Kelly Bowden

Cyclist, feminist, crafter, mum. Comms Director @IDRC_CRDI. Former @oxfamcanada Promoting sustainable development as a full-time gig. Views are mine.

[IDRC in Asia @IDRCinAsia]

🚢Tariff turmoil, geopolitics, and supply chain shocks are reshaping trade in the #IndoPacific.

At #CIAC2026, an @IDRC_CRDI-supported plenary explored how Canada & Asia can respond through inclusive #trade and stronger regional economic security.

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[IDRC | CRDI @IDRC_CRDI]

IDRC at #IndiaAIImpactSummit – proud to be driving #responsible #AI for global impact and to support Canada’s co-chair position on the Science Working Group. 🌎🍁

https://t.co/xmin51cSDy

[IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa @IDRC_ESARO]

We were excited to join Hon. @randeepssarai and the Canadian delegation on an inspiring visit to the AfriAI Lab at @udomtheofficial in Tanzania!

[IDRC | CRDI @IDRC_CRDI]

1/ Thank you to Hon. @randeepssarai and the Canadian delegation for visiting the @ai4dlab_Tz at the @udomtheofficial, Tanzania. We’re grateful to our partners and hosts for the warm welcome and inspiring exchange.

[Canada in Tanzania @CanadaTanzania]

🇨🇦🤝🇹🇿 An inspiring visit to explore IDRC-led AI innovations in Tanzania!
Hon Sarai witnessed AI in action - live demo of a livestock health platform transforming agriculture.
💡Innovation meets impact.
🔍 What AI solution would you like to see next?

#CanadaInTanzania

[IDRC | CRDI @IDRC_CRDI]

As announced at the #G7Summit2025 🍁

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes our world, IDRC is proud to lead an initiative aimed at closing digital divides and increasing AI trust and adoption in developing countries. https://t.co/9VMH2BtqV9

@AI4Dev
@FCDOGovUK
@PMcanadien

[IDRC | CRDI @IDRC_CRDI]

“We need to reimagine the way justice is delivered, so that localized and legitimate solutions are shaped through the lived experience of people facing justice issues.” - IDRC president @Julie_Delahanty at #OECD Roundtable on #A2J. https://t.co/YjNgkVSNm4

[IDRC | CRDI @IDRC_CRDI]

Announced at the #G7: IDRC is expanding @AI4Dev to low and middle-income countries in the Indo-Pacific! https://t.co/ERNQjSV8kU

💡Evidence for #Responsible #AI = Maximizing the rewards and minimizing the risks.💡

@IDRCinAsia @Sida @ISED_CA

[UK in Canada 🇬🇧🇨🇦 @UKinCanada]

As global leaders in #AI safety, 🇬🇧 and 🇨🇦 are working together to boost AI capacity in developing countries. Yesterday, we joined @IDRC_CRDI in hosting an event celebrating @AI4Dev and the global partnerships being reaffirmed at the #AISeoulSummit this week

[SOGC @SOGCorg]

📺ICYMI: #SOGC President, Dr Amanda Black tells @CBCTheNational that while access to free contraceptives is needed and important, this new deal should include *all* options to allow patients to “choose a method that best fits the individual.”
https://t.co/rdGUARoUFG

[Action Canada @actioncanadashr]

Today's announcement that contraception will now be free in Canada is an extraordinary and historic win for reproductive rights! It means that more people will have the means to decide whether, with whom and when to have children. It means savings for our healthcare system.

[Kate Higgins @katedhiggins]

International assistance isn't only about extending a helping hand—it's crucial for global security. Tackling poverty and supporting healthcare, education, food security & human rights fosters stability worldwide. Let's strengthen security through global cooperation.

[Cooperation Canada @cooperation_ca]

Cooperation Canada spent #HillDay pushing for stronger Canadian leadership on the world stage in the lead-up to #Budget2024. #InternationalCooperation #IDW2024

Thank you to our members, partners and many interlocutors!

Our ask: https://t.co/luotTo9rCY

[Development Canada @CanadaDev]

This #IDW2024, we celebrate the people and organizations advancing the United Nations #SDGs. Guided by their compassion and belief in a better world, they are catalyzing positive change at home and abroad. #SDGs #GoForTheGoals

[Oxfam Canada @OxfamCanada]

🕊️HAPPENING MONDAY, DEC 18 IN OTTAWA

Canada still has a long way to go in advocating for a permanent #CeasefireNOW

🍉 We need to see the resolution turn to reality!

[Kelly Bowden @kbowds]

Canada needs cohesion in our policies to support queer folks. We stand stand globally in support but our broken system lets individuals down.

This gay Ugandan in Edmonton faces deportation and fears jail or death over anti-LGBTQ law

https://t.co/qhyS5nsl8P via @torontostar

[CoverContraceptiON @Contracepti_ON]

Next week, no-cost contraception for all people in Ontario will be up for debate at Queen's Park 📣

Ask your Ontario representatives to follow the lead of BC and Manitoba & make reproductive justice a reality!

Write to your MPP using the link below: https://t.co/mLHuS4mdju

[Kelly Bowden @kbowds]

Thrilling to see the first bits of evidence roll out of BC that a universal contraception policy is increasing uptake and use of contraception. Let's make this a reality for everyone in the country! @actioncanadashr https://t.co/wTHlkwLc3f

[Oxfam Canada @OxfamCanada]

🚨 Over 10,500 people killed in Gaza. More than 1,400 killed in Israel. Most are women and children. People desperately need a #CeasefireNOW

🆘 A message from @LaurenRavon Executive Director of Oxfam Canada

📝 Add your name https://t.co/rxLUorXgvI

[Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières @MSF_canada]

Doctors Without Borders urgently requests that the Canadian Government do everything within its power to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Read our letter: https://t.co/EetHBXcH7N