BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Aga Khan Foundation Canada - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Aga Khan Foundation Canada X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.akfc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Aga Khan Foundation Canada REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140602 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T180720Z UID:2266-1401580800-1401667199@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:The 25th Anniversary Celebration of the International Youth Fellowship Program DESCRIPTION:Event details:This event has taken place. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUndertaken with the financial support of:  URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/iyf-2014/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140513 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T180437Z UID:2264-1399852800-1399939199@www.akfc.ca 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140409 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T180432Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140402 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170503T202449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T202506Z UID:4291-1396310400-1396396799@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:IN MY LIFETIME: A global story of hope\, change and possibility DESCRIPTION:AKFC invites you to take a personal journey through Canada’s role in international development\, exploring what it means to improve the health of mothers and children in parts of Africa and Asia. \n\n\n \nIn April 2014\, AKFC hosted a breakfast series across Canada called In My Lifetime. We shared five personal stories\, sparking a dialogue with Canadians about the importance of international development and how investing in women and children is key to solving global poverty. \nEach storyteller came from a different generation and offered a different perspective. The common thread was the belief that change is possible. \nExperience the story\nJoin the conversation: #IMLifetime\n  \nUndertaken with the financial support of: URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/inmylifetime/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:AKFC Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140328 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T180426Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140321 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T180421Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140228 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T171838Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140124 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170503T201334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T202222Z UID:4281-1390435200-1390521599@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:AKFC Seminars on Nurturing Maternal and Child Health DESCRIPTION:The AKFC Seminars on Nurturing Maternal and Child Health were hosted in partnership with the Canadian Network for Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health (CAN-MNCH) from September 2013 to January 2014. This 5-part 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\n\n  \n  \n\nCOMPLETED EVENTS\nFriday\, September 27\, 2013 – Inaugural Event and Webcast: Finishing the Undernutrition Agenda \nEvent has closed – To watch a recorded webcast\, please click here \nUndernutrition is an underlying cause of almost half of child deaths in the world each year; undernourished children face a lifetime of consequences\, including chronic poor health\, mental impairment and economic hardship. In a new series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition\, renowned medical journal The Lancet features new data and policy recommendations on global nutrition. The papers are a follow up to the Lancet’s 2008 series\, which identified the critical 1\,000 days between a mother’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday as the priority window for impact. Participants joined Series editor Dr. Robert Black and a panel of series authors as they discussed how new evidence and recommendations can deliver better results on nutrition in the world’s poorest countries. Mr. Paul Rochon\, Deputy Minister of International Development\, also provided remarks. This event was held in partnership with the Micronutrient Initiative (MI). To learn more about The Lancet research series\, please click here. \n\nTuesday\, October 8\, 2013 – Fortifying Human Capital in the Health Sector \nEvent has closed – To watch a recorded webcast\, please click here \nThe Aga Khan Foundation Canada Seminars on Nurturing Maternal and Child Health\, hosted in partnership with the Canadian Network for Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health\, explored approaches and strategies designed to strengthen health care in developing countries\, with a particular focus on maternal and child health. The second event of the five-part series focused on: \nThe availability of qualified health professionals is central to the delivery of effective health care. From administrative support to medical specialists\, every level of staff is key.  