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ChatGPT Unleashed: Ignite Your Monitoring and Evaluation Journey with AI
2024-02-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-02-14 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-01-24 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
This training is now full, please contact Deborah Dahan to be put on the waiting list.
Join us for “ChatGPT Unleashed: Ignite Your Monitoring and Evaluation Journey with AI,” a virtual three-part interactive training series designed for AI beginners! Together, we will demystify the power of ChatGPT, a cutting-edge AI technology, and explore its limitless potential for revolutionizing monitoring, evaluation, and learning in your organization. Discover how to navigate the challenges of gender-transformative global health programming with AI as your ally and unlock a world of possibilities in project design and qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
The three sessions will be held on January 24, February 14 and February 21, 2024 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm EST. Please note that participants must be able to attend all three sessions. Space is limited to 40 participants. All sessions will be held in English.
Session 1: January 24 – 11:00 am to 12:30 pm EST
Get ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Together, we will explore Chat GPT and unpack its key functions, opportunities, and limitations for our sector. We’ll share tips and showcase examples of how to use Chat GPT in project design and gender-transformative health programming. Practical hands-on learning (through individual and small group activities) will boost your skills and confidence.
Session 2: February 14 – 11:00 am to 12:30 pm EST
Together we will explore the power of using Chat GPT in qualitative data analysis, with a specific focus on gender-transformative global health programming. Through tips, examples and learning exercises you will learn how Chat GPT can assist you in summarization, extracting text, developing codes, and generating themes from your qualitative data. While delving into these techniques, we will share the limitations and considerations to help you navigate this powerful tool effectively.
Session 3: February 21 – 11:00 am to 12:30 pm EST
Join us as we explore Chat GPT’s capacity to create magic in the world of quantitative data analysis. Together we will review the software’s potential for designing surveys, creating charts and tables, and coding. Insights into using the paid version (Chat GPT 4) and its data analysis module options will be shared, including advanced functions and features. You will learn valuable tips and considerations to optimize your use of Chat GPT.
For any questions, please contact Deborah Dahan.
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Webinar on strengthening vaccine delivery and uptake in Africa: How can research help?
2024-02-21 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
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 join us to learn more about this international effort.
The African Union set an ambitious objective of developing, producing and distributing at least 60% of the vaccines for Africa by 2040 and has established the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing to enhance the continent’s supply resilience. It aims to increase health security across the continent and globally. At present, less than 0.1% of the world’s vaccine supply is manufactured in Africa, and only 1% of vaccines deployed in Africa are manufactured on the continent.
Other partners, including Global Affairs Canada, the Mastercard Foundation and IDRC, are investing in this objective. Global Affairs Canada’s Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity has invested CAD317 million to increase COVID-19 vaccination among priority groups, reinforce health-system capacity and diversify vaccine manufacturing capacity in 12 target countries, most of which are in Africa. The Mastercard Foundation’s Saving Lives and Livelihoods program aims to secure vaccines for a minimum of 50 million individuals and facilitate the administration of vaccinations to millions more across Africa. IDRC is funding research to identify the challenges and issues associated with scaling vaccine manufacturing and distribution in Africa, and to accelerate the uptake and use of new vaccines as they are rolled out.The discussion will be hosted in English with live French interpretation.
This roundtable, co-sponsored by IDRC and Global Affairs Canada, is the second in a series to share information and identify ways to help overcome the challenges that lie ahead.
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CanWaCH Dialogue: Calgary
2024-02-20 | Performance Hall at Studio Bell National Music Centre, 850 4 Street SE, Calgary, AB, Alberta, T2G 1R1, Canada
The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) is excited to host our CanWaCH Dialogue in Calgary on February 20! This in-person dialogue offers tremendous value in driving momentum towards new partnerships and collaboration.
Join us for a screening of Dan Pallotta’s UnCharitable documentary followed by an evening of casual discussion and networking with colleagues from across the CanWaCH membership and international cooperation sector.
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World Day of Social Justice
2024-02-20
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality, or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.
For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity. The adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is just one recent example of the UN System’s commitment to social justice. The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all, through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work.

