1.1 How to Tackle the World's Most Pressing Issues TODAY With Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh

The Global Health Collective - With a Local Edge

Although 2020 hasn't been the year we envisioned Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh is here to encourage you to take action today. No matter what discipline you are from we can all play our part in actively making sustainable change. Get ready to leave feeling inspired, and ready to tackle the world's most pressing issues. Together we can and we will.

Dr. Ibhawoh is and professor and Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights at McMaster University, Canada. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice at McMaster University. He Chairs the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. He has authored several books on human rights, legal studies, and peace/conflict studies.

Hosted by Shania Bhopa: A current McMaster Global Health Graduate Student who is passionate about health communications and knowledge translation. She is the co-founder and executive director of The Canadian Courage Project, a GTA based non-profit organization striving to assist homeless youth with animal companions. She is also an educator, with a micro-credential to teach children and young people about the Sustainable Development Goals. Shania spends her free time learning about mental health and health promotion and is currently writing a wellness book with an aim to help women with their health and well-being.