{"id":13553,"date":"2026-03-27T13:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resultscanada.ca\/?p=13553"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:13:49","slug":"march2026-born-to-thrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resultscanada.ca\/fr\/march2026-born-to-thrive\/","title":{"rendered":"March campaign: Born\u00a0to\u00a0Thrive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cCanada\u2019s approach to international development is rooted in gender equality, dignity and sustainability so that development progress creates opportunities for all.\u201d - <\/span>Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for International Development
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In a maternity ward in the Central African Republic, Hermina<\/a> cradles her newborn daughter after walking alone for four hours to reach safe and assisted care. She is happy but her joy is overshadowed by uncertainty \u201cI don\u2019t know what will become of her,\u201d she says. \u201cShe\u2019s a girl.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her words reflect a reality faced by millions of women and girls worldwide: gender can determine whether you survive childbirth, whether your child lives past their fifth birthday, and whether you can shape your own future<\/strong>. Social power structures, harmful gender norms, early marriage, limited education, and exposure to gender-based violence restrict women\u2019s access to care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender inequality remains one of the most powerful and overlooked drivers of poor health outcomes worldwide.<\/strong> Women spend an average of nine years<\/a> of their lives in ill health, a quarter more than men, often during their most productive years. The consequences ripple outward to children and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And discrimination begins early. In parts of India, fewer newborn girls<\/a> are admitted to special care units than boys, and families spend significantly less on their care. In multiple countries supported by the Global Financing Facility (GFF), including Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda, women living in communities where gender-based violence is normalized are less likely<\/a> to access skilled birth attendants or complete health care visits after birth. When women\u2019s status is diminished, their access to lifesaving care declines, and so does their children\u2019s chance of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why investing in the GFF is an investment in gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ask:<\/strong> As progress on women\u2019s and children\u2019s survival comes under increasing pressure and inequalities widen, we urge Canada to continue its longstanding support for the Global Financing Facility by making an early pledge of $340 million over the next five years at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GFF addresses gender inequality by helping countries to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n