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CSW69 Reflection: Bridging Global Conversations to Local Action by Margaret Zou
CSW69 Reflection: Bridging Global Conversations to Local Action Margaret Zou | March 19, 2025 For the past few years, Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC) has
16 Days Of Activism on Violence Against Women by Ayesha Siddiqa
16 Days Of Activism on Violence Against Women Ayesha Siddiqa | February 13, 2025 I often ask myself why do we only have 16 days
My Advocacy Journey: Carrying the Dreams of Afghan Girls by Muzhda Akbari
My Advocacy Journey: Carrying the Dreams of Afghan Girls Muzhda Akbari | January 21, 2025 It has been over three years since girls above grade
My Time at AWID – The Forum: A Journey of Learning, Healing, and Reimagining Advocacy by Aija-Simone White
My Time at Association for Women’s Rights In Development (AWID) – The Forum: A Journey of Learning, Healing, and Reimagining Advocacy Aija-Simone White | January
Why Youth Voices Belong at COP: Observers to Changemakers by Rajaa Berry
Why Youth Voices Belong at COP: Observers to Changemakers By Rajaa Berry | December 19, 2024 Attending COP29 as a youth delegate gave me a
Women’s Financial Independence: A Global and Canadian Perspective by K. Kamal
Women’s Financial Independence: A Global and Canadian Perspective By K. Kamal | November 15, 2024 Achieving financial independence is a key pillar of gender equality,
Reflections and Recommendations from the Dialogue on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy by Yagiz Boran
Reflections and Recommendations from the Dialogue on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy By Yagiz Boran | November 8, 2024 | Photos by Sid Naidu Summary of the
Diary of a Youth Delegate by Rachel Morrison
Diary of a Youth Delegate A Journal of a Young Professional at the UN Commission on the Status of Women By Rachel Morrison | June
A Journey of Resilience: Affording Good Health and Well-being
It is the same thing every morning: As soon as I am awake and ready to start my day, and before reaching up to rub
Youth Policy Maker’s Hub 2023 Retreat by Laura Perez Gonzalez
The OCIC Youth Policymaker’s Hub (YPH) convened in January for our 2023 Retreat. Following a dinner get-together, the next day we were joined by…
Learnings from CSW67 by Joëlle Kabisoso
In March 2023, several delegates from OCIC’s networks travelled to New York to participate in the United Nations 67th session of the Commission on the
Blueberries, Coffee, and Calls to Action by Jessica Gooden
One winter morning in 2022, I was fixing my usual breakfast: yogurt, fruit, coffee, maybe an egg or two. I reached for the blueberries in
16 Days Of Activism on Violence Against Women by Ayesha Siddiqa
16 Days Of Activism on Violence Against Women Ayesha Siddiqa | February 13, 2025 I often ask myself why do we only have 16 days
My Advocacy Journey: Carrying the Dreams of Afghan Girls by Muzhda Akbari
My Advocacy Journey: Carrying the Dreams of Afghan Girls Muzhda Akbari | January 21, 2025 It has been over three years since girls above grade
My Time at AWID – The Forum: A Journey of Learning, Healing, and Reimagining Advocacy by Aija-Simone White
My Time at Association for Women’s Rights In Development (AWID) – The Forum: A Journey of Learning, Healing, and Reimagining Advocacy Aija-Simone White | January
Why Youth Voices Belong at COP: Observers to Changemakers by Rajaa Berry
Why Youth Voices Belong at COP: Observers to Changemakers By Rajaa Berry | December 19, 2024 Attending COP29 as a youth delegate gave me a
Women’s Financial Independence: A Global and Canadian Perspective by K. Kamal
Women’s Financial Independence: A Global and Canadian Perspective By K. Kamal | November 15, 2024 Achieving financial independence is a key pillar of gender equality,
Reflections and Recommendations from the Dialogue on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy by Yagiz Boran
Reflections and Recommendations from the Dialogue on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy By Yagiz Boran | November 8, 2024 | Photos by Sid Naidu Summary of the
Diary of a Youth Delegate by Rachel Morrison
Diary of a Youth Delegate A Journal of a Young Professional at the UN Commission on the Status of Women By Rachel Morrison | June
A Journey of Resilience: Affording Good Health and Well-being
It is the same thing every morning: As soon as I am awake and ready to start my day, and before reaching up to rub
Youth Policy Maker’s Hub 2023 Retreat by Laura Perez Gonzalez
The OCIC Youth Policymaker’s Hub (YPH) convened in January for our 2023 Retreat. Following a dinner get-together, the next day we were joined by…
Learnings from CSW67 by Joëlle Kabisoso
In March 2023, several delegates from OCIC’s networks travelled to New York to participate in the United Nations 67th session of the Commission on the
Blueberries, Coffee, and Calls to Action by Jessica Gooden
One winter morning in 2022, I was fixing my usual breakfast: yogurt, fruit, coffee, maybe an egg or two. I reached for the blueberries in
The Truth Behind the Clothes We Wear by Gladys Trinidad
Almost eight years ago, the United Nations (UN) established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. During this time all UN Member States…
