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SOLUTIONS TO ENDING VACCINE INEQUALITY
2021-05-06 13:00 - 13:45 (America/Toronto)
In this edition of Oxfam Live, we will discuss the impact of vaccine inequality and how the world’s richest countries have exercised a “me first” approach when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, buying up more than half the total supply – with grave consequences for people around the world living in poverty.
Register to join us for this discussion and hear more about the advocacy we’re doing to call for a People’s Vaccine – and demand that intellectual property rights for these life-saving vaccines be waived.
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NON-BINARY SEXUAL HEALTH: MAKING YOUR PRACTICE MORE INCLUSIVE
2021-05-03 08:00 - 2021-06-23 17:00
Developed and Facilitated by Eddy Robinson (Skipping Stone Foundation) & Chris Buchner (Centre for Sexuality), Calgary
Non-Binary Sexual Health: Making your practice more inclusive is an advanced workshop aimed at supporting practitioners in making their practice more accessible to Non-Binary people. This interactive workshop will help build participants comfort and skills in supporting non-binary clients with sexual health. We will also lead you through a discussion on best practice for language, how to make your practice gender neutral, trauma informed care for gender dysphoria, and promoting inclusive sexual health conversations.
Facilitator Bios:
Chris Buchner joined the Centre for Sexuality in 2018 as a Training Centre Facilitator. Since 2003 Chris has been working with children and youth in direct service, supervisory and management roles. Throughout his career Chris also has been facilitating trainings and workshops on a variety of topics including meaningful youth engagement and anti-oppression. Chris is excited to lend his skills and expertise to facilitating trainings to other professionals.
Eddy Robinson works at Skipping Stone Foundation as the Community Programs and Outreach team lead. There, they manage the intake team, oversea community programs and facilitate education. They have spoken on topics like Creating inclusive workplaces, Supporting gender creative children, Non-binary identities and Gender affirming gear. Eddy has also worked with Centre for Sexuality, the SAMRU Pride Centre and Calgary Pride on similar topics of LGBTQ inclusion.
Click here to register for the online workshop.

The Essentials of Results-based Management & Theory of Change during and post COVID-19
2021-04-30 12:30 - 14:00
In six 3.5 hour online sessions, we will show you how to:

MASTER RBM online digital tools in the workplace in an interactive & participatory way with your stakeholders;
DEVELOP a systems thinking around RBM;
APPLY RBM at an organizational, programme and/or project level;
DESIGN a logic model and Performance Measurement framework using a free, online software and participatory format that you can use in the workplace with your teams;
DEVELOP and EXPLAIN the Theory of Change behind your logic model;
ADAPT your program design and performance measurement plans in light of COVID-19 & major disruptions;
WRITE a Results-based Report.

Why You Should Attend
COVID-19 is upending our daily lives and how we typically work. This can provide both challenges & opportunities. There is a need to retool, retrofit and adapt current and future programmes to better respond both in the short and long term to shocks, stresses and health hazards. This workshop will help you to more effectively design, monitor and evaluate your programs to face various layers & structures of adversity: climate crisis, pandemics like COVID-19, and growing structural inequities that exacerbate vulnerabilities.
This Zoom comprehensive online workshop will focus on how to deal with COVID-19 impacts in real time in the way you design, manage, monitor, evaluate and report on your initiatives. The workshop will help you deal better with disruption, uncertainty and significant change so that you and your organization are more resilient and better at anticipating and adapting to disruption in the future. We will focus on real time case studies drawn from workshop participants to learn the essentials of results-based management. Together we will have an opportunity to reflect, retrofit and adapt our programming and our monitoring and evaluation work in light of COVID-19. Understanding the gendered impacts of COVID 19 will also be addressed with strategies that seek social transformation in gender relations in order to achieve greater gender equality. You will also learn how to use new online technologies to work in teams remotely in a participatory and inclusive way.
Take a step and join us in this adventure into remote digital collaboration and get inspired for the future of your work!
Who Will Be There?
This workshop is designed for individuals who already have some basic understanding of RBM, particularly:

Decision-makers who want to cultivate their organizational resilience & deepen their understanding of RBM & the Theory of Change and boost their strategies and skills to adapt their RBM systems, make critical decisions on organizational policy, resource allocations, and move forward in terms of sustainable development and the SDGs.
Professionals & managers who work with different stakeholder groups at government, intermediary or community levels and apply RBM on an ongoing basis, mentor or train others on RBM applications, and are involved in project design, monitoring and evaluation;
NGOs, academics and consultants who want to broaden their repertoire of RBM tools & methods and retool using online platforms that are participatory and interactive.
Students who want to learn real time approaches, methods and tools used in programme and project design, management and implementation.