Exploring Intersections between Higher Education and the SDGs
2024-02-09 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, Silver Bell Ln, 5th floor, Etobicoke, ON, Ontario, M9W5L7, Canada
Abstract
Education is a significant contributor to positive outcomes in all the Sustainable Development Goals. Recognizing the power of intersectional action from experts in education, health, technology, business, social development, and others is imperative to achieving a stronger and more sustainable world for current and future generations. To strengthen the connections between sectors, there needs to be articulated and intentional spaces for specialists to create integrative solutions to complex global problems.
Event description
The International Development Institute is hosting a World Café for individuals to engage in discussions on the Sustainable Development Goals and how common themes intersect and influence post-secondary education. After lunch, representatives will facilitate tours of the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, focusing on how technology can be applied to different international development contexts. Morning refreshments and lunch will be served.
Tours of the Barrett Centre for Technology and Innovation are optional. You may exit the venue after lunch if you aren’t interested in touring the facilities.
Please note that pictures and videos will be taken at the event and shared online. If you wish not to appear in any published content, reach out to the International Development Institute at internationaldevelopmentinstitute@humber.ca.
Register for a tour of the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/22FO00ofs70d6600cfqestux4g
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Doc and Dialogue on Climate Justice and the Environment
2024-02-08 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2C2, Canada
Treeline: A Story Written in Rings, is a Patagonia Film that embraces skiers, snowboarders, scientists and healers to the birch forests of Japan, the red cedars of British Columbia and the bristlecones of Nevada. Everyone is welcome, after the film we will hold space to explore how we are feeling, what we have learnt and what is ignited in us as global citizens. This is a brilliant film aimed to connect us through visuals, music and solidarity for climate justice.
– Please register
– Snack table pizza, popcorn and drinks
– 40 minute film followed by a dialogue facilitated by Cuso International and VIDEA
– We kindly ask that you stay at home if you are feeling unwell.
– We celebrate masks, although they are optional.
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Femmes et filles en situation de handicap : l'aide publique au développement à la croisée des chemins du handicap et du genre
2024-02-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
*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 publique au développement à la croisée des chemins du handicap et du genre ».
Comme le mentionne la Note d’information du même nom corédigé par Dawn Canada, HI Canada et le Living Well Research Centre, les femmes et les filles en situation de handicap sont rarement prises en compte ou spécifiquement visées par les investissements liés à l’aide humanitaire et au développement. Elles sont aussi trop peu reconnues par le mouvement des droits des femmes : en témoigne l’absence de référence explicite des femmes et des filles en situation de handicap dans la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes.
Dans le cadre du webinaire, les panélistes invitées exploreront les différents aspects liés à ces enjeux. Il sera animé par Michèle Asselin, directrice générale de l’AQOCI.
Les panélistes sont :
– Dieynaba Diallo, vice-présidente de Femmes Droit et Développem (FeDDAF) Sénégal et coordonnatrice de la Coalition régionale du FeDDAF, organisation participant à l’initiative Making it Work mise en œuvre par Humanité & Inclusion
– Nicole Nyangolo Ndamuso, coordonnatrice régionale de Concertation des Collectifs des Associations Féminines de la Région des Grands-Lacs pour le programme «Éducation des filles pour un avenir meilleur dans la région des Grands Lacs» mis en œuvre avec le consortium Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie et CECI
– Nancy Saint-Louis, chercheuse pour le projet «Genre, handicap et développement inclusif» du Live Work Well Research Centre et candidate au doctorat
Anne Delorme, directrice générale de HI Canada, conclura avec les recommandations de la Note d’information.
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WUSC's International Forum 2024
2024-02-08 - 2024-02-10 | Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, 55 Colonel By Drive, Canada
Join us for one of the most interactive global conferences on international development!
Connect with a wide range of actors – including civil society members from the Global South, students and youth leaders, government representatives and private sector, researchers, and international development specialists – for engaging discussions on some of the most pressing issues, challenges, and solutions in global development.
This year’s edition of the International Forum will be offered in a hybrid format, to allow greater participation and accessibility!
Join us online on February 8th for two free virtual panels featuring leaders from the Global South joining us to share their perspectives and solutions to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their respective communities, and their thoughts on how their work can be better supported by the global community.
On February 9, 2024, we invite you to join us in person in Ottawa, at the Shaw Center, to hear youth, leaders and change makers from diverse backgrounds share the success stories buried beneath the headlines of climate change, conflicts and poverty, and discuss how we can be creative and bold in coming up with solutions to achieve greater impact, locally, nationally, and globally.
