Latest Past Events
Book Launch: Making Markets More Inclusive
Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat 199 Sussex Drive, OttawaOctober 16, 2014 - Most studies of doing business at the “bottom of the economic pyramid” focus on viewing the poor as consumers, or as potential employees of local companies. The book Making Markets More Inclusive takes a new approach: focusing on the poor as micro-entrepreneurs and as primary producers of agricultural commodities.
Making the Grade in Global Education: Unlocking the Power of Play
Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat 199 Sussex Drive, OttawaSeptember 30, 2014 - On September 30, AKFC and Right To Play invited people from across the country to discuss how sport and play are used to educate and empower children around the world.
Belonging Matters: Identity, Health and Sustainable Development
Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat 199 Sussex Drive, OttawaJune 2, 2014 - Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) hosted an interactive evening of ideas exchange that explored the power of identity in sustainable development and that marked the opening of the Second International Conference on Social Identity and Health.