What Results To Expect
This remote workshop responds to the COVID-19 impacted environment we are all living in. Using an online Zoom platform, presentations will address COVID-19-related challenges and opportunities to better design, monitor & evaluate and report on programmes and projects that are affected by external shocks and stresses. Short presentations will be combined with breakout rooms for small online group discussions and exercises. Real time case studies drawn from workshop participants will be used to support the development of appropriate logic models, theory of change, risk management plans, and reports that take into account COVID-19 and its impact.
You will walk away with the skills to utilize concrete tools (Logic models, Performance Measurement Frameworks, Risk Mitigation Strategies, Results-based Reports) and dive deep into examples from case studies and presentations. You will be introduced to new online remote software (e.g. ZOOM, Kinaki (https://www.kinaki.ca/), among others) that you will use in your group work and that you can continue to use in your workplace. The hands-on, participatory and practical approach used by Mosaic in its face-to-face workshops will also be embedded in this remote workshop to ensure that you learn by doing and that the training is practical and ready to use in the workplace.
Workshop Agenda
This remote online workshop is organized in six 3.5 hour sessions from April 30- May 14, 2021 which goes from 12:30 PM EST-16:00 PM EST (New York time) with the exception of the Orientation Session on April 30, 2021 which lasts 2.5 hours. Sessions may be recorded to allow for people to reinforce their learning or take in the recording as needed. The workshop uses a secure Zoom platform (password protected) and other online platforms (e.g. Kinaki among others) to ensure sessions are interactive and practical.
April 30, 2021 2.5 hour Preworkshop Orientation Session: Intro/ice-breaker/team-building, expected learning result, group agreement, methodology and orientation to using Zoom & Kinaki controls during the sessions, selection of case studies and team recap sessions
May 3, 2021 Session 1: RBM Essentials and Beyond
Reviewing the Basics of RBM: Theory, Concepts and Tools
Impact of COVID-19 on the Programme Cycle and how we design, monitor and evaluate
Challenges and Opportunities presented by COVID-19
Resilience: What it is and why it matters
Surviving & thriving amid shocks & disruptions
May 5, 2021 Session 2: Logic Models
Introduction to the Logic Model
Developing realistic & sound results
Building in transformational results, intersectionality & resilience early on
Group Exercise: Designing a Logic Model in Kinaki (free online tool and collaborative software) using a case study
Homework: In light of COVID and the presentation and exercise today, review your own programme or project-level Logic Model to see what updates or modifications need to be made. Be prepared to report on these changes in the next session.
May 7, 2021 Session 3: Developing your Theory of Change Narrative
Introduction to the Theory of Change
How to write a Theory of Change Narrative
Identifying Assumptions in your TOC Narrative
How organizations are revising their TOC/LM in response to COVID-19
Group Exercise: Designing a Theory of Change Narrative from a Logic Model (using a case study)
May 10, 2021 Session 4: Performance Measurement
Introduction to Performance Measurement
Defining baseline, gender-sensitive indicators and targets and ensuring indicators of resilience
Group Exercise: Developing a Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) based on a case study using Kinaki collaborative M&E software
Adaptations to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning under COVID-19
Top Options for Remote M&E
Homework: In light of COVID and the presentation and exercise today, review your own programme or project-level Performance Measurement Framework to see what updates or modifications need to be made. Be prepared to report on these changes in the next session.
May 12, 2021 Session 5: Managing Risk in Risky Environments
The essentials of Risk Management
The growing complexity of Risk
The Risk Management Cycle
Climate Change Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Assessing Risk Levels
Strategies for Minimizing Risk
Group Exercise: Developing and managing a risk/contingency plan for a case study
May 14, 2021 Session 6: Results based Reporting
The Essentials of Results-Based Reporting
From Activities to Results
Results-based Reporting adaptations due to Covid-19
Interactive Dashboards
Individual Exercise: Preparing and Telling your Performance Story (for a case study)
Developing your RBM Action Plan for after you leave the workshop
Certificates and Closing

* We encourage those with projects or programmes that need realigning due to COVID or major disruptions to submit their project and programme as a case study for group work. Its easy. All we need is a one page description with the following information which can easily be cut and pasted from existing information:
-Title
-Budget
-2-3 paragraph description of the programme or project
-Key Activities
-Key results
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Please note we are limiting registration to 24 people so please do not procrastinate. The early bird catches the worm!
[1] . Kinaki is a unique and intuitive project design, data collection, analysis, reporting and sharing tool. It provides a platform for timely and meaningful project monitoring systems for humanitarian, development and social service organizations. It is flexible and can be adapted to use a wide range of DAC and donor terminology and frameworks.
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Vaccines Bring Us Closer: A discussion on taking action to end the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-04-27 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual, Canada
Join us for this webinar to mark World Immunization Week!
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines as one of the great scientific innovations of our time. To end the pandemic, the majority of the world needs to be immune to COVID-19 and the safest way to achieve this is with a vaccine.
With all eyes on vaccines, World Immunization Week 2021 offers an opportunity to build support for immunizations and to learn more about what it will take to vaccinate the world. Vaccines can bring us closer to ending the pandemic, and will allow us to be physically closer again to one another.
Featured speakers:

Mark Brender, National Director of Partners In Health (PIH) Canada
Dr Rosamund Lewis, Head, WHO Smallpox Secretariat, WHO Emergencies Programme. Infodemic Management, COVID-19 global response team.
Rowena Pinto, Chief Program Officer, UNICEF Canada

Here is what you can expect to learn:

Why Canada must support the TRIPS intellectual property waiver tabled at the World Trade Organization
What it will take for countries around the world to be ready to deliver mass COVID-19 immunization campaigns
What is vaccine hesitancy, why it’s cause for concern, and what can be done to combat misinformation
How you can take meaningful action to support vaccine equity and uptake

There will be time to interact with other participants, plus a question and answer period to wrap it all up. We hope you will leave feeling motivated to take action for vaccine equity.
*Disclaimer: This 1 hour webinar is in English only. Recording will be available in English.
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This webinar is part of Results Canada’s interactive series of webinars organized throughout the year that will equip you with the skills to be an active advocate for eradicating poverty worldwide. Whether you’re new to advocacy or a seasoned volunteer, you will benefit from topics following two broad streams: skills expansion and issues knowledge.
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World Malaria Day
2021-04-25
World Malaria Day, marked each year on 25 April, is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control.

World Malaria Day, marked each year on 25 April, is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control.

Crunching the Numbers with YMCA and YWCA - Unpacking Federal Budget 2021
2021-04-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, Canada
YMCA Canada and YWCA Canada are coming together to crunch the numbers and unpack the Federal Budget! Speakers to be announced soon.

About this Event

The last time the Federal Government of Canada released a budget was back in 2019. The world looks very different now. We’re all anticipating what Budget 2021 will include – the first one since the COVID-19 global pandemic.
That’s why YMCA Canada and YWCA Canada are coming together to crunch the numbers and unpack what this Federal Budget means for our communities and sector. Through an intersectional feminist and youth equity lens, we’ll be hosting a panel discussion to share our analysis, have a panel discussion with civil society leaders and have a Q & A.
Join us on Thursday April 22nd at 12 noon ET and let’s talk Budget 2021!
We will be having French interpretation for the event along with closed captioning in English.

2021 UNFPA State of World Population Report Launch
2021-04-22 10:30 - 12:00
My Body is My Own: Claiming the Right to Autonomy and Self-determination
A Virtual Event with Canadian and Global Feminists and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocates.
Please join us for the launch of the United Nations Population Fund’s 2021 State of World Population report. The event will highlight the critical role of feminist movements in advancing bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada and globally.
With remarks from the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development and Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund.
? Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 at 10:30am-12:00pm EDT
? Simultaneous French interpretation will be available.
✔️ RSVP by April 21
This event, hosted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Canada, will highlight the critical role of feminist movements in advancing bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Canada and globally.
From the right to access sexual and reproductive health services, to decisions around if or when to have children, to ending gender-based violence, feminist movements are leading the charge to protect and advance the rights of women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people.
As governments and civil society unite around Beijing+25 and the Generation Equality Forum, this event will bring together both global and domestic perspectives on how we can move the needle and realize the right to bodily autonomy for all.
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Hot Takes on the Federal Budget: Where are we going with the Feminist Foreign Policy?
2021-04-21 15:00 - 16:00
On April 19, the Canadian government will release its first budget in two years. We’ve lined up five foreign policy experts to share their quick reactions on what the budget says – or fails to address – in the fields of environment, trade, aid, defence and diplomacy. The panellists will also briefly reflect on what the implications are for Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy, to be followed by a Q&A period.
Intro
Diana Rivington enjoyed a long career at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). She is a former member of the Equality Fund Board and the Independent Review Committee of GAVI.
Moderator
Gauri Sreenivasan is Policy and Campaigns Director at Nature Canada, where she advocates on issues of biodiversity, climate and equity. She worked for many years also on international cooperation, trade and human rights policy and on Parliament Hill.
Topics and Speakers
Trade
Laura Macdonald is a Full Professor in the Department of Political Science and is a member of the McLeod Group.
Aid
Stephen Brown is Professor of Political Science at the University of Ottawa and a member of the McLeod Group. He has published widely on foreign aid, including Canada’s.
Diplomacy
Bianca Mugyenyi is the Director of the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (www.foreignpolicy.ca). She is an author and former Co-Executive Director of The Leap.
Defence
Peggy Mason is a former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament to the UN and, since 2014, is the President of the Rideau Institute on International Affairs.
Environment
Angela Keller-Herzog is a former Green Party Candidate and Co-coordinator of CAFES.
Questions and answer period
Wrap up
Roy Culpeper is an economist who has devoted his career to social justice issues. His work has focused on development in Canada and internationally.