Should we do things differently, or do different things? In the evening, you are all invited to join us for a different approach to global solidarity: the official launch of Through My Eyes: Art for Development, WUSC’s new art exhibition! Guest artists from Ghana, Malawi, and Canada will be present for the occasion.
Members of the WUSC network (Local Committee members, students from the Student Refugee Program, WUSC alumni, membership holders, and close collaborators) are invited to attend closed sessions on Saturday February 10, 2024. The WUSC Annual General Assembly will also take place in-person on February 10. All are welcome to attend the AGA.
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Who has power? Agency in Development and Justice
2024-02-07 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Redeemer University, 777 Garner Road E, Ancaster, ON, Ontario, Canada
Join World Renew, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ), and International Justice Mission (IJM) Canada on February 7 at Redeemer University. Learn how our programs are removing barriers to agency and contributing to holistic community development.
Inspired by our faith, we believe that our international development activities must acknowledge and honour the unique image of God in each person involved. In relation to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, this means that all efforts must continue to centre the agency of the individuals and communities most impacted by injustice and inequality.
– World Renew as a Sponsorship Agreement Holder with the Canadian government, will be highlighting its experience partnering with individuals and Constituent Groups across Canada to support refugees overseas to resettle in Canada.
– IJM seeks to end the everyday violences that violates human rights and prevents sustainable development. IJM will highlight why every intervention to combat human trafficking, forced labour, sexual abuse, and gender-based violence must be trauma-informed and survivor-led.
– CPJ as a national policy advocacy organization works to center public justice in policy debates. CPJ will highlight how its work on refugee and migrant rights – such as campaigns to end immigration detention and securing healthcare access for all regardless of immigration status – aims to strengthen the agency of those who migrate or seek asylum in Canada.
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Global Health Learning Network
2024-02-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
Join us for the Global Health Learning Network series and attend a session with Senator Stan Kutcher, Ms. Sarah LaFramboise, and Dr. Alison Krentel.
This enriching session will explore how scientists can be effective advocates by hearing about and learning from Canadian experiences in advocacy in national and international domains. The session will explore the unique challenges and opportunities facing scientist advocates. Speakers will share their lessons learnt, will highlight tools and will refer to a recently published guide from Evidence for Democracy: An Essential Guide to Science Advocacy – Evidence For Democracy.
About the Global Health Learning Network
The Global Health Learning Network is a platform for knowledge growth and exchange with the goal to build a community of practice in global health that reaches across researchers, practitioners, and learners from all global health domains to include members of the public with an interest in global health.
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.
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Zo Reken film screening
2024-02-06 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto)
? Join us for a screening of “Zo Reken”, a film exploring humanitarian aid in Haiti, neocolonialism, and the unmet promises of international cooperation. The screening will be followed by an insightful Q&A session, exploring the intersections between International Development Week (IDW) and anti-racism efforts within the sector, especially during Black History Month.
Please note this is a free event, hosted by the ARC Hub, a dedicated anti-racism coordination secretariat and a resource center for Canadian international development and humanitarian organizations and their staff. Our events are open to everyone in the sector!
? Date: February 6th, 2024
? Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm
? Location: Ottawa (in person), TBD
*Limited seats available, so reserve your spot now! Registering also allows us to report back to our funder, GAC!
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TAKING ACTION ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING IN CANADA & BEYOND
2024-02-06 - 2024-02-07 | Virtual, Canada
Two Day Virtual Conference: February 6 & 7, 2024
This conference aims to observe February 6th The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation through two days of collective action.
We invite you to join us in taking a deep dive into the issue of female genital mutilation/cutting and develop the understanding and skills needed to support FGM/C survivors and contribute to Canada’s anti-FGM/C movement.
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
2024-02-06
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights, the health and the integrity of girls and women.
Girls who undergo female genital mutilation face short-term complications such as severe pain, shock, excessive bleeding, infections, and difficulty in passing urine, as well as long-term consequences for their sexual and reproductive health and mental health.
Although primarily concentrated in 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East, female genital mutilation is a universal problem and is also practiced in some countries in Asia and Latin America. Female genital mutilation continues to persist amongst immigrant populations living in Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
To promote the elimination of female genital mutilation, coordinated and systematic efforts are needed, and they must engage whole communities and focus on human rights, gender equality, sexual education and attention to the needs of women and girls who suffer from its consequences.

