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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Nobel Peace Prize 2014: The Power of Education!
DESCRIPTION:Participants joined AKFC and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway on December 10 for an evening featuring:\n\nVideo highlights from the Nobel Peace Prize Awards Ceremony in Oslo\nA discussion on girls’ education between award-winning journalist and author of Ascent of Women\, Sally Armstrong\, human rights activist\, Lauryn Oates\, and Afghan-Canadian girls’ education expert\, Noorin Nazari\nA festive reception with Norwegian treats\nAn opportunity to purchase holiday gifts that empower women from Far and Wide Collective\n\nEvent details: This event has taken place. \n\nIn partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway \n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/nobel-peace-prize/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141206
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SUMMARY:Canadian Humanitarian Conference
DESCRIPTION:Photo courtesty of DFATD \nWatch the webcasts: \n \n  \nWebcast\nThe following conference sessions are available as webcasts: \nThursday\, December 4: \nOpening Remarks \n\nKhalil Shariff\, CEO\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada\nThe Honourable Christian Paradis\, Minister of International Development and la Francophonie\nNicolas Moyer\, Executive Director\, Humanitarian Coalition\n\nPresentation by Nick Harvey\, Thematic Team Coordinator\, World Humanitarian Summit \nResponding to emergencies in the most difficult places: Is the global humanitarian system failing to reach those in need? \n\nNigel Fisher\, former Regional UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis\nStephen Cornish\, Executive Director\, MSF Canada\nClaude Bruderlein\, Strategic Advisor to the President\, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)\nCatherine Bragg (Moderator)\, former Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs\n\nBeyond Government: The Role of Humanitarian Organizations in Upholding the Responsibility to Protect Principle \n\nClémentine Olivier\, Humanitarian Affairs Advisor\,Médecins sans Frontières Canada\nEamon Aloyo\, Senior researcher at the Hague Institute for Global Justice\nKyle Matthews (Moderator)\, Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies\nMarie Lamensch\, Assistant to the Director at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS)\n\nMainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into Development Practice \n\nNusrat Nasab\, Executive Officer\, Focus Humanitarian Assistance\, Pakistan\nAndrew Shore\, Director\, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Group (IRH)\, Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development Canada\nAshbindu Singh\, former Director of the Early Warning of Emerging issues Branch\, United Nations Environment Program\nMichelle McCombs (Moderator)\, Deputy Director\, Programs at Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC)\n\nClosing Plenary \n\nSue Szabo\, Director of Social and Economic Policy\, IDRC\nPresentation on the Syria Crisis by Nigel Fisher\, former Regional UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis\nPresentation on the Ebola Crisis by Patricia Erb\, President and CEO of Save the Children Canada\n\nFriday\, December 5: \nHealth Care in Danger: Legal and Ethical Challenges \n\nRobert Young\, Senior Delegate\, ICRC\nAdrian Di Giovanni\, Senior Program Officer\, Law & Development\, IDRC\nJosephine Cirezi Cishibanji\, Project Coordinator\, MSF\nNils Mork\, Assistant Project Manager for MSF’s Medical Care Under Fire project\, Director of Communications\, MSF Norway\nIsabelle Daoust (Moderator)\, Senior Advisor\, Office of the Director General\, International Operations and Movement Relations\, Canadian Red Cross\n\nOpening Plenary with Keynote Speaker \n\nKhalil Shariff\, CEO\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada\nValerie Amos\, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator\nFrançois Audet\, Professor\, School of Sciences and Management ESG UQAM & Director\, Canadian Research Institute on Crisis and Aid (OCCAH)\n\nAdaptive and Accountable Reponse: Use of Technology and Feedback Loops \n\nIsabella Jean\, Director of Evaluation and Learning\, CDA (Cambridge\, MA)\nGabriele Almon\, Fellow – Humanitarian GIS Specialist\, World Vision International\nAlana Mascoll\, World Vision Canada Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs Program Officer\nDenise Byrnes (Moderator)\, Executive Director\, Oxfam-Québec\n\nAdvancing Canada’s Humanitarian Leadership Through