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SUMMARY:Executive Masterclass – Roshan: Light At The End Of The Tunnel In Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:Roshan Telecom\, established in 2003 at the height of the Afghan war\, has been widely cited as an exemplary model of corporate social responsibility\, bringing mobile connectivity\, economic opportunity\, healthcare\, and education to Afghanistan. The story of Roshan is one of unexpected transformation: of a private sector enterprise contributing to the social and economic development of Afghanistan through mobile connectivity. And the lessons drawn from the Roshan experience have significant value well beyond Afghanistan. \nThe masterclass aimed to engage key Canadian stakeholders in a dynamic\, interactive exploration of the Roshan experience as a means to inspire new thinking on the potential of private enterprise to spur transformative social and economic development\, even in fragile contexts. It further provided a particular opportunity to examine the critical role that communications technology can play in supporting social and economic development globally – especially in remote or marginalized communities. \nThe Executive Masterclass used the 2010 Harvard Business School case study\, Roshan: Light at the end of the tunnel in Afghanistan to enable participants to actively explore the successes\, challenges and operating environment that Roshan had to navigate. \nThe masterclass was facilitated by Shawn A. Cole from Harvard Business School and Karim Khoja\, CEO of Roshan\, who provided additional insights\, perspectives on evolving challenges and opportunities\, not only in Afghanistan\, but in other developing and emerging economies. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \n\nKarim Khoja: Chief Executive Officer\, Roshan Telecom\, AfghanistanKarim Khoja has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry\, including starting and managing extremely successful GSM companies in Pakistan\, Poland\, Croatia\, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Under his leadership\, Roshan has grown to be Afghanistan’s market leader\, with more than six and a half million customers. Mr. Khoja started his GSM career as CEO for Mobilink in Pakistan\, and then launched Era GSM in Poland. He then went on to spin out the mobile company\, T Mobile\, from the incumbent Croatia Telecom. \nOver the course of the last eleven years\, Mr. Khoja has dedicated his time to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to bring competition and best practices to the telecommunication industry in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. He has focused not only on financial results\, but also on how technology can be used to change lives. Recently AKFED has also expanded its operations in Africa\, where Mr. Khoja serves on the Board of SMART Telecom. \nMr. Khoja serves on the Board of several international companies. He is the Chairman of the Afghan Investment Climate facility (Harakat)\, a £30m fund to encourage private enterprise\, an advisor to the GSMA Development Fund and\, until a year ago\, an Associate Board Member of the Legatum Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \nShawn A. Cole: John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration\, Harvard Business SchoolShawn Cole is a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School\, where he teaches and conducts research on financial services and social enterprise. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets\, with a focus on insurance\, credit\, and savings. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones\, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. \nHe has worked in China\, India\, Indonesia\, South Africa\, and Vietnam. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research\, and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab\, as the co-chair for research. Before joining the Harvard Business School\, Professor Cole worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the economic research department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council\, serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation\, and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association\, a non-profit educational organization. \nHe received a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005\, where he was an NSF and Javits Fellow\, and an A.B. in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University. His work on insurance earned the 2015 “Shin Research Excellence Award;” in 2015 he was also named given a “Faculty Pioneer Award” from the Aspen Institute. \n\nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/masterclass-2015/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151106
DTSTAMP:20170426T180326Z
