CanWaCH

The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health, most commonly known as CanWaCH, is a umbrella not for profit organization that unites Canadian organizations working on women and child's health. It has a focus on reproductive health.[1]

CanWaCH
Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health
Formation2010
FounderHelen Scott and Julia Anderson
HeadquartersPeterborough
Membership
94
Julia Anderson
Onome Ako (chair), Margaret Biggs, Sian Fitzgerald, Mark Brender, William B. Chambers, Chris Dendys, Timothy Grant Evans, Lindsay Glassco, Danny Glenwright, Barbara Grantham, Jocelyn Mackie, Rowena Pinto, Eva Slawecki
Staff
13
Websitehttps://canwach.ca/

History

CanWaCH was co-founded by epidemiologist Helen Scott and international development practitioner Julia Anderson in 2010, simultaneous to the 36th G8 summit occurring in Canada.[2] The board of directors is chaired by Onome Ako.[3]

The organization was officially incorporated as a not for profit in 2015 in Peterborough, Ontario.[2][4]

Organization

As of 2018, CanWaCH had 94 members and 13 employees.[2]

Activities are funded by the Government of Canada.[5]

Activities

In 2017, CanWaCH held the Global Adolescent Health conference which facilitated the launch of the World Health Organization's report Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents.[6] The meeting was a forum for stakeholders, including youth representatives, to discuss challenges and opportunities to improve youth health.[6]

In 2018, CanWaCH launched the Canadian Collaborative in Global Health initiative to improve collaboration between Canadian global health organizations working towards the Sustainable Development Goals.[7]

In 2021, CanWaCH collaborated with the Canadian International Council and Global Canada on a 400-person collaborative democratic process called Foreign Policy by Canadians.[4] The participants discussed issues including gender equity, social justice, the environment, Indigenous rights, and the environment.[4] The process concluded that Canadians felt that Canada was not doing enough to improve women and children's health within its own borders.[4]

Other activities include providing commentary on federal government spending.[8]

References
  1. Gecelovsky, Paul; Murray, Robert W. (2021). The Palgrave Handbook of Canada in International Affairs. Springer International Publishing. p. 376. ISBN 9783030677701.
  2. Ganley, Rosemary (2018-06-14). "CanWaCH puts its focus on women's health in Peterborough and around the world". The Peterborough Examiner. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. "Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leaders Awards". Financial Post. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  4. Hett, Hanna (2021-07-15). "What kind of foreign policy do Canadians want?". Open Canada. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. Canada, Global Affairs (2017-01-21). "Project profile". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. Vandermorris, Ashley; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A (2017-08-10). "How Canada can help global adolescent health mature". Reproductive Health. 14 (1): 94. doi:10.1186/s12978-017-0353-y. ISSN 1742-4755. PMC 5553652. PMID 28797291.
  7. "8.K. Workshop: Shared impact: How to foster innovation in public health data". European Journal of Public Health. European Journal of Public Health, Volume 30, Issue Supplement 5. 30. 30 September 2020. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.412. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  8. "Budget 2017: Key Highlights from CanWaCH". Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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