Discover upcoming events, activities and learning opportunities in global health, international development, and gender equality.
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Aga Khan Foundation Canada, in partnership with Aga Khan Museum, offers this free professional development workshop for educators who are interested in teaching about global citizenship and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of art.
Join BCCIC member organization Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan) to learn about the realities facing adolescent girls in the context of the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Join us for a panel where we discuss SDG 4, Quality Education, from a Youth Perspective.
Join Justice Education Society’s International Development Week Panel on “An Intersectional Approach to Combating Gender-based Violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle” with guest speakers and experts from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
CAGH is collaborating with the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNNTD) for International Development Week 2022 to host a webinar addressing the impact of NTD on the health of women and adolescent girls.
On Friday, February 11th, the Cuso Youth Engagement Advisory will host a speakers’ panel, “Youth, Speak Up! Perspectives on Global Development Issues.” Discussion topics will include Indigenous perspectives within International Development Studies, diversity, and inclusion.
Join us on February 11th, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, for an inspiring virtual panel with prominent Canadian women in science, technology, trades, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH Week) is a yearly campaign designed to raise awareness on sexual and reproductive health and promote resources to improve community health in Canada.
Join us for a conversation that will bring together Cuso International volunteers Rai Friedman and Carmencita Alcantara, who will speak about their personal volunteer journeys and their work in Ethiopia with the Agency for Civil Society Organizations.
Aga Khan Foundation Canada, in partnership with Aga Khan Museum, offers this free professional development workshop for educators who are interested in teaching about global citizenship and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of art.
On February 17, 2022 at 12:00 pm PST Days for Girls International will hold a special online event to celebrate this momentous milestone, hear the stories behind the numbers, and share our vision for 2022.
A panel discussion with the leaders and experts of maternal health advocacy!
This conversation will be an open discussion about the impact of the pandemic on women's economic security!
Join us this month as we celebrate successes and learn from challenges presented by African, Black and Caribbean (ABC) presenters.
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Creating a North American dialogue on urban sustainable development and the role of women in achieving the urban SDG.
As we mark this year’s International Women’s Day, WAGE invites you to join us, as we recognize and celebrate Women Inspiring Women.
This webinar will bring together advocates and experts who have experience in building male engagement programs to discuss ways of incorporating men and boys in programming to end FGM/C.
The Feminist Economic Transformation Project (FET), is a participatory discussion series bringing together leaders and activists to vision key elements of feminist economic alternatives and futures across topics and regions.
The School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Bruyère Research Institute, WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, and the International and Global Health Office (IGHO) are collaborating to host this monthly global health seminar.
Join us for a 90 minute solutions-oriented panel where participants will unpack the inherent inequalities and patterns of injustice that almost always fall along the lines of race, class, ability and gender and propose a way forward for a more just, intersectional and inclusive global climate response.
This side event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women focuses on women leaders at the forefront of action on climate-resilient food systems globally, with responses from Canadian women in agriculture.
Addressing the interconnections between gender equality, the environment and sustainable development is crucial for SRHR and elevating the voices of women is central.
As climate-exacerbated natural disasters continue to increase in frequency and intensity around the world, the effects of climate change are more clear than ever - and women and girls are most susceptible to their impact.
This two-part series on public engagement brought to you by the Inter-Council Network examines current practices in public engagement and explores alternative practices for a more decolonial, anti-racist and feminist approaches in public engagement.
This two-part series on public engagement brought to you by the Inter-Council Network examines current practices in public engagement and explores alternative practices for a more decolonial, anti-racist and feminist approaches in public engagement.
The Summit, part of the Together for Learning campaign, will offer a unique opportunity to learn from the educational experiences of displaced youth and to engage with them as problem solvers and decision makers.
In recognition of World Tuberculosis Day, Plan International Canada invites you to participate in an upcoming virtual French-language session on March 30 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Discuss women’s health, the importance of patient and survivor perspectives and gender equality as we work together to end tuberculosis in communities across Canada and around the world.
Join us for an insightful discussion on how youth in Canada can contribute to ensuring quality education for refugees as well as forcibly displaced children and youth around the world.
Join us with your morning coffee on April 5 at 9AM EST for a virtual roundtable focused on vaccine equity.
