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Local Brews + Global Views ft. KIDS Initiative
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Folio café, 2299 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3P 2N2, Canada
Join the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation for an inspiring evening of coffee and conversation at our next Local Brews + Global Views, as we dive into the incredible work of KIDS Initiative Inc., a local NGO making a real difference in Kenya and around the world.
Description: Can access to agricultural assets change a woman’s life for the better? Founder Cat Ross will answer that question and share how piloting new projects, investing in women’s entrepreneurship and building connections between communities is transforming lives in Kenya. As the evening wraps up, we’ll reflect on the importance of fostering global connections and building a brighter future together.
Don’t miss this chance to be inspired and make a difference—come and be a part of something extraordinary!
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Unstoppable Women: Celebrating Award-Winning Development
2025-02-25 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Virtual, Canada
We’re thrilled to honour the winners of MCIC’s 2025 Development Impact Awards and their incredible programs that are transforming lives. Join us and you’ll hear from three of MCIC’s members, Real Humanitarian, Tearfund and UNICEF, who will showcase their projects and how they’re advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
We’ll learn how Real Humanitarian’s Empowering, Educating & Employing Women project is making strides in Ethiopia by training women and girls for a brighter future. This initiative, championed alongside local partner Support Street Mothers and Children, provides training in various trades, offers business and financial instruction, and supports gender equality, helping single parents and families in extreme poverty rise above their challenges.
Tearfund Canada will share how the Empowering Women in Kenya project, in partnership with national partner Fadhili Trust, is creating lasting change by promoting gender equality. This initiative establishes Village Savings and Loan Associations, provides agricultural training, and empowers women and girls to lead, fostering sustainable change and transforming lives for a brighter future.
We’ll explore how UNICEF Canada is creating positive change through the UNdaunted project, by tackling educational barriers faced by girls in Ghana, in partnership with UNICEF Ghana and local education departments. Through a whole-school approach focused on community engagement, this initiative is creating safe learning environments, boosting STEM participation, and training teachers in gender equality, significantly increasing girls’ enrollment and retention in junior high – and helping thousands of girls to pursue their dreams.
Come and discover life-changing projects that are making a positive difference in the world. You’ll get to meet the people behind these initiatives and hear their inspiring stories.
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Local Brews + Global Views with Real Humanitarian
2023-09-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Good Earth Coffeehouse – Seasons, 14-455 Sterling Lyon Parkway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hear how vocational training is empowering women in Ethiopia through financial independence.
On Thursday, September 28th, the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation will be at Good Earth Coffeehouse Seasons (Building #14, 455 Sterling Lyon Parkway) with Deborah Northcott, co-founder of Real Humanitarian (formerly Canadian Humanitarian). Real Humanitarian, an MCIC member, is dedicated to assisting disadvantaged children, their families and their communities break free from the cycle of poverty.
Join us for an evening of Fairtrade coffee, conversation, and celebration of gender equality as Deborah takes us through Real Humanitarian’s vocational training programs for women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia followed by an open discussion on the power of educating young women.
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