Events

A new Auditor General report concluded that Global Affairs Canada was unable to demonstrate how Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) contributed to improving gender equality in low- and middle-income countries. Significant weaknesses in Global Affairs Canada’s information management practices prevented it from assessing outcomes and reporting completely to Parliament and Canadians. How might INGOs […]

The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) is excited to present ‘The CoLabs: One Year In’, a presentation by the second iteration of the Canadian Collaborative for Global Health! The Collaborative brings together Canadian and global partners to generate solutions to urgent data challenges in global health and gender equality. Join us on […]

Join us with special guest Artrese Morrison, Senior Director of Programs at Health Leads USA. We will work through a live demonstration and discussion of designing a survey with an equity lens. Talking Data Equity is a series of weekly drop-in conversations addressing questions with people who are working on operationalizing data equity. As a […]

Humanity & Inclusion (HI), the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) invite you to a panel discussion as part of a side event to the 16th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP16). Drawing on the lived experiences of women and girls […]

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and Cooperation Canada are pleased to invite you to the 2023 GAC Dialogue on PSEAH, which will be held virtually on June 19th. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and Cooperation Canada will virtually host the third dialogue on Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). The objective of the 2023 dialogue is to reinforce our sector's […]

Impact Measurement and Causal Analysis with an equity lens. Heather Krause spent the first 20 years of her career as a statistician working on these types of projects. Let’s look at how to conduct these analyses with equity. Talking Data Equity is a series of weekly drop-in conversations addressing questions with people who are working on […]

Public health has a critical role to play in stopping hate, violence, and harm against the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Action on health equity for people with diverse gender and sexual identities starts with using inclusive language in practice, research, and policy, providing gender-affirming care, and addressing stigma, discrimination, and other structural and social determinants of health. […]

Please note: To attend this session, you must register for the Women Deliver Virtual Conference. Interested in learning more about creating safe spaces for sexual and reproductive health and rights? Three organisations, as well as youth who have been using these spaces, will share their experience. Description: Safe spaces can increase access to information on […]

Weighting and data equity. What are weights? How do you apply them to data? And why does all this matter for data equity? Talking Data Equity is a series of weekly drop-in conversations addressing questions with people who are working on operationalizing data equity. As a community, we share our experiences going from wanting to embed […]

Connect with peers in public health from around the world. We're here to make magic happen through community! Find friends, mentors, a partner to launch a project with, a career bestie, or someone who will connect you with your next opportunity. Anything is possible during these social hours! Click here to register!

Welcome to the Africa Dialogues. We invite you to join the discussion on the vital role local communities, including young people and women, are playing in shaping climate action for health across the African continent. Climate crisis is a health crisis. It poses one of the most significant threats to global health, and urgent collective […]

We are delighted to be joined by one of the leaders of the Global Women’s Health Movement, an alumna and former Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and Co-Founder/ Co-Author of the international best-selling book, Norma Swenson, MPH for our upcoming webinar on "Assessing the impact of the Global Women's Health Movement: an Interdisciplinary and […]

Join special guest Dr. Lashawn Richburg-Hayes to discuss the application of data equity in educational effectiveness research. Talking Data Equity is a series of weekly drop-in conversations addressing questions with people who are working on operationalizing data equity. As a community, we share our experiences going from wanting to embed equity in your data work to […]

This week we’re talking about community-based research with a team who is actively inventing new techniques. Join Leslie Wright & the CTSA Team from Colorado. Talking Data Equity is a series of weekly drop-in conversations addressing questions with people who are working on operationalizing data equity. As a community, we share our experiences going from wanting […]

Our special guest, Kelsie Action, is an expert on how to communicate science in plain language – and why this matters for data equity. Talking Data Equity is a series of weekly drop-in conversations addressing questions with people who are working on operationalizing data equity. As a community, we share our experiences going from wanting to […]

Join us for a Facebook livestream on August 15 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM EST, as we honor Capital Pride by discussing the state of 2SLGBTQQIA rights worldwide. Tune into this conversation between our Board Member, Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, and Nasya Razavi, Program Manager at Inter Pares. They will be exploring the challenges faced by […]

Join us on August 15th for our training session on Program & Programming, lead by the incredible VIDEA team! This second scope specific session will be an opportunity to learn more about how to integrate anti-racism into your programs and programming! Finding ways to integrate anti-racist principles into how we do and think about our […]

As we approach ICPD+30 next year, we invite young people like you to come together and share your urgent and emerging priorities, reflections, and calls to action for ICPD. dialogues will discuss the progress that has been made and how it's impacting communities on the ground and explore the challenges we face in the fight […]

As we approach ICPD+30 next year, we invite young people like you to come together and share your urgent and emerging priorities, reflections, and calls to action for ICPD. dialogues will discuss the progress that has been made and how it's impacting communities on the ground and explore the challenges we face in the fight […]

Good Neighbors International supports clean water initiatives across the globe, which not only has direct impact on community health, but also supports children's education, gender equality and stable livelihoods. Throughout the month of September, Good Neighbors Canada is running their Step4Water fundraiser event, fundraising to build water wells in rural Zambia. But, why do we […]

Join Medical Herstory for our annual Feminist Health Conference on September 23rd and 24th, as we focus on reviewing the past year of feminist health and discuss the changes that have occured, the current issues and breakthroughs in the field, all while celebrating growth and empowerment. Through keynote speakers, research sharing, an interactive workshop, panel […]

This event brings together a panel of Canadian experts (CEs) deployed by the TAP-EDM team around the world who specialize in gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) projects. Through the Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) implementation, we will explore how Canada is strengthening international government systems, addressing gender equality in a cross-cutting way. How does Canadian […]

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 […]