Canadian Global Citizenship in Action: Celebrating International Development Week 2024
2024-02-05 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, 199 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 1K6, Canada
Join AKFC on February 5 to celebrate International Development Week 2024!

It’s no secret that the positive changes or challenges in one part of the world have the potential to have a global impact.
For decades, Canadians from across the country have sought to make a meaningful, positive impact in the world—through local and global actions. In 2024, what does it mean for Canadians to “make a difference,” and how has this concept evolved over time?
Join us to kick off International Development Week with an evening of reflection and celebration, featuring animated discussions that explore the important relationship between local action and global citizenship, and a “global citizens marketplace” showcasing diverse opportunities for Canadians to support global development. We will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of World Partnership Walk, AKFC’s volunteer-driven initiative which brings together thousands of Canadians annually to raise awareness and funds to fight global poverty.
We welcome everyone committed to creating a more peaceful, equitable, and pluralistic world for an evening of inspiration and connection with other Canadians who are making a difference.
BE A PART OF THIS EVENT TO:

Celebrate and reflect on how Canada and Canadians have supported global development to date and what new challenges lay ahead.
Explore a marketplace of opportunities for you to get involved with a range of Canadian organizations engaged in global development.
Savour refreshments while networking with likeminded professionals, volunteers, and changemakers.

At our “global citizens marketplace”, the following organizations will be present in-person with a representative you can connect with

World University Service Canada
CARE Canada

More organisations to be announced
SPEAKERS
Bibinur Alibaeva, Virtual Accelerate and Regional Startup Program Lead, Accelerate Prosperity
Kiersten Eyes, Director of Public Engagement and Resource Mobilization, AKFC
Shannon Thom, CARE Canada Youth Champion; System Performance Specialist at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Sophie St Laurent, Public Engagement Manager, WUSC
More speakers to be announced
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International Development Week – February 4 to 10, 2024
2024-02-04 - 2024-02-10 | Hybrid, Canada
Let’s Continue to #GoForTheGoals
International Development Week (IDW) is an annual event held the first full week of February, supporting international development priorities while shining a light on important contributions made by Canadians at home and abroad. IDW will be taking place February 4-10, 2024, and will include many events—in person, virtually, and hybrid—organized by Canadian civil society organizations, post-secondary institutions, Global Affairs Canada, and others.
IDW 2024 will highlight the key role of youth in shaping our global future. IDW will also emphasize the voices of the Global South and communities with an interest in international development in a particular country or region, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, as well as gender equality and women and girls.
Building on the success of previous editions, IDW 2024 calls Canadians to #GoForTheGoals to support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will highlight Canadian contributions in the following key areas each day of the week:
– Partnerships
– Gender equality
– Education
– Health
– Climate Action
IDW 2024 also emphasizes the key role of youth in shaping our global future, in particular support for youth education leading to meaningful employment. By investing in youth, we cultivate a generation empowered to build a more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable world. Join us in this journey under the hashtags #IDW2024 and #GoForTheGoals!
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Ciné-Débat Nos silences - An te Kouman : Comment le droit à l’avortement se concrétise dans les projets de Médecins du Monde ?
2024-02-01 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Goethe-Institut Montreal, 1626 Boul. Saint-Laurent Bureau 100, Montreal, Québec, H2X 2T1, Canada
En présence des directions des opérations internationales du réseau de Médecins du Monde, ce ciné-débat propose la diffusion du documentaire Nos silences – An te Kouman. Il s’agit d’une opportunité unique d’explorer la mise en œuvre du droit à l’avortement grâce à nos différents programmes qui s’adaptent à des contextes peu favorables, qu’il s’agisse de lois restrictives, d’un manque de services adaptés, accessibles et de qualité ou encore de préjugés persistants et stigmatisants.
Je m’inscris