Cross-Sector Collaboration \n\nNicolas Moyer\, Executive Director\, Humanitarian Coalition\nPaul Forgues\, Principal Manager\, Governance and Corporate Responsibility\, Conference Board of Canada\nRosemary McCarney\, CEO and President\, Plan Canada\n\nThe Role of the Private Sector in Humanitarian Response: Good Practice and Opportunities for Expanded Collaboration Between Humanitarian and Business Communities \n\nBrent Carbno\, Program Director\, Ericsson Response\nJay Aldous\, WFP Director of Private Sector Partnerships\nCharlotte Empey\, Principal\, FYI Media\, former Editor in Chief of Metro News\nJacqueline Wright (Moderator)\, Vice-President International Programs\, CARE Canada\n\nClosing Plenary \n\nLeslie Norton\, Director General\, International Humanitarian Assistance Directorate\, Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development\nJohn de Boer\, Senior Policy Advisor\, UN University – Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR)\nNick Harvey\, Thematic Team Coordinator\, World Humanitarian Summit\nNicolas Moyer\, Executive Director\, Humanitarian Coalition\n\nClosing Remarks \n\nKhalil Shariff\, CEO\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada\nRosemary McCarney\, CEO\, Plan Canada\n\n  \nClick here for more information on the Canadian Humanitarian Conference.   \n  \n \n  \nOrganizers: \n \n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of: \n \n  \n#CHC2014 Tweets
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/2014-humanitarian-conference/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141203
DTSTAMP:20170426T180355Z
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SUMMARY:Re-imagining Social Accountability for Results
DESCRIPTION:Participants joined Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Global Partnership for Social Accountability for a presentation and panel discussion on the current state of civil society and recommendations for new perspectives on future engagement. The seminar also launched the GPSA report Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say? Paul Samson\, Assistant Deputy Minister\, Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development\, provided opening remarks. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nSpeakers:\n\nOpening remarks by Paul Samson\, Assistant Deputy Minister\, Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development\nRoby Senderowitsch\, Head of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability\, The World Bank\nAlmudena Ocejo\, the Executive Director of the Centre for Social Control and Democratic Construction at CIESAS in Mexico\nSajjadur Syed Rahman\, Senior Fellow\, School of International Development and Global Studies\, Ottawa University\n\n  \nIn partnership with: \n \n  \n  \n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/reimagining-social-accountability/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141121
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SUMMARY:Financial Inclusion and the Rise of Digital Banking
DESCRIPTION:Jason Lamb\, Deputy Director\, Financial Services for the Poor with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation\, provided an overview of low-cost digital payment systems and recent innovations aimed at improving financial inclusion in developing countries. \nThis knowledge exchange workshop was targeted towards development practitioners and academics who are active in the delivery and analysis of programs facilitating the provision of financial services to poor individuals\, entrepreneurs\, and small and medium enterprises. \nEIn partnership with: \n \n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/digital-banking/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141120
DTSTAMP:20170426T180406Z
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SUMMARY:Webcast: Development Finance Institutions and the Canadian Development Context
DESCRIPTION:This webcast is the first of a series of events that AKFC hosted on topics related to emerging economies. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nWatch the webcast: \n \nWebcast presenters included: \nBrett House\, Senior Fellow with CIGI\, is a Visiting Scholar at Massey College\, University of Toronto and Lecturer in the Economics Department and a Senior Fellow at the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation at McGill University. His research looks at the effects of trade liberalization on growth\, the rise of emerging markets\, and options to improve sovereign debt restructuring. He is also an advisor to and partner in Tau+ Investment Management\, a start-up impact fund. \nGerhard Pries\, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer\, is founder and CEO of Sarona Asset Management Inc.