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SUMMARY:Roshan: Canada’s Legacy in Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:It’s the country’s largest investor\, and it made Fortune’s first ever Change the World list of businesses making an impact. By offering mobile money transfers\, the company extends financial services to the 97% of Afghans who can’t access banks. It also supports telemedicine applications\, allowing doctors in remote areas to diagnose patients and even perform surgery. And Afghan youth\, who make up the majority of the population\, are using mobile phones to find their voice through social media. \nSpur and Aga Khan Foundation Canada invited Roshan CEO and Canadian native Karim Khoja to a discussion of the mobile tech sector in Afghanistan. The event was moderated by May Jeong\, an award-winning freelance writer based in Afghanistan. \nSpur’s free festival opener took place on Thursday\, November 5th\, at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat. It was followed by a public reception. This event was undertaken with financial support from Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development Canada. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. Watch the webcast: \n\n  \nMore information: \nKarim Khoja \nKarim Khoja\, Chief Executive Officer of Roshan\, has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry\, including starting and managing extremely successful GSM companies in Pakistan\, Poland\, Croatia\, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. \nUnder his leadership\, Roshan has grown to be Afghanistan’s market leader\, with more than six and a half million customers. Mr. Khoja started his GSM career as CEO for Mobilink in Pakistan\, and then launched Era GSM in Poland. He then went on to spin out the mobile company\, T Mobile\, from the incumbent Croatia Telecom. \nOver the course of the last eleven years\, Mr. Khoja has dedicated his time to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to bring competition and best practices to the telecommunication industry in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. He has focused not only on financial results\, but also on how technology can be used to change lives. \nMr. Khoja serves on the Board of several international companies. Recently AKFED has also expanded its operations in Africa where Mr. Khoja serves on the Board of SMART Telecom. He is the Chairman of the Afghan Investment Climate facility (Harakat)\, a £30m fund to encourage private enterprise\, an advisor to the GSMA Development Fund and until a year ago a Associate Board Member of the Legatum Center at MIT. \nMay Jeong \n \nMay Jeong is an award­winning freelance writer based in Kabul\, Afghanistan. Her work has been published in such publications as The New York Times Magazine\, The New York Times\, The Guardian\, the Financial Times and Marie Claire among others. Her reporting on the cost of war in Afghanistan for the Financial Times won her the 2014 Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ Best in Business Award. \nMay was a finalist for the Canadian National Magazine Award in the Best New Magazine Writer category for her 2012 Toronto Life article\, which exposed a gang rape scandal in an immigrant community in Toronto. Before freelancing\, she worked in newsrooms at The Globe and Mail\, Reuters and The Daily Star in Beirut\, Lebanon. May has reported from Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, India\, Lebanon\, Indonesia and Uganda. She is a 2015 International Women’s Media Foundation reporting fellow. \nAga Khan Foundation Canada: \nAga 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. AKFC concentrates on a small number of specific development challenges in health\, education\, rural development and civil society. In Canada\, AKFC raises funds\, builds partnerships with Canadian institutions\, and promotes discussion and learning on international development issues. Established in 1980\, AKFC is a registered Canadian charity and an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network. \nSpur Festival \nSpur is a national festival of politics\, art and ideas and is a catalyst for change in Canada. \nThrough nationally relevant and locally nuanced discussions\, presentations and performances\, the festival seeks to spur its participants to action on issues affecting Canadians. Feisty\, multi-partisan\, forward-looking\, and solution-driven\, this national railway of ideas will provide Canada with vital new cultural infrastructure for the 21st century. \nFounded in 2013\, the festival has already grown from three to five Canadian cities\, with plans for further expansion across the country. Produced by the Literary Review of Canada in partnership with Diaspora Dialogues\, Spur prides itself on its community partnerships\, cultural connections and a focus on accessibility and diversity. \n\nIn partnership with: \n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/spurfestival-roshan/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151102
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SUMMARY:The Audacity of Beauty: 30 Years in Haiti through the Lens of Maggie Steber
