The 32nd World Partnership Walk takes place in Edmonton
'I don’t think anything speaks more to Canadian values than helping people live with hope, and dignity.'
By Emily Fitzpatrick, CBC NewsPosted: Jun 05, 2016 10:39 PM MT|Last Updated: Jun 06, 2016 6:47 AM MT
Randy Boissonnault, MP for Edmonton Centre, helps start Edmonton's World Partnership Walk. (CBC)
Canadians all over the country put foot to pavement for poverty today.
In Edmonton, thousands gathered at the Alberta Legislature grounds for the World Partnership Walk. The goal was to raise an impressive $800,000 for the Aga Khan Foundation.
TheFoundation operates in 30 countries from Asia to Africa and works to end global poverty.
The money raised will go to education, health, food and economic programs to help impoverished people across the globe.
Sarah Hamilton is one of the organizers of the walk, and each year is impressed by how many come out to support the cause.
"I don't think anything speaks more to Canadian values than helping people live with hope and dignity.'​
Sarah Hamilton said she is impressed by how many come out to support the cause.
Attiya Hirji works with the foundation and has visited a number of the countries they work alongside with. She's seen first hand the impact it has.
"We actually employ locals who speak the local dialect," said Hirji. "So these individuals are introducing programs, and customizing them to fit the needs of all of these locals."
"That ensures long term and sustainable solutions to some of the problems affecting those in developing countries."
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ACTIVITIES OF AKF CANADA
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada took a giant swing at world poverty last week and raised a record $510,000 at its annual golf event at The Derrick.
“We have to thank co-chairs, former deputy prime minister and lawyer Anne McLellan and ATB president and CEO Dave Mowat, for taking the game to the upper echelons of our community,” says Salim Chatur, convener of the Ismaili annual World Partnership in Golf tournament.
“Our event has been held in seven cities across Canada since 2000, with net proceeds supporting health, education, rural development and strengthening civil society in poor and vulnerable communities in Africa and Central Asia.
“The world poverty rate fell 50 per cent between 1990 and 2010, bringing 663 million people out of poverty. But despite these advances, 1.5 billion people still live on less than $1.15 per day.”
Calgary lawyer, volunteer and philanthropist Brian Felesky told 175 golfers and guests that terrorism, oppression and poverty can only be defeated by education, and pluralism is the only way to fight racism.
Keynote speaker Felesky, a founding member of Awali (Swahili for “the beginning) with business gurus Jim Gray and Sherali Saju, initiated professional development for teachers in East Africa.
A donation of $25,000 from Awali helped swell this year’s funds.
CN Canada joined Orbis Engineering, represented by CEO Amin Kassam, as a signature sponsor this year and donated $25,000.
CN CEO Mike Cory added another $5,000 to the CN total and then chipped in $2,500 personally
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“We have to thank co-chairs, former deputy prime minister and lawyer Anne McLellan and ATB president and CEO Dave Mowat, for taking the game to the upper echelons of our community,” says Salim Chatur, convener of the Ismaili annual World Partnership in Golf tournament.
“Our event has been held in seven cities across Canada since 2000, with net proceeds supporting health, education, rural development and strengthening civil society in poor and vulnerable communities in Africa and Central Asia.
“The world poverty rate fell 50 per cent between 1990 and 2010, bringing 663 million people out of poverty. But despite these advances, 1.5 billion people still live on less than $1.15 per day.”
Calgary lawyer, volunteer and philanthropist Brian Felesky told 175 golfers and guests that terrorism, oppression and poverty can only be defeated by education, and pluralism is the only way to fight racism.
Keynote speaker Felesky, a founding member of Awali (Swahili for “the beginning) with business gurus Jim Gray and Sherali Saju, initiated professional development for teachers in East Africa.
A donation of $25,000 from Awali helped swell this year’s funds.
CN Canada joined Orbis Engineering, represented by CEO Amin Kassam, as a signature sponsor this year and donated $25,000.
CN CEO Mike Cory added another $5,000 to the CN total and then chipped in $2,500 personally
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AKFC and CAJ announce third cycle of $25,000 international development reporting fellowship
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OTTAWA, Aug. 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Captivating stories from across the developing world are waiting to be told. Make your pitch to tell them.
Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists are pleased to announce the third cycle of the Fellowship for International Development Reporting. This unique opportunity challenges journalists to push the boundaries of development reporting and dive into the complex issues facing the developing world.
The $25,000 fellowship offers recipients the chance to undertake a substantial overseas reporting project that helps Canadians develop a greater understanding of development issues. The parameters are simple: story pitches must be about a development issue within a developing country or region. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that apply a new lens to daily foreign coverage and explore fresh perspectives on global issues.
Applications are welcome from Canadian citizens and permanent residents with at least five years of experience as working journalists, including freelancers and staff reporters. The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. ET on September 12, 2016.
"The developing world is evolving at a rapid pace, and journalists play an important role in making sense of the complex dynamics at work," said Khalil Z. Shariff, Chief Executive Officer of AKFC. "This fellowship supports journalists who want to tell stories that illuminate the process of global development for Canadians."
Three fellowships were awarded in the second cycle: freelance journalist and Ottawa Citizen columnist Shannon Gormley, CTV's Kayla Hounsell, and freelance journalist Marc-André Sabourin. Their reporting projects range from migration and climate change (Gormley) to the long-term impacts of Ebola in Liberia (Hounsell) and low-cost private education in Kenya (Sabourin). They join past fellows Mellissa Fung and Marc Ellison.
"These journalists are travelling to corners of the world mostly forgotten by Canadian newsrooms," said CAJ president Nick Taylor-Vaisey. "And if not for AKFC's continued commitment to development journalism that matters, Canadian audiences may never hear crucial stories like these."
Administration and funding for the program is provided by AKFC with additional funding from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada. The fellowship selection committee is led by the CAJ. Fellows' work is editorially independent and remains the property of the fellows and any associated media outlet.
Comprehensive information on the program and how to apply is available on both the AKFC and CAJ websites.
AKFC is a non-profit international development agency, working in Asia and Africa to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems causing global poverty. Established in 1980, AKFC is a registered Canadian charity and an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network.
The CAJ is Canada's largest national professional organization for journalists from all media, representing more than 600 members across the country. The CAJ's primary roles are to provide high-quality professional development for its members and public-interest advocacy.
SOURCE Canadian Association of Journalists
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Bus exhibit raising awareness on global issues rolls into Regina
The 53-foot custom mobile exhibit uses photos, film and audio to help bring stories of global change to life
A multi-media museum on wheels has rolled its way into Saskatchewan.
The 53-foot, custom mobile exhibit is called Together: An exhibition on global development.
Through photos, film and audio, the bus will help bring stories of global change to life. It features the work of 21 Canadian organizations.
"The goal of the exhibit is to increase our Canadians' awareness about the importance of the global issues and also we're actually trying to inspire the audience to be more active agents of change," said Francois Grenier with Aga Khan Foundation Canada.
The bus had a plethora of multimedia displays. (Brian Rodgers/CBC)
He said the bus is designed to spark conversations about the role Canadians can play in reducing global poverty.
"We are also trying to network with people from around Canada, you know, to hear what they have to say," he added.
The bus will be in Regina on Sunday at the Queen City Ex from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. CST.
It will be at the Saskatoon Ex on Tuesday.
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OTTAWA, Aug. 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Captivating stories from across the developing world are waiting to be told. Make your pitch to tell them.
Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists are pleased to announce the third cycle of the Fellowship for International Development Reporting. This unique opportunity challenges journalists to push the boundaries of development reporting and dive into the complex issues facing the developing world.
The $25,000 fellowship offers recipients the chance to undertake a substantial overseas reporting project that helps Canadians develop a greater understanding of development issues. The parameters are simple: story pitches must be about a development issue within a developing country or region. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that apply a new lens to daily foreign coverage and explore fresh perspectives on global issues.