\, formerly MEDA Investments Inc. In over 20 years of frontier market investing\, Mr. Pries has been a founder of a number of firms and funds\, including Sarona\, MicroVest Capital Management\, MicroCap Capital\, and the Latin America Challenge Investment Fund. He currently serves on the Investment Committee for Grand Challenges Canada and on the boards of MicroVest Holdings\, ImpactAssets\, and numerous companies in the Sarona portfolio. \nKarim Harji is a co-founder and partner at Purpose Capital\, an impact investment advisory firm that mobilizes all forms of capital — financial\, human and social — to accelerate social progress. Karim is a Senior Research Associate at the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation at Carleton University\, and teaches social entrepreneurship in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is the co-founder of SocialFinance.ca\, and serves on the Boards of the Responsible Investment Association\, Small Change Fund\, and CanadaHelps. \nDr. Linda Jones is the Director of SME/Investment at MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) and an international expert in the field of inclusive private sector development including. Linda has extensive strategy and implementation experience across Asia and Africa through long-term positions and consulting assignments for implementing agencies\, multi-lateral organisations and private sector entities. Following a successful career as a business executive\, Linda was Senior Technical Advisor at the Aga Khan Foundation in Geneva\, Technical Director at MEDA in Canada\, and Director of the Centre for Women’s Leadership at the Coady International Institute. She has contributed to the overall advancement of the pro-poor economic development field through positions such as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the SEEP Network\, Editor of the Enterprise Development and Microfinance Journal\, Founder and Chair of Women Advancing Microfinance\, Canada\, and Advisor to the Eurasia Foundation on women’s entrepreneurship. Linda has published extensively on inclusive economic development – including the primary resource on Agricultural Value Chain Finance with the FAO –  and has been a facilitator/trainer with the Southern New Hampshire University\, the SEEP Network\, the Boulder Institute\, and the International Labour Organisation among others. Linda was a Commonwealth Scholar and holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from McMaster University and a diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies from Conrad Grebel College. \n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/dfi-webcast/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141120
DTSTAMP:20170426T180358Z
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SUMMARY:Inside Afghanistan: Mellissa Fung on Reporting from One of the World's Most Fragile States
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event was co-presented by Aga Khan Foundation Canada and our partner journalism schools across the country. Mellissa’s presentation included an audience Q&A. \nEvent details:This event has taken place at University of King’s College\, Carleton University\, Mount Royal University\, the University of British Columbia\, the University of Regina\, Concordia University\, and Humber College. \nJoin the conversation: #InsideAfghanistan \nDownload the poster here. \nSpeakers:\nMellissa Fung\nAward-winning journalist and former CBC correspondent Mellissa Fung has been on the frontlines of a wide range of stories on both Canadian and world affairs for the last 20 years. She covered the war in Afghanistan\, and produced the award-winning documentaries Canada’s Ugly Secret and No Country for Horses. She received the prestigious Gracie Award for her interview Comparing Notes from Captivity. Her bestselling first book\, Under an Afghan Sky\, chronicles her experience as a hostage after she was kidnapped while on assignment in Afghanistan in 2008. In 2013\, Fung returned to Afghanistan to report on the continuing challenges that exist there for women and girls. In addition to the CBC\, her work has appeared in The Walrus\, The Toronto Star\, GlobalPost\, and PBS among other publications. She has been featured as a keynote speaker for organizations as diverse as the Women for Women in Afghanistan\, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting\, and the American Bar Association. Fung lives in Washington\, DC \nThis series was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development.