But many developing and fragile states suffer from a lack of trained staff needed to build a coherent health system. Participants joined Jules Zanre\, Head of Mali Delegation\, Canadian Red Cross\, and Anne Wilson\, former President\, Canadian Association of Midwives\, who discussed specific human resource needs in the health sector and strategies to address them. \n\nThursday\, November 14 – Shifting Behaviours: Tools for Better Health Practices \nEvent has closed – To watch a recorded webcast\, please click here \nEnsuring healthier lives\, especially for women and children\, begins at home. Women and children die every day of diseases such as diarrhea\, which are easily preventable with better hygiene practices. But how can the health care community spur a change towards healthier practices? Changing traditional behaviours takes a lot of time\, effort and contextual knowledge to be successful in any country. Participants joined Dr. Dauod Khuram\, Aga Khan Foundation\, Afghanistan; Ms. Robin Montgomery\, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development; Mr. Rohit Ramchandani\, Cola Life and Ms. Carol Nablema\, Water\, Hygiene and Sanitation Consultant for a panel discussion on techniques to encourage better health practices in the developing world. \n\nThursday\, December 5 – Supply and Demand: Examining Financial Access for Health \nEvent has closed – To watch a recorded webcast\, please click here \nAccess to health services is globally recognized as a human right\, yet for millions of people\, basic health care remains out of reach. This is partly due to a lack of financial resources for individual households. Participants joined Marcia Metcalfe\, Director of Microfinance and Health\, Freedom from Hunger; Marnie Davidson\, Program Manager and Health Advisor\, CARE Canada\, and Albert Tseng\, Health Sector Lead\, UNDP Business Call to Action who each shared a range of innovative approaches aimed at reducing the economic burden of health care. This session was moderated by Diane Gagnon\, Lead\, Global Health Research Initiative. \n\nJanuary 23\, 2014 – Virtual Health\, Healthy Reality: Exploring eHealth \nEvent has closed – To watch a recorded webcast\, please click here \nA growing number of practitioners are exploring eHealth – leveraging advances in communications technology to strengthen health systems across the globe. Aiming to promote improved health service provision\, especially in difficult-to-access rural and remote communities\, these innovations have resulted in a suite of programs from health messages delivered to mobile phones to video conferencing between doctors on different continents. Participants joined Dr. Kendall Ho\, Director\, eHealth Strategy Office\, University of British Columbia\, Saleem Sayani\, Director\, eHealth Resource Centre\, Aga Khan Development Network and Chaitali Sinha\, Senior Program Officer\, International Development Research Centre\, for an in-depth look at how eHealth is contributing to improved maternal and child health. This event was moderated by Dorothy Shaw\, Chair\, Canadian Network for Maternal and Child Health. \nUndertaken with financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada. URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/mnch-seminars/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:AKFC Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131122 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T192329Z UID:2248-1384992000-1385078399@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:Cultivating Food Security: Today\, Tomorrow and Beyond 2015 | In conversation with Elisabeth Rasmusson DESCRIPTION:Watch a recording of the event: \n \n\nUndertaken 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/elisabeth-rasmusson/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131109 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170702T122124Z UID:2247-1383868800-1383955199@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:Saving a Generation: Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health in the Developing World: 2013 University Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:According to United Nations’ estimates\, in 2010\, some 800 women died every day from complications of pregnancy or childbirth\, 99% of them in developing countries. Some 7.6 million children died before the age of five[1]. \nThe Aga Khan Development Network has been working for decades to address the underlying causes of these staggering numbers through its programs in maternal\, newborn and child health (MNCH) in some of the poorest communities of the developing world. Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) was pleased to present the results of some of this work as part of the 2013 University Seminar Series. \nAKFC started its University Seminar Series in 2001 by bringing international development practitioners from its partner projects in Asia and Africa to universities across Canada. The goal: to engage students from a variety of fields in discussions and workshops on key development issues\, providing them with an opportunity to gain a practical understanding of the challenges involved in designing and implementing projects in the field. \nThis year\, AKFC was pleased to partner with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to presentSaving A Generation: Maternal\, Newborn and Child Health in the Developing World\, a series of conversations with faculty\, students and other interested guests at twelve universities and partner sites across western\, central and eastern Canada. \nOur speakers included: Umaira Ansari\, Research Associate and Communications Coordinator for the Nigerian Evidence-based Health System Initiative; Aditi Iyer\,Centre for Public Policy\, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; Sisawo Konteh\,Director of Outreach Services for Aga Khan Health Services Tanzania; and Rudoba Rakhmatova\, Senior Health Program Officer for Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan. \n \nWe were very pleased that over 550 students\, faculty\, and members of the public attended the seminars in 10 cities across the country. \nIf you are interested in learning more about the University Seminar Series\, or possibly hosting a seminar please email us. \nUndertaken with financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada. \n[1]World Health Organization\,Trends in Maternal Mortality:1990-2010: WHO\, UNICEF\, UNFPA and The World Bank Estimates(Geneva: WHO Press\, 2012)http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/10728 URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/saving-a-generation-maternal-newborn-and-child-health-in-the-developing-world/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131025 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T192348Z UID:2250-1382572800-1382659199@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:Measuring Quality of Life DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded \nView a recording of the event here: \n \nFor more information on the Quality of Life Program\, please click here. \n\nUndertaken 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/quality-of-life/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130925 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T192329Z UID:2246-1379980800-1380067199@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:Reporting Without a Parachute: Reflections from a ‘Post-War Correspondent' DESCRIPTION:Following the series\, Marc produced a short video to share his reflections on post-war correspondence.