Canvas Bridge

13/08/2026

Découvrez notre Conseil consultatif !

Comme promis, nous sommes heureux de vous en dire un peu plus sur la ✨𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐁𝐄✨, dont nous avions annoncé, il y a quelques semaines, l’arrivée au sein du Conseil consultatif de Canvas Bridge, en tant que Conseillère stratégique en santé maternelle, épidémiologie et équité en santé.

La Professeure Knight est Directrice et Professeure de santé maternelle et infantile à l’𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁é 𝗱’𝗢𝘅𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱, ainsi que responsable du programme MBRRACE-UK sur les enquêtes confidentielles relatives aux décès maternels et périnatals.

Experte de premier plan en santé maternelle et en santé des populations, ses travaux portent notamment sur la prévention des complications graves de la grossesse et des problèmes de santé au début de la vie, ainsi que sur la réduction des disparités de santé entre les femmes et les nouveau-nés issus de différents groupes de population.

Elle apporte une expertise exceptionnelle en santé maternelle, épidémiologie, santé des populations et équité en santé, ainsi qu’une expérience remarquable dans la production et la mise en application de données probantes pour améliorer les soins et les résultats de santé.

Son expertise est particulièrement précieuse pour Canvas Bridge, alors que nous œuvrons à renforcer des approches fondées sur les données probantes et axées sur l’équité en matière de santé maternelle et mentale, en créant des passerelles entre la recherche, les politiques publiques, les pratiques et l’expertise vécue, afin d’améliorer les résultats de santé pour les femmes et les bébés, notamment au sein de populations diverses et mal desservies.

Nous sommes ravis de compter la Professeure Knight parmi les membres de notre Conseil consultatif et nous nous réjouissons de pouvoir bénéficier de son expertise et de son leadership dans le développement des activités de Canvas Bridge au Royaume-Uni, en Guinée et au-delà.

Canvas Bridge - unir les voix du monde pour améliorer la santé maternelle et mentale.

13/08/2026

Meet our Advisory Board!

As promised, we are pleased to share a little more about ✨𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐁𝐄, whom we announced a few weeks ago as the newest member of the Canvas Bridge Advisory Board, joining us as 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 & 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲. ✨

Professor Knight is Director and Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health at the University of Oxford and Programme Lead for the MBRRACE-UK Confidential Enquiries into Maternal and Perinatal Deaths and Mortality.

A leading maternal and population health expert, her work focuses on preventing severe complications of pregnancy and early life and addressing disparities in outcomes for women and babies across different population groups. She brings exceptional expertise in maternal health, epidemiology, population health and health equity, with a distinguished track record of generating and translating evidence to improve care and outcomes.

Her expertise is particularly valuable to Canvas Bridge as we work to strengthen evidence-informed and equitable approaches to maternal and mental health, connecting research, policy, practice, and lived experience to improve outcomes for women and babies across diverse and underserved populations.

We are delighted to have Professor Knight as part of our Advisory Board and look forward to the continued contribution her expertise and leadership will bring to Canvas Bridge’s growing work across the UK, Guinea, and beyond!

Canvas Bridge - uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health.

24/07/2026

Thank you. What a wonderful beginning! 💚

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made the inaugural Canvas Bridge Conversations and the official launch of the ✨Diaspora Mums Initiative✨ such a meaningful occasion.

To our inspiring speakers, participants, audience members, advisory board members, partner organisations and everyone who contributed behind the scenes, thank you for your time, expertise, generosity and belief in this vision.

To those who registered but were unable to join us live, thank you for your interest and support. We look forward to connecting and exploring opportunities to collaborate in the months ahead.

One message was clear: there is a strong appetite for conversations on maternal and mental health and for stronger cross-country collaboration. We were inspired by the commitment to building bridges between research, policy, practice and lived experience, and strengthening connections between Guinea, the UK and beyond.

We are deeply grateful for the support of the ⭐️Embassy of Guinea in the UK & NI (London), IOM - UN Migration Guinea, Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Guinea, 🍃The Black Maternal Advocate Ltd🍃, representatives from academic institutions (namely King's College London and the University of Oxford ), advocates, policymakers, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and the many organisations who have expressed interest in collaborating with us. We are excited about the partnerships already taking shape.

We are delighted that so many people have joined the ✨Diaspora Mums Initiative's Network✨. This growing community reflects a shared commitment to advancing maternal and mental health through collaboration, knowledge exchange and collective action.

If you would like to join the network or explore opportunities to collaborate, please connect with us via LinkedIn or email ✨[email protected].

We welcome researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, organisations, advocates and individuals with lived experience who want to contribute to this important conversation and help shape the future of the initiative.

We are also pleased to announce that the 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 will be published soon, capturing key insights and opportunities emerging from this inaugural event.

The launch also marked the official welcome of our newest Canvas Bridge Advisory Board member, ⭐️Marian Knight MBE (from the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford). We are honoured to have her join us and will share a dedicated introduction very soon.