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/inside-afghanistan/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141112
DTSTAMP:20170426T180402Z
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SUMMARY:Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health: A Challenge for West Africa
DESCRIPTION:We traveled across Quebec to bring this exciting discussion to your university! \nEvent details: This event has taken place at Université Laval and Université de Montréal. \nDownload the poster here. \nSpeakers:\nDr. Mamadou Koné Program Manager\, Health\, Aga Khan Foundation Mali \nDr. Mamadou Koné has almost 15 years of experience in managing and coordinating community health programs within large international health organizations. In February 2012\, he became Health Program Manager for Aga Khan Foundation Mali. Prior to this\, Dr. Mamadou worked for different international NGOs: Motherland international (1998-2001); Aide Médicale Internationale (2002); and Action Mopti (2003-2012). During this period\, Dr. Mamadou worked on various health related issues within international development: maternal and child health\, HIV\, nomadic health\, health in school environments\, medical and psycho-social care for orphans\, and sexual and reproductive health among adolescents. His extensive knowledge of his country’s healthcare system allows him to act as a consultant and to support health-related decision-making. \nDr. Aboubakary Gollock\, Research Professor\, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar \nAboubakry Gollock is a consultant and associate researcher professor at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD)\, in Dakar. He holds a PhD in Economic Sciences from the Pierre Mendès France University (UPMF) in Grenoble as well as a post-doctorate in public health (Axe Santé mondiale) from the Research Centre of the CHUM (Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal). Dr. Gollock also conducts research in Senegal as part of IDRC’s West African capacity-building initiative\, which is geared toward health systems research. His research looks mainly at issues related to governance\, equity and healthcare funding in Sub-Saharan Africa\, at assessments of public policy and international aid\, and at the economy of health-related intellectual property and innovation. \nUniversité Laval Speaker: Dr. Slim Haddad\, Professor in Global Health\, Faculty of Medicine\, Université Laval \nSlim Haddad is a physician specializing in public health and also holds a PhD in Economics. He teaches in the fields of program planning and evaluation\, international health\, health economics and applied research methods for population health. He is actively involved in global health research. His investigations address the fight against malaria and child anemia in Africa\, the promotion of vaccinations and the reduction of maternal mortality. His current research examines the sources of vulnerability among young children and mothers\, the analysis of inequalities in healthcare and access to services\, and the impact assessment of population interventions in the development context. He has coordinated the completion of numerous research projects and programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. He manages “Santé-Cap”\, an inter-university research training program in world health\, as well as the Teasdale-Corti research team on vulnerability and health in West Africa. \nUniversité Laval Moderator: Dr. Jacques E. Girard\, Associate Dean\, Population Health\, Université Laval \nJacques Girard has specialized in community health since 1981. After a three-years of international cooperation experience in Africa\, he joined the Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval in social medicine\, health systems analysis\, primary healthcare and global health. In October 2005 he worked as an international consultant in the development of health systems and services in Chile and Mexico. In 2012 Dr. Girard was appointed Associate Commissioner for Appreciation and Analysis at the Health and Wellbeing Commissioner’s Office. More recently\, he became medical assistant for Quebec City’s public health regional director. For the last two years\, he has been the Dean’s assistant in population health\, and he has worked in particular on global health development at Univesité Laval’s Faculty of Medicine.  \nUniversité de Montréal Speaker: Dr. Valéry Ridde\, School of Public Health\, Université de Montréal \nValéry Ridde\, PhD\, is an associate professor at the Université de Montreal’s School of Public Health\, a researcher at CHUM’s Research Centre and he holds a research chair in applied public health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. His research interests include universal healthcare\, health services funding\, assessment of world health programs and related public policies\, and healthcare access equity. His PhD in community health from Université Laval in Québec City looked at public policies related to health and equity in West Africa (the case of the Bamako Initiative in Burkina Faso). He has published over 120 articles in academic journals.  His scientific writings and reflections can be found here. \nUniversité de Montréal Moderator :Dr. Lucien Albert\, Director\, Unité de santé internationale \nLucien Albert specializes in management and change within health organizations. He co-founded the International Health Unit (USI) at Université de Montreal in 1996 and has been its director ever since. This organization is affiliated with Université de Montreal’s School of Public Health and to its hospital (CHUM). In his role as director\, Mr. Albert manages the development\, planning and coordination of international health projects in more than 30 countries. He has supported the design and implementation of healthcare reforms (including hospital reforms) in several countries\, supported strategies aimed at improving human resources systems\, supported the inauguration and management of various hospitals\, led numerous restructurings and audits\, supported health planning at the national\, regional and local levels\, and has supported the strategic planning of several teaching and health institutions. These programs have been carried out directly for developing countries or for bilateral or multilateral cooperation organizations such as the World Bank\, the World Health Organization\, DFATD\, the French Development Agency (ADF) and private foundations\, among others.  \n  \nThis series was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development. \n \n 