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Conférence de lancement Centre interdisciplinaire en développement international de la santé
2021-04-21 12:00 - 13:30
L’équipe du CIDIS est heureuse de vous inviter à sa conférence de Lancement le 21 avril prochain. À cette occasion, nous accueillerons trois experts, provenant du domaine du développement international, soit Mme Anne Delorme, Pre Sabina Abou Malham et M. Louis Verret. Ils nous partageront leurs réflexions sur les impacts de la COVID-19 sur la santé et les droits sexuels et reproductifs.
Cette conférence sera animée par la journaliste, animatrice et chroniqueuse Myriam Fehmiu, d’ICI Radio-Canada. Mme Fehmiu évolue dans le domaine des communications depuis plus de 20 ans, que ce soit dans les médias ou en développement international.
Espérant vous y voir en grand nombre, nous vous invitons à confirmer votre participation, le plus tôt possible.
Lien d’inscription : https://direct.webtv.coop/cidis/

Together - Resisting, Supporting, Healing
2021-04-13 08:00 - 17:00
For the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia (IDAHOTB), Dignity Network Canada, along with our member organization BlackCAP is organizing a virtual international panel discussion with Black leaders from a number of LGBTIQ human rights organizations from Canada, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and the United States. We are very excited to have Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah (Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity), Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Kaleidoscope Trust, UK), Marie Ricardo (COC Nederland) and Alphonso David (Human Rights Campaign, USA) in conversation with our Board Member, Kimahli Powell (Rainbow Railroad). This event is jointly co-sponsored by the British High Commission to Canada and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Canada.

We hope that this will be a really interesting and important conversation on intersectionality and transnational solidarity – and what it means for these leaders and their organizations during these times. Please join us and feel free to share this invite with others in your organizations and networks who might be interested in this conversation with these movement leaders.

Please note, this session is in English. We will be announcing another IDAHOTB event in French soon.

Please see PDF poster with embedded link to register, or just go to this link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KDqDLP1VQdWNu5D5aAu5sA

IATI Virtual Community Exchange
2021-04-13 08:00 - 14:00
This IATI ‘Virtual Community Exchange’ (VCE) is the first of two online events taking place in 2021 to bring together the global IATI community. The VCEs will be informal, interactive and community-driven, focusing on providing opportunities for shared learning based on practical experiences in engaging with IATI data.
Join IATI’s first VCE on 13 April to help us consider IATI’s progress vis-à-vis the current state of transparency and open data in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals. During the VCE, you will hear about recent and upcoming IATI activities and how you can participate, be inspired during sessions led by other members of the IATI community and engage with peers in the open data and transparency space. A second VCE to be held in late 2021 will provide additional opportunity for more technically-focused sessions and will showcase even more content from you as members of the IATI community!
Who can attend the Virtual Community Exchange? How can I register?
The Virtual Community Exchange is open to anyone with an interest in transparency, open data or IATI generally. We expect participation from a broad range of stakeholders, including from governments, civil society, the private sector, academia and others, from across the globe. The event will be organised over a half day of diverse sessions. There is no expectation that participants would attend all sessions, but can ‘pick and choose’ based on their interests and needs. Simultaneous interpretation between English, French and Spanish will be provided. Read more about how to prepare for the VCE by reading ‘Getting Ready for the VCE.’
Please register your participation in the event using this link no later than 9 April 2021.
Where will the Virtual Community Exchange be held?
The Virtual Community Exchange will be held virtually on Zoom. Links to individual sessions will be circulated to registered participant the week before the event.
What will the Virtual Community Exchange agenda cover? How can I contribute?
The interactive agenda for the VCE is available here, offering three parallel sessions simultaneously. Participants are welcome to attend a session from each time slot, or to ’pick and choose’, only attending sessions that fit their needs and interests. This preliminary agenda will be updated with more exciting details as the event draws nearer, so check back regularly for more updates. In the meantime you can also log in to Sched to bookmark sessions you plan to attend, view your schedule and leave feedback.
For any further questions on the first IATI Virtual Exchange, please contact the IATI Secretariat at info@iatistandard.org or leave a question below!

