Events

November 3rd marks “One Health Day”, an annual, worldwide campaign to bring attention to the interconnection of human, animal, and environmental health.

As the midpoint of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) draws near, the Mothers Matter Centre is orchestrating a national virtual event. This event aims to reflect on Canada's progress toward achieving Agenda 2030. Over the past five years, approximately 1.3 million newcomers have made Canada their permanent home. Despite Canada's notable ranking on […]

How did FIT’s SMOs advance gender equality and empower women and girls in their short-term testing projects? Join us on Wednesday November 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST to learn about our evaluation approach and insights. Measuring gender equality in the innovation space is both new and complex. Informed by our findings and […]

Join Inter Pares to learn about the political and economic root causes of the devastating conflict in Sudan. With guest speakers Reem Abbas, a feminist activist and fellow of The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, and Magdi El-Gizouli, a writer and fellow of the Rift Valley Institute, we will discuss the parties to the […]

Join us on December 1st, 2023, from 9 to 10:30 AM EST (5 to 6:30 PM EAT), for a pivotal webinar hosted by WUSC Uganda and partners, marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. This event aims to mobilize support and awareness, engaging not only the Canadian public but a global audience in […]

December 1st is World AIDS Day. On this day we honour the lives that have been lost, reflect on the progress made and acknowledge the work we have left to do to end AIDS. This World AIDS Day, the Stephen Lewis Foundation is hosting a Pride Talks webinar, Ending AIDS by 2030: A Reality Check, […]

Join us on December 5th, from 12 PM to 1:30 PM EST, for an event to mark International Volunteer Day. This virtual panel will highlight the remarkable work of volunteers alongside partner organizations to achieve gender equality and women and girls empowerment #SDG5. During the event, four pairs of panelists will discuss their initiatives related […]

Each year, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18. That is 22 girls every minute whose childhood, dreams and education are cut short. The numbers are almost unfathomable: 650 million women and girls alive today were married as children – some organizations put this number as high as 700 million, or just under […]

This event features six LGBTIQ organizations from Uganda and Kenya: Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), Icebreakers Uganda (IBU), Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), HIV and AIDS People's Alliance of Kenya (HAPA-Kenya), Health Options for Young Men on HIV/AIDS & STIs (HOYMAS), and Mission for Advisory and Advocacy for Younger Generations Organization (MAAYGO). We will be sharing […]

Join us for the Canadian Engagement in Global Trachoma Elimination Strategies, an online event dedicated to tackling trachoma worldwide!

? Monday, January 29, 2024 at 12:00-1:00pm ET. ? Simultaneous French interpretation will be available. Most maternal deaths are entirely preventable, yet today still almost 800 women die a day globally from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Despite global gains, recent research from UNFPA highlights that maternal mortality has in fact risen in the […]

OCIC is kicking off International Development Week 2024 with the expert panel - 'Navigating Gender and Water Challenges Globally'! Join us virtually on February 1, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm EST. The gendered impact of lack of safe and accessible water poses a serious equality issue. Thus, the focus of this panel will be on […]

*Event is offered in French only Dans le cadre de la Semaine du développement international, Humanité & Inclusion (HI) Canada, en collaboration avec l’Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI), organise le jeudi 8 février prochain de 11h à 12h (UTC-5) un webinaire intitulé « Femmes et filles en situation de handicap : l'aide […]

Join a diverse panel of experts who will share their insights and identify solutions to support and accelerate vaccine delivery and uptake in Africa at a webinar on February 21.We are hosting the second in our series of 90-minute webinars on the challenges of and opportunities for strengthening vaccine delivery and uptake in Africa. Please […]

Greater support and action on adaptation is a longstanding need, as outlined in the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), established under the 2015 Paris Agreement. The estimated cost of adaptation for developing countries could reach up to US$387 billion annually within this decade, underscoring the importance of addressing the scale and frequency of climate-related disasters […]

Are you an avid advocate for what you believe in and passionate about youth health and rights, or do you want to learn more? The past decade or so has shown us how connected we all are as human beings and how events in one corner of the world can affect the rest of the […]

Join us for an interactive event to discuss barriers to meaningful participation in the upcoming CSW68 (68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women). The event will be hosted by: SRHR Hubs, a loud and proud youth-led organization based in what is colonially known as "Canada". Click here to register!

