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Discover the current happenings at Emmanuel International Canada and our latest projects, events and products.

EIC Supporter Fitzroy Gordon, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based G987FM Radio has died.

EIC Supporter Fitzroy Gordon, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based G987FM Radio has died.

Gordon also became a talk show host and sports commentator for popular stations such as CHIN Radio, FAN 590 and Score Television.Richard McGowan, Executive Director of Emmanuel Relief and Rehabilit...

Thursday, April 25th is World Malaria Day

Thursday, April 25th is World Malaria Day

Thursday, April 25th is World Malaria Day, a day established by The  World Health Organization (WHO) member states to draw attention to the continuing need for investment in, and commitment to, the...

Press Conference held recently in Markham Ontario to announce the success of PROMISE

Press Conference held recently in Markham Ontario to announce the success of PROMISE

Press Conference held recently in Markham Ontario to announce the success of PROMISE, a unique consortium of three agencies that have reduced maternal and child mortality rates in their countries o...

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

On 8th March 2019 it is International Women’s DayA time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate.In 2015, Richard McGowan of Emmanuel International Canada and Phil Tanner of...

Leaving no one behind on World Water Day 2019

Leaving no one behind on World Water Day 2019

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 is crystal clear: water for all by 2030. By definition, this means leaving no one behind. But today, billions of people are still living without safe w...

Emmanuel International Canada (EIC) is taking part in the nation-wide celebration of International Development

Emmanuel International Canada (EIC) is taking part in the nation-wide celebration of International Development

International Development WeekEmmanuel International Canada (EIC) is taking part in the nation-wide celebration of International Development Week (IDW) February 3 to 9, 2019. IDW is a tradition uni...

EIC Gala - A promise worth keeping

EIC Gala - A promise worth keeping

By Julie Williams Stouffville ReviewDid you know that, in Malawi, one in every 200 women die of maternal-related complications and one in every 15 children die before the age of five? Emmanuel Inte...

Health Centres in Malawi have PROMISE for a better future

Health Centres in Malawi have PROMISE for a better future

Emmanuel International Canada (EIC) has been devoted to providing training for six health centres in Malawi through the PROmoting Maternal, newborn, Infant and child Sustainable health Efforts (PRO...

A Health Promoter's View of the PROMISE Project

A Health Promoter's View of the PROMISE Project

A Health Promoter’s view of the PROMISE projectEmmanuel International Canada (EIC) has embarked on a 4 year Maternal Health Project in Malawi. The project is dubbed PROMISE (PROmoting Maternal, new...

A Story from the Field Of Malawi

A Story from the Field Of Malawi

From Despair to a Model VillageBy: Phillip Samuko, Monitoring and Evaluating Officer Promise ProjectWith a population of about 200 people and 30 households, Richard Village, in Traditional Authorit...

A PROMISE Well Kept - A Visit to Malawi

A PROMISE Well Kept - A Visit to Malawi

Impressions of a PROMISE Well Kept A Visit to Malawi by Project Coordinator Kristy Nowell of EICEmmanuel International Canada (EIC) is part of the PROMISE Project which stands for PROmoting Materna...

Canada Post Strike and its impact on Emmanuel International Canada

Canada Post Strike and its impact on Emmanuel International Canada

You may have heard that there is a postal strike affecting the delivery of mail across Canada. A disruption of this scope has a large impact on charities like Emmanuel International Canada located ...

No more socks for Christmas says, Uncle Ted

No more socks for Christmas says, Uncle Ted

Are you wondering what gift can replace a pair of socks for Uncle Ted?Another sweater for Dad; jewellery for Mom or a computer game for a child on your list?Richard McGowan Exécutive Director Emman...

A successful 2018 Emmanuel International Gala & Auction was held at Springvale Church in Stouffville on Saturday 27th October.

A successful 2018 Emmanuel International Gala & Auction was held at Springvale Church in Stouffville on Saturday 27th October.

The silent auction was popular as with the live auction by master auctioneer Gary McGowan.Money raised on the night was for the EIC PROMISE project in Malawi.Steve Jones, National President Fellows...

World Sight Day

World Sight Day

World Sight Day is the international day of awareness held on October 11th each year. An estimated 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, and yet preventable causes are as high as 80% ...

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits northern Haiti

At least 10 people were killed after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Haiti on Saturday night, according to Haiti's civil protection agency.Another 135 people were injured and are currently r...

The Philippines Hit by Super Typhoon Megi they need our help

The Philippines Hit by Super Typhoon Megi they need our help

The Philippines declared a state of emergency in a northern province after super typhoon Megi made landfall, cutting off power, forcing flight cancellations and putting the region's rice crop at ri...

Rotary Club of Uxbridge are collecting used Pencils for a school in Malawi

Rotary Club of Uxbridge are collecting used Pencils for a school in Malawi

Three Rotarians from the local Uxbridge Rotary Club Ontario are going to be travelling as part of a group to Malawi in mid-September to visit Emmanuel International Canada’s project sites and also ...

2018 Gala and Dinner

2018 Gala and Dinner

Greetings from Emmanuel International Canada. We hope that you are enjoying your summer and taking time to relax and have fun with friends and family! We would like to take this opportunity to tha...

This Sunday, help Canadians celebrate Father’s Day with charitable gift

This Sunday, help Canadians celebrate Father’s Day with charitable gift

Honour your dad by providing a Goat for WidowsIn EIC Malawi, we are providing goats to the women in our Widows Welfare Program. We have been working with our partner church (the EBCM) in 300 rural ...

Chris Snyder launches new book “Creating Opportunities – A Volunteer’s Memoir featuring his visit to Emmanuel International Malawi

Chris Snyder launches new book “Creating Opportunities – A Volunteer’s Memoir featuring his visit to Emmanuel International Malawi

Chris Snyder launches new book called " Creating Opportunities - A Volunteer’s Memoir."Chris e takes a tour through the streets of Bombay, rural Malawi and high-powered boardrooms to tell us why. T...

Help wanted from Canadian Mothers, for Mothers in Malawi

Help wanted from Canadian Mothers, for Mothers in Malawi

“We take it for granted living in Canada having the benefit of a strong healthcare system,” said Richard McGowan Executive Director of Emmanuel International Canada (EIC). “In developing countries...

DIRECTORS EASTER MESSAGE

DIRECTORS EASTER MESSAGE

Happy Easter!“Fake News” or Great News?It depends on who you listen to. The New Testament clearly proclaims that Easter is “Great News” for all of us. In the telling of this Great News, the biblica...

Recognizing World Water Day 2018

Recognizing World Water Day 2018

“Clean water is vital for human survival--especially in developing countries,” Richard McGowan, Executive Director of Emmanuel International Rehabilitation & Relief International Canada (EIC) s...