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SUMMARY:HRN Sphere Training: Ottawa
DESCRIPTION:Sphere Training 2025 \nFor HRN and Non-HRN Members | November 3rd – 4th (Ottawa\, in English) \n(In-person trainings – attend one location only) \nJoin us for a two-day\, in-person training\, tailored for HRN members\, designed to strengthen understanding of the Sphere Standards​ and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS)​. This session will be facilitated by qualified trainers who previously completed the Sphere Training of Trainers program organized by HRN. \nTopics covered include: \n\nOverview of Sphere Standards and their practical application\nCore Humanitarian Standard (CHS) principles and integration\nConducting a Sphere training needs assessment for HRN members\nGuidance on facilitating future Sphere and CHS sessions\n\nDate: November 3rd – 4th (In-person\, Ottawa) \nTime: 9am – 5pm each day \nLocation: \n\nOttawa: Cooperation Canada offices\, 123 Slater Street\, Suite 800\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1P 5G4\n\nAudience: HRN members (staff in Canada and overseas)\, Canadian NGO staff\, and students in humanitarian/development fields \nThis training is ideal for those new to the Sphere standards or looking to refresh and deepen their understanding. Participants will leave equipped to apply these essential frameworks in their work—and may also be prepared to support future training efforts. \nFee: \n\n$200 CAD for HRN members\n$400 CAD for non-members\n(Includes training materials and the Sphere Handbook.)\n\nImportant: \n\nRegistrants will access pre-course online modules\, to be identified by facilitators\, and must attend all sessions.\nIf fewer than 10 people are signed up for either training by October 5th\, that training will be postponed. We’ll notify all registrants directly with updates.\nSome travel grants are available – please email us at hrncoordinator@humanitarianresponse.ca for more details.\n\nRegistration required – open to HRN members\, Canadian NGOs\, and humanitarian students.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/hrn-sphere-training-ottawa/
LOCATION:Cooperation Canada offices\, 123 Slater Street\, Suite 800\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1P 5G4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,PCWHC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T193000
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SUMMARY:The Global Health Activism We Need
DESCRIPTION:What to Expect: Montreal \nAn evening of conversation\, advocacy\, and community \nJoin us in Montreal and Toronto for an inspiring evening with South African activist Zackie Achmat\, recipient of McGill University’s inaugural Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity\, Dr. Wesler Lambert\, Executive Director of Partners In Health / Zanmi Lasante in Haiti and\, in Toronto only\, Dr. Adrienne Chan. \nThe program begins with a Q&A on his decades of activism and today’s urgent challenges in HIV care and global health. A casual catered reception follows\, offering the chance to connect with PIH leaders\, advocates\, and the health equity community. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/the-global-health-activism-we-need/
LOCATION:Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel\, Room: La Truteau\, 426 Rue Saint Gabriel\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Y 2Z9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
CREATED:20250403T141737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T141737Z
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SUMMARY:Night for Rights Gala
DESCRIPTION:An Inspiring Evening in Celebration of Human Rights Journalism \n\nWednesday\, November 5\, 2025\nArcadian Court\, Toronto\n\n5pm Cocktail Reception | 6pm Gala Dinner | 8pm After-party \nMore details to come. \nLearn more here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/night-for-rights-gala/
LOCATION:Arcadian Court\, 401 Bay Street\, Simpson Tower 8th Floor\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5H 2Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T193000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
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SUMMARY:McGill Global Health Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 17th annual Global Health Night\, one of McGill’s flagship events in global health. This year\, we are honoured to welcome South Africa’s Zackie Achmat as our keynote speaker. As the first recipient of the Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity\, Mr. Achmat will deliver the inaugural Paul Farmer Lecture for Global Health Equity. \nWhether you attend in person or online\, don’t miss this inspiring evening filled with global health insights\, innovation\, and community. Open to the public\, the program includes a student poster fair\, showcasing projects\, clinical rotations\, and research from across McGill’s diverse student body\, Mr. Achmat’s lecture and more. Space is limited\, so reserve your spot today! \nZackie Achmat is a lifelong socialist and activist who began his political journey during the 1976 student uprisings against apartheid. Detained and tortured as a teenager\, he was later recruited into the banned ANC while imprisoned and joined its Marxist Workers’ Tendency in 1985. Diagnosed with HIV in 1990\, Zackie became a pioneering advocate for health and human rights. He co-founded the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality in 1994 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in 1998\, playing a key role in securing access to HIV treatment. He has worked with global organisations like Médecins Sans Frontières and the WHO\, and helped found movements such as Equal Education\, the Social Justice Coalition\, Ndifuna Ukwazi\, and #UniteBehind. These initiatives fight for justice\, political accountability\, and social equality. Most recently\, he co-founded the Global Coalition for HIV Treatment to resist devastating PEPFAR cuts. His activism is rooted in justice\, dignity\, and freedom. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/mcgill-global-health-night/