Applications are welcome from Canadian citizens and permanent residents with at least five years of experience as working journalists, including freelancers and staff reporters. The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. ET on September 12, 2016.
"The developing world is evolving at a rapid pace, and journalists play an important role in making sense of the complex dynamics at work," said Khalil Z. Shariff, Chief Executive Officer of AKFC. "This fellowship supports journalists who want to tell stories that illuminate the process of global development for Canadians."
Three fellowships were awarded in the second cycle: freelance journalist and Ottawa Citizen columnist Shannon Gormley, CTV's Kayla Hounsell, and freelance journalist Marc-André Sabourin. Their reporting projects range from migration and climate change (Gormley) to the long-term impacts of Ebola in Liberia (Hounsell) and low-cost private education in Kenya (Sabourin). They join past fellows Mellissa Fung and Marc Ellison.
"These journalists are travelling to corners of the world mostly forgotten by Canadian newsrooms," said CAJ president Nick Taylor-Vaisey. "And if not for AKFC's continued commitment to development journalism that matters, Canadian audiences may never hear crucial stories like these."
Administration and funding for the program is provided by AKFC with additional funding from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada. The fellowship selection committee is led by the CAJ. Fellows' work is editorially independent and remains the property of the fellows and any associated media outlet.
Comprehensive information on the program and how to apply is available on both the AKFC and CAJ websites.
AKFC is a non-profit international development agency, working in Asia and Africa to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems causing global poverty. Established in 1980, AKFC is a registered Canadian charity and an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network.
The CAJ is Canada's largest national professional organization for journalists from all media, representing more than 600 members across the country. The CAJ's primary roles are to provide high-quality professional development for its members and public-interest advocacy.
SOURCE Canadian Association of Journalists
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Bus exhibit raising awareness on global issues rolls into Regina
The 53-foot custom mobile exhibit uses photos, film and audio to help bring stories of global change to life
A multi-media museum on wheels has rolled its way into Saskatchewan.
The 53-foot, custom mobile exhibit is called Together: An exhibition on global development.
Through photos, film and audio, the bus will help bring stories of global change to life. It features the work of 21 Canadian organizations.
"The goal of the exhibit is to increase our Canadians' awareness about the importance of the global issues and also we're actually trying to inspire the audience to be more active agents of change," said Francois Grenier with Aga Khan Foundation Canada.
The bus had a plethora of multimedia displays. (Brian Rodgers/CBC)
He said the bus is designed to spark conversations about the role Canadians can play in reducing global poverty.
"We are also trying to network with people from around Canada, you know, to hear what they have to say," he added.
The bus will be in Regina on Sunday at the Queen City Ex from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. CST.
It will be at the Saskatoon Ex on Tuesday.
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Aga Khan Foundation Canada's interactive traveling exhibition on global development work drew hundreds to Museum Square
A travelling museum took up residence in Woodstock’s Museum Square over the weekend.
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s “Together” exhibition has been crisscrossing the country in a 53-foot custom tractor trailer, and it drew hundreds of visitors during a two-day visit to the Friendly City.
“Festivals, fairs, middle schools, stampedes, farmer’s markets, car shows, Canada Day, fundraisers – you name it, we’ve been there,” said tour manager Francois Grenier. “It was a long road, but it was awesome.”
There’s just one more stop for the exhibition, which highlights Canada’s role in international development projects across the globe. After it rolls out of Woodstock, the truck will finish up its journey in Windsor.
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A travelling museum took up residence in Woodstock’s Museum Square over the weekend.
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s “Together” exhibition has been crisscrossing the country in a 53-foot custom tractor trailer, and it drew hundreds of visitors during a two-day visit to the Friendly City.
“Festivals, fairs, middle schools, stampedes, farmer’s markets, car shows, Canada Day, fundraisers – you name it, we’ve been there,” said tour manager Francois Grenier. “It was a long road, but it was awesome.”
There’s just one more stop for the exhibition, which highlights Canada’s role in international development projects across the globe. After it rolls out of Woodstock, the truck will finish up its journey in Windsor.
More...
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Crafting brighter futures
Weaving a Brighter Future: Apendiwe’s story
Apendiwe Momade sits in the shade outside her home in rural Mozambique, next to a billowing pile of dried grass.
Her legs are outstretched on one of her homemade mats, her fingers a blur as she expertly twists the grass into intricate patterns. For Apendiwe, learning to weave was just another household skill, passed down from generation to generation.
“These things are useful to us,” she says. “They are useful even when we die.”
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Carving out a better life
Several wooden spoons and forks are perched on a table as Fatima puts the finishing touches on another one. Around her, other carpenters are carving signs, measuring material, and smoothing out large pieces of wood for new projects. Working in a comfortable rhythm, they all appear at ease in the workshop.
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Giving a gift of empowerment
December 8, 2016 - Holidays are a time of giving, to be shared with family and friends. But in Ghiramara, a rural village in Bangladesh, strong family ties bond the community together throughout the year. In this village, parents and grandparents go above and beyond to craft a brighter future for their children – literally!
Aga Khan Foundation Canada supports programs designed to educate families on parenting skills, nutrition, and hygiene, and to encourage parents – both fathers and mothers – to play an active role in their child’s development. Sometimes, that means putting local crafting skills to good use.
In villages like Ghiramara, it’s not unusual to see mothers sew fish made of felt, or fathers craft bows and arrows out of local materials like bamboo. Often, these toys are given to a local preschool to enrich the classroom and give children new opportunities to play and learn.
http://www.akfc.ca/en/component/k2/item ... -225618353
Weaving a Brighter Future: Apendiwe’s story
Apendiwe Momade sits in the shade outside her home in rural Mozambique, next to a billowing pile of dried grass.
Her legs are outstretched on one of her homemade mats, her fingers a blur as she expertly twists the grass into intricate patterns. For Apendiwe, learning to weave was just another household skill, passed down from generation to generation.
“These things are useful to us,” she says. “They are useful even when we die.”
More...
http://www.akfc.ca/en/component/k2/item ... -225618353
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Carving out a better life
Several wooden spoons and forks are perched on a table as Fatima puts the finishing touches on another one. Around her, other carpenters are carving signs, measuring material, and smoothing out large pieces of wood for new projects. Working in a comfortable rhythm, they all appear at ease in the workshop.
http://www.akfc.ca/en/component/k2/item ... -225618353
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Giving a gift of empowerment
December 8, 2016 - Holidays are a time of giving, to be shared with family and friends. But in Ghiramara, a rural village in Bangladesh, strong family ties bond the community together throughout the year. In this village, parents and grandparents go above and beyond to craft a brighter future for their children – literally!
Aga Khan Foundation Canada supports programs designed to educate families on parenting skills, nutrition, and hygiene, and to encourage parents – both fathers and mothers – to play an active role in their child’s development. Sometimes, that means putting local crafting skills to good use.
In villages like Ghiramara, it’s not unusual to see mothers sew fish made of felt, or fathers craft bows and arrows out of local materials like bamboo. Often, these toys are given to a local preschool to enrich the classroom and give children new opportunities to play and learn.
http://www.akfc.ca/en/component/k2/item ... -225618353
Attention artists and photographers,
As part of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Aga Khan Foundation Canada is looking for talented Canadians to create a piece of artwork or submit a photograph for our traveling exhibition, Together: An exhibition on global development. Housed in custom-built transport truck with 1,000 square feet of exhibition, Together is an interactive, bilingual experience for all ages, sparking discussions on how Canadians are driving positive change around the world.
What will you submit?
We want you to create a piece of artwork or snap a photo that will tell us:
1.Why you care about global development;
2.How Canadians are contributing to a more peaceful, prosperous, pluralist, and equal world for all as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
Themes can include, but are not limited to: inclusion and diversity, gender equality, innovation, partnership, and peace and stability.