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/mnch-challenge-westafrica/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141025
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SUMMARY:Youth (Un)Employment: Global Problems Meet Local Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Why youth economic opportunities? Young people bring energy\, capacity and ingenuity to economies and communities. Yet 73 million young people across the globe continue to look for work without many opportunities. We wanted to bring attention to innovative initiatives\, such as the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Pakistan\, as well as community driven initiatives in Canada\, that are paving a path to increase economic opportunities for young people. \n \nEvent details:This event has taken place at the University of Calgary\, the University of Toronto\, Dalhousie University\, the University of Ottawa\, and McGill University. \nWatch the webcast: \n \nDownload the event poster here.\nJoin the conversation: #AKFCYouth \nSpeakers:\nAbdul Malik\, General Manager\, Aga Khan Rural Support Program in Pakistan\nAbdul Malik has more than 12 years of professional experience in the field of development and has been General Manager of AKRSP Pakistan since 2011. At AKRSP\, he is leading a number of key initiative surrounding youth development\, rural livelihoods and institutional development. Previously\, he worked in the United States with a number of leading institutions\, including the World Bank and the Brookings Institution. Mr. Malik has primarily worked on issues surrounding aid effectiveness\, migration\, poverty and local development. Mr. Malik holds a Masters degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and an MBA from LUMS Pakistan. \nErin Markel\, Principal Consultant\, MarketShare Associates\nCurrently Erin is a Principal Consultant at MarketShare Associates (MSA)\, a boutique consulting firm committed to supporting innovative economic development programming and results measurement. She heads MSA’s Economic Opportunities practice area\, which focuses on empowering women and youth. Erin has led a variety of consultancies including work with USAID\, the IFC\, Plan\, CARE and the Aga Khan Foundation. Prior to joining MSA\, Erin was a Program Manager\, Market Development and Access to Finance at the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC). Past experience included working for Women’s World Banking\, ProMujer International and the Aspen Institute. Erin holds a Master of International Affairs in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University. \nLocal speakers:\nToronto – Cindy Tan\, Project Director\, CivicAction \nOver the past five years\, Cindy has contributed to CivicAction’s work driving multisectoral collaboration on issues ranging from transportation\, leadership diversity\, to regional economic cooperation. Cindy is now project director of CivicAction’s newest initiative\, Escalator: Jobs for Youth Facing Barriers. She also oversees CivicAction’s DiverseCity Fellows program and Emerging Leaders Network (ELN)\, two initiatives that are nurturing the next generation of city-builders and changing the face of our region’s leadership. Prior to this\, Cindy spent almost a decade focused on social\, economic\, and cultural change in China\, including managing a poverty reduction grants program. She has degrees in anthropology\, political science and women’s studies. Cindy is passionate about supporting others to reach their potential and bring about change in their lives and in their communities. \nHalifax – Denise De Long\, Project Manager\, Greater Halifax Partnership \nDenise manages the Halifax Connector Program – a networking program that helps local and international graduates connects people with business leaders and better succeed in Halifax. She has an M.Ed is in Educational Policy (International/Global) and a graduate diploma in Adult Education. Her background spans 20 years of intercultural communication training and teacher training in Canada\, Taiwan and China. Denise also provides support to the National Connector Program that is being replicated in cities across Canada. Denise worked in educational project management and program development across Alberta. Since returning to Halifax in 2008\, Denise has worked at Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services and Dalhousie University. She has been a certified administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and has lead workshops for teachers and faculty. \nOttawa – Gordon Betcherman\, Professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa \nGordon Betcherman is a Professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa\, with a cross appointment to the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. He is the Supervisor of the doctoral program in International Development at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Betcherman is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Germany. His research interests are in labor economics\, demography\, social policy\, and the economics of development. His most recent publications are on the impacts of labor market institutions in developing countries. He was a co-author of the World Bank’s 2013 World Development Report on Jobs. Dr. Betcherman joined the University of Ottawa in 2009 after 11 years at the World Bank where he last was Sector Manager and Lead Economist in the Human Development Sector\, Europe and Central Asia Region. He holds a PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles. \nMontreal – Darlene Hnatchuk\, Director\, Career Planning Service (CaPS)\, McGill University \nDarlene is Director at CaPS\, McGill’s central career services. She works with employers who want to connect with and recruit the great talent at McGill\, and assists students in understanding and articulating the skills and qualities they have developed through their experiences. Darlene has worked in career services for over thirteen years in universities and non-profit organizations where she has focused on youth employment and career development. She was previously on the board of directors for the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers. She is currently on a mission to promote increased experiential learning opportunities for students. Darlene holds a master’s degree in organizational development from Université Laval. \n  \nThis event was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development.