A Successful Marriage: Research-CSO partnerships delivering practical solutions
2021-04-07 11:00 - 12:00
As part of the Canadian Collaborative for Global Health, participating projects (‘Labs’) worked in interdisciplinary partnerships with the objective of addressing an urgent data challenge. A key learning from this initiative is that these intersectional partnerships are ideally placed to address many critical issues, but are not without their challenges.
In this 1 hour dialogue, participants from the Labs will discuss:
– What are principles of equitable partnership, and how might this be measured?
– Are there certain types of work to which research-CSO collaborations are uniquely suited?
– How can we practically balance the multiple priorities of partners, particularly when they are in conflict with each other?
– How do we work equitably with global research and CSO partners, recognizing power structures which have traditionally undervalued local expertise?
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World Health Day
2021-04-07
April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization.
Over the past decade, incredible progress has been made to improve the health, rights and wellbeing of people around the world.
COVID-19 has threatened to set back these hard fought gains and Canadians are responding. Now more than ever, the importance of having strong healthcare systems around the world is clear.
Celebrate World Health Day by learning about Canada’s long standing leadership role in global health.

International Transgender Day of Visibility
2021-03-31
The International Trans Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating trans people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.

Assessing Canada's Women, Peace and Security Agenda
2021-03-30 18:00 - 19:00
A growing body of research makes the links between the security of women and the security of states. In fact, the very best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is not its level of wealth, its level of democracy, or its ethno-religious identity; the best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is how well its women are treated.

Canada’s second five-year National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security drew on both research like this and on core Canadian values of respect for human rights, equality and inclusion. Launched in November 2017, the plan is now more than halfway through its implementation period.

Where is progress being made, what’s changing, what are the challenges? How is Canada addressing these issues, what are we learning, and what are the priorities for the next few years?

To explore these questions, join the CIC National Capital Branch and WPSN-C (Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada) on March 30 for a webinar discussion featuring: Colleen Duggan, Senior Strategist at the International Development Centre (IDRC), Wazhma Frogh, Peace & Conflict Practitioner & Mediator, Jacqueline O’Neill, Canada’s first Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security, and Beth Woroniuk, the Policy Lead at the Equality Fund and chair of the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada. Elizabeth Kingston, President of the CIC National Capital Branch, will introduce this session, which will be moderated by Zoe Dugal, Deputy Director of CANADEM.

Mediastyle Masterclass: Expand Your Communications Toolbox
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-03-12 12:00 - 13:30
Our team has managed media relations for large events and trained dozens of organizations. We’re ready to share some of our secrets.

About this Event

For the first time ever, we’re hosting a masterclass series focused on expanding your communications toolbox. This will be offered as an online extension of the work we do in the Commons, our social communications lab.
These remote training sessions will be held over the lunch hour on Fridays and are perfect for those looking to sharpen their approaches as we enter a post-pandemic world.

Feb. 12: Is the Press Release Dead?
Feb. 26: 5 Missing Pieces from Your Comms Strategy
Mar. 12: Is Anyone Listening? Member and Audience Engagement
Mar. 26: Finding your Brand Voice

Universal home visits empower households to protect maternal and child health
2021-03-25 14:30 - 16:00
Description: Women and children in Nigeria continue to face high risks of illness and death. A five-year project in Bauchi State, Northern Nigeria, implemented universal home visits to pregnant women and their spouses and measured the impact on maternal and child health outcomes. The visits were different in several key ways: they were universal, covering all households in participating wards; they shared evidence about risk factors that households could act on themselves; and they involved men.
On March 25th, from 2:30 pm to 4 pm GMT, this webinar will present findings and implications of the project. The visits led to improved maternal and child health outcomes, and improved attitudes and actions among men. The households also reduced risk factors like heavy work in pregnancy and domestic violence. All this happened without increased use of health facilities. This has important implications for other areas with high maternal and child mortality and limited access to quality services from health facilities. The Bauchi State government has committed to rollout the home visits across the State, as funding allows.
Learn more from the IMCHA research team “Video Edutainment: Impact on Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Toro, Nigeria”. This webinar is co-organised with IMCHA’s West Africa Health Policy and Research Organisation. The event will also be available in French.
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Health for Humanity
2021-03-25 12:00 - 13:00
Join us on March 25 for Health for Humanity, a virtual convening of international health experts championing our collective effort to provide health care and eye care for all.

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
10 a.m. MT / 12 p.m. EST / 4 p.m. GMT
The Health for Humanity virtual event will facilitate a crucial conversation about eye health care as an integral part of universal health coverage, and inspire you to take action to achieve good health and well-being for all. Thanks to our event sponsors, this free, one-hour virtual event will provide unique perspectives, expert analyses, and front-line examples of why now, more than ever, the world needs universal health coverage. Drawing from their diverse experience, our panel of health experts will explore the political, social and economic factors around UHC and the current state of health care, and share their knowledge on the importance of investing in strong and resilient health systems.