LOCATION:SSMU University Centre\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
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SUMMARY:The Global Health Activism We Need: Toronto
DESCRIPTION:What to Expect \nAn evening of conversation\, advocacy\, and community \nJoin us in Montreal and Toronto for an inspiring evening with South African activist Zackie Achmat\, recipient of McGill University’s inaugural Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity\, Dr. Wesler Lambert\, Executive Director of Partners In Health / Zanmi Lasante in Haiti and\, in Toronto only\, Dr. Adrienne Chan. \nThe program begins with a Q&A on his decades of activism and today’s urgent challenges in HIV care and global health. A casual catered reception follows\, offering the chance to connect with PIH leaders\, advocates\, and the health equity community. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/the-global-health-activism-we-need-toronto/
LOCATION:Alliance Française\, Spadina Campus\, 24 Spadina Road\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251111T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251111T180000
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SUMMARY:Hopper Lecture 2025 - Fostering Societal Growth
DESCRIPTION:In 2025\, Barbados enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act\, which came just three months after the government introduced a seven-year policy aimed at addressing the needs of persons with disabilities. As contemporary development faces social\, economic\, political\, and environmental challenges\, it is essential for any society striving to achieve its goals to vigorously promote the inclusion of all its members. \nGuest speaker: \nMs. Kerryann Ifill is a well-known Barbadian activist who has ceaselessly promoted the rights of people with disabilities. Since losing her vision at the age of four\, the 50-year-old has gone on to become the youngest person and first woman to be appointed President of the Barbados Senate. This was after becoming the first person with vision loss to complete a University of the West Indies degree (with Honours) at UWI’s Cave Hill campus\, before completing a Master of Business Administration and postgraduate diploma in Special Education. \nMs. Ifill has been one of the premier advocates for the adoption of assistive technology for children with special needs\, from primary through tertiary levels. She has been instrumental in preparing Barbados’ educational institutions to receive visually impaired students\, one of whom went on to become Barbados’s first blind attorney-at-law. She has also served the wider disabled community of the Caribbean by advancing a more inclusive agenda regionally. She has served as President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled\, President of the Barbados National United Society of the Blind\, President of the Caribbean Council for the Blind\, and Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum. Her colleagues and admirers say that her advocacy has been so powerful it has created a ripple effect\, encouraging others to work towards a more equitable and compassionate world. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/hopper-lecture-2025-fostering-societal-growth/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
CREATED:20251029T200115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T200115Z
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SUMMARY:Master of Development Practice and Global Justice (MDPGJ) program
DESCRIPTION:The MDPGJ is an interdisciplinary graduate program designed to prepare future leaders to address the world’s most complex development and justice challenges. Through an integrated approach that connects theory\, practice\, and policy\, students gain the skills and experience needed to make a meaningful impact locally and globally. \nJoin us to learn more about the program’s structure\, areas of study\, and opportunities for applied learning. The session will also provide an opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from faculty members involved in the program. \nInformation Session Details:\nDate: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST\nFormat: Hybrid (attend in person- MCKN 019 or online via Microsoft Teams) \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/master-of-development-practice-and-global-justice-mdpgj-program/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
CREATED:20251105T144823Z
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SUMMARY:Grad School Info Session: Master of Development Practice and Global Justice
DESCRIPTION:The Guelph Institute of Development Studies is pleased to launch a new course-based\, 8-month graduate program\, the Master of Development Practice and Global Justice. \nJoin us for an info session where we’ll introduce the new program\, break down the application process\, and share tips on strengthening your application to grad school. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/grad-school-info-session-master-of-development-practice-and-global-justice/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T173000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
CREATED:20251029T194642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T194642Z
