February 2017 Newsletter
International Development Week 2017 This year marks the 27th annual International Development Week (IDW). For CanWaCH and its partners, it has been a busy week of events and activities to […]
Author: Admin CanWaCH
CanWaCH Executive Director Receives 'Voice for Children' Award
Michael Messenger, President and CEO of World Vision Canada presented Helen Scott with her award. World Vision Canada has awarded Dr. Helen Scott its 2017 Voice for Children Award. Dr. […]
January 2017 Newsletter
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017! We promised you an exciting year for the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) and our partners, and you’ll see below in […]
Is Canada Back? The facts about Canadian international development aid and Budget 2017
Is Canada really pulling its weight in helping the world’s most vulnerable, including women, children and adolescents? As the Government of Canada prepares to table Budget 2017, it’s important for […]
Volunteers can make the difference between life and death: Red Cross health advisor
“When disaster strikes it takes a while for the health system to get going,” says Mary Thompson, health advisor with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC). “It is in global crises […]
2016 International Assistance Review: 'What we heard' released
Global Affairs Canada has released What We Heard, a summary of the submissions the Canadian government received in response to its International Assistance Review (IAR) Discussion Paper. Consultation on […]
CanWaCH Conference session on fragile contexts
Susan Johnson, Vice President and Director General International Operations and Movement Relations, Canadian Red Cross – CanWaCH AGM Presentation – Nov 2016 First, before I start into the remarks I have prepared, I […]
Board Member Dorothy Shaw Receives the Order of Canada
We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Dorothy Shaw on receiving the Order of Canada on November 18 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Dr. Shaw is a women’s health advocate who […]
Two more distinguished members added to Board of Directors
At its Annual General Meeting on November 4, 2016, the Canadian Partnership for Women’s and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) was pleased to welcome additional expertise from Plan International Canada and HealthBridge […]
Highlights from the 2016 CanWaCH Conference & AGM in Montréal
We are pleased to report that our conference was a great success – based on our conference evaluations 97% of attendees indicated positive satisfaction with the conference overall! Partnerships, Policy, […]
