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SUMMARY:Beyond Hospital Doors: A Deep Dive into Post-Discharge Mortality Among Rwandan Children
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre on Thursday\, May 8\, 2024 from 12:00 – 1:00PM for a global health special seminar by Dr. Christian Umuhoza on “Beyond Hospital Doors: A Deep Dive into Post-Discharge Mortality Among Rwandan Children”. He will present the Smart Discharges study findings on the neglected burden of post-discharge mortality among Rwandan children. A meet and greet with Dr. Umuhoza will follow from 1:00-2:00PM and refreshments will be served. \nDr. Umuhoza is a consultant pediatrician at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) and senior lecturer at the University of Rwanda (UR). With a keen interest in medical education\, Dr. Umuhoza plays an invaluable role in teaching medical students and residents in pediatrics. In 2022\, Dr. Umuhoza partnered with the Institute for Global Health as the Co-Principal Investigator for the Smart Discharges Digital Health Research Program aiming to improve hospital-to-home transitions among children recovering from sepsis. He is also involved in the Arrowsmith\, UBC\, and UR Global Health Partnership\, supporting medical resident education through shared virtual learning activities. \nWe would love to see you in-person at the CSB V2-222\, but if you are unable to attend in-person\, the Zoom details are provided below. \nClick here to attend.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/beyond-hospital-doors-a-deep-dive-into-post-discharge-mortality-among-rwandan-children/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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SUMMARY:9th Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation (STI Forum)
DESCRIPTION:Registration for representatives of non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders – Final Days! \nRegister here by 21 April\, 5PM (EDT) \nThe ninth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will be held from 9-10 May 2024. The theme for the STI Forum 2024 is: “Science\, technology and innovation for reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable\, resilient and innovative solutions”. \nEvery year\, the STI Forum brings together high-level policy makers and senior government officials with scientists\, engineers\, innovators\, entrepreneurs\, and representatives of organized science and technology communities\, the UN system and international organizations. The Forum is a venue for facilitating the establishment of networks and the development\, transfer\, and dissemination of relevant technologies for the SDGs. \nIn connection with the Forum\, a limited number of side-events will be organized from 8 May to 10 May by Member States\, the UN System\, Intergovernmental Organizations\, accredited non-governmental stakeholders\, as well as selected universities\, laboratories\, and scientific and engineering organizations. \nAll representatives of non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders who wish to attend the STI Forum and parallel events in person must register using this registration form by 21 April\, 5PM\, EDT. \nFor more information about the 2024 STI Forum\, click here.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/9th-annual-multi-stakeholder-forum-on-science-technology-and-innovation-sti-forum/
LOCATION:UNHQ New York\, 405 E 42nd St\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240509T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240509T203000
DTSTAMP:20240417T131428Z
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UID:10002196-1715274000-1715286600@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:FILM SCREENING “KARUARA\, PEOPLE OF THE RIVER” FROM PERU’S AMAZON REGION
DESCRIPTION:Join Cuso International for an evening of inspiration as we present a debut viewing of “Karuara\, People of the River” at the Centre for Social Innovation\, Spadina in Toronto on May 9\, 2024. \nMeet Irma\, a courageous Indigenous woman and her family as they stand against formidable forces to protect their river and the revered Karuara community. Through stunning hand-painted animations\, this Peruvian documentary unveils the spiritual realm of the Karuara\, offering viewers a profound voyage into their world. \nAmidst a world that often commodifies nature\, this film serves as a poignant reminder of our intrinsic bond with water\, inviting us to rekindle our connection to the natural world. \nBefore the film\, join us for a special Cuso International alumni gathering\, where you will meet Miguel Araoz\, Mariluz Canaquiri\, and Stephanie Boyd – the talented minds behind this cinematic masterpiece. \nAfter the film\, stay for a Q&A session and enjoy time for networking and socializing over Peruvian appetizers. \nClick here to attend!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/film-screening-karuara-people-of-the-river-from-perus-amazon-region-2/
LOCATION:Centre for Social Innovation\, 192 Spadina Avenue\, Toronto\, ON\, M5T 2C2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240511T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240511T170000
DTSTAMP:20240415T124018Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Vision Summit 2024