UID:10002791-1763049600-1763055000@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Global Reads - AKFC's Book Club x GCP (November Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Join Global Reads for books\, discussions\, and meaningful connections! This event will take place at the Global Centre for Pluralism. \nJoin Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Global Centre for Pluralism in-person for a special edition of Global Reads featuring acclaimed journalist and author Lyse Doucet\, in conversation about her new book\, The Finest Hotel in Kabul. \nDrawing on four decades as one of the BBC’s most trusted voices from conflict zones\, Lyse Doucet offers a deeply human portrait of Afghanistan’s complex history\, told through the lens of a once-grand hotel and the people whose lives intersect within it. \nIn this session\, Lyse will be joined by Meredith Preston McGhie\, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism\, for a conversation on the power of literature to build understanding and empathy across divides. Together\, they will reflect on storytelling as a means of connecting across cultures\, histories\, and identities — and what it reveals about our shared humanity. \nIf you are passionate about global affairs\, storytelling\, and the role of empathy in a divided world\, this event is for you. \nCopies of The Finest Hotel in Kabul will be available for purchase. \nThis event is in-person only\, and will take place at the Global Centre for Pluralism. \nPlease note that this event will be offered in English. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/global-reads-akfcs-book-club-x-gcp-november-edition/
LOCATION:The Global Centre for Pluralism\, 330 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 0C7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T163000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
CREATED:20251029T134105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T134105Z
UID:10002789-1763199000-1763224200@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Pathways to Gender Equality: Real Stories\, Shared Futures
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this year’s Volunteer Conference will shine a light on Equity in International Volunteerism. Together\, we will explore how volunteer stories\, lived experiences\, and partnerships are creating pathways to gender equality and building more inclusive futures. \nThrough powerful keynote speeches\, interactive panels\, and hands-on workshops\, attendees will hear directly from volunteers and local partner organizations about concrete actions that have advanced gender equality and supported our Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP) goals. \nThis is also an opportunity to recognize exceptional alumni through our Volunteer Awards Ceremony. \n*This event will take place primarily in English\, with bilingual interpretation available. \nLunch is provided\, as well as some giveaways and contests! \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/pathways-to-gender-equality-real-stories-shared-futures/
LOCATION:Centre for Social Innovation – Spadina\, 192 Spadina Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T 3A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T170000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112908
CREATED:20251111T200956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T200956Z
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SUMMARY:A Hunger for Change: A Canadian Call to End Malnutrition
DESCRIPTION:Where you live should not determine whether you live. Join Results Canada for an engaging event on the role of Canada—and people like you—in ending the malnutrition crisis currently threatening the lives of millions of children around the world. Learn\, connect\, and take action to help ensure every child has the nutrition they need to survive and thrive\, no matter where they were born.\n\n\n\nCanada’s leadership in global nutrition has never been more critical. Malnutrition stunts growth\, limits learning\, weakens immune systems\, and can lead to death\, especially in children under 5. Nutrition is one of the most cost-effective solutions to reducing child mortality and the foundation of global health\, stability\, and economic resilience—which benefits us all. \nWe’re bringing together experts\, volunteers\, and the public to explore what’s urgently needed to end malnutrition. Do not miss this opportunity to connect with others fighting for a better world\, learn from a unique panel session with local and national specialists in the field\, and take concrete action to urge Canada to continue to step up for global nutrition. \nThe panel will include: \n\nJet Takaoka from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank\nAnne Gardner from the Grandmothers’ Advocacy Network\nGabriel Cassie from Results Canada\n\nSpots are limited: register now and take a step closer to a better world. \nResults Canada is a non-partisan advocacy organization that mobilizes everyday Canadians to generate the political will to end extreme poverty. \nFor more information\, contact us at action@resultscanada.ca. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/a-hunger-for-change-a-canadian-call-to-end-malnutrition/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn and Suites Surrey East\, 17530 64 Avenue\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112909
CREATED:20250828T134352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T134352Z
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SUMMARY:Global Health Spotlight Series - In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Global Health Spotlight Series – In Conversation! \nHosted by the Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre. \nJoin us as we explore Matthew’s journey to becoming a global health leader—highlighting his defining moments\, lessons learned\, and current projects. