Discover upcoming events, activities and learning opportunities in global health, international development, and gender equality.
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The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation, the University of Alberta, and MacEwan University are excited to present Global Perspectives | Local Action: The SDGs and YOUth on February 1 from 12:00PM to 2:00 PM. This event will connect young people with one another around their interests in the Sustainable Development Goals! A one-hour panel discussion will feature past […]
Join the End FGM Canada Network for a free webinar on why FGM/C is a critical issue for Canadians to understand. About this Event Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a Canadian Issue too. Unofficial estimates indicate that we have more than 100,000 survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Canada (FGM/C,) and possibly thousands of girl […]
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, […]
Post-Secondary students are invited to participate in Community Asset SDG Hackathons, focused on identifying groups in their on- and off-campus communities currently addressing the SDGs. These 3-hour events will help youth to learn what work is already being done in their community, and provide a resource list for community members interested in volunteering and becoming […]
This edition of International Development Week (#IDW2021) will be celebrated by the Government of Canada, Canadian civil society organizations and Canadians with an array of online events and activities from all over the country. Let’s continue to #GoForTheGoals Once Again, this year’s International Development Week theme is “Go for the Goals,” with a focus on […]
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.
We are excited to announce the re-imagined Global Health Impact Exchange (GHI-X), CanWaCH’s annual flagship event!
We are excited to announce the re-imagined Global Health Impact Exchange (GHI-X), CanWaCH’s annual flagship event!
This International Development Week, the world looks completely different than it did a year ago. So too do volunteering and partnering and how we can support one another, share our skills and competences. Canadian volunteers and our local partners in Africa have been agents of change committed to work collaboratively for decades to reach the UN […]
Do you know the Sustainable Development Goals well enough to make it out in time? Join the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation and University of Calgary on February 9 for an evening of trivia and escape room fun! You’ll be able to join a team with other participants to solve riddles, puzzles and challenges related […]
We are excited to announce the re-imagined Global Health Impact Exchange (GHI-X), CanWaCH’s annual flagship event!
Speakers from around the world and in Canada will examine local, national and global approaches to ending hunger, the effect of climate change on food, and what is needed to build a just and sustainable post-pandemic recovery.
This year, we will celebrate the 10th Annual Top 30 Under 30, featuring 30 accomplished youth from Alberta and around the world contributing towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Join the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation on February 10th, 2021 at 6:00 pm to celebrate the 2021 Top 30 Under 30! Sign up below to attend. Register […]
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 […]
59th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development (CSOCD59): Side-Event on A Socially-Just COVID-19 Response for Youth DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 11th from 8:30 am - 9:45 am(Eastern Standard Time) CONTEXT: With less than ten years to meet 169 sustainable development targets and even less time to meaningfully address the impending climate crisis, the […]
En cette Semaine du développement international, le monde est complètement différent de ce qu’il était il y a un an. Il en va de même pour le volontariat et le partenariat et comment nous pouvons nous soutenir les uns les autres, partager nos aptitudes et nos compétences. Les volontaires canadien-ne-s et nos partenaires locaux en […]
Join us for our free virtual training series on communication for development developed for practitioners and experts seeking to enhance public demand for civil registration services. Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) communication has developed rapidly in the last decades, towards engaging and mobilizing communities and populations to find solutions to their problems and to become the […]
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 […]
Join us for a virtual event that focuses on “the how” of implementing family friendly policies in the age of COVID-19.
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 […]
Results Canada is hosting an interactive, year-long webinar series that will help equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to be an active advocate for eradicating poverty worldwide. Whether you’re new to advocacy or a seasoned Results volunteer, you will benefit from topics following two broad streams: skills expansion and issues knowledge. Join us […]
Join DAWN Canada on February 26 , 2021 at 9 am Eastern Standard Time for a virtual public engagement called Beyond Beijing +25: an intersectional approach to engaging civil society on girls, women, trans and gender non-conforming folks with disabilities. In this discussion we will analyze how systemic oppressions (ableism, racism, colonialism, sexism, heteropatriarchy and […]
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 […]