DESCRIPTION:Empowering youth-led global change for the world’s most vulnerable children and youth! \nThis hybrid conference is free for youth to attend (thanks to our generous sponsor)! You can attend in person or virtually. Lunch and refreshments are included for in-person attendees.  \nHere is what you can look forward to at the Youth Vision Summit: \n– Build advocacy skills in public education\, political engagement\, storytelling\, and digital and artistic mobilization. \n– Be inspired by Young Global Changemakers and connect with like-minded youth and global impact professionals locally and nationally. \n– Be involved in big-picture conversations including solving global hunger\, protecting children’s rights\, building sustainability for the next generation\, and influencing policy change. \n– Discover how to amplify Canada’s role in advancing global equality and the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals through engaging with decision-makers and the public. \n– Learn how you can affect change in the lives of children across the globe and advocate for a better future to end extreme poverty\, improve global health\, advance gender equity\, strengthen environmental protection\, and improve global food systems. \nDon’t miss this life-shaping opportunity to explore how you can be part of global conversations and impact. You’ll have the chance to engage with impressive youth changemakers\, like-minded peers\, and humanitarian practitioners to network and make valuable connections! \nClick here to register!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/youth-vision-summit-2024/
LOCATION:Centre for Social Innovation\, 192 Spadina Avenue\, Toronto\, ON\, M5T 2C2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240513T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240513T203000
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SUMMARY:Screening of SIRA
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by WaterAid on the sidelines of Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH)\, Healthy World Conference: Dialogues on Health\, Gender & Climate Resilience. \nMonday\, May 13th\, 2024 \nDoors open at 5 p.m. EDT for for hors d’oeuvres and refreshments \nFilm Screening at 6 p.m. EDT \nOmni Hotel Montreal\, Pierre de Coubertin Room1050 Sherbrooke Street West\, Montreal \nDiscussion to follow with Apolline Traore\, Burkinabée writer-director of SIRA \nApolline Traoré’s\, SIRA offers an unflinching look at the ongoing lawlessness and violence against women in the Sahel region of Northern Africa. \nThe story revolves around the figure of Sira\, a young bride-to-be crossing the desert when armed extremists attack and raid their nomadic village\, killing the men. Brutalized and then abandoned\, Sira begins another long journey across the arid landscape to return to her community. But the path she has chosen leads her right into the assailants’ camp. Refusing to surrender to circumstances\, she decides to remain near the camp\, living off the land and out of sight\, preparing for her moment to strike back. \nSIRA was presented at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso. The film was awarded a special prize by WaterAid for addressing the problem of access to water for women and girls in the Sahel\, in a context marked by climate change. Traoré also became a WaterAid Ambassador on WASH and Climate change. SIRA made its North American debut at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). \nClick here to register!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/screening-of-sira/
LOCATION:Hotel Omni Mont-Royal\, 1050 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest\, Montréal\, Québec\, H3A 2R6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240521T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240522T150000
DTSTAMP:20240103T141751Z
CREATED:20240103T141751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T141751Z
UID:10002088-1716282000-1716390000@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:From Evidence to Impact: Fundamentals of Global Health Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:COURSE FORMAT\nOnline or in-person. Enrollees will need to pick which section of the course to attend:\n-Online: May 21 & 22 9:00am-3:00pm (Montreal time). The online course will be recorded and available until July 1\, 2024.\n-In-person: May 23 & 24 9:00am-3:00pm (Montreal time). The in-person course will not be recorded.  \nDESCRIPTION\nAdvocacy has a crucial role to play in shaping priorities and policies in global health\, yet figuring out how to get started in advocacy can be daunting. Through a combination of lectures\, interactive activities\, case studies and guest speakers\, participants will leave this course inspired by the potential of advocacy for positive change and confident in their ability to incorporate it into their own work. Focusing on both the theory and practical steps behind effective advocacy\, this course is relevant for both global and Canadian audiences as well as those brand-new to advocacy or those who want to build on their existing skills. \nCOURSE DIRECTOR\nLeigh Raithby\nPolicy and Advocacy Officer\, Results Canada and Stop TB Canada \nCOURSE FACULTY\nTaryn Russell\, Deputy Executive Director\, Results Canada\nEkatha Ann John\, Global Health Policy and