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nExplore how researchers’ unique journeys have shaped their current projects and the strategies they use to create equitable partnerships\nUnderstand the “what” but also the “why” behind their chosen methods and models\, including key decision-points\, challenges and adjustments made along the way\nLearn about opportunities to leverage resources and foster new collaborations and partnerships\n\nWhen: Tuesday\, November 18\, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST \nWhere: In-Person at Room 2108 BCCHR (across from the Chan Centre for Family Health Education auditorium)\, BC Children’s Hospital \nTicket Cost: Free \nLunch will be provided for registered participants. \nOur fourth speaker in this series is Dr. Matthew Wiens\, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anesthesiology\, Pharmacology & Therapeutics\, Faculty of Medicine\, University of British Columbia\, Director of Pediatric Research at Walimu\, a Ugandan health research institute\, and lead of the Healthy Starts Global Health and Innovation Group at BCCHR. He is an epidemiologist and public health researcher with a strong focus on pediatric sepsis\, digital health\, and health systems strengthening. For the past 14 years\, he has led a series of studies aimed at developing\, implementing\, and evaluating a risk-stratified care approach\, called Smart Discharges\, to improve discharge and post-discharge care among children\, newborns and mothers in East Africa. His collaborative research program engages researchers\, healthcare professionals\, technology developers. and policy-makers globally\, including collaborations with the Uganda Ministry of Health\, Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce\, and WHO Risk-Stratified Care Working Group. \nDr. Gina Ogilvie\, is the Co-Executive Medical Director of the Institute for Global Health BCCWH. She is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV related diseases and prevention\, and Professor at the University of British Columbia in the School of Population and Public Health. She is also Senior Public Health Scientist at BC Centre for Disease Control and Senior Research Advisor at the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. \nReserve your spot now!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/global-health-spotlight-series-in-conversation-3/
LOCATION:BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute\, room 2108\, 938 West 28th Avenue\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5Z 4H4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112909
CREATED:20251103T144245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T144245Z
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SUMMARY:Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Justice: Finding our Feet; Standing our Ground
DESCRIPTION:2025 John R. Evans Lectureship in Global Health\n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Alicia Ely Yamin\nDate & Time: Tuesday\, November 18\, 2025 | 4 – 6 PM ET (followed by a reception in person)\nLocation: Hybrid\n\n\n\nThere may be no area in which applying human rights to health has been more successful than sexual and reproductive rights. Not only have we changed norms over the last thirty plus years\, but we have also transformed institutional practices and affected embodied human beings’ lives and well-being. However\, we now face a sweeping anti-gender politics across the world. Anti-‘Gender Ideology’ has become a key rhetorical tool in the construction of a new conception of ‘common sense’ about what is normal and legitimate\, and it is linked rhetorically to a backlash against neoliberal globalization. Because of the US role in global health financing and governance\, and its influence on the world order more broadly\, the Trump administration’s anti-gender actions have had far reaching and devastating consequences. But the Trump administration is not unique. Further\, even before Trump was inaugurated for a second time\, the evolving political economy of global health had limited the effective enjoyment of sexual and reproductive rights in practice for swathes of people across the globe. Drawing on specific examples from work done in countries around the world\, this talk will discuss what we have achieved in applying human rights to sexual and reproductive health\, where human rights approaches have fallen short\, and where we might go now.\n\n\nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/sexual-and-reproductive-rights-and-justice-finding-our-feet-standing-our-ground/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251126
DTSTAMP:20260621T112909
CREATED:20250619T183717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T182654Z
UID:10002625-1763942400-1764115199@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Child care for all summit 2.0
DESCRIPTION:Come together with child care advocates\, parents\, early childhood educators\, and community leaders from across Canada for a powerful opportunity to connect\, reflect\, and take collective action toward a more inclusive and equitable early learning and child care system.  \nThis two-day summit will offer space for deep conversation\, collaboration\, and learning\, with a focus on the intersectional barriers faced by those historically excluded from Canada’s formal child care systems — including Black\, racialized\, immigrant and refugee families\, gender-diverse parents\, parents with disabilities\, and parents of children with disabilities. These communities\, often overlooked in child care policy and planning\, will be at the center of this convening.  \nOur collective goal is to strengthen a diverse and feminist child care movement that centers lived experience\, addresses systemic barriers\, and drives forward the vision of $10-a-day child care for all.  \nWhat to expect \nOver two days\, participants will:  \n\nDeepen their understanding of systemic gaps in child care policy and provision\nExplore solutions and grassroots strategies to advance equity in child care\nStrengthen networks and partnerships across movements and regions\nStrengthen the tools\, skills\, and momentum needed to advocate effectively in their communities and engaging equity-seeking groups.\n\nHeld during the Canada-wide Days of Action for Early Learning and Child Care\, this summit is both a celebration of progress and call to action. It is an opportunity to align our visions\, share knowledge\, and take action toward a child care system that works for all families  \nWHO SHOULD APPLY? \nWhether you’re a parent\, early childhood educator\, advocate\, community leader\, or simply passionate about equitable access to early learning and child care\, this summit is for you! We welcome those with varying levels of experience in child care advocacy — whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned advocate\, your voice matters.  \nCome be part of this important movement\, learn\, and help shape the future of early learning and child care in Canada!  \nWe are committed to justice\, equity\, diversity\, and inclusion. In alignment with these principles\, bursaries are available for participants who need financial support to cover the costs of accommodations and transportation.   \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/child-care-for-all-summit-2-0/