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/youth-unemployent/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Making Markets More Inclusive
DESCRIPTION:In honour of World Food Day (October 16)\, participants joined AKFC for the launch of Making Markets More Inclusive\, a book that shows how NGOs and companies can connect poor producers with the right markets to create better social and economic impact.\n \nThe event featured presentations by author Kevin McKague and CARE’s senior technical advisor\, Farouk Jiwa who discussed the challenges\, successes and lessons learned from their experiences in market engagement and value chain analysis in Bangladesh. The presentations included short videos and photos from development projects and were followed by a question and answer session with the audience. The book was available for purchase immediately following the event. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \n“Making Markets More Inclusive is a rare book that makes the local relevant for the global by drawing out lessons from CARE’s project work in Bangladesh’s dairy industry through a flexible\, pragmatic\, and ultimately satisfying application of value chain tools. There’s much to be commended in this book!” – Timothy J. Sturgeon\, Senior Research Affiliate\, Massachusetts Institue of Technology \nSpeakers\nDr. Kevin McKague is an assistant professor of eEntrepreneurship and strategy at the Shannon School of Business\, Cape Breton University\, and an internationally experienced academic and researcher of market-based and social enterprise-led approaches global poverty alleviation. \nFarouk Jiwa is senior technical advisor for economic development at CARE USA\, and co-founder and director of both Farm Shop and Honey Care Africa. \nSynopsis\nMaking Markets More Inclusive: Lessons from CARE and the Future of Sustainability in Agricultural Value Chain Development bridges the management literature with original research on agricultural value chains in developing and emerging economies. This exciting work is the first to delve into the skills\, capabilities\, strategies and approaches needed for inclusive value chain development. McKague shows how NGOs and companies can connect poor producers in developing economies with the right markets to better create social and economic impact. He also analyzes one of the leading agricultural value chain initiatives in the world\, which is being replicated by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in several different value chains in Malawi\, Tanzania\, Ghana\, India and Mali. \n  \nIn partnership with: \n \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/making-markets-more-inclusive/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141001
DTSTAMP:20170426T180342Z
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SUMMARY:Making the Grade in Global Education: Unlocking the Power of Play
DESCRIPTION:Unlocking the Power of Play marked the debut of AKFC’s new event series\, Making the Grade in Global Education. Several youth leaders and trainers from Right To Play gathered in Ottawa to demonstrate the games and activities they use to educate children and youth\, both in Canada and abroad. \nFollowing the live demonstrations\, three knowledgeable speakers took the stage to discuss the effectiveness of play-based learning: Amina Mwitu\, Program Director for the Madrasa Early Childhood Program\, Dennis Bright\, African Policy Director for Right To Play and Louise Zimanyi\, Early Childhood Development Advisor at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. The panelists shared a wide range of perspectives\, from how teachers are trained to play and how child-centred learning fosters the development of a child’s language and social skills. \nOver 130 guests attended the event in person and via webcast. The discussion was moderated by Kristy Kirkup¸ a journalist for CBC News in Ottawa. \nThank you for joining us\nJoin the conversation: #GlobalEd2014\nSee what participants had to say: View the story “Unlocking the Power of Play” on Storify \nTo join the conversation\, use the hashtag #GlobalEd2014 on Twitter. \nWatch the webcast\nThe event is now available online for anyone who could not attend. \n \nLearn more about early childhood development\nInvesting in quality education is proven to enhance a person’s quality of life. Yet\, many regions of the world are challenged by access to education\, lower standards of education\, low retention rates and a shortage of teachers who can help students succeed. It is well established that play\, sport and other child-centred learning practices have the power to address such challenges. \nWatch this video to learn how investing in early childhood development helps break the cycle of poverty. \nRead this brief to learn how nutrition influences a child’s ability to succeed. \nDownload this brochure about the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme. \nRead more about the Aga Khan Development Network’s education initiatives in Kenya. \n  \nIn partnership with:\n \n  \nUndertaken with financial support of:\n  \nPlease note that there is no parking at the Delegation. Street parking is available nearby\, on Boteler Street\, Dalhousie Street\, Parent Avenue\, and Bolton Street. Please take care to respect all posted parking regulations. The Delegation has visitor entrances on Sussex Drive and Boteler Street.