DESCRIPTION:Photo: “Mother’s Funeral” by Maggie Steber \nIn this special event series\, Maggie shared her approach to photography\, lessons learned during a career spanning more than 30 years and 66 countries\, and what keeps drawing her back to Haiti. \n\nEvent details:This event has taken place at Red River College in Winnipeg\, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver\, Mount Royal University in Calgary\, and the University of Regina in Regina. \nJoin the conversation – #AudacityOfBeauty @AKFCanada \nMore information: \nMaggie’s online project on Haiti: The Audacity of Beauty \n \nMaggie Steber is a documentary photographer who has worked in 66 countries. Her honors include the Leica Medal of Excellence\, World Press Photo Foundation\, the Overseas Press Club\, Pictures of the Year\, the Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service to Journalism from the University of Missouri\, the Alicia Patterson Grant\, the Ernst Haas Grant\, and a Knight Foundation grant for the New American Newspaper project. \nFor over three decades\, Steber has worked in Haiti. Aperture published her monograph\, DANCING ON FIRE. In 2013 Steber was named as one of eleven Women of Vision by National Geographic Magazine\, publishing a book and touring an exhibition in five cities. Steber has served as a Newsweek Magazine contract photographer and as the Assistant Managing Editor of Photography and Features at The Miami Herald\, overseeing projects that won a Pulitzer and were twice finalists for the award. She served as a jurist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize awards. Her work is included in the Library of Congress and The Richter Library among others\, and she has exhibited internationally. Clients include National Geographic Magazine\, The New York Times Magazine\, Smithsonian Magazine\, AARP\, The Guardian\, and Geo Magazine. \nSteber teaches workshops internationally including at the World Press Joop Swart Master Classes\, the International Center for Photography\, Foundry Workshops\, and the Obscura Photo Festival. \n\nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/mss-2015/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150922
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DTSTAMP:20170426T180323Z
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SUMMARY:Graphic stories\, graphic novels: Photojournalist Marc Ellison on pushing the boundaries of digital storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Event details:This event has taken place. \nMore information: \nListen to this podcast\, featuring Marc and other journalists who are using graphic novels for non-fiction reporting: Are comics breaking into the mainstream for journalism? \nMarc Ellison: \nMarc Ellison is an award-winning journalist based in Glasgow\, Scotland. Currently Marc is a data journalist for the BBC\, and a freelance photojournalist. He has produced multimedia work from Canada\, Mali\, Mozambique\, South Sudan\, Uganda\, and the United Kingdom. \nMarc has a diverse background with a BA (Hons.) in History\, an MSc in Computer Science\, and a Masters of Journalism from Carleton University. With this unique skill-set\, Marc bridges the disciplines of journalism and IT\, and is passionate about building online databases\, coding webscrapers\, and using freedom of information laws to access data sets. \nHis other journalism experience includes work for 60 Minutes\, Al Jazeera English\, BBC\, The Toronto Star\, The Globe and Mail\, The Vancouver Sun\, CBC\, The Guardian\, VICE magazine\, MTV Canada\, Canadian Geographic\, IDRC\, Uganda’s Mega FM\, South Sudan’s The New Nation\, OpenFile Ottawa and Vancouver\, The Ottawa Citizen\, and The Vancouver Observer. \nMarc won a Canadian Association of Journalists award for his work with female Ugandan child soldiers\, the inaugural Canadian Open Data Innovation Award for his ‘Lobby Watch’ series in the Toronto Star\, an IDRC Award for International Journalism\, the Martin Newland Award for Print Reporting\, and the World Bank’s 2013 Picture Inequality photo competition. \nIn 2015\, he became one of the inaugural recipients of the Fellowship for International Development Reporting\, supported by Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists\, to report on child marriage in Tanzania for The Toronto Star. \nHe has covered a broad range of topics: the reintegration of female child soldiers in Uganda; bed bugs in social housing; refugees in South Sudan; missing First Nations women in Canada; the prostitution highway in Mozambique; reality radio shows in Mali; gay rights; crisis mapping; mining; child soldiers living in Canada; African cyber-crime; crime; municipal and federal elections; education in Indian schools; and even burlesque dancing. \nAga Khan Foundation Canada: \nAga 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. AKFC concentrates on a small number of specific development challenges in health\, education\, rural development and civil society. In Canada\, AKFC raises funds\, builds partnerships with Canadian institutions\, and promotes discussion and learning on international development issues. Established in 1980\, AKFC is a registered Canadian charity and an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network. \nTo help Canadians develop a greater understanding of complex global issues\, AKFC works to promote informed\, in-depth media coverage of the developing world. \nAKFC regularly hosts events on topics of media and development with a range of audiences across the