Who is this workshop for? People who: – Want to work in international development or humanitarian aid. – Don’t want to waste their time applying endlessly for jobs or going to countless interviews with no results. – Don’t want to make compromises on their dream. – Know they want to work in this field but […]
Are you interested in working, volunteering, studying or living overseas? Explore opportunities in more than 100 countries at the 2018 Go Global Expo! Taking place during International Development Week on February 10, 2018 at the Toronto Reference Library, this free event will showcase: – Volunteer-sending organizations, universities from around the world, jobs abroad, non-profit groups,
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We would like to share some information with OCIC members on a film screening at the upcoming Toronto Black Film Festival that has a special connection with Amref Health Africa. “The Cut” is directed by Peter Wangugi Gitau, a filmmaker from Nairobi, Kenya who participated in Amref Health Africa’s Dagoretti Child Protection and Development Centre.
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Interested in humanitarian aid work? Have ideas for responding to crises around the world? Join us on January 27 for the Canadian Red Cross Social Innovation Challenge! Led by the Youth Advisory Committee, the Social Innovation Challenge will allow teams of 3 – 5 to present their solution to a current humanitarian challenge. The challenge
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The Canadian Association of International Development Professionals (CAIDP) in collaboration with the Canadian Council of International Law (CCIL) is proud to present the: CAIDP-CCIL 2018 Conference A lot has changed since last year, including a transition from Millenium Development Goals to the new, more universal, Sustainable Development Goals. Eighteen months into their implementation, we are
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Join One World Arts and Gallery 101 on December 13 for two special one-night-only screenings of Canadian documentaries from the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival lineup: BIRTH OF A FAMILY and THE ROAD FORWARD. The screenings will take place at 7PM at Gallery 101 in Ottawa and will be one of the final
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Monday, December 11, 2017 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC / 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST The Inter-Council Network of Provincial and Regional Councils for International Cooperation (ICN), in partnership with Karen Craggs-Milne, a leading Canadian gender expert, is pleased to offer a national, bilingual webinar to help support small and medium-sized organizations
Over 20 years ago, Attiya Khan was in an abusive relationship with her then-boyfriend Steve. Today, she’s a prominent feminist who has worked for women’s shelters across the U.S. and Canada. Khan and co-director Lawrence Jackman teamed up to create a unique documentary that aims to evolve the conversation around intimate partner violence. “A Better
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To commemorate this year’s Human Rights Day, Urban Alliance on Race Relations is hosting a panel of human rights advocates to discuss Colonization and System Racism: Pathways to Change Panelists: * Renu Mandhane, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission * Sylvia Maracle, Executive Director of Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, and Order
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A great deal has been written about legal compliance surrounding charities in Canada. Much of that material, however, is highly specialized, hard to understand and sometimes esoteric. As a result, it can be extremely difficult for charities, employees and volunteers to focus in on the issues that are most important for charities. This webinar provides