We will then ask Canadians coast to coast to vote on their favourite entries. You can encourage your friends and family to vote too! This is a chance to showcase your talents and share your vision of global development, positive change, and working together as global citizens for Canada’s 150th anniversary. If chosen, your art will be prominently displayed in the exhibition. It will inspire people who want to learn about and take action on the world’s biggest challenges—like alleviating global poverty and working with those in the world’s poorest regions to improve their lives.
Entry and Timeline
1.Submit a digital image of your artwork or photograph (minimum resolution of 300 DPI) along with an artist statement of 150 - 200 words that tells us about your piece and what inspired you. Please include in the email your full name and city of residence. You have from January 3, 2017 until January 26, 2017 to submit your entry. Submissions should be sent by email to [email protected]. No submissions will be accepted after 11:59 pm EDT on January 26, 2016.
2.Submissions will be posted online on February 2, 2017. A link will be sent to all participants with voting information on February 2. Voting will be open from February 2 to February 23, 2017 and will be promoted widely throughout Canada.
3.Finalists will be announced in March, 2017 via email.
Rules and Regulations
•Each contestant may submit only one (1) entry that is a 2-dimensional artwork in any medium (photography, drawing, painting, digital artwork, etc.) The artwork will then be reproduced and enlarged for display in the exhibition.
•Any work submitted must be an original concept and creation of that contestant and stated so in the email submission; otherwise your submission will be disqualified.
•You must be a resident of Canada, over the age of 16.
•Immediate family members of AKFC staff are ineligible to enter the contest.
•Eligible entries will be posted online from February 2 to February 23, 2017 for voting.
•You can’t use vote-getting websites, or offer any special incentives to get votes. Mobilize your networks to get people to vote for your artwork based on its merits!
•The winning submissions will be on display in the travelling exhibition throughout the 2017 tour. Submissions that reflect the contest theme will be posted online.
•Winning entries may be used in connection with the contest and promotion for 12 months from the date winners are notified. Artwork provided will be returned to the winning contestant by December 31, 2017.
•You retain the original artwork and copyright to your artwork.
Judging
•The top ten submissions with the most votes will be finalists in the contest. If you are not in the top ten, there’s still a chance to make it into the finals. The judges will pick three other entries they think should be in the finals and considered for the top prizes. Then, our judges will pick the top three out of 13 finalists.
•A jury appointed by Aga Khan Foundation Canada will determine the winners of the first, second and third prizes.
•Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, quality, originality and connection to the contest themes.
•Decisions of the judges are final.
First Prize:
•Your artwork displayed in the Together exhibition for the 2017 tour.
•A $500 gift certificate for art supplies.
•Travel and two night accommodation to launch of exhibition in the spring of 2017.
•A behind-the-scenes visit to the exhibition before the launch to learn about how Canadians are driving positive global change around the world.
Second Prize:
•A $300 gift certificate for art supplies.
Third prize:
•A $200 gift certificate for art supplies.
All prizes are non-transferable and must be accepted as is. They may not be substituted for cash or any other items or exchange.
About Together: An exhibition on global development
Developed by Aga Khan Foundation Canada –and featuring the work of over 20 organizations – the exhibition explores how Canadians are working together to alleviate global poverty.
Together has traveled to ten provinces and reached close to 40,000 people since it launched in Ottawa in April 2015. See highlights of the Together tour here.
In 2017, as part of Canada’s 150th celebrations, the Together exhibition will be touring across the country to celebrate Canada’s leadership in promoting a more peaceful, prosperous, pluralist, and equal world.
Questions?
Please send questions to: [email protected].
http://together.akfc.ca/exhibit/en/abou ... -225618353
As part of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Aga Khan Foundation Canada is looking for talented Canadians to create a piece of artwork or submit a photograph for our traveling exhibition, Together: An exhibition on global development. Housed in custom-built transport truck with 1,000 square feet of exhibition, Together is an interactive, bilingual experience for all ages, sparking discussions on how Canadians are driving positive change around the world.
What will you submit?
We want you to create a piece of artwork or snap a photo that will tell us:
1.Why you care about global development;
2.How Canadians are contributing to a more peaceful, prosperous, pluralist, and equal world for all as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
Themes can include, but are not limited to: inclusion and diversity, gender equality, innovation, partnership, and peace and stability.
We will then ask Canadians coast to coast to vote on their favourite entries. You can encourage your friends and family to vote too! This is a chance to showcase your talents and share your vision of global development, positive change, and working together as global citizens for Canada’s 150th anniversary. If chosen, your art will be prominently displayed in the exhibition. It will inspire people who want to learn about and take action on the world’s biggest challenges—like alleviating global poverty and working with those in the world’s poorest regions to improve their lives.
Entry and Timeline
1.Submit a digital image of your artwork or photograph (minimum resolution of 300 DPI) along with an artist statement of 150 - 200 words that tells us about your piece and what inspired you. Please include in the email your full name and city of residence. You have from January 3, 2017 until January 26, 2017 to submit your entry. Submissions should be sent by email to [email protected]. No submissions will be accepted after 11:59 pm EDT on January 26, 2016.
2.Submissions will be posted online on February 2, 2017. A link will be sent to all participants with voting information on February 2. Voting will be open from February 2 to February 23, 2017 and will be promoted widely throughout Canada.
3.Finalists will be announced in March, 2017 via email.
Rules and Regulations
•Each contestant may submit only one (1) entry that is a 2-dimensional artwork in any medium (photography, drawing, painting, digital artwork, etc.) The artwork will then be reproduced and enlarged for display in the exhibition.
•Any work submitted must be an original concept and creation of that contestant and stated so in the email submission; otherwise your submission will be disqualified.
•You must be a resident of Canada, over the age of 16.
•Immediate family members of AKFC staff are ineligible to enter the contest.
•Eligible entries will be posted online from February 2 to February 23, 2017 for voting.
•You can’t use vote-getting websites, or offer any special incentives to get votes. Mobilize your networks to get people to vote for your artwork based on its merits!
•The winning submissions will be on display in the travelling exhibition throughout the 2017 tour. Submissions that reflect the contest theme will be posted online.
•Winning entries may be used in connection with the contest and promotion for 12 months from the date winners are notified. Artwork provided will be returned to the winning contestant by December 31, 2017.
•You retain the original artwork and copyright to your artwork.
Judging
•The top ten submissions with the most votes will be finalists in the contest. If you are not in the top ten, there’s still a chance to make it into the finals. The judges will pick three other entries they think should be in the finals and considered for the top prizes. Then, our judges will pick the top three out of 13 finalists.
•A jury appointed by Aga Khan Foundation Canada will determine the winners of the first, second and third prizes.
•Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, quality, originality and connection to the contest themes.
•Decisions of the judges are final.
First Prize:
•Your artwork displayed in the Together exhibition for the 2017 tour.
•A $500 gift certificate for art supplies.
•Travel and two night accommodation to launch of exhibition in the spring of 2017.
•A behind-the-scenes visit to the exhibition before the launch to learn about how Canadians are driving positive global change around the world.
Second Prize:
•A $300 gift certificate for art supplies.
Third prize:
•A $200 gift certificate for art supplies.
All prizes are non-transferable and must be accepted as is. They may not be substituted for cash or any other items or exchange.
About Together: An exhibition on global development
Developed by Aga Khan Foundation Canada –and featuring the work of over 20 organizations – the exhibition explores how Canadians are working together to alleviate global poverty.
Together has traveled to ten provinces and reached close to 40,000 people since it launched in Ottawa in April 2015. See highlights of the Together tour here.
In 2017, as part of Canada’s 150th celebrations, the Together exhibition will be touring across the country to celebrate Canada’s leadership in promoting a more peaceful, prosperous, pluralist, and equal world.
Questions?
Please send questions to: [email protected].
http://together.akfc.ca/exhibit/en/abou ... -225618353
For 28 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s International Youth Fellowship Program has brought the best of Canada to the world to change people’s lives for the better. The Fellowship offers an international development training program and an eight-month overseas placement to recent university graduates and young professionals who are 30 years of age or younger.