Join IntraHealth International and a panel of experts to explore how we can better prepare for future pandemics and increase our global health security by investing in and supporting health workers around the world.
This conversation for Our Planet, Our Health brings us into a fuller, sensory immersion of the reciprocal relationship between care for our planet and ourselves.
Despite being the majority in the profession, women in the health sector are paid 23% less than their male counterparts and millions of women are working unpaid or grossly underpaid in core health systems roles. Against this backdrop, Women in Global Health, in collaboration with the Frontline Health Worker Coalition, will hold a high-level event to launch WGH’s latest policy report, Subsidizing global health: Women’s unpaid work in health systems.
This event—the first of a series of quarterly CHW dialogues—will bring together CHWs from across sub-Saharan Africa in a knowledge-sharing conversation on what universal health coverage (UHC) looks like to them, how new policies have impacted their day-to-day work, and the impact of COVID on their ability to deliver essential health services.
During the webinar, we will explore the reforms needed to ensure that global health systems strengthen and cater to the fragile health structures of developing nations.
Join us in conversation with an inspirational woman leader in Global Health
Don’t let COVID-19 turn back progress on the health of women, children and adolescents.
Registration is now open for Plan Canada's Youth Summit!
Ahead of World Malaria Day, join us for this webinar to learn, take action, and mark the launch of our #FightForWhatCounts campaign!
Join the CVPD and UNICEF Canada for a webinar on the Road to Recovery for Routine Immunization: Lessons from COVID-19
Join us for CanWaCH Academy!
Join us for our Virtual Forum and take part in three days of virtual presentations, panels and discussions focused on supporting your work of restoring Indigenous midwifery and birth.
Speakers will delve further into the challenges, interventions and opportunities for school-age and adolescent well-being.
Speakers will delve further into the challenges, interventions and opportunities for school-age and adolescent well-being.
The Guttmacher Institute will hold a 60-minute virtual briefing on Wednesday, 17 May, 2022 , at 10:00 a.m. ET to highlight key findings of the study, related policy recommendations and the use of the new evidence for advocacy purposes.
Did COVID-19 impact contraceptive use? Don't miss an excellent introduction to longitudinal analysis as PMA and IPUMS use PMA data to examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic impacted contraceptive use.
Chat & Connect with an inspiring global health leader
Join the Equal Futures Network, a CanWaCH initiative, for an interactive incubator session exploring meaningful youth engagement in the lead up to our first-ever gender equality summit, Equal Futures 2022, from June 7-8, 2022 in Ottawa.
OBJECTIVES: 1. To present the latest research on COVID-19 vaccination coverage across Ontario. 2. To discuss the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period, with a focus on how to support families navigating vaccination decisions. 3. To support those working with pregnant and expectant families in making informed COVID-19 vaccination-related decisions throughout […]
Pandemic Periods and Girls Health Ed are partnering to bring you a thought-provoking and action-orientated discussion in observance of Menstrual Health Day on May 27.
Join Results Canada for a civil society roundtable with Winnie Biyanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS.
The summit will provide an in person forum for the gender equality movement in Canada to come together, in all its diversity, to build connections, strengthen capacity, share expertise, and shape a path towards a fairer and more equitable Canada.
The 2019–2020 Global Resources Report: Government & Philanthropic Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Communities is coming soon!
Using a feminist lens, the seminar panel will discuss the needs of displaced persons and broader, media coverage, humanitarian response and foreign policy.
Are you interested in global surgery? Want to hear from interdisciplinary surgical providers and #healthcare professionals from around the world? Come to the Bethune Round Table 2022!
On June 23, Aga Khan Foundation Canada is pleased to host Nature-based Solutions, Climate Resilience, and the SDGs, welcoming a panel of experienced practitioners who aim to reduce climate risks, advance climate resilience, and support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
You are invited to our next virtual town hall in recognition of World Refugee Day 2022.
In honour of World Refugee Day, join us on Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 12:30 to 3:00 PM ET, to deepen your understanding of equality and human rights and the connection to the refugee crisis.
Registration is now open for Plan Canada's Youth Summit!
The VCE is an informal, interactive, and community-driven opportunity for you to engage with the wider IATI Community.