Join us on March 4th for an interactive dialogue to discuss barriers to meaningful participation in CSW68 (The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women). SRHR Hubs is hosting a global community forum on March 4, 2024 at 11 AM EST/4 GST in the lead up to the United Nation's Commission on […]

Join Days for Girls (DfG), Bfree, and the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) in the lead-up to International Women's Day to learn more about Canada's journey to accelerate gender equity & access to menstrual health, both domestically and globally. Click here to register!

The barriers to access to services faced by women with disabilities in all their diversity, combined with systemic intersectional discrimination and gender-based violence, hinder their empowerment and undermine progress towards gender equality in the broadest sense. Drawing on the successful experiences of activists with disabilities from Senegal, Benin and Togo, our event will pave the […]

This interactive discussion will address how investing in nutrition requires a gender lens and how this links to food systems, social protection, and education. It will examine the important role women and girls play in the nutritional status of their communities. Join us as we explore how nutrition, gender equality, and empowered interact and affect […]

This project involved creating sex, gender, equity, and trauma informed resources for providers that reflect women’s lived and living experiences with chronic pain and prescription opioids. We spoke with women with lived/living experiences, consulted with providers, examined the literature, and analyzed Canadian policy documents on chronic pain with a sex and gender lens. Join us […]

In a world where the most marginalized are most affected by climate change, structural inequalities due to sexism and ableism exacerbate women's poverty and prevent them from engaging in transformative action. Speakers will tackle the pressing persisting challenges faced by women with intersecting identities ; showing how women with disabilities in Rwanda are agents of […]

Join Aura Freedom and collaborators for an informative event focused on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the media. This event is designed for journalists and GBV advocates who are passionate about promoting change through their work. During this online event, you'll have the opportunity to learn from industry experts in both the journalism and GBV sectors. […]

Recognizing the important role of youth in international cooperation, ICN is dedicated to amplifying their voices. Join us for a webinar featuring a dynamic panel from ICN’s 2024 Youth Delegation Program. These young leaders will share their experiences at CSW68 (Commission on the Status of Women), delving into critical lessons learned and their impactful contributions. […]

This project involved the creation of campaign messages, as well as a toolkit and training module, that communicate gender transformative principles into primary prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG). In this webinar, we will present the messaging, discuss the development process, and share how the toolkit and training can support others in developing […]

Multiple national and international assessments of possible impacts of climate change on infectious diseases have highlighted a range of climate-sensitive diseases and the possibility of i) geographic spread of infectious diseases from endemic areas to regions where they have not been seen before; and ii) more epidemic behavior of mosquito-borne, and food and water-borne infectious […]

For the 2024 World Malaria Day, gender is at the forefront of the agenda. Over the last few years, progress towards malaria elimination have stagnated and in 2022, 608 000 lost their lives to malaria while 249 million malaria cases were reported. Research from various countries shows that gender-based economic, cultural, and social dynamics have […]

Join us as Dr. Natasha Crowcroft (WHO) and Dr. Ephrem Lemango (UNICEF) discuss emerging infectious disease threats around the globe, and the state of efforts to protect the world's children through immunization. Hosted by the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (CVPD) and the Centre for Global Health (CGH) at University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School […]

Before patients can be effectively treated, they need to be diagnosed. The GeneXpert is an effective diagnostic tool for diseases like drug-resistant tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis that is also suitable for low-resource environments. Unfortunately, high prices for the cartridges used for each test mean it does not reach all who could benefit. This session will […]

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 by Gender […]

This seminar will include: - An introduction to the current state of affairs related to perinatal care and women's reproductive health as it relates to incarceration, including a small review of interesting findings in the literature applicable to the topic at hand. - A recount of the current issues related to mother-baby provincial programs and […]

In a world of polycrisis and geopolitical chaos, how does Canada mobilize and sustain political leadership for global health? Join our panelists to explore how governments, civil society, academia and the Canadian public can work together to drive global, equitable, and sustainable action towards health and wellbeing for all. Click here to learn more and […]