Find out how you can join us in making a difference in the world. We will be hosting two online information sessions for our 2017 International Youth Fellowship Program.
Each session will be led by two former Fellows: Lauren Stanley and Jamie Charlebois on January 10, and Jessica Poulin and Elizabeth McSheffrey on January 12. They will discuss their experiences with the program and answer participants’ questions. Please note that the sessions will be held in English.
The sessions will take place Tuesday, January 10 and Thursday, January 12 from 6:00PM to 7:00PM ET on YouTube.
International Youth Fellowship 2017 Information Session
Scheduled for Jan 10, 2017
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Aga Khan Foundation Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUp1PgB ... -225618353
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International Youth Fellowship 2017 Information
Scheduled for Jan 12, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t59BMKp ... -225618353
Website:
https://youthfellows.akfc.ca/?utm_sourc ... -225618353
Find out how you can join us in making a difference in the world. We will be hosting two online information sessions for our 2017 International Youth Fellowship Program.
Each session will be led by two former Fellows: Lauren Stanley and Jamie Charlebois on January 10, and Jessica Poulin and Elizabeth McSheffrey on January 12. They will discuss their experiences with the program and answer participants’ questions. Please note that the sessions will be held in English.
The sessions will take place Tuesday, January 10 and Thursday, January 12 from 6:00PM to 7:00PM ET on YouTube.
International Youth Fellowship 2017 Information Session
Scheduled for Jan 10, 2017
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Aga Khan Foundation Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUp1PgB ... -225618353
*****
International Youth Fellowship 2017 Information
Scheduled for Jan 12, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t59BMKp ... -225618353
Website:
https://youthfellows.akfc.ca/?utm_sourc ... -225618353
$50,000 for the best in global development journalism
December 8, 2016 - Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) are thrilled to announce two new recipients of the Fellowship for International Development Reporting. Journalists Frédérick Lavoie and Jennifer Yang will each receive $25,000 to report on critical global issues.
Jennifer Yang will report for the Toronto Star on Rh disease, which kills an estimated 100,000 infants in the developing world each year and causes brain damage in many that survive. It is a little-known disease in Canada, thanks to a team of Canadian researchers who contributed to its eradication in wealthy countries decades ago.
“Rh disease is the kind of story that can be a tough sell in this era of shrinking newsroom budgets. The problem is complex, the victims are far away, and the story is expensive to report from the field,” says Yang. “I hope my project will shed light on an important but little-known public health issue, while drawing attention to the gross inequities that allow preventable illnesses to persevere in the world’s poorest communities.”
Yang is working in partnership with the Global Reporting Centre.
Frédérick Lavoie’s project will explore complex issues of development in Bangladesh, and how they link back to an essential element: water. Through profiles of Bangladeshis from different walks of life, the challenges of water management – and the impacts of water and the environment on poverty – will be illuminated. His project will be published in Le Devoir.
“The issues Bangladesh is facing are the same ones that might affect the rest of the world over the next few decades. That’s why it’s so important to study this country’s challenges today,” says Lavoie.
An independent selection committee, chaired by Nick Taylor-Vaisey, president of the CAJ, selected the fellows. The jury included Jane Armstrong, CBC; Anyck Béraud, Radio-Canada; Pierre St-Arnaud, La Presse Canadienne; and Robert Steiner, Munk School of Global Affairs.
AKFC and the CAJ partner to manage the Fellowship for International Development Reporting. It is jointly funded by AKFC and Global Affairs Canada.
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December 8, 2016 - Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) are thrilled to announce two new recipients of the Fellowship for International Development Reporting. Journalists Frédérick Lavoie and Jennifer Yang will each receive $25,000 to report on critical global issues.
Jennifer Yang will report for the Toronto Star on Rh disease, which kills an estimated 100,000 infants in the developing world each year and causes brain damage in many that survive. It is a little-known disease in Canada, thanks to a team of Canadian researchers who contributed to its eradication in wealthy countries decades ago.
“Rh disease is the kind of story that can be a tough sell in this era of shrinking newsroom budgets. The problem is complex, the victims are far away, and the story is expensive to report from the field,” says Yang. “I hope my project will shed light on an important but little-known public health issue, while drawing attention to the gross inequities that allow preventable illnesses to persevere in the world’s poorest communities.”
Yang is working in partnership with the Global Reporting Centre.
Frédérick Lavoie’s project will explore complex issues of development in Bangladesh, and how they link back to an essential element: water. Through profiles of Bangladeshis from different walks of life, the challenges of water management – and the impacts of water and the environment on poverty – will be illuminated. His project will be published in Le Devoir.
“The issues Bangladesh is facing are the same ones that might affect the rest of the world over the next few decades. That’s why it’s so important to study this country’s challenges today,” says Lavoie.
An independent selection committee, chaired by Nick Taylor-Vaisey, president of the CAJ, selected the fellows. The jury included Jane Armstrong, CBC; Anyck Béraud, Radio-Canada; Pierre St-Arnaud, La Presse Canadienne; and Robert Steiner, Munk School of Global Affairs.
AKFC and the CAJ partner to manage the Fellowship for International Development Reporting. It is jointly funded by AKFC and Global Affairs Canada.
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What the World Needs Now: Pluralism
With waves of displaced peoples leaving their homelands and many Western countries closing their borders, who is there to help bridge the divide? Khalil Shariff believes Canada has an important and unique role to play in this new world; that we must harness the aspirations of young people to become thoughtful, engaged global citizens, and develop a vision for the kind of global leadership Canada ought to be exercising.
khalil-shariff-newKhalil Z. Shariff is the Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC). Khalil joined AKFC as CEO in 2005. He was previously with the Toronto office of McKinsey & Co., an international management consultancy. Throughout his career, Khalil has cultivated his interest in international development and conflict resolution issues. He holds a BA in International Relations and Economics from UBC, and a JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
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With waves of displaced peoples leaving their homelands and many Western countries closing their borders, who is there to help bridge the divide? Khalil Shariff believes Canada has an important and unique role to play in this new world; that we must harness the aspirations of young people to become thoughtful, engaged global citizens, and develop a vision for the kind of global leadership Canada ought to be exercising.
khalil-shariff-newKhalil Z. Shariff is the Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC). Khalil joined AKFC as CEO in 2005. He was previously with the Toronto office of McKinsey & Co., an international management consultancy. Throughout his career, Khalil has cultivated his interest in international development and conflict resolution issues. He holds a BA in International Relations and Economics from UBC, and a JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
http://cannexus.ca/cannexus17-spark/
Join #AKFC150 in embracing diversity & building a more peaceful, equal & pluralist world for all for #Canada150 http://thndr.me/BNZwyy”
Canadians. We are a country of leaders, innovators, and global citizens.
We understand that our differences make us stronger. And we want to contribute to a more peaceful, prosperous, equal, and pluralist world for all.
For more than 35 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada has brought the best of Canada to the world to change people’s lives for the better.
And now, for Canada’s 150th anniversary, we invite you to join us to make an even bigger difference in the world – and celebrate all the ways that we are Canadian.
On February 5th, the first day of International Development Week, we will spread the message that we have the power to make the world a better place for all.
Join us.
HOW TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT:
1.At the top of this page, support our Thunderclap Campaign via Twitter, Facebook, or both, and get the word out to your friends and followers to join you.
2.Watch our Canada 150 video and share with your networks.
3.Make your mark by visiting http://www.akfc.ca/en/get-involved for suggestions of how you can make a difference.
4.Watch as everyone's messages are simultaneously shared around the world on #AKFC150 and #Canada150 on February 5, 2017.
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Canadians. We are a country of leaders, innovators, and global citizens.
We understand that our differences make us stronger. And we want to contribute to a more peaceful, prosperous, equal, and pluralist world for all.
