AGENDA
(Note: subject to change)
WED, MAR 25: Learnings from ENGAGE
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Registration, Networking
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Welcome Notes & Opening Remarks
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Livelihoods, Agency, and Resilience
Session Co-facilitators: SEWA & WISE
(Feel free to get tea, coffee or snack)
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break & Market
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Early Results and Insights from the ENGAGE Final Evaluation
Facilitator: Kate Grantham, PhD, FemDev
3:00 PM
Health Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Emerging Practices: ABCD Gender Transformative Approaches
Session Co-facilitators: WISE & CLE
4:15 – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks: End of Day 01
THURS, MAR 26: Emerging Practices for Change
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Networking & Settling In
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Emerging Practices: South–South Learning
Session Co-facilitators: TGNP & CCDB
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Tea Break
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Emerging Practices: Climate
Session Co-facilitators: CCDB & SEWA
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break & Market
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Emerging Practices: Youth Leadership
Session Co-facilitators: CLE & SEWA
3:00 PM
Health Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Solidarity and Network Building for System-Level Change: Successes, Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities
Session Co-facilitators: TGNP & Coady Institute
4:15 – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks: End of Day 02
EVENING:
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dinner & Networking
FRI, MAR 27: Mapping the Future of Women’s Leadership
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Networking & Settling In
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Women’s Challenges and Trends in the World Today
Co-facilitated by Coady Institute Team
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Tea Break
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Mapping the Future of Women’s Leadership & Advancing Feminist Practice and Advocacy for Rights, Equity and Inclusion
Session Facilitators: Coady Institute Team
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Closing Reflections
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break & Market
2:00 PM
End of Day 03
Helpful Information
What is the Engage Gathering?
The Engage Gathering will mark the end of the 6.5-year project cycle for Engage: Women’s Empowerment & Active Citizenship with three days of participatory, partner-led sessions focused on project impact, innovative practices, and future pathways for women’s leadership and participation.
Who is it for?
The Gathering will welcome 150 delegates including project partners, participants, Coady graduates, regional practitioners, and funders.
When/where will it happen?
March 26 – 28, 2026 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Wednesday: Registration 8:30am – 9:30am | Program 9:30am – 4:30pm
- Thursday: 9:00am – 4:30pm & 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Dinner)
- Friday: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Who can I contact for more information?
- Project Manager: hshehzad@stfx.ca
- Travel and Accommodations: jleblanc@stfx.ca