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Wisdom2Action

Wisdom2Action

Wisdom2Action (W2A), previously the Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts Network, is a Canadian consulting firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It offers services in "non-profit organizational development, 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, creative facilitation, mental health, knowledge mobilization and more."[1]

History

The organization was formed in 2011, originally known as the Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts Network. It also claims to have been founded in 2013, incorporating as a “social enterprise” in either 2018 or 2019.[2]

Organization

W2A is a member of the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC)[3] and the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.[2:1]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Lisa Lachance Founder and Principal Consultant (former)[4] Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Fae Johnstone Executive Director, Co-owner and Principal Consultant -
Dennis Stuebing Director -

Affiliations

Partners and clients of Wisdom2Action include:[4:1]

  • Access OpenMinds
  • Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD)
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV)
  • Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
  • Canadian Women's Foundation
  • Capital Rainbow Refuge
  • Champlain Regional Planning Table for Gender Diverse Health Services
  • Children First Canada (CFC)
  • Community Foundations of Canada
  • Decolonize Now
  • Dignity Network Canada (DNC)
  • Elder Blu
  • Enchanté Network
  • Frayme
  • Government Services Union
  • Gris MTL
  • Horizon Ottawa
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
  • International School of Macao
  • Kickstand
  • Kind Space
  • Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro
  • MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning
  • Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW)
  • Nova Scotia Health Authority
  • Nova Scotia Physiotherapy Association
  • Ottawa Citizen
  • Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women
  • Out Niagara
  • Promoting Relationships and Ending Violence Network (PREVNET)
  • Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
  • Quadrangle NL
  • RBC Future Launch
  • Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS)
  • Sandbox Project[5]
  • School Mental Health Ontario
  • SPECTRUM
  • Toronto Star
  • UNISON Health and Community Services
  • Utilities Kingston
  • Wabanaki Council on Disability
  • Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)
  • YWCA Halifax

  1. Home. Wisdom2Action. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230119054322/https://www.wisdom2action.org/ ↩︎

  2. About. Wisdom2Action. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.01.19-054603/https://www.wisdom2action.org/about/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Organizational Members. Atlantic Council for International Cooperation. Retrieved November 29, 2025, from http://archive.today/2025.11.29-002425/https://www.acic-caci.org/organizational-members ↩︎

  4. Johnstone, F., Lachance, L., & Stuebing, D. 2021 Annual Report. Wisdom2Action. Retrieved July 5, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220705154236/https://www.wisdom2action.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/W2A-2021-Annual-Report.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎

  5. Our Network. The Sandbox Project. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from http://archive.today/2025.06.25-022840/https://sandboxproject.ca/our-network/ ↩︎