16/06/2026
Today, we are pleased to introduce the ✨𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 ✨ , a global platform within Canvas Bridge.
The Diaspora Mums Initiative brings together diaspora women, practitioners, researchers and policymakers to strengthen understanding and action on maternal and mental health across borders.
Too often, the voices and lived experiences of migrant mothers are absent from the systems designed to support them. This initiative seeks to help change that by creating spaces where lived experience is recognised as expertise, and meaningfully integrated into research, policy and practice.
Through dialogue, storytelling and collaboration, we aim to build bridges between:
✅ countries of origin and destination
✅ lived experience and health systems
✅ communities and decision-makers
The Diaspora Mums Initiative is a core pillar of Canvas Bridge’s work to unite global voices to advance maternal and mental health.
We look forward to working with partners across health systems, academia, diaspora organisations and international institutions to develop this work further.
If this resonates with your work, we welcome connection and collaboration.
Canvas Bridge, uniting global voices to advance maternal and mental health.