IDW 2024 Gender Panel: Navigating Gender and Water Challenges Globally
2024-02-01 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
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 providing insights into global and local commitments on gender and water, positive and sustainable transformations advocating for gender-inclusive water management strategies including WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) priorities, youth perspectives on water and gender, women’s water leadership and mitigating the disproportionate impacts of water-related challenges on women and girls.
Recognizing the crucial need for collective action at the intersection of gender and water issues, we hope that you will join us for this important discussion.
Interpretation: The languages of this event will be English and French; interpretation services will be offered.
You can get all the details, learn more about our panelists, and find our other IDW2024 events here: www.ocic.on.ca/idw .
OCIC is committed to creating a safe and inclusive space. We ask all participants to commit to our Code of Conduct for Events, inspired by those of the Inter-Council Network (ICN) and Amnesty Canada: https://t.ly/geTFt.
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Unlocking Development Finance: Canada's Role in African and Emerging Economies
2024-01-30 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, 199 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 1K6, Canada
Join us in-person or online as we engage in dialogue on Canada’s role in development finance!
On January 30, AKFC and ONE Campaign in Canada are hosting an event to outline and discuss how Canada can play a more prominent role in shaping an inclusive international financial ecosystem to address climate change and development, as well as deepen investments and engagement with African countries, benefiting both Africa and the global economy.
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Safe Pregnancy and Birth for All: Addressing Racism in Reproductive Healthcare
2024-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
? 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 Americas by about 15% and birthing people of African descent are notably overrepresented.
Taking a reproductive justice approach, this virtual panel will explore the causes and consequences of these racial disparities in reproductive healthcare, identifying effective strategies to eradicate inequalities and ensure quality healthcare for all.
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International Day of Education
2024-01-24
Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and adults behind.

Canadian Engagement in Global Trachoma Elimination Strategies
2024-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
Join us for an exciting online event where we will explore Canadian engagement in the global efforts to eliminate trachoma. Trachoma is a preventable neglected tropical disease that affects the eye and is the leading infectious cause of blindness globally, affecting millions of people in 42 countries worldwide.
This event will bring trachoma experts from the Americas, Africa and Europe to discuss the latest strategies, initiatives, and breakthroughs in trachoma elimination. Through engaging presentations and a panel discussion, participants will gain valuable insights into the Canadian contribution to trachoma elimination efforts. Learn about the innovative approaches and partnerships being employed to combat this debilitating disease.
Whether you are a healthcare professional, researcher, policymaker, or a student and young professional in global health, this event offers a unique opportunity to be part of the global movement to end neglected tropical diseases like trachoma. Don’t miss out on this informative and inspiring event!
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IDRC Annual Public Meeting — Mobilizing alliances for a more sustainable world
2024-01-18 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Toronto) | Hybrid, Canada
In the face of intensifying uncertainties around the world, the importance of collaboration in identifying sustainable and inclusive solutions has never been greater. The theme for this year’s Annual Public Meeting is Mobilizing alliances for a more sustainable world. It will highlight how IDRC’s strategic partnerships respond to the urgent global challenges of climate change, and will provide program updates that demonstrate how partnerships can bolster climate action.
IDRC chairperson Dorothy Nyambi and IDRC president Julie Delahanty will present opening remarks. Important programming updates will also be provided.
Step Change: Accelerating Adaptation to Climate Change
This partnership between Canada and the Netherlands accelerates equitable, inclusive, and locally led climate adaptation efforts to improve quality of life for those most affected by climate change. Georgina Kemp, senior program specialist for IDRC’s Climate-Resilient Food Systems program, will share how Step Change helps local communities adapt to the realities of climate change by responding to their most urgent capacity-strengthening needs. Learn more about Step Change.
Strengthening loss and damage response capacity in the Global South (STRENGTH)
Bhim Adhikari, senior program specialist for IDRC’s Sustainable Inclusive Economies program, will share how the STRENGTH project supports the development and implementation of national policies that help countries in the Global South respond to irreparable losses and recoverable damages caused by climate change. Learn more about STRENGTH.
The event is free, but seats are limited. Please register here to secure your spot, or call 613-236-6163. Simultaneous interpretation to English and French will be available.
This event will be photographed and recorded, and the recording will be posted on the IDRC website after the meeting.