Creating Change for Women: Cuso’s gender transformative partnerships and their impact
2021-03-25 12:00 - 13:00
Together with its partners Women in Alternative Action (Cameroon) and Movimiento Manuela Ramos (Peru), Cuso is promoting gender equality and social inclusion to ensure that women and girls can exercise their rights, live healthy, safe and fulfilling lives. Societies that value women and men as equal are safer and healthier, and gender equality is a human right. On this Town Hall, we will hear from several experts who are leading the charge.

On March 25, from 12 – 1 p.m. EST, we invite you to join Cuso International and our partners as they share the challenges, learnings and impact of the programs underway. Facilitated by award-winning humanitarian, international development expert and Cuso Board Member Rosemary McCarney, the conversation will highlight work underway to combat some of the root causes of gender inequality in Cameroon and Peru.

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Partnerships to accelerate global action to end female genital mutilation/cutting by 2030
2021-03-24 10:00 - 12:00
Join grassroots activists, survivors and other members of the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C to explore successful models of change. Featuring fireside chats and TED-style talks on youth activism, survivor-led advocacy and wellbeing, and the global nature of FGM/C.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Atashendartini Habsjah, CEDAW Working Group, Indonesia
Aissata Camara, There Is No Limit Foundation
Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Envoy
Alya Harding, End FGM European Network
Malaika Somji, Youth Activist, End FGM Canada Network
Maryam Sheik, Human Rights Activist
Mariya Taher, Co-Founder and US Executive Director of Sahiyo
Leyla Hussein, Global Advocacy Director & Deputy Team Leader
Josephine Kiaga, Filmmaker and Student
Dr. Tammary Esho, Amref End FGM/C Centre of Excellence
Carey Walovich, US End FGM/C Network
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Together against TB: A World TB Day discussion on taking action to #endTB
2021-03-23 18:00 - 19:30
Before the pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) was the world’s leading infectious disease killer, despite being both preventable and curable. COVID-19 and associated health system disruptions are proving to be devastating for people affected by TB. This World TB Day (March 24), join us for an open discussion with distinguished speakers who will share their valuable experience and insights on how we can work together to take meaningful, high-impact action to end both TB and COVID-19 once and for all.
Featured speakers: Dr. Joia Mukherjee; Priya Amin; Tina Cambpell
Here is what you can expect to learn:
• how people affected by TB in Canada and around the world are being impacted by the pandemic
• what the associated needs are in terms of TB policies, programs, and resources
• how individuals and communities can take meaningful action by understanding the needs that shape policy and program agendas
There will be time to interact with other participants, plus a question and answer period to wrap it all up. We hope you will leave feeling motivated to take action to end TB.
*Disclaimer: This webinar is 1.5 hour and will be recorded and then shared with attendees and those unable to join.
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This webinar is part of Results Canada’s interactive series of webinars organized throughout the year that will equip you with the skills to be an active advocate for eradicating poverty worldwide. Whether you’re new to advocacy or a seasoned volunteer, you will benefit from topics following two broad streams: skills expansion and issues knowledge.
Register today!

Movements for Change: Pathways to Achieving Gender Equality
2021-03-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual, Canada
Join us at CSW65!
Call it a movement, campaign, or simply making change – no matter what you label it, a wide range of tools are used to engage local communities around the world in gender equality work. Join us to discuss best practices and lessons learned from the Canadian movement to bring NGOs, grassroots groups and individuals together to advance gender equality from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Together, we can co-create a more just and equal future for all by exchanging best practices and amplifying each other’s voices.
Register for the event through the NGO CSW/NY platform
Please note that you must have a profile on the NGO CSW65 virtual platform to register for this event.
Step 1: Use the NGO CSW65 Forum Advocate registration page link, to create a profile.
Step 2: After receiving the confirmation email from NGO CSW65, create your profile on the NGO CSW/NY platform. Please note that it can take up to 48 hours to receive your confirmation email. (With this profile, you will be able to register and attend events, create posts in the Public Forum and visit the virtual Artisan Fair.)
Step 3: Register for our event here by signing in with your credentials. Click on the pulse sign, “+”, to add the event to your calendar.
For more registration information, please contact info@canwach.ca.
Speakers

Juliette Powell (Moderator)
As a consultant at the intersection of technology, business and ethics, Juliette has advised large, high-profile companies and organizations on the questions of how to deal with the accelerating change that is underway due to AI-enabled technological innovation coupled with shifting social dynamics and heightened global competition.
Her live commentary on Bloomberg, BNN, NBC, CNN, ABC and BBC and powerful presentations at institutions like The Economist, Harvard and MIT emerged from her lifelong interest in community-building combined with a deep knowledge of the people, technologies and business practices at the forefront of connected society.
Fluently bilingual and raised in Montreal, she was the Miss Canada pageant’s first black winner in 1989. Now, Juliette is a passionate advocate for digital literacy, critical thinking and collaboration. She speaks regularly on the Future(s) of Innovation, Information, Leadership and Education. In 2011, Powell began working with the E-G8, an extension of the G8 summit, created to inform G8 leaders on the future of the internet and connected society.

