This International Development Week, we’re celebrating how, together, we’re making a real difference for thousands of women, girls, men, and boys around the world.
Try our quiz to see how much you know about gender equality and global health!
See how these women are leading change in their communities:
Amina Mwitu knows about barriers to education first hand, with two parents who were forced to drop out of primary school. Despite all odds, her parents encouraged their children to complete their education. Amina became the first in her family and community to graduate university.
Today, she helps thousands of children across East Africa complete their education.
Zahida didn’t have the support she needed when she was pregnant. This motivated her to become the first midwife to serve her village of Maulabad, Pakistan.
Today, she makes house calls and runs a small clinic. But she does more than care for pregnant women and young children: she works to shift the local gender norms that put their health at risk.
For Cholpan’s family, like many in the Kyrgyz Republic, agriculture is the main source of income – one that has been put at risk by climate change.
Cholpan was elected to lead the group’s activities, including a project to construct a series of irrigation channels. As water becomes scarce in the region, the channels allow the community to direct the flow coming off the surrounding mountains.
Feeling inspired? Get involved:
Come see us at Canada Cares: IDW 2019 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, February 5, 2019.
Celebrate #IDW2019 with music, dance, exhibits, workshops, and interactive activities for engaged people of all ages who care about gender equality and women’s rights around the world.
An important part of being a global citizen is building knowledge and sharing it with others. Our reading guide will help you do that. Start by finding books on this list that will fill in the gaps of your own knowledge and understanding.
To take it up a notch, start reading these books with friends or with a book club to share and reflect on your reactions and learnings.
Since 1990, Canadians have spent one week each year celebrating how Canadian aid is making a difference around the world.
See how others are marking how Canada is making a difference around the world. #IDW2019
