Organized by: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) This event features IDRC’s rich history of participatory and boundary pushing gender transformative research by sharing core principles and best practices that are highlighted in an analytical…
Organized by: UNICEF Canada Join us for an inspiring discussion with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo, and other women and youth who are working to drive change, through the empowerment of themselves and others. Hearing personal stories from…
Organized by: Fondation Botnar Fondation Botnar’s lunch session at the WD2019 conference will highlight the Women Deliver Young Leaders Program and explore best practices of youth leadership in action, particularly as it relates to young people as…
Gender and the face of HIV Host: Shahira Amin, Independent Journalist With Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Organized by: Vancouver Foundation Good isn’t good enough. In this session, Canada’s leading community foundation will share what it’s doing well to be an ally to women and girls. But in a world of rampant inequality, organizations and institutions…
Organized by: P&G Women’s voices are louder than ever on topics of health, wealth, harassment, safety, and the right to lead, yet progress has stalled. We must do better. We need a more modern playbook which includes the role of men as we collectively…
Organized by: Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Population Council, and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) The right to decide over your own body can improve the lives of women and girls in developing countries and be the catalyst…
Organized by: Downtown Eastside Women's Network The apprehension of children by government agencies disproportionately impacts First Nations, Metis and Inuit mothers and families where deep, far-reaching harm is overwhelmingly on women. Although less…
Organized by: Bayer AG What role does social entrepreneurship play in accelerating positive change in family planning education and awareness? With a special focus on enabling youth voices, this session will feature social entrepreneurs sharing their…
Organized by: Mastercard Foundation Join us for an interactive lunchtime event that brings together young leaders and decision-makers, and contests notions of ‘expert’ by creating a space for youth delegates to lead a series of mini-roundtables on…
Organized by: Women in Global Health Gender equality is everyone’s business and should be everyone’s reality. This session will focus on the paradigm shifted needed to achieve lasting and substantive change to create enabling environments for all…
Organized by: Johnson & Johnson Are women health workers under recognized? If so, WHY? Is it because they are women? Is it because society under value "care giving"? This session brings together health workers and health workforce leaders to uncover…
Organized by: BC Women's Health Foundation Women Together. Conquer Stigma. Perinatal Substance Use. will call attention to perinatal substance use and the foundational principles of Indigenous cultural safety, women-centered, trauma-informed practice…
An exclusive opportunity to meet the filmmakers and commissioning organizations for the films featured in the Women Deliver 2019 Conference Film Festival.
Organized by: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Despite of signs of progress, investments that are critical to achieving the SDG’s remain underfunded, while significantly more and better public and private investments will…
What is the role of gender equality in climate justice? Host: Shahira Amin, Independent Journalist - Farwiza Farhan, Forest, Nature & Environment Aceh (HAkA) - Fleur Newman, Gender Affairs Officer, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
Not Carol (15:00) > On the afternoon of May 20, 2014, cries of terror shattered the quiet of West 223rd Street in Torrance, CA, when Rudy Coronado entered his bedroom to find that his bloodied wife had just stabbed their three daughters - Sophia, (2…
Launch of the EM2030 2019 SDG Gender Index and Plan International’s Taking the Lead Report
As part of this fast-paced intergenerational dialogue, leaders from across sectors will share insights on the #PowerOf innovation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG5 (gender equality).
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