Engage in a discussion about the implementation of the SDGs, the shortcomings in implementation for those left furthest behind, and best practice responses to emerging threats to LGBTI+ communities.
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Women’s political leadership is critical for achieving the SDGs, including improving gender equity and SRHR in UHC outcomes. Join us for a virtual discussion tackling these issues on the sidelines of the UN High-level Political Forum.
On Wednesday, July 13, at 12pm ET, four member agencies of the Humanitarian Coalition will be hosting a Twitter Space to discuss the causes, context and response to the hunger crisis.
Join the Country Advocacy Working Group and the Interagency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises for a dynamic discussion on navigating the unique challenges of delivering sexual and reproductive health services in humanitarian and fragile settings
Registration is now open for Plan Canada's Youth Summit!
Patient case studies, interactive trivia, and group discussions on the subject of gender bias in health experiences and medical care.
On August 12th, 2022, the 1st IDEAS for Gender Equality Community Building Event will be held in beautiful downtown Toronto, Ontario
WGH will be hosting, in partnership with other CSOs, four regional town halls in selected regions where there are high numbers of humanitarian emergencies that expose communities to Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment
Lucky Iron Fish is hosting a digital lunch and learn session to showcase their latest data and research on the use of the Lucky Iron Fish to address iron deficiency anemia. Lucky Iron Fish offers a novel tool for iron deficiency anemia and provides in-depth training and resources for program implementation. Over the past 4 […]
In recent months, we've heard our members share the complexities and challenges of engaging communities and harnessing the power of social media to amplify their social impact. The Equal Futures Network, a CanWaCH initiative, has been working with the team and community at the On Canada Project to design a resource that helps leaders, communications practitioners, and social media managers […]
Engage with the Population Council and invited experts from UN-Habitat, PSI, and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in a panel discussion regarding urban disparities in SRHR, and the challenges and opportunities for leveraging the urban context to tackle these disparities. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are a critical component of […]
Engage with the Population Council and invited experts from UN-Habitat, PSI, and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in a panel discussion regarding urban disparities in SRHR, and the challenges and opportunities for leveraging the urban context to tackle these disparities. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are a critical component of […]
We’re Discussing Unpaid Care this Gender Equality Week!
GLOBAL STORIES OF CHANGE THAT CHANGE OUR GLOBAL STORY This September join the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) community for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Symposium 2022: ‘Global Stories of Change that Change Our Global Story’. This year our AGM will be held virtually on September 22 and will include a formal business meeting with […]
Join us as we memorialize the children lost to the residential school system and honour Survivors and their families.
GLOBAL STORIES OF CHANGE THAT CHANGE OUR GLOBAL STORY This September join the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) community for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Symposium 2022: ‘Global Stories of Change that Change Our Global Story’. This year our AGM will be held virtually on September 22 and will include a formal business meeting with […]
GLOBAL STORIES OF CHANGE THAT CHANGE OUR GLOBAL STORY This September join the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) community for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Symposium 2022: ‘Global Stories of Change that Change Our Global Story’. This year our AGM will be held virtually on September 22 and will include a formal business meeting with […]
Hear from Tania Shephard, Pilar Garcia, and a community member from the Mujeres Unidas por la Seguridad Alimentaria y Ambiental project, on how they are working in partnership with women farmers and women’s networks to share knowledge, advocate for food security and support community led decision-making.
Join us and presenter Dr. Mike Lang, Founder and Director of Common Language Digital Storytelling, Health Researcher, and Filmmaker, next week for a webinar that will explore how empowering Digital storytelling (DST) can be in Global Health and how it can help build momentum toward a more equitable world. Register now: http://bit.ly/3BbhRvn
Join us on September 29 to celebrate our #FightForWhatCounts recent success and prepare for our #EndPoverty Challenge in October. In this webinar, you will hear from Results Canada’s Executive Director on the power of our campaigns and why they matter. You will gain a greater understanding of how Results campaigns generate big wins like securing […]
"Girls on the Frontline” will highlight progress and challenges toward ending child marriage on the 10th anniversary of International Day of the Girl. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, get in touch with [email protected] by October 4. Click here to register!