For more than 35 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada has brought the best of Canada to the world to change people’s lives for the better.
And now, for Canada’s 150th anniversary, we invite you to join us to make an even bigger difference in the world – and celebrate all the ways that we are Canadian.
On February 5th, the first day of International Development Week, we will spread the message that we have the power to make the world a better place for all.
Join us.
HOW TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT:
1.At the top of this page, support our Thunderclap Campaign via Twitter, Facebook, or both, and get the word out to your friends and followers to join you.
2.Watch our Canada 150 video and share with your networks.
3.Make your mark by visiting http://www.akfc.ca/en/get-involved for suggestions of how you can make a difference.
4.Watch as everyone's messages are simultaneously shared around the world on #AKFC150 and #Canada150 on February 5, 2017.
https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/513 ... -225618353
Together Art and Photo Contest
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As part of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Aga Khan Foundation Canada invited artists and photographers from across the country to create a piece of artwork for our travelling exhibition, showing why they care about global development.
Now we need your help! We are asking Canadians coast-to-coast to vote on their favourite entries. The top ten submissions with the most votes will be finalists in the contest. The winning artist will have their art displayed in Together: An exhibition on global development, attend the launch of Together’s 2017 tour, and receive a $500 gift certificate for art supplies.
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Now we need your help! We are asking Canadians coast-to-coast to vote on their favourite entries. The top ten submissions with the most votes will be finalists in the contest. The winning artist will have their art displayed in Together: An exhibition on global development, attend the launch of Together’s 2017 tour, and receive a $500 gift certificate for art supplies.
Cast your vote for your favourite artwork now!
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Harvesting Hope in a Changing Climate:
Avelino’s Story
The rains in northern Mozambique have changed since Avelino was a child. But he and other farmers learned to grow more with less rain... and protect the environment at the same time.
WATCH AVELINO'S STORY »
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Seed Capital: Investing in innovative local solutions for climate change resilience
Hilary Clauson is a program officer with Aga Khan Foundation Canada.
In July 2016, high in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, Program Officer Hilary Clauson saw firsthand how local knowledge and entrepreneurship can yield innovative solutions to some of the most pressing development challenges.
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Make a difference today. Cast your vote now!
As part of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Aga Khan Foundation Canada invited artists and photographers from across the country to create a piece of artwork showing why they care about global development. The winning submission will be featured in our travelling exhibition, Together: An exhibition on global development.
Now we need your help! We are asking Canadians from coast to coast to vote on their favourite entries. The top ten submissions with the most votes will be finalists in the contest.
Harvesting Hope in a Changing Climate:
Avelino’s Story
The rains in northern Mozambique have changed since Avelino was a child. But he and other farmers learned to grow more with less rain... and protect the environment at the same time.
WATCH AVELINO'S STORY »
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Seed Capital: Investing in innovative local solutions for climate change resilience
Hilary Clauson is a program officer with Aga Khan Foundation Canada.
In July 2016, high in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, Program Officer Hilary Clauson saw firsthand how local knowledge and entrepreneurship can yield innovative solutions to some of the most pressing development challenges.
LEARN MORE »
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Make a difference today. Cast your vote now!
As part of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Aga Khan Foundation Canada invited artists and photographers from across the country to create a piece of artwork showing why they care about global development. The winning submission will be featured in our travelling exhibition, Together: An exhibition on global development.
Now we need your help! We are asking Canadians from coast to coast to vote on their favourite entries. The top ten submissions with the most votes will be finalists in the contest.
Lessons from my daughter
The other day my daughter asked me what would happen if there was a fire at the fire station. I told her another fire station would come out to help. She thought about my answer for a moment. Then she asked what would happen if there was a fire at all the fire stations… I paused and said well, then we would have a problem. Her response... “Yes, we would!”
As Canadians we believe in a more peaceful, prosperous, and equal world. But these days, it’s easy to feel like all the world’s fire stations are on fire. We need the global leadership of Canadians now more than ever.
For more than 35 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) has brought the best of Canada to the world to change people’s lives for the better. And now, for Canada’s 150th anniversary, we invite you to make an even bigger difference in the world by joining over 40,000 Canadians at AKFC’s 2017 World Partnership Walk – Canada’s largest movement to fight global poverty.
This year, let’s work together to put out the world’s fires. Together, we can show the world that Canada is here for them! Learn more.
Khalil Z. Shariff
Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada
https://www.worldpartnershipwalk.com/en/
The other day my daughter asked me what would happen if there was a fire at the fire station. I told her another fire station would come out to help. She thought about my answer for a moment. Then she asked what would happen if there was a fire at all the fire stations… I paused and said well, then we would have a problem. Her response... “Yes, we would!”
As Canadians we believe in a more peaceful, prosperous, and equal world. But these days, it’s easy to feel like all the world’s fire stations are on fire. We need the global leadership of Canadians now more than ever.
For more than 35 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) has brought the best of Canada to the world to change people’s lives for the better. And now, for Canada’s 150th anniversary, we invite you to make an even bigger difference in the world by joining over 40,000 Canadians at AKFC’s 2017 World Partnership Walk – Canada’s largest movement to fight global poverty.
This year, let’s work together to put out the world’s fires. Together, we can show the world that Canada is here for them! Learn more.
Khalil Z. Shariff
Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada
https://www.worldpartnershipwalk.com/en/
Our toilet transformed our lives
Every day starts and ends with water. We use it to wash the sleep out of our eyes and make coffee first thing. We use water to nourish ourselves, hydrate ourselves, and keep ourselves clean. We rely on water in so many ways, and it’s easy to take it for granted when we have reliable access to clean water. But for many around the world, it’s a daily struggle.
Until earlier this year, Sumitra Devi and her family of nine did not have access to a toilet in their own home. But thanks to a sanitation initiative supported by Canadians, their family learned about the importance of sanitation and was able to build a toilet and washing station on their property.
The toilet has been life-changing for their entire family, allowing them to be safer, cleaner, and healthier in their own home.
To mark World Water Day, we are exploring the connections between clean water and sanitation—and celebrating the role that women like Sumitra play in improving the health of their families, their communities, and their environment. We’re also inviting you to support more initiatives like this.
Empower others like Sumitra to build better futures for their family by joining our 2017 World Partnership Walk. This spring step forward with over 40,000 Canadians across the country to fight global poverty
https://www.worldpartnershipwalk.com/en/
Every day starts and ends with water. We use it to wash the sleep out of our eyes and make coffee first thing. We use water to nourish ourselves, hydrate ourselves, and keep ourselves clean. We rely on water in so many ways, and it’s easy to take it for granted when we have reliable access to clean water. But for many around the world, it’s a daily struggle.
Until earlier this year, Sumitra Devi and her family of nine did not have access to a toilet in their own home. But thanks to a sanitation initiative supported by Canadians, their family learned about the importance of sanitation and was able to build a toilet and washing station on their property.
The toilet has been life-changing for their entire family, allowing them to be safer, cleaner, and healthier in their own home.
To mark World Water Day, we are exploring the connections between clean water and sanitation—and celebrating the role that women like Sumitra play in improving the health of their families, their communities, and their environment. We’re also inviting you to support more initiatives like this.
Empower others like Sumitra to build better futures for their family by joining our 2017 World Partnership Walk. This spring step forward with over 40,000 Canadians across the country to fight global poverty
https://www.worldpartnershipwalk.com/en/
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things
Several years ago, I visited Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s development programs in Cabo Delgado, one of the poorest regions of Mozambique. There, I met an inspiring young man named Bacar—an ordinary person doing extraordinary things.
Bacar shared his powerful personal story with me. Just a few years previously, he struggled to earn a living; today, he has four thriving businesses.
Bacar’s entrepreneurial journey began in a community workshop—part of an AKFC-supported initiative to improve food security, nutrition, and incomes in Cabo Delgado. The workshop focused on the high nutritional value of the leaves of the fast-growing, drought-resistant Moringa tree. Bacar saw an opportunity.