Thank you all for believing in this vision.

This is only the beginning.

Together, we are building bridges. Together, we can create lasting change.

Canvas Bridge, uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health.



Dr Hannah Rayment-Jones Vita Moltedo Aramide Caunt Makale Soumah Adekamdi Merry Sylla Pawlby Ordere Richards@DrAhmed Tidjane Souaré Ndiouga Diallo Zénab Barry Yacine M. Diallo Djénabou Diallo Sylla Halimatou DIALLO BAH Kaloko Mariam Diallo Ousmane Tanou Diallo

19/07/2026

Our second keynote speaker, ⭐ Dr Ndiouga Diallo⭐️ will deliver the following speech:

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬

This address will explore why maternal and mental health are fundamental to the wellbeing of women, families and communities, and will highlight UNFPA's vision and priorities in Guinea. It will emphasise the importance of partnerships in strengthening health systems, the value of integrating lived experience into policy and programme design, and how listening to women and engaging communities can improve the quality of care. The presentation will conclude by identifying opportunities for collaboration and collective action to advance maternal and mental health across borders.

Canvas Bridge, uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health!

Makale Soumah Dr Hannah Rayment-Jones Vita Moltedo Ian Richards Aramide Caunt Merry Sylla Dr Ndiouga Diallo Susan Pawbly Esther Ordere Amy Adekambi Djénabou Diallo Sylla
Halimatou DIALLO BAH Kaloko Mariam DialloOusmane tanou Diallo Yacine M. Diallo

19/07/2026

Our first keynote speaker, ⭐️Ms. Makale Soumah ⭐ , will deliver the following speech:

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐊–𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

This address will highlight the importance of strengthening partnerships between the United Kingdom and Guinea, the role of the Guinean diaspora in supporting national development, and the value of collaboration between governments, universities, healthcare professionals, international organisations and civil society to advance maternal health, mental health and sustainable development.

Canvas Bridge, uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health!

Makale Soumah Dr Hannah Rayment-Jones Vita Moltedo Ian Richards Aramide Caunt Merry Sylla Dr Ndiouga Diallo Susan Pawbly Esther Ordere Amy Adekambi Djénabou Diallo Sylla DIALLO BAH Diallo Kaloko Ousmane tanou Diallo Diallo

18/07/2026

🚨 Our speaker line-up is here! 🚨

We are delighted to introduce the speakers for the inaugural Canvas Bridge Conversations, which will also mark the official launch of the Diaspora Mums Initiative.

Together, our speakers bring expertise from research, healthcare, policy, diplomacy, advocacy and lived experience to explore this timely and important theme: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

📅 20 July 2026

🕟 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM (GMT+1)

💻 Online via Zoom

This conversation will bring together participants from the UK, Guinea and beyond to share ideas, strengthen partnerships and explore practical ways of advancing maternal and mental health through collaboration.

We are incredibly grateful to our distinguished speakers for joining us and for generously sharing their expertise and perspectives.

If you haven't yet registered, there's still time to join us.

👉 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchRTOE1hO6tH9ijFAjXWoy3FuQi6BC00IlcNH7GbQFRGwXaA/viewform?usp=header

Whether you are a researcher, healthcare professional, policymaker, member of the diaspora, representative of an organisation or someone with lived experience, we'd be delighted to welcome you to the conversation.

Let's continue uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health!

Canvas Bridge

Makale Soumah Dr Hannah Rayment-Jones Vita Moltedo Ian Richards Aramide Caunt Merry Sylla Dr Ndiouga Diallo Susan Pawbly Esther Ordere Amy Adekambi Djénabou Diallo Sylla DIALLO BAH Diallo Kaloko Ousmane Tanou Diallo Yacine Diallo Programme National de Santé Mentale
Programme National de Santé Mentale

Canvas Bridge

10/07/2026

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the inaugural ✨ Canvas Bridge Conversations ✨ and the official launch of the ✨ Diaspora Mums Initiative ✨ on 20 July 2026.

Following the encouraging response to the event and after reviewing participants' registration preferences, we have decided to hold this inaugural conversation entirely online.

This will enable colleagues from different locations to join the discussion more easily and ensure broad participation.

🗓 Date: 20 July 2026
🕟 Time: 4:30–6:00 pm (GMT+1)
💻 Format: Online

Theme: ✨ Maternal and Mental Health Across Borders: Bridging Research, Policy, Practice and Lived Experience ✨

We are delighted to be bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, community leaders, organisations and people with lived experience from the UK, Guinea and beyond for an afternoon of dialogue, collaboration and knowledge exchange.

If you haven't yet registered, there's still time!

🔗 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchRTOE1hO6tH9ijFAjXWoy3FuQi6BC00IlcNH7GbQFRGwXaA/viewform?usp=header

We look forward to welcoming you online as we begin this exciting new chapter for Canvas Bridge Conversations and officially launch the Diaspora Mums Initiative.

Canvas Bridge, uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health.