country\, and works with individual journalists to support reporting on international development. The Young Professionals in Media fellowship launches the careers of young Canadian journalists\, through eight-month reporting placements with Nation Media Group\, East Africa’s leading media house. For more experienced journalists\, AKFC collaborates with the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) to manage and support the Fellowship for International Development Reporting. This program provides journalists with $25\,000 in funding to undertake reporting projects on developing world issues. \n\nIn partnership with Humber College – Lakeshore Campus. \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/marc-ellison-humber-2015/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150618
DTSTAMP:20170426T180316Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Economies: Beyond Aid
DESCRIPTION:Participants joined AKFC for a roundtable discussion on the current and future state of the developing world and the changing role of donors. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/beyond-aid/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150612
DTSTAMP:20170426T180313Z
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SUMMARY:From Kenya to the Kyrgyz Republic: Celebrating AKFC’s International Youth Fellows
DESCRIPTION:The reception featured remarks from award-winning Nigerian journalist Chika Oduah. Participants joined us for refreshments\, a live DJ\, and a chance to connect with fellows. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nTo learn more about the life-changing impact the fellowship program has had on young Canadians\, watch this video. \n\nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/fellowreception-2015/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150610
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SUMMARY:Think Local\, Go Global: How Africa’s journalists can change the channel on global news
DESCRIPTION:Africa’s journalists have in-depth knowledge of local stories – and with improved training and technology\, they now also have the skills and resources to report on the international stage. In this lecture and Q&A\, Chika drew on her own award-winning reporting to illuminate how international stories can be told by local voices. \n \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \n\nIn partnership with the Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists. \n \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/local-global/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150607
DTSTAMP:20170426T180320Z
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SUMMARY:Doors Open at The Delegation
DESCRIPTION:Designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki\, this award-winning building serves a representational role for the Ismaili Imamat\, reflecting the wide-ranging humanistic and humanitarian agenda of the Aga Khan Development Network and its associated institutions. On-site\, visitors were able to see a new exhibition and photo gallery on global development. \nVisitors walked through the interactive exhibition to see how investing in communities through health and education helps break the global cycle of poverty. Guests were able to enjoy a photo booth and share their photos through social media. \nShare your Doors Open experience with AKFC\nShare your photos\, impressions and feedback with #AllForChange. \nDoors Open Ottawa is a free annual event that celebrates Ottawa’s history\, culture\, and stunning architecture. For more information please visit the City of Ottawa website.
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/doors-open-2015/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150423
DTSTAMP:20170702T134047Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of Together: An exhibition on global development
DESCRIPTION:Visitors walked through a custom-built truck with 1\,000 square feet of interactive exhibit space and explored how Canadians are driving positive change around the world. \nThis was an opportunity to celebrate Together before the bilingual exhibition travelled to communities across Canada. \nThe program celebrated the role that Canada plays in global development and the importance of global citizenship\, two core themes of the Together exhibition. \nFour notable individuals shared their journeys toward global citizenship! \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\nHeather McPherson \nExecutive Director at\nthe Alberta Council\nGlobal Cooperation\nSarah Gauthier\nAKFC Fellowship Alumna \n \nShobhita Soor  \nChief Marketing Officer at\nAspire Food Group\nChris McKhool and Anwar Khurshid\n \nSultans of String\n\n\n\nLaunch Program:\n5:00 to 5:30: Participants arrived to meet others interested in global development at a networking reception with live entertainment from 2015 Juno Award nominees\, Sultans of String. In addition\, they met with representatives from Canadian civil society organizations at the NGO marketplace\n5:30 to 6:30: Participants were inspired by five inspiring individuals who demonstrate global citizenship through their skills and passions\n6:30 to 8:00: Participants