Advocacy Manager\, Results Canada\nDominique Denoncourt\, Policy and Advocacy Officer\, Results Canada\nFaculty are still being confirmed and there may be changes to the above list. \nCONTENT\nAdvocacy is democracy in action – it can play a powerful role in influencing and shaping priorities and policies in global health. An effective advocacy campaign consists of several strategic components\, that together\, can effect change at national\, regional\, and international levels. In this session\, participants will learn to identify opportunities for policy change in different contexts\, and the tools to influence decision-making to bring about specific changes in global health. This will include an overview of advocacy\, key components to build high-impact campaigns in different settings\, working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders\, ways to communicate effectively with target audiences\, engaging parliamentarians and policymakers\, and campaigning through digital advocacy. The session will include relevant experts from different country contexts sharing their experiences advocating for healthy lives and human dignity for everyone\, everywhere. \nWe will utilize case studies that are global in nature and have guest speakers from a variety of countries so participants can be inspired about how they may apply advocacy in their own contexts and have a good understanding of the breadth of advocacy work that is happening around the world. \nOBJECTIVES\n– To foster a nuanced understanding of advocacy\, decision-making processes\, and translating evidence-based knowledge into policy action in global health\n– To equip participants with the ability to develop a step-by-step advocacy strategy – from developing an “ask” to identifying appropriate targets\, tactics and allies and measuring impact.\n– To explore and share different strategies\, tactics\, challenges and barriers to influence decision making in global health.\n– To encourage participants to apply advocacy using an anti-oppression and equity lens to their areas of work. \nTARGET AUDIENCE\n– Public health graduate students and faculty with an interest in global health advocacy\n– Health researchers and practitioners\n– Policymakers\, administrators\, and policy advisors\n– Community advocates and civil society
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/from-evidence-to-impact-fundamentals-of-global-health-advocacy/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240528T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240528T173000
DTSTAMP:20240522T210420Z
CREATED:20240521T181846Z
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UID:10002206-1716883200-1716917400@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Eradicating Hunger\, and Building Resilience in the Sahel Region
DESCRIPTION:The Sahel region is one of the most structurally vulnerable and food insecure regions in Africa. In 2018\, WFP and partners launched an innovative programme – the Sahel Integrated Resilience Programme – to help individuals\, communities\, and governments tap into their potential and boost their resilience across five countries: Burkina Faso\, Chad\, Mali\, Mauritania\, and Niger. \nThe World Food Programme in Ottawa invites you to visit its FREE\, interactive\, multimedia exhibit detailing how WFP’s integrated resilience programming is transforming livelihoods in Africa’s Sahelian region. You will also have a chance to connect with WFP staff members present on-site to answer any questions. Hope to see you there! \nREGISTRATION: FREE\, no registration required. \nWHEN: Tuesday\, May 28th\, 2024. 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM \nWHERE: 350 Albert Street\, Ottawa K1R 7Y6. Constitution Square Lobby \nNote that the exhibit is available in English only. \nClick here to see an overview of the program: Holding Back the Sahara Desert
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/eradicating-hunger-and-building-resilience-in-the-sahel-region/
LOCATION:350 Albert Street\, 350 Albert Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1R 7Y6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240529T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240531T200000
DTSTAMP:20240409T131825Z
CREATED:20240409T131825Z
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UID:10002184-1716969600-1717185600@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:First International Symposium on Responsible Practices in Managing International Projects with the Global South
