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SUMMARY:Oxfam Canada Youth Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:Real change happens when people come together and use their collective power to lift up their communities. Together we have the ability to represent an array of people\, issues and lived experiences\, all with a shared passion for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)\, and ending the injustice of poverty and inequality. That is why Oxfam Canada is calling on youth activists\, community leaders and passionate individuals from across the country to come together and attend the Youth Summit! \nAbout the Youth Summit! \nOxfam Canada will convene young SRHR activists from across Canada to gain skills related to providing\, educating on\, and advocating for CSE and SRHR in their communities. The Youth Summit is a free\, two-day summit that will be packed full of workshops\, inspiring speakers\, and breakout sessions focused on SRHR issues and advocacy. Participants will leave inspired\, connected\, knowledgeable and equipped with skills to advocate for positive change under the broad umbrella of SRHR\, including an explicit focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ CSE. \nApplicants from anywhere in Canada\, excluding Quebec\, aged 18-29 are welcome to apply. Our overarching goal with these spots is to support young 2SLGBTQ+ leaders by equipping them with the skills and knowledge not only to bring CSE into their community spaces using an intersectional feminist and anti-racist approach\, but also advocate for CSE\, SRHR\, and other 2SLGBTQ+ related issues in political settings. \nYouth will participate in interactive sessions that build their capacity in CSE that addresses the needs of diverse populations. They will also learn how to advocate for the needs of themselves and their communities\, specifically around CSE and SRH to decision makers.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/oxfam-canada-youth-summit-2025/
LOCATION:Ottawa\, ON
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Youth
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SUMMARY:Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2025
DESCRIPTION:AHAIC 2025\, happening on March 2-5 in Kigali\, Rwanda\, marks a historic moment in Africa’s health resilience. Themed “Connected for Change: Addressing Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Health\,” AHAIC celebrates a decade of African-led thought leadership\, offering a unique platform to explore innovations and connect with key stakeholders in shaping a self-reliant Africa. \nJoin us to reimagine global health systems to ensure equitable access to healthcare for everyone\, everywhere. \nLearn more and register here
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/africa-health-agenda-international-conference-ahaic-2025/
LOCATION:Kigali Convention Centre\, Rwanda
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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SUMMARY:CSW Parallel Event: Educating Women and Girls: Advancing their Empowerment and Equality
DESCRIPTION:In this NGO CSW parallel event\, co-hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and Women Graduates-USA\, panelists will discuss the progress made and ways forward to achieve gender equality\, highlighting the importance of: \n\nOpening doors to leadership through education (Joan-Marie Aylward\, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland & Labrador)\nSupporting girls’ agency through a quality education (Wanda Bedard\, President & Founder of 60 Million Girls)\nFostering women’s and girls’ innate critical thinking skills (Geeta Desai\, Co-Director of Global Affairs\, Women Graduates-USA)\nAccelerating progress on the Beijing Platform for Action: An intergenerational dialogue (Soon-Young Yoon\, Cities for CEDAW Founder & Organizer of the NGO Forum at the 1995 Beijing Conference).\n\nRegister here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/csw-parallel-event-educating-women-and-girls-advancing-their-empowerment-and-equality/
LOCATION:Church Center for the United Nations (CCUN)\,  2nd Floor\,  New York\, Church Center for the United Nations (CCUN)\, 2nd Floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250314T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250314T133000
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SUMMARY:NGOCSW69 Powerful Yet Overlooked: African Women\, diversity and inclusion in Beijing +30
DESCRIPTION:Building on the regional report “Powerful yet Overlooked: African Women with Disabilities and the Ongoing Struggle for Inclusion\, 30 Years after Beijing”\, our event will highlight the persistent gaps in the inclusion\, participation and protection of the rights of women with disabilities\, despite international and regional commitments. By sharing the experiences of women with disabilities in all their diversity\, and giving the floor to UN and other policy makers\, we will map out a stronger commitment to inclusion and diversity at global\, regional and national levels over the next 5 years.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/ngocsw69-powerful-yet-overlooked-african-women-diversity-and-inclusion-in-beijing-30/
LOCATION:Salvation Army Auditorium\, 221 E. 52nd St.\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250317T160000
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SUMMARY:Frozen Aid\, Failing Women: New Data on the Impact of U.S Cuts
DESCRIPTION:Side session at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women \nJoin Colombia University and GHAE as we unveil groundbreaking new data on how shifts in the U.S. foreign aid are affecting health and well-being of women and girls worldwide. We will share data from Crehpa\, HIAS\, and policy/strategy Group\, amfAR\, Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN) and Columbia University. \nThis timely hybrid event\, hosted by the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health in partnership with amfAR and GMHAN on the sideline of the 69th Commission on the Status of Women\, brings together leading researchers\, practitioners\, policy makers\, and advocates to mobilize a cross-sectorial action and response. \nDon’t miss this vital discussion on advancing solutions for women and girls. \nDetails: \nDate: March 17\, 2025 \nTime: 4:00-5:30 EST \nLocation: Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY And Online \nClick here to register!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/frozen-aid-failing-women-new-data-on-the-impact-of-u-s-cuts/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250324T130000
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SUMMARY:Where Does the Money Go? (N4G Side Event)