were among the first to walk through a custom-built truck with 1\,000 square feet of interactive exhibit space and explored how Canadians are driving positive change around the world. They celebrated Together at a reception with refreshments\, live music and an NGO Marketplace \nEvent details:\nThis event has taken place. \nSpeaker Biographies\nHeather McPherson\nHeather has worked as the Executive Director of ACGC since 2008. Prior to her work at ACGC\, Heather spent over a decade working with Canadian and international educational and community development organizations in a variety of positions. Most recently she worked with Canada World Youth\, supporting international youth exchanges with partners in many communities in Western Canada\, Bolivia\, China\, Guatemala and Ukraine. Heather has also been involved with Doctors Without Borders and VSO\, and is an appointed member of the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Citizens’ Advisory Committee for the Alberta Provincial Government\, within the Culture and Community Services Ministry. Heather has a Masters Degree from the University of Alberta in Educational Policy and a Bachelor of Education. \nSarah Gauthier\nSarah Gauthier\, an Ottawa native\, has extensive local and international professional experience in community empowerment and non-formal learning projects with diverse populations. As well as having worked with the immigrant population in Ottawa\, Sarah has participated in international development projects in Latin America and Africa. In 2009-2010\, she joined AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship Program in Mozambique as the Entrepreneurship Education Coordinator. She holds a BA in International Development and Globalization from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Education in Adult Learning and Global Change from UBC\, and is fluent in French\, English\, Spanish and Portuguese. \nShobhita Soor\nShobhita Soor is co-founder of the Aspire Food Group. Aspire is an international social enterprise that farms insects as a way to address food insecurity. Aspire was the winning McGill team of the Hult Prize 2013. Shobhita is currently finishing her BCL/LLB/MBA degrees from McGill while managing Aspire’s Ghanaian operations remotely. \nChris McKhool\nQueen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient Chris McKhool is known for his ability to bring together stellar musicians from the world music scene. He has written and performed violin with Sultans of String\, and has freelanced with Jesse Cook\, Pavlo and others. With Sultans of String he won the 2014 SIRIUSXM Music Award and has received two JUNO Award nominations\, three Canadian Folk Music Awards and the Green Toronto Award of Excellence for commitment to environmental and social activism through his music. McKhool’s current collaborations include Symphony Orchestras in Toronto\, Vancouver and Edmonton. \nAnwar Khurshid\nInternationally recognized sitar master Anwar Khurshid has been featured in Oscar-winning films such as Life of Pi and Kama Sutra\, and has performed in Europe\, North America and across Asia. Anwar pioneers innovative collaborations with musicians from other genres\, creating music transcending categorization – combining blues\, jazz\, African\, Middle Eastern\, Japanese and Chinese music. Anwar’s love of music is infectious. Originally from Pakistan\, he has found a wonderful home in Toronto\, and is currently the director of Sitar School of Toronto. \n\nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/exhibit-launch/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150401
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SUMMARY:Harnessing Development Data: Workshop with Canadian civil society and other stakeholders
DESCRIPTION:GOALThe goal of this workshop was to determine where and how Canadian stakeholders\, in particular representatives from Canadian civil society organizations (CSOs)\, were working with international development data\, and where they would like to go. \nWHY?With increasing publication of open aid data in Canada and beyond there is both a greater need and opportunity to further leverage this information base to understand and analyze aid flows\, strengthen policy\, track and measure results\, communicate impact and a host of other potential use-cases. \nKEY QUESTIONS:What do Canadian CSOs want to be able to do with development data that they cannot do right now?What do Canadian CSOs and other stakeholders think would be useful to them\, but that someone else (e.g. NPSIA\, CCIC) should do in the development data space?What are some of the key areas\, related to leveraging development data\, that Canadian CSOs and other stakeholders would like to collectively work on with the organizers over the next year? \nAGENDA:8:45-9:00 Registration (with light refreshments)9:00-9:15 Welcome and round of introductions9:15-10:45 Harnessing Development Data: Exploring possibilities10:45-11:00 Break11:00-12:00 Interactive discussion: How do Canadian CSOs want to harness development data? (Plenary) 12:00-12:30 Small breakout groups12:30-1:30 Lunch\, report back and wrap-up \nEVENT DETAILS:This event has taken place.