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to invite you to participate in an exceptional event designed to redefine the contours of international project management: a conference dedicated to the responsible management of international projects\, with a special focus on relationships with the Global South. This initiative is fully aligned with the dynamics of valuing the multiple perspectives of Others\, emphasizing pluriversal practices often sidelined\, with the aim of establishing a more inclusive justice. \nOur ambition is to dive deep into the contextual specifics essential for teams engaged in the implementation of international projects. We propose to explore the unique challenges faced by stakeholders and to highlight innovative practices that promote co-creation and the valorization of indigenous knowledge within the framework of public development aid (PDA). \nAt the heart of our conference\, the goal is bold: it is to question certainties\, dismantle cognitive biases\, and re-evaluate practices rooted in a universalist vision of project management. By sharing a diversity of perspectives\, we aspire not only to enrich the body of knowledge but also to encourage the adoption of hybrid practices\, enriched by cultural and intellectual diversity. \nEngaging in a dialogic and collaborative approach\, our conference will place special emphasis on responsibility\, sustainability\, and the decolonization of knowledge. \nWe aim to make this space a breeding ground for new research collaborations and innovative practices. The academic community\, professionals in international project management\, representatives of public bodies and NGOs\, as well as the next generation of students\, will find fertile ground to transcend disciplinary barriers and develop innovative expertise\, valuable in the fields of project management\, management\, and social innovation. \nJoin us to contribute to a pioneering approach aimed at enriching\, renewing\, and revolutionizing the practices of international project management from a resolutely pluriversal and inclusive perspective. Your presence and participation will be crucial for the success of this conference and for the promotion of the values we seek to uphold. \nClick here to register!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/first-international-symposium-on-responsible-practices-in-managing-international-projects-with-the-global-south/
LOCATION:315 Rue Sainte-Catherine E\, 315 Rue Sainte-Catherine E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2X 3X2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240530T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240530T193000
DTSTAMP:20240524T131816Z
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UID:10002210-1717090200-1717097400@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Rise & Thrive: Empowering East African Youth through Education
DESCRIPTION:Education has the power to shape the course of a person’s life. But access to this fundamental human right is often threatened by harmful gender norms\, fragile institutions\, and other systemic barriers. This is especially true for girls living in vulnerable communities. Addressing these challenges requires the cultivation of inclusive\, resilient\, and adaptive learning environments. \nJoin AKFC and Canada-Mathare Education Trust on May 30 as we embark on an exploration of innovative approaches\, challenges\, and triumphs in promoting educational access for girls\, in East Africa and beyond. We’ll discuss the role of Canadian cooperation in expanding gender-equitable education and skill-building opportunities for youth in the region. \nBe a changemaker. Join us at Rise & Thrive and be inspired to advance gender equity and access to education. \nREGISTER HERE AND LEARN MORE \n 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/rise-thrive-empowering-east-african-youth-through-education/
LOCATION:199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa / Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240530T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240530T193000
DTSTAMP:20240528T173730Z
CREATED:20240528T173730Z
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UID:10002216-1717090200-1717097400@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Rise and Thrive: Empowering East African Youth through Education
DESCRIPTION:Join AKFC and Canada-Mathare Education Trust on May 30 to explore innovative solutions for gender equity in education!\nEducation has the power to shape the course of a person’s life. But access to this fundamental human right is often threatened by harmful gender norms\, fragile institutions\, and other systemic barriers. This is especially true for girls living in vulnerable communities. Addressing these challenges requires the cultivation of inclusive\, resilient\, and adaptive learning environments. \nJoin AKFC and Canada-Mathare Education Trust on May 30 as we embark on an exploration of innovative approaches\, challenges\, and triumphs in promoting educational access for girls\, in East Africa and beyond. We’ll discuss the role of Canadian cooperation in expanding gender-equitable education and skill-building opportunities for youth in the region. \nBe a changemaker. Join us at Rise & Thrive and be inspired to advance gender equity and access to education. \nKey Information for Attendees:\n– When you register\, please indicate whether you are interested in attending in-person at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat or\n  online (Zoom) by selecting the relevant ticket option.\n– In-person attendees are welcome to arrive by 5:30 p.m. EDT to network and enjoy light refreshments.\n– This event will be offered in English only \nFor accommodation requests\, accessibility inquiries\, or any other questions\, please contact us at akfc.events@akdn.org. \nClick here to attend!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/rise-and-thrive-empowering-east-african-youth-through-education/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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