Empowering Women's Health Through Research

We partner with governments, researchers, non-profits, and innovators to advance
women’s* health

*We are committed to gender inclusivity

Our Services

Research

We offer a range of research services including literature reviews to assess current knowledge and identify gaps, environmental scans of existing and promising initiatives, qualitative interviews and focus groups, and survey design.

Design

From conceptualization to execution, we specialize in translating ideas into visually compelling designs that resonate with your target audience. Our expertise encompasses a wide array of design disciplines, including infographics, reports, websites and much more.

Community Building

We foster dialogue, collaboration, and sustained participation to amplify by helping you build inclusive and participatory environments. We empower stakeholders to engage in collaborative processes, driving meaningful change and collective action.

ABOUT MINAHAR

We (Zeba Khan and Lisa Smith) founded Minahar out of a desire to deepen the impact of our research and bring our skills to bear on addressing health inequities faced by women, girls, and gender-diverse people.

We are trained academic researchers, with experience working with and alongside a range of groups and organizations, to advance health equity.

Minahar brings together the names of our grandmothers (Mina and Nahar) to honour the generations of women that have lifted us up and cared for their families and communities. 

We Work With

We work with not-for-profit organizations, unions, post-secondary institutions, government, and community groups to support evidence-based and informed policy and program decisions.

In the past, we have worked with groups such as the Women and Gender Equality Canada (Canada), United Way Lower Mainland (Canada), The Queens Commonwealth Trust (UK).

Our Team

  • PARTNER

    Zeba Khan PhD student at the University of British Columbia (UBC), a Killam doctoral scholar, and founder of Free Periods Canada.

    Zeba’s research expertise and experiences span across multiple sectors; She is a board member for the provincially funded network of clinics, Options for Sexual Health and has served in the Period Poverty Task Force, appointed by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.

    In the last six years, Zeba has received over 22 scholarships and awards recognizing her work in academia as well as in the community as a menstrual equity advocate.

  • PARTNER

    Lisa Smith has a PhD in Sociology and over 20 years of experience as a researcher. She is a faculty member at Douglas College and Coordinator of the Menstrual Cycle Research Group. Her expertise lies in gender, health, and equity, and she has had the opportunity to lead and collaborate on a range of research projects funded by organizations such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Women and Gender Equality Canada, and National Crime Prevention Canada.

    To ensure her research can have maximum impact and be shared with a wide audience, Lisa works on an ongoing basis to support knowledge dissemination and public engagement through publicly available and open-access outputs, such as reports, podcasts, and zines, to ensure that data can be applied where it is needed most to contribute to healthy futures for women, girls, and gender-diverse people.

Let’s Work Together

Interested in working with us? Fill out the form below or send us an email at info@minahar.com. We can't wait to hear from you!