He planted his first Moringa trees and began selling the leaves. His business grew as quickly as his trees, even attracting the attention of the President of Mozambique. When the local Aga Khan Foundation field officer brought him to meet Bacar, the President was so impressed that he promised to help Bacar build a mill to process the leaves.
With the mill enabling him to increase production, Bacar decided to build more demand for Moringa leaves: first opening a cooking school, then a restaurant, and finally a retail kiosk. Four thriving enterprises that all began with a small nutrition workshop that sparked Bacar’s entrepreneurial spirit. Empowering women and men to unlock their potential to build a better future: that’s how development happens!
Stories like Bacar’s inspire me to get up every morning and support the fight against global poverty. As Canadians, we all want to contribute to a more peaceful, prosperous and equal world. For Canada’s 150th anniversary, what better way to celebrate than by empowering more individuals like Bacar to build brighter futures? We can provide the spark together. Join me and thousands of other Canadians at AKFC’s 2017 World Partnership Walk. Learn more and register today!
Shakeel Bharmal, Chief Operating Officer
Aga Khan Foundation Canada
https://ecenter.akfc.ca/index.php/en/?o ... =component
Several years ago, I visited Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s development programs in Cabo Delgado, one of the poorest regions of Mozambique. There, I met an inspiring young man named Bacar—an ordinary person doing extraordinary things.
Bacar shared his powerful personal story with me. Just a few years previously, he struggled to earn a living; today, he has four thriving businesses.
Bacar’s entrepreneurial journey began in a community workshop—part of an AKFC-supported initiative to improve food security, nutrition, and incomes in Cabo Delgado. The workshop focused on the high nutritional value of the leaves of the fast-growing, drought-resistant Moringa tree. Bacar saw an opportunity.
He planted his first Moringa trees and began selling the leaves. His business grew as quickly as his trees, even attracting the attention of the President of Mozambique. When the local Aga Khan Foundation field officer brought him to meet Bacar, the President was so impressed that he promised to help Bacar build a mill to process the leaves.
With the mill enabling him to increase production, Bacar decided to build more demand for Moringa leaves: first opening a cooking school, then a restaurant, and finally a retail kiosk. Four thriving enterprises that all began with a small nutrition workshop that sparked Bacar’s entrepreneurial spirit. Empowering women and men to unlock their potential to build a better future: that’s how development happens!
Stories like Bacar’s inspire me to get up every morning and support the fight against global poverty. As Canadians, we all want to contribute to a more peaceful, prosperous and equal world. For Canada’s 150th anniversary, what better way to celebrate than by empowering more individuals like Bacar to build brighter futures? We can provide the spark together. Join me and thousands of other Canadians at AKFC’s 2017 World Partnership Walk. Learn more and register today!
Shakeel Bharmal, Chief Operating Officer
Aga Khan Foundation Canada
https://ecenter.akfc.ca/index.php/en/?o ... =component
Vancouver’s 2017 World Partnership Walk to fight against global poverty
The 33rd annual World Partnership Walk—Canada’s largest annual fundraiser dedicated to raising awareness and funds to alleviate global poverty—returns to Vancouver on May 28. It will take place at 10 a.m. at Lumbermen’s Arch in Stanley Park.
This initiative was started over three decades ago by a group of Vancouver women, and the walk now takes place in 10 cities across Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Kitchener, Waterloo, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Regina, Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria.
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The 33rd annual World Partnership Walk—Canada’s largest annual fundraiser dedicated to raising awareness and funds to alleviate global poverty—returns to Vancouver on May 28. It will take place at 10 a.m. at Lumbermen’s Arch in Stanley Park.
This initiative was started over three decades ago by a group of Vancouver women, and the walk now takes place in 10 cities across Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Kitchener, Waterloo, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Regina, Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria.
More...
http://www.straight.com/life/887801/van ... al-poverty
AKF Canada - How to break barriers
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Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Published on Mar 21, 2017
08/02/2017 - Aga Khan Foundation, Canada (an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network) helped millions of people break barriers & build a foundation for a better future.
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4tPXwW077g
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Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Published on Mar 21, 2017
08/02/2017 - Aga Khan Foundation, Canada (an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network) helped millions of people break barriers & build a foundation for a better future.
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4tPXwW077g
Canadian Museums Association Awards
CMA Awards of Outstanding Achievement
Cultural Heritage (budget over $1M)
TOGETHER: An Exhibition on Global Development, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (Ottawa, Ont.)
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CMA Awards of Outstanding Achievement
Cultural Heritage (budget over $1M)
TOGETHER: An Exhibition on Global Development, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (Ottawa, Ont.)
http://museums.in1touch.org/company/ros ... osterId=51
Twelve reasons to celebrate Mother’s Day: New life begins at the Bamyan Hospital
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On the day the new Bamyan hospital opened its doors to the public, 12 women arrived from near and far in various stages of labour. Dr. Bobani and her team, in their dedicated maternity ward, were ready.
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On the day the new Bamyan hospital opened its doors to the public, 12 women arrived from near and far in various stages of labour. Dr. Bobani and her team, in their dedicated maternity ward, were ready.
http://mailchi.mp/akfc/may-newsletter-t ... e8802394e0
MMV and Aga Khan Foundation Canada come together to tackle malaria in Mali
New malaria research project to improve maternal and child health
01 May 2017
Photo: Anna Wang/MMV
Together with Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), and with financial support from Global Affairs Canada, MMV will conduct qualitative research in the Mopti region of Mali to understand gaps in the management of malaria for women and children under five. The research findings will serve to strengthen malaria prevention and treatment practices in the region informed by WHO policies and with the goal of reducing malaria mortality among women of reproductive age and children under 5.
The project heralds the first collaboration between MMV and the Aga Khan Development Network. Working closely with Aga Khan Foundation Mali and the National Malaria Control Programme in Mali, this malaria-focused initiative will contribute to Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s broader four country ‘Access to Quality Care through Extending and Strengthening Health Systems’ (AQCESS) project.
In the past decade, Mali has made progress in addressing maternal and child mortality. Yet, mortality rates remain high, with malaria being the largest contributor to under 5 mortality. The rates are worse in rural areas, where populations have limited access to basic health services.
The research, due to commence in May 2017 and terminate in 2019, will specifically look at the use of protective medicines for pregnant mothers (Intermittent Preventive Treatment during pregnancy) and children (Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention) as well as pre-referral management and treatment of severe malaria in children under 5. Findings and recommendations will be shared with a broad range of stakeholders with the aim to influence policy and practice in the Mopti region.
“We are delighted to be collaborating with AKFC to help address the burden of malaria in Mali,” said Dr David Reddy, MMV’s CEO. “We look forward to a productive association and are proud to be a partner in the Foundation’s commendable work to advance the status of women and accelerate access to malaria interventions for vulnerable populations.”
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Vancouver’s World Partnership Walk May 28 (Video)
Vancouver – Nowadays, the benefits of workplace engagement in social causes are well documented, and something the team behind Vancouver’s World Partnership Walk, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), has been capitalizing on since the event’s inception.
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New malaria research project to improve maternal and child health
01 May 2017
Photo: Anna Wang/MMV
Together with Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), and with financial support from Global Affairs Canada, MMV will conduct qualitative research in the Mopti region of Mali to understand gaps in the management of malaria for women and children under five. The research findings will serve to strengthen malaria prevention and treatment practices in the region informed by WHO policies and with the goal of reducing malaria mortality among women of reproductive age and children under 5.
The project heralds the first collaboration between MMV and the Aga Khan Development Network. Working closely with Aga Khan Foundation Mali and the National Malaria Control Programme in Mali, this malaria-focused initiative will contribute to Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s broader four country ‘Access to Quality Care through Extending and Strengthening Health Systems’ (AQCESS) project.
