Engage! Women’s Empowerment & Active Citizenship
“Engage” works primarily to support the leadership capacity of informal sector women in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, and Tanzania as they address key issues they are facing through asset-based, feminist approaches. Key areas include:
- the future of work
- participation in community governance
- women’s leadership and feminist approaches
- young women as entrepreneurs and agents of community change
- climate resilience and adaptation
- asset-based approaches to reducing urban and rural poverty through economic development
About the project
Engage is a 6.5 year initiative funded by Global Affairs Canada.
Knowledge & Impact
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Partners
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News and Events
‘Engage’ Gathering marks 6.5 years of Women’s Empowerment and Active Citizenship
More than 100,000 women in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, and Tanzania have engaged in community-based activities such as livelihoods and leadership training, advocacy efforts, and community...
Engage Gathering
ENGAGE:Women's Empowerment & Active Citizenship Gathering March 2026, TanzaniaAGENDA(Note: subject to change)8:30 – 9:30 AMRegistration, Networking 9:30 – 10:30 AMWelcome Notes & Opening...
Learning across borders: ‘Engage’ fellows at CASAE Conference
In May 2025, nearly one hundred students and practitioners of adult education gathered at Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University for the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education...






