Events

Synergies and Stories: Fostering Partnerships toward Sustainable Development

Join us in celebrating “International Development Week (2023)”, an annual event organized by the International Development Postgraduate Program of The Business School at Centennial College. The event will be held in-person on Tuesday, February 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Centennial’s Event Centre. This year, as we mark International Development Week, we reflect

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Navigating Uncertainty in Human Development

As part of Canada’s International Development Week, AKFC and Cooperation Canada are hosting an event centered on moving forward in uncertainty. The 2021-2022 UNDP Human Development Report will serve as the basis for an important discussion amongst policy makers and senior leaders in international development, on uncertainty and the responsibilities we all have in advancing human development.

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YCI Presents: Climate Action Summit

Join us at the Centre for Social Innovation for an exciting evening of celebrating climate action across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) with leaders from government, business and local organizations, including YCI’s own Climate Action Catalysts. For the past 8 months, these young leaders have studied human-centred design and created climate action projects

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Documentary Screening, Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

Join Cuso International and friends, Beautiful World Canada, WUSC, the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Crossroads International for a documentary screening. Global Affairs Canada’s International Development Week 2023 celebrates the people of Canada working in support of international development and shines a spotlight on our important contributions around the world.The documentary is Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent

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Podcast Release: The Right to a Name and a Nationality: The Reality of Statelessness in the Dominican Republic

To many Canadians, the Dominican Republic is known for its sandy beaches, but there is a story that runs deeper than the clear water along the coast. In the Dominican Republic, a 2013 legal change stripped hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent of their Dominican nationality, leaving them stateless. Rayjon speaks with Activist

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Empowering Women Globally: Equity beyond equality

Women, girls and gender-diverse folk across the world remain systemically disadvantaged and under-represented in positions of power, both here in Canada and around the world. In 2023, Good Neighbors Canada is actively working on multiple programs to provide education supporting gender equity, not only for women, but for whole societies, to move towards the acceptance

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