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/development-data/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150331
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SUMMARY:Building Global Citizens: Educating for the 21st century
DESCRIPTION:Kushinayak is a leader for the day. Students are given the responsibility to lead the group and manage the class.Here she is conducting a morning PT. Pre-school in Malinchora Village. Bangladesh. \nOn March 30\, AKFC hosted a “Lunch and Learn” featuring Ms. Soo-Hyang Choi\, Director\, Division for Teaching\, Learning and Content\, of the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)\, the lead international organization on global citizenship education. \nThis final event in the Making the Grade in Global Education series was an opportunity to learn more about this emerging approach\, which were part of the United Nations discussions on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals in September 2015. Through Ms. Choi’s keynote address\, and the Q&A session that followed\, this event addressed how global citizenship education is being defined\, put into action\, and measured.   \nEvent details:This event has taken place. Watch the webcast: \n \nMs. Soo-Hyang Choi \nMs. Soo-Hyang Choi\, a national of the Republic of Korea\, holds a B.A. in psychology from Chung-Ang University\, Seoul\, Korea. She obtained her Master’s degree in Education (1985) and a PhD in Educational Psychology (1990) from the University of Alberta in Edmonton (Canada). \nBefore she joined UNESCO\, she worked in the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) in Seoul as a researcher in early childhood and a team leader for international affairs (1993-1997). Ms. Choi entered the UNESCO Secretariat in 1997\, as senior programme specialist seconded from Korea. In 1998\, she was appointed to the post of Chief of the Early Childhood and Family Education Section and\, since then\, has held various chief positions at UNESCO HQ\, dealing with inclusive education; field support and coordination; and technical\, vocational\, and secondary education. In 2007\, she took a special assignment to the UNESCO Office in Islamabad\, assisting the Office’s participation in the UN reform. In 2008\, she became the UNESCO Representative and Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Harare\, Zimbabwe\, covering Botswana\, Malawi\, Zambia\, and Zimbabwe\, while also representing UNESCO to the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Returning to UNESCO HQ in 2010\, she worked as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Field Coordination\, engaged in the Organization’s field reform project. In 2012\, she was appointed to the Director post in the Division of Education for Peace and Sustainable development\, contributing to the setting-up of UNESCO’s work on global citizenship education. \nIn 2014\, she became the Director of the Division for Teaching\, Learning and Content\, which deals with\, among others\, programmes on pre-primary to secondary education\, inclusive education\, teacher education\, education for sustainable development\, global citizenship education\, and health education. \n\nIn partnership with: \n \nUndertaken with the financial support of: \n 
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/education-global-citizenship/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Leading educational change: Best practices in school improvement
DESCRIPTION:This education-themed painting hangs on the wall at Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development in Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania. \nOn February 12\, participants joined AKFC to explore how research and policy changes in developed countries can be translated to the developing world\, improving the way that students learn and apply new knowledge. This “Lunch & Learn” continued AKFC’s Making the Grade in Global Education event series\, which launched last fall. A light lunch was provided. \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nWatch the webcast: \n \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/educational-change-school-reform/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2015
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SUMMARY:Actions and Accountability: experts discuss the first Global Nutrition Report
DESCRIPTION:When children learn the basics of nutrition and hygiene at a young age\, they grow up to be healthier and stronger. This preschool teacher in rural Uganda uses local foods to teach her students about nutrition. \nThe first-ever Global Nutrition Report\, published by International Food Policy Research Institute\, tracks the nutrition status of 193 countries. In addition to presenting a wealth of data and analysis\, the report is a call to action to governments and civil society to put nutrition at the top of the development agenda. \nParticipants joined Aga Khan Foundation Canada\, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Micronutrient Initiative for a presentation of the report’s findings by Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta\, a member of the Independent Expert Group that authored the report. This was followed by a panel discussion with leading nutrition experts.   \nEvent details:This event has taken place. \nSpeakers: \nZulfiqar Bhutta\, Centre for Global Child Health\, The Hospital for Sick Children and Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health\, Aga Khan University. Member of the Global Nutrition Report Independent Expert GroupDominic Schofield\, Director\, GAIN CanadaKhalil Z. Shariff\, CEO\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada \nAbout the Global Nutrition Report \nThe Global Nutrition Report (www.globalnutritionreport.org)\, launched in November 2014\, tracks worldwide progress for all 193 UN countries in improving their nutrition status. \nBy bringing together data on more than 80 nutrition indicators (including programme coverage\, underlying determinants such as food security and water\, sanitation and hygiene\, resource allocations\, and political commitments)\, the report aims to contribute to country-led efforts to strengthen accountability and accelerate the reduction of malnutrition. There is a pressing need for strong leadership across society – in government\, civil society\, research\, private foundations\, and business – to achieve this goal.  \n\nIn partnership with: \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of:
URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/global-nutrition-report/
LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2015
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