Events

Day of the Girl Breakfast

Join us on October 5th to help empower girls to protect themselves from threats of violence, stand up for their human rights, become leaders in their community, and transform themselves from victims of violence into voices for change. This year’s event will feature renowned psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Vivian Pender. Dr. Pender has extensive clinical […]

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BOOK LAUNCH – Powered by Love: A Grandmothers’ Movement to End AIDS in Africa

The Stephen Lewis Foundation is proud to announce the upcoming publication of: Powered by Love: A Grandmothers’ Movement to End AIDS in Africa. The book launch will feature a conversation between Anna Maria Tremonti (CBC) with author Joanna Henry and editor Michele Landsberg, along with African and Canadian grandmothers featured in the book. Special performance

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Humanitarian & Disaster Response Simulation Training

Location: Vancouver Date: October 19-22, 2017 Cost: 1495 CAD (The cost of the program includes access to our 32 hour online Core Professional certificate program) Format: Online learning, one day in class, 3 day field simulation exercise Interested in volunteering or working in humanitarian or disaster response? Take part in this unique training opportunity to

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OCIC Strat Plan 2018+ Online Member Dialogue for Organizational and Network/Institutional Members

OCIC Strat Plan 2018+ Online Member Dialogue Join us for the second of three OCIC Strat Plan 2018+ Member Dialogues, as an opportunity to review and discuss our proposed new strategic priorities and Theory of Change, and to share innovative ideas and insights on how best to realize them in the coming five years. This

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Screening of Bending The Arc, a documentary about Partners In Health

In the 1980s, three young people barely out of their teens began a movement that would change global health forever. Bending The Arc—a new documentary about Partners In Health that premiered this year at Sundance Film Festival—has been chosen to kick off the 2017-18 Docs Soup season at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto.

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2017 CCIC CONFERENCE September 27-28, 2017

The 2017 CCIC annual conference will bring together over 250 stakeholders from international development and humanitarian civil society organizations (CSOs), academics and researchers, key government officials and policy makers for 2 days of keynotes, workshops, and networking events! The conference is organized in partnership with the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID)

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Diaspora Development Workshop Series, Building Bridges to Your Community

Join us for our free capacity building series that aims to support Canadian Diaspora organizations in developing and putting into practice skills that will allow them to establish themselves and efficiently achieve their goals. The purpose is stronger Canadian Diaspora associations, and therefore, stronger Diaspora communities. A growing number of businesses have recognized an increasing

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Risks and Opportunities – Transition and the Future Landscape of Global Health Funding

(la version française suit) Risks and Opportunities – Transition and the Future Landscape of Global Health Funding We invite everyone interested in this topic, in advocacy and on ending global poverty to join us. This webinar will explore donor transition and the risks and oppotunities for the Global Health Funding. Our guest speaker will be

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OCIC and the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) invite you to Development Drinks this month in Ottawa!

CSIH is turning 40! Since 1977, CSIH has been bringing the Canadian global health community together to share knowledge, build networks, and work internationally to improve health and strengthen health systems. Join us for a special edition of Development Drinks Ottawa featuring guest speakers from CSIH and its partners to reflect on how far we

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