Climate change impacts us all – with the immediate effects most often felt through water insecurity. So why, we ask, is only 3% of climate finance dedicated to water-related adaptation? As 2030 fast approaches, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on water and sanitation are still distant hopes, and water insecurity is growing as the […]
In recent months, we've heard our members share the complexities and challenges of engaging communities and harnessing the power of social media to amplify their social impact. The Equal Futures Network, a CanWaCH initiative, has been working with the team and community at the On Canada Project to design a resource that helps leaders, communications practitioners, and social media managers […]
You’re invited to join CAGH’s next webinar! The CAGH Working Group on Climate Change and Health is back in action this fall and ready to host a new round of webinars that address challenges that lie at the intersection of health and climate change. When: October 19, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Description: Tune in for […]
THE PLEDGE FOR CHANGE 2030 RE-IMAGINES THE ROLE OF INGOS IN THE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT AID SYSTEM. The Pledge for Change is a result of a two-year effort organized and led by Degan Ali and her organization Adeso, in response to INGO leaders seeking her help to push the sector forward. The Pledge builds […]
Join us for an event addressing the situation in Iran and its global implications.
On Thursday 10 November (13:30- 18:00 UTC) IATI will host its fourth ‘Virtual Community Exchange’ (VCE4) on Zoom. Registrations for the VCE4 are open. The VCE is an informal, interactive, and community-driven opportunity for you to engage with the wider IATI Community. It offers a space for shared learning, to spark discussions or showcase flagship projects. We look […]
ICFP 2022 will take place from 14 to 17 November 2022, with pre-conferences, side events, and site visits beginning on 12 November 2022.
CanWaCH is hosting our virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) and we hope to see you there! Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Time: 10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m. EST We are pleased to invite you to this year’s Annual General Meeting of members for the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) taking place Tuesday, […]
Join Breakfast Culture for an interactive training session with an in-depth focus on how to integrate the principles of diversity and inclusion into your work
Measuring gender equality and women and girls' empowerment is an ongoing learning journey. Feminist MEAL (monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning) is a critical piece of gender transformative programming. Inspired by Global Affairs Canada's soon-to-be-released Gender Empowerment Measurement tool, join us on Thursday, November 17th from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. EST for an interactive virtual symposium […]
Canada's Leading Forum for Racialized Perinatal Healthcare Creating space for people who care about equitable perinatal health. The Conference The Racialized Maternal Health Conference is a forum where professionals, students, experts, researchers, policy-makers and other stakeholders will come together to pursue efforts to improve racialized maternal-newborn health and practices in Canada by promoting best practices, […]
We are pleased to invite you to join CanWaCH and Results Canada for a civil society roundtable with the World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, who will be visiting Ottawa on November 23-25 to meet with Canadian senior officials and parliamentarians. This represents the highest-level visit from the WHO to Ottawa […]
Please join Maternal and Infant Health Canada (a global public health collaborative devoted to improving wellbeing of the environment, young ones and those who identify as women) and the Global Women’s Health Network (an alumni group of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Takemi program in International Health) for a webinar that is open to all, free of charge. We host webinars every two months. All welcome!
Join us on December 5th, 2022 at 12pm EST to celebrate International Volunteer Day, in solidarity! Come hear the personal stories of volunteers and local partners on emerging issues in international cooperation, and learn more on how volunteering is playing a key role! We look forward to seeing you and talking with you! #IVD2022 #BecomingAVolunteer […]
In the context of the International Day of Human Rights, celebrated on December 10 and the International Day for Universal Health Coverage, celebrated on December 12, INMUJERES, Women in Global Health, OHCHR, the Government of France and UN Women are convening this multi stakeholder panel discussion entitled "Gender Equality and Care Systems to Guarantee Universal […]
Francophone AfricanTown Hall on Prevention of and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in Global Health
Africa Dialogues will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, climate activists and health experts to unpack the linkages between climate change and health and spearhead discussions on what must be done to position health at the heart of climate action plans.
Today, inflation, gas prices and grocery bills have been front of mind for many Canadians. Our brothers and sisters around the world have been struggling with food supply, job opportunities and increasing health concerns. The world needs Canada now more than ever and Canadians can change the outcome of those living in extreme poverty right […]
Join us as we chat with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) & Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases about #WorldNTDday