Anjum Sultana, National Director of Public Policy & Strategic Communications, YWCA Canada
Anjum Sultana is an award-winning public affairs strategist, sought-after media commentator, accomplished public speaker, and published researcher with expertise in gender equity, public health, and civic engagement. In 2020, Anjum was named a Global Woman of Distinction by the NGO Committee on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women as well as named Canada’s Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability by Corporate Knights.
Anjum is the National Director of Public Policy & Strategic Communications at YWCA Canada, the country’s largest and oldest gender equity organization. Anjum is the Primary Author and Operations Lead for ‘A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan: Making the Economy Work for Everyone’, the first nationally-focused recovery plan of its kind.

Shelia North, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Legacy Bowes
A member of Bunibonibee Cree Nation (formerly known as Oxford House), Sheila North was Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) from 2015 to 2018. Sheila has been recognized for her efforts building bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities during her time in media and most recently at MKO.
Currently the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Legacy Bowes and Political Commentator, CTV Network. Prior to becoming the Grand Chief of MKO, Sheila North worked as a journalist for CBC for seven years. She has also been an entrepreneur, a Cree translator, an economic development officer, a radio personality, a Chief Communication Officer at the Assembly for Manitoba Chiefs, and as a correspondent with CTV News up until being elected as Grand Chief in September 2015.

Lauren Ravon, Executive Director, Oxfam Canada.
Lauren Ravon is the Executive Director of Oxfam Canada. She is a committed feminist and social justice advocate with over 15 years of international development experience. Lauren has been with Oxfam Canada since 2011, holding a number of roles – including Director Policy and Campaigns – and working tirelessly to put women’s rights at the heart of the global Oxfam confederation. Before joining Oxfam, Lauren worked at the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development where she was program manager for the Americas and oversaw the Centre’s office and human rights programming in Haiti. She has also worked on programs to tackle gender-based violence and promote sexual and reproductive rights with Planned Parenthood Global and the International Rescue Committee. Lauren has conducted extensive policy research and campaigned on issues of food justice, women’s economic equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights and the role of women’s movements. She holds Masters Degrees in international affairs and development studies from Columbia University and the Paris Institute of Political Studies. Lauren sits on the Executive Board of Oxfam International and on the Board of Directors of the Humanitarian Coalition.

Nikki Fraser, Uniting Our Voices
Nikki Fraser is an Indigenous advocate from Kamloops, B.C. Canada. She started Uniting Our Voices, a platform working for and towards inclusion and equality by creating a space for more Indigenous voices to be heard, to build connections, and inspire more change makers through stories and her engagements. She is involved in Indigenous research and advocacy through a gender-sensitive lens. Nikki is apart of the United Nations Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals for the United Nations Youth Envoy, a student at Thompson Rivers University and was one of Flare Magazines 50+ women #HowIMadeit 2019/2020 list.

Julia Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, CanWaCH
Julia is the Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH). She has over 15 years of senior and executive level experience in international development, not-for-profits, civil society, human rights and gender equality. Julia works closely with multiple stakeholders on international development policy-related issues, from Canadian and global decision-makers to young leaders. In 2019, Julia spearheaded the shaping of a renewed collective vision by Canada’s global health sector that resulted in a $14-billion, 10-year investment by the Government of Canada. As CanWaCH CEO, she continues to champion bold, innovative – and even disruptive – approaches to advancing the health and rights of women and girls around the world. Julia holds a Master of Arts degree in Canadian and Indigenous Studies from Trent University and an Executive Certificate in Conflict Management from University of Windsor Law School. Julia grew up in Grande Prairie Alberta but now lives with her partner and five kids in Peterborough, Ontario.

Reclaiming Power and Place Stories
2021-03-22 20:00 - 21:30
Welcome to the Indigenous, Local and Global Health Office’s Equity Film Series where we will engage in discussions about social and health equity issues facing the communities we work with.
In partnership with Awo Taan Healing Lodge Society and Mike Lang Stories, we wish to share the stories of family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two spirit people to call attention to the truth and the importance of trauma informed care. These digital stories were developed as part of a larger project which aimed to increase awareness of culturally appropriate care, and understanding of the impacts of colonization and systemic racism on healthcare.
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with members of Awo Taan, the producer of the digital stories, Mike Lang, and Associate Dean, Indigenous, Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe.