In the past decade, Mali has made progress in addressing maternal and child mortality. Yet, mortality rates remain high, with malaria being the largest contributor to under 5 mortality. The rates are worse in rural areas, where populations have limited access to basic health services.
The research, due to commence in May 2017 and terminate in 2019, will specifically look at the use of protective medicines for pregnant mothers (Intermittent Preventive Treatment during pregnancy) and children (Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention) as well as pre-referral management and treatment of severe malaria in children under 5. Findings and recommendations will be shared with a broad range of stakeholders with the aim to influence policy and practice in the Mopti region.
“We are delighted to be collaborating with AKFC to help address the burden of malaria in Mali,” said Dr David Reddy, MMV’s CEO. “We look forward to a productive association and are proud to be a partner in the Foundation’s commendable work to advance the status of women and accelerate access to malaria interventions for vulnerable populations.”
https://www.mmv.org/newsroom/news/mmv-a ... laria-mali
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Vancouver’s World Partnership Walk May 28 (Video)
Vancouver – Nowadays, the benefits of workplace engagement in social causes are well documented, and something the team behind Vancouver’s World Partnership Walk, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), has been capitalizing on since the event’s inception.
More...
http://fraservalleynewsnetwork.com/2017 ... lk-may-28/
http://theprovince.com/opinion/op-ed/ag ... -pluralism
Sunday’s World Partnership Walk benefits work of Aga Khan Foundation
Mike Harcourt Mike HarcourtMore from Mike Harcourt
Published:
May 27, 2017
Earlier this month in Ottawa, the Global Centre for Pluralism officially opened its doors. The centre is a partnership between the Aga Khan and the government of Canada and is yet another important example of the bridge-building he has spearheaded along with support for important humanitarian causes in Canada and in the global south. The many institutions the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims and his community have supported in Canada and around the world are shining examples of service to the community and the less fortunate. The co-funding provided by the government of Canada for these causes is money well spent.
Pluralism is a concept that resonates very much in Greater Vancouver and other Canadian cities that feature a highly diverse demographic. For example, May is Asian Heritage Month. What an appropriate time for the opening of the grand, new institution in Ottawa. Vancouver might be thought of as a living laboratory for the concept of pluralism as such a diverse society learns from day to day how to live in harmony while learning from some of the mistakes of the past, such as the Chinese head tax or the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War, let alone the experiences of Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
This Sunday, Vancouver will, once again, hold the annual World Partnership Walk in beautiful Stanley Park to benefit the excellent work of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, which works at the grassroots level in Africa and Asia to “tackle poverty on many fronts: improving access to quality education and health, increasing food security, creating economic opportunities for women and men, and building strong, resilient communities and local institutions”. The foundation engages Canadians from all walks of life, supported by the tireless devotion of volunteers — many of them from the Ismaili community — to keep issues of poverty and diversity on the public radar.
The annual Ismaili walk in Vancouver has been supporting local Vancouver charities such as hospitals, shelters and other worthy causes for 25 years.
Each time I learn more about the work of the Aga Khan, his institutions and his community of followers and their many contributions to Canadian society and the world at large, I become increasingly impressed with the level and quality of commitment and service being demonstrated to worthy causes in Canada and internationally.
I first met the Aga Khan in the early 1980s, when I was Vancouver’s mayor. He told me and a large lunch audience of mostly Ismailis at the Hotel Vancouver about his vision for the future related to international health, education, economic development initiatives, promoting pluralism and diversity.
July will mark 60 years of his leadership and a lifetime espousing the values of understanding, respect and compassion — values that have been critical to Canada’s own success and flourishing over its own 150 years. What better time than this confluence of anniversaries to celebrate these common values and the collective achievements to which they have given rise. In the current global climate, they are direly needed antidotes and injections of hope, in a world so rife with cynicism and division.
Mike Harcourt served as B.C. premier from 1991 to 1996 and was mayor of Vancouver from 1980 to 1986.
Sunday’s World Partnership Walk benefits work of Aga Khan Foundation
Mike Harcourt Mike HarcourtMore from Mike Harcourt
Published:
May 27, 2017
Earlier this month in Ottawa, the Global Centre for Pluralism officially opened its doors. The centre is a partnership between the Aga Khan and the government of Canada and is yet another important example of the bridge-building he has spearheaded along with support for important humanitarian causes in Canada and in the global south. The many institutions the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims and his community have supported in Canada and around the world are shining examples of service to the community and the less fortunate. The co-funding provided by the government of Canada for these causes is money well spent.
Pluralism is a concept that resonates very much in Greater Vancouver and other Canadian cities that feature a highly diverse demographic. For example, May is Asian Heritage Month. What an appropriate time for the opening of the grand, new institution in Ottawa. Vancouver might be thought of as a living laboratory for the concept of pluralism as such a diverse society learns from day to day how to live in harmony while learning from some of the mistakes of the past, such as the Chinese head tax or the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War, let alone the experiences of Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
This Sunday, Vancouver will, once again, hold the annual World Partnership Walk in beautiful Stanley Park to benefit the excellent work of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, which works at the grassroots level in Africa and Asia to “tackle poverty on many fronts: improving access to quality education and health, increasing food security, creating economic opportunities for women and men, and building strong, resilient communities and local institutions”. The foundation engages Canadians from all walks of life, supported by the tireless devotion of volunteers — many of them from the Ismaili community — to keep issues of poverty and diversity on the public radar.
The annual Ismaili walk in Vancouver has been supporting local Vancouver charities such as hospitals, shelters and other worthy causes for 25 years.
Each time I learn more about the work of the Aga Khan, his institutions and his community of followers and their many contributions to Canadian society and the world at large, I become increasingly impressed with the level and quality of commitment and service being demonstrated to worthy causes in Canada and internationally.
I first met the Aga Khan in the early 1980s, when I was Vancouver’s mayor. He told me and a large lunch audience of mostly Ismailis at the Hotel Vancouver about his vision for the future related to international health, education, economic development initiatives, promoting pluralism and diversity.
July will mark 60 years of his leadership and a lifetime espousing the values of understanding, respect and compassion — values that have been critical to Canada’s own success and flourishing over its own 150 years. What better time than this confluence of anniversaries to celebrate these common values and the collective achievements to which they have given rise. In the current global climate, they are direly needed antidotes and injections of hope, in a world so rife with cynicism and division.
Mike Harcourt served as B.C. premier from 1991 to 1996 and was mayor of Vancouver from 1980 to 1986.
Volunteering provides opportunities to create global impact
The Kitsilano Library will be holding a monthly speaker series where speakers will share their personal experiences with global development. The series titled Together: Stories about the Impact of Global Development, is presented in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation Canada and runs until May. Tina Parbhakar is slated to be a future speaker.
Parbhakar is a lawyer who is passionate about global development issues. Her areas of interest are children’s law, children’s rights, gender equality and violence against women.
“From a very early age my parents really encouraged me and my siblings to be members of the community and give back,” she says.
Parbhakar currently works with the BC Ministry of Justice and practices civil litigation. After completing her undergrad in international relations at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Parbhakar was looking to pursue global development work and became interested in the International Youth Fellowship program with Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC). The foundation, a non-profit organization, works to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems causing global poverty in Asia and Africa.
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The Kitsilano Library will be holding a monthly speaker series where speakers will share their personal experiences with global development. The series titled Together: Stories about the Impact of Global Development, is presented in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation Canada and runs until May. Tina Parbhakar is slated to be a future speaker.
Parbhakar is a lawyer who is passionate about global development issues. Her areas of interest are children’s law, children’s rights, gender equality and violence against women.
“From a very early age my parents really encouraged me and my siblings to be members of the community and give back,” she says.
Parbhakar currently works with the BC Ministry of Justice and practices civil litigation. After completing her undergrad in international relations at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Parbhakar was looking to pursue global development work and became interested in the International Youth Fellowship program with Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC). The foundation, a non-profit organization, works to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems causing global poverty in Asia and Africa.
