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SUMMARY:Influence\, Inspire\, Innovate: Realizing the potential of new policy horizons
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Council for International Cooperation’s 2017 annual conference\, INFLUENCE INSPIRE INNOVATE was held in Ottawa from September 27 to 28\, 2017 at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat. The conference brought together over 200 stakeholders from international development and humanitarian civil society organizations (CSOs)\, academics and researchers\, key government officials and policy makers for two days of keynotes\, workshops\, and networking events. \nFor the first time\, the CCIC conference was organized in partnership with the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) and Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC)\, and tackled the most pressing opportunities and challenges facing the Canadian global development sector. \nINFLUENCE INSPIRE INNOVATE focused on the potential of new policy directions in a rapidly changing domestic and international context. At the heart of the conference was the question: How should Canadian civil society organizations seize new policy opportunities and tackle corresponding challenges? \nGlobal experts\, thought leaders and practitioners came together for interactive sessions\, enlightening talks\, and inspiring debates that explored the key elements of new policy directions\, and the new skills\, ways of working\, and partnerships that are required to create a more peaceful\, prosperous\, and equal world for all. \n  \nFour exciting sessions were held at the conference: \nData revolution? Innovations in data collection for M&E\nSeptember 27\, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM \nIt is widely agreed that evidence should be used to inform decision-making\, but do our systems meet on-the-ground needs and realities? Collecting actionable and timely data that allow organizations and users to ask the deeper questions needed to improve program design and facilitate learning can be a challenge. This session will explore innovative possibilities for more participatory\, meaningful\, and transformative data collection processes. \nAndrew Cunningham\, Global Education Advisor\, Aga Khan Foundation\nAnoushka Kenley\, Senior Consultant\, Measurement and Evaluation\, New Philanthropy Capital\nErica Stillo\, Monitoring\, Evaluation\, Research and Learning Manager\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada \n  \nThe Feminist Approach 201: A case study for championing new gender norms\nSeptember 27\, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM \nThe Feminist International Assistance Policy’s focus on empowering women and girls is a bold example of Canada’s ambition to be a global leader in gender equality. Its reframing of international policy priorities creates new opportunities\, but also raises questions about how to advance a feminist agenda while engaging with existing social norms. Using case examples\, this session will consider how to address social norms in challenging contexts and pave the way for greater\, and sustained\, gender equality. \nYasmin Karim\, Programme Manager\, Gender and Development\, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme \n  \nMaking sense of pluralism\nSeptember 28\, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM \nIn an era of heightening global fragilities and fault lines\, there is a strong need to promote pluralism through international development programming and the Sustainable Development Goals. What is pluralism\, how does it manifest in various contexts and how can you integrate it into your work? This interactive workshop will present a pluralism analysis tool\, study responses to human diversity in various contexts and explore various intersections of pluralism with international development. \nAfroza Nanji\, Pluralism and Global Citizenship Educator\nNathan Bowers-Krishnan\, Program Officer\, Global Centre for Pluralism \n  \nIs development newsworthy?\nSeptember 28\, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM \nMedia – newspapers\, television\, radio\, blogs\, and social networks – play an undeniable role in framing the way Canadians think about international development. But with shrinking newsroom budgets\, a 24 hour news cycle\, and trending #FakeNews\, the media landscape is in constant flux. In this environment\, are stories about development still making it to Canadians? What stories are being told and whose voices are being heard? This session will disseminate findings from a content analysis of Canadian media coverage of the developing world\, and discuss what role the media can play in building understanding of development. \nColette Brin\, Professor\, Département d’information et de communication\, Université Laval and Director\, Centre d’études sur les medias\, Université Laval\nMegan Clement\, Managing Editor\, Women & Girls\, News Deeply\nRobert Steiner\, Director of the Fellowships in Global Journalism\, Munk School of Global Affairs\, University of Toronto \nFor more speaker details and to view the full conference agenda\, please visit globaldev150.ca \nIn partnership:\n             \nFinancial support:\n        
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/influence-inspire-innovate/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Getting to Work: Women's Empowerment in South Asia - Ismaili Centre Toronto
DESCRIPTION: On September 28 Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and the Ismaili Centre Toronto hosted a conversation about women’s empowerment and the work of the Aga Khan Development Network in South Asia.\n\nIn Pakistan\, significant inequalities between women and men persist. While challenging social norms can be difficult\, small\, strategic steps in women’s economic empowerment have changed the lives of many\, leading to inspiring stories of hope and social inclusion. \nYasmin Karim\, Programme Manager\, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Pakistan\, and Lindsay Mossman\, Gender Advisor\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada engaged with the community to talk about women’s empowerment in challenging contexts and how vocational and skills training in Pakistan is transforming women’s roles in their household and their communities. \n  \nYasmin Karim is the Programme Manager\, Gender and Development with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) Pakistan. Since 2011\, Yasmin has worked with AKRSP to design and implement community development programs that drive women’s social and economic empowerment. Previously\, she worked for the International Rescue Committee\, and the Aga Khan Development Network Multi-input Earthquake Reconstruction Programme. In 2005\, Yasmin was one of 1000 women collectively nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize through the 1000 Peace Women initiative\, and in 2012 she was awarded the Human Rights Defender Award by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. \n  \nLindsay Mossman is the Gender Advisor at Aga Khan Foundation Canada\, where she supports gender equality integration throughout the Foundation’s programmes. She is a gender specialist with a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and over ten years of experience promoting women’s rights and gender equality in Canada and overseas. Lindsay has particular expertise in gender analysis and mainstreaming\, program development\, and capacity building\, coaching and training and was the CEO of a gender equality consulting firm that she founded in Kigali\, Rwanda\, which supports development partners\, NGOs and private organisations to integrate gender equality in their organisations. \n  \n\n\nFinancial support:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/womens-empowerment-sa-ict/
LOCATION:Ismaili Centre Toronto\, 49 Wynford Dr\, North York\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M3C 1K1\, Canada
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