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/power-of-play/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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UID:2265-1401667200-1401753599@www.akfc.ca
SUMMARY:Belonging Matters: Identity\, Health and Sustainable Development
DESCRIPTION:A panel of experts from the Aga Khan Development Network and CIFAR’s program in Social Interactions\, Identity and Well-being presented their latest insights on the importance of social networks. A moderated discussion included a question and answer session with the audience. \nThe evening inspired and informed policy-makers\, scholars\, practitioners and engaged citizens who are searching for new ways to understand well-being and to build resilience in vulnerable communities worldwide. \nEvent details:This event has taken place.  \nGuest speakers: \n\nCIFAR Senior Fellow Alex Haslam\nCIFAR Advisor John Berry\nThe CANADIAN PRESS Medical Reporter Helen Branswell\n\nBiographies \n\nUndertaken with financial support of: \n \nIn partnership with:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/belonging-matters/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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UID:2266-1401580800-1401667199@www.akfc.ca
SUMMARY:The 25th Anniversary Celebration of the International Youth Fellowship Program
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URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/iyf-2014/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Return to Afghanistan: In Conversation with Mellissa Fung
DESCRIPTION:Last year\, Mellissa returned to Afghanistan for the first time since her captivity – and on May 12\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists were pleased to host Mellissa in Ottawa for a live\, webcast event. \nUsing images and video she collected on her most recent trip\, Mellissa explored the Afghan people’s success and challenges\, and explained why the international community must continue to invest at this crucial moment for the country. \nMellissa made brief remarks\, followed by a moderated discussion hosted by Don Martin\, host of CTV’s Power Play. Refreshments followed. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nWatch the webcast:  \n \nMellissa Fung \nAward-winning journalist and former CBC correspondent Mellissa Fung has been on the frontlines of a wide range of stories on both Canadian and world affairs. She covered the Beijing Olympics and the war in Afghanistan among other events\, and produced the award-winning documentaries Canada’s Ugly Secret and No Country for Horses. Her bestselling first book\, Under an Afghan Sky\, chronicles her experience as a hostage after she was kidnapped while on assignment in Afghanistan in 2008. Fung lives in Washington\, DC. \nRead her October 2013 article in The Walrus – “Afghanistan Undone”. \n\nUndertaken with the financial support of: \n  \n \nIn partnership with:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/return-to-afghanistan/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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UID:2263-1396915200-1397001599@www.akfc.ca
SUMMARY:Canada and the Fight to Protect all Children from Polio
DESCRIPTION:Public Event \nCanada and the Fight to Protect all Children from Polio: Successes and Challenges to Eradication by 2018 \n\nAt the April 2013 Global Vaccine Summit\, Canada and other global leaders pledged financial and political support to achieve a lasting polio free world by 2018. One year after and in the lead up to the Prime Minister’s Summit on Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH)\, this event took place at an opportune time to recognize what the Government of Canada\, UNICEF and partners have achieved\, and to critically examine major obstacles that lay ahead to achieving eradication and their concrete solutions. \nTackling issues such as the risks (ongoing and threatened) of new outbreaks\, the serious political and security challenges\, and the elements needed for the final push towards eradication\, guests had the opportunity to hear not only from Minister Paradis but also leading experts from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative\, including UNICEF\, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Rotary International.  \nSpeakers answered questions in an interactive discussion and a photo exhibit of Canadian-supported UNICEF polio eradication programs were on display. \n\n\n\nOpening\nKhalil Shariff\, CEO of Aga Khan Foundation Canada\n\n\nKeynote\nThe Hon. Christian Paradis\, Minister of International Development\n\n\nExpert Discussants\n\nPeter Crowley\, Head of Polio\, UNICEF \nDr. Bruce R. Aylward\, Assistant Director General – Polio and Emergencies\, World Health Organization \nWilfrid J. Wilkinson\, Past President\, Rotary International \n\n\n\nClosing\nDavid Morley\, President & CEO\, UNICEF Canada\n\n\n\n  \nEvent details: \nThis event has taken place. Watch the webcast: \n \nCanada and the Fight to Protect all Children from Polio was the seventh event in the series AKFC Seminars on Nurturing Maternal and Child Health\, co-hosted with the Canadian Network for Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health (CAN-MNCH). This series of events explored approaches and strategies designed to strengthen health care in developing countries\, with a particular focus on maternal and child health. \nIn partnership with:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/children-fight-polio/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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UID:2262-1395878400-1395964799@www.akfc.ca