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Canadians. We are a country of leaders, innovators, creators, and global citizens. And we want to contribute to a more peaceful, prosperous, equal and pluralist world for all.
For more than 35 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada has brought the best of Canada to the world to change people’s lives for the better.
Inspired by the movement launched by Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the Civic Engagement Committee of Calgary, 3 Things for Canada asks all of us to give a gift of three things – three acts of service – for our neighbourhood, our country, and our world to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary.
This month, we are sharing our three things for Canada. What will your three things be? Share them with us using #3ThingsforCanada and #AKFC150.
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For more than 35 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada has brought the best of Canada to the world to change people’s lives for the better.
Inspired by the movement launched by Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the Civic Engagement Committee of Calgary, 3 Things for Canada asks all of us to give a gift of three things – three acts of service – for our neighbourhood, our country, and our world to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary.
This month, we are sharing our three things for Canada. What will your three things be? Share them with us using #3ThingsforCanada and #AKFC150.
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Celebrating 60 years of championing pluralism and improving quality of life.
Over the past six decades, the Aga Khan has transformed the quality of life for millions of people around the world. This important work has been supported in significant ways by Canadians’ generosity.
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Over the past six decades, the Aga Khan has transformed the quality of life for millions of people around the world. This important work has been supported in significant ways by Canadians’ generosity.
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Journey through our world
Our work touches the lives of people from diverse backgrounds. Our holistic approach to development means ordinary people are doing extraordinary things in their own communities, from crowded cities to remote mountain villages, to help build a more peaceful, prosperous, and pluralist world for all. These are some of their stories.
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Our work touches the lives of people from diverse backgrounds. Our holistic approach to development means ordinary people are doing extraordinary things in their own communities, from crowded cities to remote mountain villages, to help build a more peaceful, prosperous, and pluralist world for all. These are some of their stories.
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September 2017 newsletter: We're back on campus
UNESCO HONOURS AGA KHAN ACADEMIES PARTNER CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Concordia University’s Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CLSP) was recognized with the King Sejong Literacy Prize for their work creating and implementing the Learning Toolkit (LTK+)—a suite of interactive, bilingual multimedia tools available free to the education community in Kenya.
VOICES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA: SUIUNA DADYBAEVA
Suiuna Dadybaeva, 18, was born and raised in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyz Republic. Her interests include photography, literature, baking, blogging, sports, and everything related to music and fashion. She also volunteers in her community. Suiuna is studying Computer Science at the University of Central Asia (UCA).
CONTINUING THE SMART GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATION
“Progress in the developing world cannot be sustained without a vibrant constellation of universities, colleges, and research institutes to anchor local knowledge and innovation.” – Khalil Z. Shariff, AKFC CEO
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UNESCO HONOURS AGA KHAN ACADEMIES PARTNER CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Concordia University’s Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CLSP) was recognized with the King Sejong Literacy Prize for their work creating and implementing the Learning Toolkit (LTK+)—a suite of interactive, bilingual multimedia tools available free to the education community in Kenya.
VOICES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA: SUIUNA DADYBAEVA
Suiuna Dadybaeva, 18, was born and raised in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyz Republic. Her interests include photography, literature, baking, blogging, sports, and everything related to music and fashion. She also volunteers in her community. Suiuna is studying Computer Science at the University of Central Asia (UCA).
CONTINUING THE SMART GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATION
“Progress in the developing world cannot be sustained without a vibrant constellation of universities, colleges, and research institutes to anchor local knowledge and innovation.” – Khalil Z. Shariff, AKFC CEO
http://mailchi.mp/akfc/september-newsle ... e8802394e0
Getting to Work: Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan – University of Alberta
October 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and the University of Alberta invite you to join a conversation about women’s empowerment in Pakistan as part of AKFC’s annual University Seminar Series.
Women’s economic empowerment is fundamental to sustainable and inclusive economic growth. In Pakistan, despite important progress in access to education, health, and participation in community life for women, many women still face significant barriers accessing economic opportunities. Social norms reinforce stereotypes, limit women’s mobility outside the household and impact women’s personal agency. Many young women lack the skills, confidence and support to make key life decisions, including those related to employment and livelihoods. Within the labour market, the institutions intended to facilitate women’s participation are often weak and unable to implement laws meant to ensure women’s safety and security. This lack of a supportive environment discourages women from pursuing a wider range of employment opportunities – particularly those outside traditional income‐generating roles.
On October 2, join Yasmin Karim, the Gender and Development Programme Manager with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Pakistan, for a conversation about achieving women’s empowerment in challenging contexts and how vocational and skills training in Pakistan is challenging social norms and transforming women’s roles in their household and their communities. By working through a case study, participants will explore some approaches, challenges and lessons learned implementing women’s economic empowerment programs.
Register now!
Monday, October 2, 2017
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Room 4-06
Jean de la Bruyere Lounge
School of Business
University of Alberta
Yasmin Karim is the Gender and Development Manager for the Enhancing Employability and Leadership for Youth project in northern Pakistan. Ms. Karim has spent over two decades with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in northern Pakistan implementing community development initiatives on women’s social and economic empowerment. In 2005, Yasmin was one of 1000 women collectively nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize through the 1000 Peace Women initiative, and in 2012 she was awarded the Human Rights Defender Award by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
https://www.akfc.ca/event/womens-empowe ... ak-u-of-a/
October 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and the University of Alberta invite you to join a conversation about women’s empowerment in Pakistan as part of AKFC’s annual University Seminar Series.
Women’s economic empowerment is fundamental to sustainable and inclusive economic growth. In Pakistan, despite important progress in access to education, health, and participation in community life for women, many women still face significant barriers accessing economic opportunities. Social norms reinforce stereotypes, limit women’s mobility outside the household and impact women’s personal agency. Many young women lack the skills, confidence and support to make key life decisions, including those related to employment and livelihoods. Within the labour market, the institutions intended to facilitate women’s participation are often weak and unable to implement laws meant to ensure women’s safety and security. This lack of a supportive environment discourages women from pursuing a wider range of employment opportunities – particularly those outside traditional income‐generating roles.
On October 2, join Yasmin Karim, the Gender and Development Programme Manager with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Pakistan, for a conversation about achieving women’s empowerment in challenging contexts and how vocational and skills training in Pakistan is challenging social norms and transforming women’s roles in their household and their communities. By working through a case study, participants will explore some approaches, challenges and lessons learned implementing women’s economic empowerment programs.
Register now!
Monday, October 2, 2017
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Room 4-06
Jean de la Bruyere Lounge
School of Business
University of Alberta
Yasmin Karim is the Gender and Development Manager for the Enhancing Employability and Leadership for Youth project in northern Pakistan. Ms. Karim has spent over two decades with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in northern Pakistan implementing community development initiatives on women’s social and economic empowerment. In 2005, Yasmin was one of 1000 women collectively nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize through the 1000 Peace Women initiative, and in 2012 she was awarded the Human Rights Defender Award by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
https://www.akfc.ca/event/womens-empowe ... ak-u-of-a/
Monday 2 October 2017, 10:00 till Monday 2 October 2017, 18:00
Organized by : Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is a non-profit international development agency, working in Asia and Africa to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems causing global poverty.
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Canada’s diversity is an integral part of its history, its heritage, its pride…its DNA. This is why we are inviting Canadians to celebrate Canada’s role in the world on October 2 for AKDN Day.
Come experience this free event at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa featuring exhibits, art, music, and food.
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Organized by : Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is a non-profit international development agency, working in Asia and Africa to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems causing global poverty.
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Canada’s diversity is an integral part of its history, its heritage, its pride…its DNA. This is why we are inviting Canadians to celebrate Canada’s role in the world on October 2 for AKDN Day.
Come experience this free event at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa featuring exhibits, art, music, and food.
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October 2017 newsletter: Around the world with AKFC
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