DESCRIPTION:Where does the money from N4G commitments go\, and which interventions should be prioritized to achieve impact on nutrition and health? \nThis side event will highlight high-impact\, but underfunded\, interventions that have the potential to transform health and nutrition outcomes\, such as strengthening the delivery of community health and nutrition programming and integrating nutrition into primary health care. \nAdditionally\, this event will explore how funding for nutrition\, including from N4G commitments\, could leverage global health initiatives (GHIs) like the Global Financing Facility (GFF) and Gavi\, the Vaccine Alliance and mechanisms such as the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). By prioritizing these investments\, N4G commitments can help mobilize investments at the country level and help achieve the World Bank’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) target of reaching 1.5 billion people with quality\, affordable health services by 2030\, while tackling malnutrition\, improving immunization coverage\, and addressing preventable but deadly diseases like tuberculosis. \nFeatured panelists \n\nTaryn Russell\, Executive Director\, Results Canada (confirmed): Moderator.\nDr. Patricia N’Goran\, Advisor\, National Coordinator of the National Council for Nutrition and Food (confirmed) will give opening remarks.\nHon. Berni Naman MP\, Côte d’Ivoire (confirmed) to discuss the critical gaps in nutrition and health financing in their context and the impact of global health investments.\nAlia Poonawala\, Private Sector Engagement Lead\, Resource Mobilization\, Gavi\, the Vaccine Alliance (confirmed) to highlight how they are uniquely positioned to mitigate the occurrence and impact of malnutrition through immunization.\nSupriya Madhavan\, RMNCAH-N & Gender Lead\, Global Financing Facility (confirmed) to discuss how the mechanism leverages grants to create an incentive for domestic resources mobilization for maternal and child health and nutrition.\n\nHosted by the ACTION Secretariat\, Global Health Advocates\, and Results Canada \nIn-person location: Civil Society Pavilion at La Serre\, 2 avenue de la Porte de la Plaine\, entrance door B\, 75015 Paris (France). Note that in-person registration for the venue is closed. \nVirtual Participation: Link to live sessions for CSO Pavilion (FYI\, at present it shows the agenda but will be updated closer to the summit.)
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/where-does-the-money-go-n4g-side-event/
LOCATION:Paris\, France
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250324T180000
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UID:10002535-1742839200-1742846400@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Unite to #EndTB: World TB Day event in Toronto
DESCRIPTION:For World Tuberculosis Day on March 24th\, Results Canada thrilled to be hosting a public event in Toronto to Unite to #EndTB! \nDate: Monday\, March 24 \nTime: 6pm-8pm \nLocation: Ted Rogers School of Management\, 55 Dundas St W\, Room: TRS 3-119 \nRegister: Eventbrite \nCome learn about the global and domestic aspects of TB\, and the steps you can take as an advocate to generate awareness and promote policy action to eliminate the world’s deadliest infectious disease. \nThe evening will end with creative sign-making that shares key TB messages and then a walk to the Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square\, which will be lit in red for World TB Day\, to take photos and further raise awareness of the need to #EndTB.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/unite-to-endtb-world-tb-day-event-in-toronto/
LOCATION:Ted Rogers School of Management\, 55 Dundas St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5G 2C6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,International Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250326T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250327T170000
DTSTAMP:20250306T164041Z
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SUMMARY:Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2025
DESCRIPTION:Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) is an annual gathering in Geneva where the humanitarian community comes together to collaborate on knowledge-sharing to strengthen our sector\, nurture long-standing partnerships and foster new ones\, and reflect on where and how our work has contributed to positive change globally–and how our work can be strengthened. \nThis year\, portfolio teams from Humanitarian Innovation Program at Grand Challenges Canada\, Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge and Play Learn Thrive\, will host three events\, some alongside partners\, sharing insights from our work and reflecting on ways forward. \nIf you’ll be there in person\, you’ll find us in the exhibition area when we’re not in sessions\, where we’ll be showcasing groundbreaking medical innovations from Surgibox and Pragmatic Innovation. \nOur sessions will be held in-person at The International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) and virtually. Read descriptions and click through to register for individual sessions below. \n1. THE MISSING LINK: \nConnecting Community-Led Initiatives with national and global social innovation ecosystems in humanitarian settings\n2. CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS FOR CRISIS AFFECTED COMMUNITIES: \nLearning from Best Practices and Scaling through Public-Private Collaboration\n3. SUPPORTING CAREGIVER AND EDUCATOR CAPACITY \nBuilding Resilient Support Systems for Children in Emergencies through Play-Based Learning\nLearn more here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/humanitarian-networks-and-partnerships-week-2025/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250326T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250326T120000
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SUMMARY:N4G Side Event Registration: Mainstreaming nutrition in development: Unlocking the potential of multilateral development banks
DESCRIPTION:Nutrition International and the Asian Development Bank invite you to an official N4G side event: \n\n\nMainstreaming nutrition in development: Unlocking the potential of multilateral development banks  \n\n\nDate: March 26th\, 2025  \n\n\nTime: 10:00am to 12:00pm CET  \n\n\nLocation:\nChâteauform’ La Manufacture\,  \n4 Esplanade de le Manufacture\, ​\n92130\, Issy-le-Maoulineaux​\nParis\, France    \n\n\nOn the margins of the Nutrition for Growth Summit (N4G)\, Nutrition International and the Asian Development Bank invite you to join an engaging panel discussion on the pivotal role of multilateral development banks and international organizations in integrating nutrition into broader development agendas. \n\n\nJoin us as key stakeholders explore innovative nutrition financing models\, successful partnerships and cross-sector synergies that can drive nutrition-sensitive investments and unlock scalable\, sustainable solutions for global impact as we work to end malnutrition. \nIf you have any questions\, please write to events@nutritionintl.org \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/n4g-side-event-registration-mainstreaming-nutrition-in-development-unlocking-the-potential-of-multilateral-development-banks/
LOCATION:Paris\, France
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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