An Anthology of Canadian Birth Stories: Inspiration and Essential Guidance for Parents, Parents-to-be, and Healthcare Providers
2024-01-18 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual, Canada
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 Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist, Mahmuda Rahman Khan. The webinar is open to all and free of charge. We host webinars every two months. All welcome!

Learning Objectives from Webinar:
For people to learn more about this book and why birth stories are so important, and such a key way to learn and understand the power of centering perinatal care around birth givers.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, January 18 2024 at 8:00 AM/PDT (Pacific Standard Time)

To learn more and to RSVP your spot, click here!

From digital health research and quality improvement to a learning health system: shifting the dialogue on our use of EHR data to improve health services
2024-01-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
Are you interested in realizing more benefits from our EHR data? Join the event on January 15, 2024, from 11:00 am – to 12:00 pm for an illuminating panel discussion about – “From digital health research and quality improvement to a learning health system: shifting the dialogue on our use of EHR data to improve health services.”
Discover how data can be used to better our health services! The aim of this 1 hr virtual seminar is to provide participants with foundational knowledge that supports the integration of data access and quality in health research projects.
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
2024-01-11
Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science.
At present, less than 30 per cent of researchers worldwide are women. According to UNESCO data (2014 – 2016), only around 30 per cent of all female students select STEM-related fields in higher education. Globally, female students’ enrolment is particularly low in ICT (3 per cent), natural science, mathematics and statistics (5 per cent) and in engineering, manufacturing and construction (8 per cent).
Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are steering girls and women away from science related fields. As in the real world, the world on screen reflects similar biases—the 2015 Gender Bias Without Borders study by the Geena Davis Institute showed that of the onscreen characters with an identifiable STEM job, only 12 per cent were women.
In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/212 declaring 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

International Migrants Day
2023-12-18
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life. Today, globalization, together with advances in communications and transportation, has greatly increased the number of people, who have the desire and the capacity to move to other places.
This new era has created challenges and opportunities for societies throughout the world. It also has served to underscore the clear linkage between migration and development, as well as the opportunities it provides for co-development, that is, the concerted improvement of economic and social conditions at both origin and destination.
Migration draws increasing attention in the world nowadays. Mixed with elements of unforeseeability, emergency, and complexity, the challenges and difficulties of international migration require enhanced cooperation and collective action among countries and regions. The United Nations is actively playing a catalyst role in this area, with the aim of creating more dialogues and interactions within countries and regions, as well as propelling experience exchange and collaboration opportunities.

The Road to Healing: Funding & Advancing LGBTIQ Mental Health & Wellbeing
2023-12-13 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
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 the impacts and learnings of The Right to Health and Healing Project with the launch of Journey to Healing: A Guide for LGBTIQ-led Organizations Implementing Mental Health Programs. The virtual event will also explore the funding priorities for LGBTIQ mental health and well-being programming with the launch of Urgent, Feasible, Impactful, and Fundable! A Case for LGBTIQ-led Mental Health Initiatives.
The event will be moderated by Leah Odle-Benson, Deputy Director – Impact and Learning at the Stephen Lewis Foundation and Doug Stollery, President of the Stollery Charitable Foundation.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Please note times by region:
10:00am-11:30am EST; 3:00pm-4:30pm UTC; 4:00pm-5:30pm WAT; 5:00pm-6:30pm CAT/SAST; 6:00pm-7:30pm EAT
Join us for this insightful and generative discussion!
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Child Marriage Roundtable: Unpacking Gender Violence
2023-12-07 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Virtual, Canada
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 10% of the global population.
Join us on Thursday, December 7th at 10:00 a.m. ET for a roundtable discussion with a panel of industry experts as we discuss this tragic form of gender-based violence.
There are many factors at play when a child ends up in an early or forced marriage. Most commonly, girls from marginalized communities, often in fragile or conflict-affected settings are the most at risk with poverty, gender inequality, tradition, limited access to education and socially normalized perceptions of protection all contributing to what is at its core, a fundamental violation of human rights.
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