SUMMARY:Global Health & The World of Business
DESCRIPTION:A key example is Canada’s support of GAVI’s innovative business model\, including the Advance Market Commitment\, which has reduced the price of the pneumococcal vaccine by 95% for poor countries. This event took place at a key moment to define the role and value of public-private partnerships\, and determine how existing models can realize further progress at a global scale and be replicated in other sectors. \nAs the global community prepared to convene in Toronto at the Summit on Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health (May 28-30)\, AKFC and CAN-MNCH continued to explore effective and innovative approaches and a new development framework for post-2015 to reach the most marginalized women and children. \n\n\n\nModerator\nCatherine Clark\, Host\, CPAC’s Beyond Politics\n\n\nOpening\nMP Lois Brown\, Parliamentary Secretary to the  Minister of International Development\n\n\nPanelists\n\nDr. Seth Berkley\, CEO of the GAVI Alliance Mark Lievonen\, President of Sanofi Pasteur Limited Joel Spicer\, President of Micronutrient Initiative \n\n\n\n\n  \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nWatch the webcast: \n \nGlobal Health and the Business World was the sixth event in the series AKFC Seminars on Nurturing Maternal and Child Health\, hosted in partnership with the Canadian Network for Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health (CAN-MNCH). This series of events explored approaches and strategies designed to strengthen health care in developing countries\, with a particular focus on maternal and child health.  \n In partnership with: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n  
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/global-health/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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UID:2261-1395273600-1395359999@www.akfc.ca
SUMMARY:Please Use Responsibly: Journalism as a Tool for Development
DESCRIPTION:Aga Khan Foundation Canada and Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) were pleased to co-present an evening in conversation with Amara\, now part of the BBC Media Action team and the Gordon N. Fisher/JHR William Southam Journalism Fellow at Massey College in Toronto. He discussed the many roles media can play in the developing world – both contributing to the causes of war and repairing societies when the fighting stops – as well as what Canadian reporters can learn from journalists around the globe. The discussion was moderated by Alison Crawford\, national reporter in CBC’s parliamentary bureau. A reception followed. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nWatch the webcast: \n \nSpeaker bios are available here \n   \nUndertaken with the financial support of: \n  \n \n \nIn partnership with: \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/please-use-responsibly/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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DTSTAMP:20250402T171838Z
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UID:2252-1393459200-1393545599@www.akfc.ca
SUMMARY:Education at the Margins: Reaching Children in Fragile & Conflict-Affected States
DESCRIPTION:“Education for children is a basic building block we cannot afford to ignore.”  – Lois Brown\, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development. \nMs. Brown’s opening remarks set the stage for an informative conversation about the importance of providing education to all children\, especially those living in fragile and conflict-affected states. \nFollowing her remarks\, a panel of leading figures in education took to the stage to discuss the needs and challenges facing children in difficult environments. Alice Albright\, chief executive officer for the Global Partnership for Education\, David Morley\, president and chief executive officer for UNICEF Canada and Sharif Ghalib\, senior political advisor at the Embassy of Afghanistan\, engaged in conversation with an audience of over 130 guests gathered at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat and online via webcast on February 27\, 2014. The event was moderated by Diane Jacovella\, assistant deputy minister\, Global Issues Branch\, Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development. \nTopics discussed ranged from physical infrastructure to financing education and ensuring learning outcomes are met. The speakers reached consensus in noting the importance of having teachers\, communities\, civil society and government all work in tandem to enable safe\, secure\, quality education for all. \nWidening access to education\nRead about AKFC’s work in Afghanistan\, where over 50 per cent of children are now enrolled in school. \n  \nIn partnership with: \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nThis presentation is undertaken with financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development (DFATD).
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/education-margin/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014
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