LOCATION:Ottawa\, ON
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,PCWHC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251127T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260621T112909
CREATED:20250828T135345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T135345Z
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SUMMARY:Drivers of Change: Champions of Care in Nursing and Allied Health
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre are thrilled to announce the 3rd Annual Global Health Evening & Dinner for Nursing and Allied Health Professionals taking place on Thursday November 27\, 2025 from 5pm to 7pm PDT at BC Children’s Hospital’s Chan Centre for Family Health Education. This annual event seeks to create a welcoming space for nursing and allied health professionals to gather as a community and delve into topics relevant to our practice over a shared meal. Students enrolled in nursing and allied health programs are also welcome to attend! \nThis year\, our event is titled “Drivers of Change: Champions of Care in Nursing and Allied Health.” We will spotlight the impactful work nursing and allied health professionals around the world are doing to transform healthcare delivery in their own local context. Look forward to a global panel of nursing and allied professionals speaking on: \n\nWomen’s reproductive health including endometriosis and menopause in Canada\nPediatric palliative care in Nepal\nIndigenous nutrition and food insecurity on the North Island\nHealth equity among Maya Indigenous peoples in Guatemala\n\nWe would love to have you join us for an evening of learning and reflection over a delicious meal prepared by Tayybeh. Our goal is to spark meaningful discussion about the changes we can lead within our local health systems. \nRegistration is FREE! Dinner and refreshments will be provided to registered attendees. \nPlease register by November 20\, 2025!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/drivers-of-change-champions-of-care-in-nursing-and-allied-health/
LOCATION:BC Children’s Hospital’s Chan Centre for Family Health Education\, 938 West 28th Ave\, Entrance #18\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5Z 4H4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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SUMMARY:Global Healthcare Evening
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion on global healthcare and our ability to impact change.\n\n\n\nWelcome to the Global Healthcare Evening! \nPlease join us for an evening to hear from guest speaker Mark Brender from Partners in Health (PIH) Canada about his experience working in global health and our ability to impact change. Whether you’re a healthcare professional\, student interested in pursuing a career in this field\, or simply interested in joining us\, this evening is for you! \nThe talk will be followed by a Q&A portion. \nLight refreshments and fare will be provided. \nTake a look at this video and main page to learn more. \nCase competition info can also be found on this page. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/global-healthcare-evening/
LOCATION:Aspengrove School\, 7660 Clark Drive\, Lantzville\, British Columbia\, V0R 2H0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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SUMMARY:Join the 2025 Global Health Case Competition – This November in British Columbia
DESCRIPTION:Act now to secure your school’s spot in this national\, hands-on learning event for Grades 10–12. \nJoin us for the Partners in Health Canada and Aspengrove Schools 2025 Case Conference on November 28th\, 2025. This one-day\, multi-school Case Competition invites teams to design real-world solutions to a pressing global health challenge. \nStudents will:\n\nWork in teams to analyze a real case study\nPresent their solutions to a panel of judges\nCollaborate with peers who share a passion for health equity\, justice\, and leadership\n\nNo prior experience required\, just curiosity\, creativity\, and the drive to make a difference. \nThis event is open to all students in grades 10-12. The registration fee is $35 per student.  \nHow to Register\nReady to take part in this national learning challenge? Please complete the forms below to register and take part in this meaningful learning experience. \nIndividual Registration (Individual) Link \nSchool Registration (Group) Link \nWhy Participate\n✅ Builds critical thinking\, communication\, and teamwork\n✅ Integrates seamlessly with social studies\, health\, or leadership programs\n✅ Inspires civic engagement and real-world problem solving\n✅ Simple registration — ready for teachers and student clubs to join \nBe Part of the Case for Change\nHealth care doesn’t reach everyone — and that has real consequences.\nYour students can lead the change\, starting right here\, right now. \nPartners In Health Canada x Aspengrove School \nRegistration closes November 21. Don’t miss out. \nLearn more here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/join-the-2025-global-health-case-competition-this-november-in-british-columbia/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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