: Why women are bearing the brunt of COVID-19, Plan International Canada
G7 Must Put a Gender Lens on COVID-19 Efforts, Women Deliver
Le danger du confinement en Afrique, Pierre Micheletti, Action contre la Faim
Témoignage : en irak, le système de santé ébranlé par le coronavirus, Médecins du Monde
Un soutien international est requis pour lutter contre la COVID-19 dans les pays à faible revenu, Le Centre de recherches pour le développement international
La pandémie a changé le travail humanitaire canadien à l’étranger, Humanité & Inclusion
May 5, International Day of the Midwife, Global
May 12, International Nurses Day, Global
May 12, Town Hall with Minister Gould, Virtual
May 13, Keeping the Engine Running: Challenges in Non-Profit Operations During COVID-19, Virtual
May 15, International Day of Families, Global
May 17, International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Global
May 20, Menstrual Hygiene in Fragile and Humanitarian Contexts, Virtual
May 23, International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, Global
May 19, RADAR Measurement Tool Training Series: Open Data Kit & Analysis, Virtual
May 26, RADAR Measurement Tool Training Series: Open Data Kit & Analysis, Virtual
May 27, Webinar Wednesday: Data Sharing for Future Sector Growth, Virtual
May 28, Menstrual Hygiene Day, Global
May 31, World No Tobacco Day, Global
June 1, Global Day of Parents, Global
June 4, Tracking Progress in Access to Safe Abortion in Humanitarian Settings, Virtual
June 4, International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, Global
June 5, World Environment Day, Global
June 9, Menstruation 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Menstrual Bleeding and Disorders, Virtual
June 10, A Partnership Model: Measuring Linkages between Nutrition and Gender Equality, Virtual
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Lead on Canada Engagement Strategy and Content Design, CanWaCH
Knowledge Management & Translation Associate, Grand Challenges Canada – Toronto, Canada
Bilingual Communications Officer, Crossroads International – Toronto, Canada
Assistant Professor – Epidemiology, University of Toronto – Canada
Doctoral Research Awards 2020, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Gender Advisor, Innovation in Non-Traditional Vocational Education and Skills Training (INVEST), World University Service of Canada (WUSC) – Accra, Ghana
Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Advisor, INVEST Project, World University Service of Canada (WUSC) – Accra, Ghana
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Advisor, Innovation in Non-Traditional Vocational Education and Skills Training (INVEST), World University Service of Canada (WUSC) – Accra, Ghana
Bilingual Volunteer Mobilization Officer – Training Lead, Crossroads International – Toronto or Montreal, Canada
Director, Impact Measurement & Evaluation, Digital Opportunity Trust – Ottawa, Canada
Call for Abstracts, Canadian Society For International Health
Humanitarian MEAL Specialist, CARE Canada – Ottawa, Canada
Community Health Associate, Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity – Vancouver, Canada
Volunteer Manager, Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada – Ottawa, Canada
Open Nominations: 2020 Founders Award, Horizons of Friendship
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