Brazil-Canada: Launching seeds through community consultation on tackling violence against women^a

Objectives  To report the first experience of the Research Chair in Urban Health (Ryerson University-Canada) in Brazil in collaboration with the Federal University of Paraíba through a community opinion consultation about strategies to face violence against women. This experience also offers insights to stimulate renewed visions of international collaborations and partnerships among nursing programs.

Method  A descriptive design with the report of experience of Canadian and Brazilian nursing faculty and students about the process from the consultation planning to the analysis of the gathered information.

Results  This experience was fundamental to establish new scientific collaborations recently implemented and in planning. It demonstrates the nursing potential to participate in Brazil-Canada technological and scientific agreements.

Conclusion and Implications for practice  Brazilian Nursing undergraduate and graduate programs are recommended to promote an exchange of their faculty and administrative staff with several countries. These exchanges would not be only for research projects but also for social development projects, which are equally valued for the creation of global, nursing-specific knowledge.

Keywords:
Violence against women; International Cooperation; Global Health; Community Participation