10/07/2026

𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐞 à 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫 | 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Nous sommes ravis de vous retrouver le 20 juillet 2026 à l'occasion de la première édition de ✨ Canvas Bridge Conversations✨ et du lancement officiel de ✨l'Initiative Diaspora Mums.✨

À la suite de l'examen des réponses au formulaire d'inscription et des préférences exprimées par les participants, nous avons décidé d'organiser cette première édition entièrement en ligne.

Ce format permettra de réunir plus facilement des participants de différents horizons et de favoriser une participation la plus large possible.

Date : 20 juillet 2026

Horaire : 16 h 30 – 18 h 00 ( UTC+1 / GMT+1 - Heure de Londres)

Format : En ligne - Zoom

Thème : 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕é 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒕é 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒖-𝒅𝒆𝒍à 𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊è𝒓𝒆𝒔 : 𝒄𝒓é𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆, 𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒑é𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒗é𝒄𝒖𝒆𝒔.

Nous sommes impatients de réunir des chercheurs, des professionnels de santé, des décideurs, des responsables communautaires, des organisations et des personnes ayant une expérience vécue, pour un après-midi d'échanges, de collaboration et de partage des connaissances.

Si vous ne vous êtes pas encore inscrit(e), vous pouvez le faire ici : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4CNtbpI57Zq7dZtKuARAOrJEOMnpQle9cYl4AtujE1N38xw/viewform?usp=header

Au plaisir de vous accueillir en ligne pour cette première édition de Canvas Bridge Conversations et le lancement officiel de l'Initiative Diaspora Mums.

Canvas Bridge, unir les voix du monde pour améliorer la santé mentale et la santé maternelle.



Programme National de Santé Mentale

06/07/2026

𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬 !

Face à l'intérêt encourageant suscité par notre projet, nous avons le plaisir d'ouvrir les inscriptions pour la première édition de 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 et pour le lancement officiel de 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.

Ce dialogue inaugural réunira chercheurs, professionnels de santé, décideurs politiques, organisations communautaires, membres de la diaspora et personnes ayant une expérience vécue. Ensemble, nous explorerons comment renforcer la santé maternelle et mentale au-delà des frontières grâce à la collaboration, au partage des connaissances et à l'action collective.

Thème : 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭é 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐮-𝐝𝐞𝐥à 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢è𝐫𝐞𝐬 : 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩é𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐯é𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐬

📅 Date : 20 juillet 2026

📍 Format : Hybride (Centre de Londres et en ligne)

🕑 Horaire : Après-midi (les détails définitifs seront communiqués aux personnes inscrites)

Que vous travailliez dans les domaines de la santé, de la recherche, des politiques publiques, du développement international, de l'éducation ou de l'engagement communautaire, ou que vous portiez simplement un intérêt à la santé maternelle et mentale, nous serions ravis de vous compter parmi les participants.

Veuillez vous inscrire via le lien ci-dessous :

🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4CNtbpI57Zq7dZtKuARAOrJEOMnpQle9cYl4AtujE1N38xw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Nous vous invitons également à partager cette information avec vos collègues, vos réseaux et les organisations susceptibles d'être intéressés.

Nous nous réjouissons de vous accueillir lors de cette première édition des Canvas Bridge Conversations, alors que nous bâtissons des partenariats et œuvrons ensemble pour améliorer la santé maternelle et mentale.

Bridge : Unir les voix du monde pour améliorer la santé maternelle et mentale.

Merci de l'intérêt que vous portez à la première édition de Canvas Bridge Conversations, organisée par Canvas Bridge Ltd. Canvas Bridge est une organisation britannique à impact social qui œuvre pour l'amélioration de la santé maternelle et la santé mentale en créant des passerelles entr...

06/07/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Following the encouraging interest we've received, we are pleased to open registration for the 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and the official launch of the 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.

This inaugural dialogue will bring together researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, community organisations, diaspora communities and people with lived experience to explore how we can strengthen maternal and mental health across borders through collaboration, knowledge exchange and collective action.

Theme: 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉, 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚, 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆

📅 Date: 20 July 2026
📍 Format: Hybrid (Central London & Online)
🕑 Time: Afternoon (final details will be shared with registered participants)

Whether you work in health, research, policy, international development, education, community engagement, or simply have an interest in maternal and mental health, we would be delighted to have you join the conversation.

Please register your interest using the link below:
🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchRTOE1hO6tH9ijFAjXWoy3FuQi6BC00IlcNH7GbQFRGwXaA/viewform

We also encourage you to share this opportunity with colleagues, networks and organisations who may be interested.

We look forward to welcoming you to the first of many Canvas Bridge Conversations as we build partnerships and advance maternal and mental health together.

Canvas Bridge: Uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health

Thank you for your interest in the inaugural Canvas Bridge Conversations, hosted by Canvas Bridge Ltd. Canvas Bridge is a UK-registered social impact organisation advancing maternal and mental health by bridging research, policy, practice and lived experience. This inaugural event will also mark the...