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World Water Day
2021-03-22
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater.
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

International Francophonie Day
2021-03-20
March 20 is International Francophonie Day. Each year, several activities are organized around the world to promote the French language and its cultural expressions. In Canada, French has been part of the country’s identity and cultural richness since its creation. A good reason to celebrate!

Presentation - COVID-19 Dialogue and Solutions Groups
2021-03-19 11:00 - 12:30
You are cordially invited to attend a presentation with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and its Canadian partners on the achievements of the COVID-19 Dialogue and Solutions groups over the last year.
As March 11 marks the 1-year anniversary of the pandemic as declared by WHO and March 16 the date that Canada issued its first travel restrictions, this session is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the COVID-19 Dialogue and Solutions groups and to share our collaborative work and progress to date.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, GAC and its Canadian international development partners have been working closely together to explore how best to facilitate programming activities in the field during these challenging times. To coordinate these efforts, GAC and its partners have launched consultative groups to discuss financial and process challenges faced by the sector and identify short-term flexibilities to support project implementation during the pandemic. Both the COVID-19 Dialogue and Solutions groups have met regularly since Spring 2020.
This collaboration has resulted in concrete changes to help Canadian partners implement projects and contribute to Canada’s response to COVID-19. These measures are published on the GAC website: Guidance on Eligibility of COVID-19 Potential Costs and an Update for Canada’s international development sector: Progress of COVID-19 Dialogue and Solutions Groups during the pandemic was also shared with the sector last Fall.
This presentation will provide an update on the achievements of the COVID-19 Dialogue and Solutions groups so far, and an exchange on good practices/lessons learned from the sector representatives, as well as their reflections on their experience as members of these consultative groups. Simultaneous interpretation (English/French) will be available, and participants are invited to contribute in the language of their choice.
In preparation for this session, you are welcome to submit a question in advance. Please register today.
We look forward to seeing you on March 19!
This event is brought to you by the COVID-19 Dialogue Group and Solutions Group, comprised of representatives from the sector and Global Affairs Canada:

Networks represented in the Dialogue Group: Cooperation Canada, the Canadian Association of International Development Professionals (CAIDP), Climate Action Network Canada, the Inter-Council Network (ICN), and the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH).
Organizations represented in the Solutions Group: Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Alinea International, Atlantic Council for International Cooperation, CanWaCH, the Canadian Red Cross, CARE Canada, Cooperation Canada, Cowater International, Cuso International, the ICN, iDE Canada, Manitoba Council for International Cooperation, Oxfam Québec, Project Services International, and the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation.

Understanding Gender Equality Through Mixed Methods
2021-03-17 11:00 - 12:00
In this session, facilitators and participants will explore specific strategies, both quantitative and qualitative, in regards to measuring gender dynamics, and women’s empowerment. Facilitators will explore femininist methodologies in practice; particularly, the specific opportunities and challenges that come with utilizing mixed methods in an increasingly virtual context. Facilitators will reflect on the supports (capacity, partnership, resources) needed to ensure the robust collection and use of mixed data. Discussants will share, and discuss how these processes are critical to understanding complex environments and issues. This conversation directly leverages contributions from the Canadian Collaborative for Global Health.
Speaker Facilitators

University of Manitoba – Elsabe du Plessis
Bruyère Research Institute – Alison Riddle
Plan International Canada – Rudy Broers
Mark Urassa – National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania

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How might we design better SRH/MNH programs to prevent preterm birth in LMICs? Insights from the Born on Time Study
2021-03-11 11:00 - 12:00
This webinar will highlight implementation research findings from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Mali, exploring the impact of lifestyle, infections, inadequate nutrition and lack of contraception on the prevention of preterm birth.
The session will be moderated by Jim Litch, MD, DTMH, Executive Director and Chief Research Officer at Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS).
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Panelists include:
* Nandita Kapadia-Kundu, PhD. MA, Senior Researcher, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
* Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson, PhD, Assistant Scientist, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
* Amanuel Gidebo, MD, MPH, Technical Specialist, MNCH/Nutrition and Born on Time Health Working Group Lead, World Vision Canada
* Dilys Walker, MD, Director of Global Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Research, Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco

365 days of a Pandemic: Virtual Practice Implications for Canadian Partners
2021-03-11 11:00 - 12:00
Building on the findings and recommendations of the CanWaCH 100 days of a Pandemic report (June 2020), and held on the 1 year anniversary of the WHO declaration of the pandemic, CanWaCH will focus specifically on how Canadian organizations have adapted, and continue to adapt, monitoring, evaluation, and research practices in a virtual context. This session will include updated insights from Canadian partners on the strategies they are using and lessons learned, as well as a discussion on how ‘reporting on results’ has changed or evolved.
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