\n \n \nYou can also view a Storify summary of the series below:\n  \n[View the story “Reporting Without a Parachute: Reflections from a ‘Post-War Correspondent'” on Storify]\nUndertaken with financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs\, Trade and Development (DFATD). \nAdditional information \nMarc Ellison left the safety of his cubicle after a 10-year career in IT to chase his dream of becoming a photojournalist. To prove it wasn’t a foolhardy exercise\, he’s worked in Central African Republic\, northern Uganda and South Sudan over the last two years. \nMarc’s most recent project\, funded by an International Development Research Centre award\, examined the reintegration of female former child soldiers in Uganda (www.dwogpaco.com). In 2013\, he received an award from the Canadian Association of Journalists for a subsequent series he wrote for The Toronto Star about the challenges these women continue to face. \nMarc has since produced work for: The Toronto Star\, The Globe and Mail\, 60 Minutes\, CBC\, iPolitics\, VICE magazine\, The Tyee\, MTV Canada\, Canadian Geographic\, IDRC\, Radio Miraya and The New Nation  (both South Sudan)\, Mega FM (Gulu\, Uganda) and OpenFile. \nHe recently won best photo in the “Africa” category in the World Bank Picture Inequality competition\, and his work is currently being displayed in an outdoor PhotoSensitive project in Toronto. \nIn October 2013\, he will be travelling to post-conflict Mali to assist in a reality-radio project with Farm Radio International. \nYou can follow Marc on Twitter @marceellison and see his work at www.marcellison.com. \n  \n? URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/reporting-without-parachute/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130613 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T192329Z UID:2244-1370995200-1371081599@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:Cultivating Active Citizenship: Inspiring Young Canadians to make a difference DESCRIPTION:Dougherty says that inspiring young Canadians to take action goes beyond Facebook likes and Twitter followers. It’s about getting personal with youth and asking them – face-to-face – to get involved. \nActive citizenship is about “understanding our power as individuals and as a collective to make change and to be agents of change\,” said Dougherty. \nApathy is Boring is a non-partisan charity that uses art and technology to educate Canadian youth about democracy and motivate them to get involved in their communities\, while the EYES Project promotes the importance of community-building and environmental sustainability in youth education\, and offers a forum for Canadian educators and students to discuss these issues. Both aim to engage youth in active citizenship. \n“When I think of strategies to engage young people\, I always start with the premise that we all come to a learning experience with personal knowledge and life experiences\,” said Glithero\, highlighting the importance of making education personal. \nLearning that is driven by youths’ interests and passions becomes an avenue for engagement with local and global issues\, she explained. \nYouth have plenty of good\, innovative ideas to put forward – the key is to ensure that their ideas wind up on the desks of the people who need to hear them\, including elected officials and other community leaders\, said Dougherty. Youth also need to be involved in decision-making – and not just in token roles\, added Glithero. They must be an integral part of the process. \nThe event was in celebration of 26 young Canadians who are undertaking eight-month placements in Africa and Asia through Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s 2013-14 International Youth Fellowship program. Every year\, fellows are placed with partner organizations in the fields of development management\, microfinance and microenterprise\, and media in order to develop leadership skills\, contribute to their host organizations\, and learn about international development. \nThis year’s fellows come from coast-to-coast\, bringing a diverse range of experience to the table: from working for the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh; to researching leisure activities in Malawi’s refugee camps; to arranging travel for Inuit from northern Quebec to working on community development projects in Kenya. \nOver the next eight months\, they will be put their experience and abilities to use while working in Egypt\, Kenya\, Uganda\, Tanzania\, Mozambique\, Madagascar\, Tajikistan\, Kyrgyzstan\, India and Bangladesh. This year’s recipients are: \n\n         Adam Feather (Ottawa\, ON) placed in Tanzania with the Aga Khan Foundation\n         Alim Fakirani (Montreal\, QC) placed in Tanzania with Aga Khan University\n         Allison Enns (Winnipeg\, MB) placed in Mozambique with Aga Khan Foundation\n         Alyza Devraj (Vancouver\, BC) placed in Madagascar with the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance\n         Andrea Shillolo (Emsdale\, ON) placed in Kenya with Aga Khan Foundation\n         Andrew Lusztyk (Toronto\, ON) placed in Kenya with Honey Care Africa Ltd\n         Caitlin Cassie (Coquitlam\, BC) placed in Uganda with Aga Khan Foundation\n         David Meffe (Montreal\, QC) placed in Kenya with Nation Media Group\n         Dhaarna Tangri (Surrey\, BC) placed in the Kyrgyz Republic with Aga Khan Foundation\n         Douglas Lau (Burnaby\, BC) placed in Tanzania with Aga Khan Health Services\n         Edward Zvekic (Gatineau\, QC) placed in Egypt with the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance\n         Flavie Halais (Montreal\, QC) placed in Kenya with Nation Media Group\n         Hilary Clauson (Ottawa\, ON) placed in Bangladesh with Aga Khan Foundation\n         Jamie Charlebois (Halifax\, NS) placed in Bangladesh with CARE\n         Jessica Pisarek (Vancouver\, BC) placed in India with Aga Khan Planning and Building Services\n         Kendra Thorogood (Ottawa\, ON) placed in Tajikistan with First MicroFinance Bank\n         Laurence Couture Gagnon (Rimouski\, QC) placed in Tajikistan with Aga Khan Foundation\n         Nabeel Ahmed (Mississauga\, ON) placed in the Kyrgyz Republic with the University of Central Asia\n         Nicole Gladstone (Ottawa\, ON) placed in Uganda with the Madrasa Resource Centre\n         Oksana Kovalenko (Toronto\, ON) placed in the Kyrgyz Republic with the First MicroCredit Company\n         Olga Mirzoeva (Ottawa\, ON) placed in Tanzania with CARE\n         Raafi-Karim Alidina (Edmonton\, AB) placed in Bangladesh with Aga Khan Foundation\n         Rukshan Mehta (Toronto\, ON) placed in India with Aga Khan Trust for Culture\n         Safiqa Kara (Calgary\, AB) placed in Tajikistan with Aga Khan Health Services\n         Savannah Hallworth (Delta\, BC) placed in the Kyrgyz Republic with the University of Central Asia\n         Tracey Evans (Oakville\, ON) placed in Bangladesh with CARE\n\nCheck back to our International Youth Fellowship webpage to read about their experiences and to learn more about AKFC’s fellowship program.  URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/fellowship-reception-2013/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130605 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T180620Z UID:2245-1370304000-1370390399@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:AKFC Seminars on Innovative Financing for Development DESCRIPTION: Watch selected interviews with speakers who participated in the AKFC Seminars on Innovative Financing for Development series. Complete webcasts of all the events in the series are also available. \nEvent Highlights\nAccelerating Impact: the Role of Impact Investing in Innovative Financing for Development March 26\, 2013 – In the inaugural event of the series\, Edward Jackson\, a faculty member at the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University\, and Karim Harji\, a co-founder and partner at Purpose Capital\, explained that impact investing means investing for a mix of financial and social returns. “There are wicked problems that we need to solve – everything from extreme poverty to climate change – and we need some new tools\,” said Jackson. “We need ways of levering capital and influence and results. Impact investing is one source of leverage and mobilization of a new set of tools and products both for private capital and for public capital.” \n\nView the recorded webcast\n\n\nClients at the Centre: Workshop to launch The New Microfinance Handbook \nApril 30\, 2013 – This full-day workshop was held in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation and featured a keynote address by Bob Christen\, President of the Boulder Institute of Microfinance\, as well as presentations by Ann Miles\, Director of Microfinance at The MasterCard Foundation; Steve Rasmussen\, Manager of Technology and Business Model Innovation at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor; and Joanna Ledgerwood\, Director of Enterprise Development at Aga Khan Foundation. The workshop explored the need for increased financial inclusion in developing countries by examining the financial market system and promoting a thorough understanding of client needs. Current research is looking to understand the financial lives of the world’s poor and the broad range of financial services that would be helpful to them\, said Mr. Christen. “What are they doing informally and how can we be helpful formally? How can we add value to those financial lives? How can we help them achieve their family goals that are so fundamental?” \n\nView the recorded webcast\n\n\nInnovative Financing for Early Childhood Education \nMay 16\, 2013 – In light of uncertain economic times\, budgets for education – and early human development\, in particular – are often the first to suffer. In his presentation\, Dr. Marito Garcia\, Lead Economist and Program Manager at the Human Development Department of the Africa Region of the World Bank\, described the impact this has on the world’s poor. To address this he first outlined successes around the use of conditional cash transfers and introduced two new ideas – young child development bonds and young child development credits – which could help change how education programs are funded worldwide. “The rate of return to early childhood investments is 2 to 3 times that of primary of secondary schooling\,” said Dr. Garcia. This entails higher lifetime earnings\, reduced crime\, a lesser propensity for diseases and more\, making the investment in early childhood education extremely important for societies as a whole. \n\nView the recorded webcast\n\n\nLocal Assets for Local Needs: Community Philanthropy in Action \nJune 4\, 2013 – In the final event of the series\, AKFC hosted a panel discussion with Janet Mawiyoo\, Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Community Development Foundation; Victoria Grant\, Interim Director of The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada; Nick Deychakiwsky\, Program Officer at the C.S. Mott Foundation; and Natalie Ross\, Program Officer at Aga Khan Foundation USA. In describing the the Kenyan context for community philanthropy\, Ms. Mawiyoo explained that drawing on local resources through community philanthropy can reduce dependency\, allow communities to lead their own development\, and cultivate sustainable\, long-term assets. \n\nView the recorded webcast\n\n\nFurther Reading about Innovative Financing: \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nAccelerating Impact: Achievements\, Challenges and What’s Next in Building the Impact Investing Industry [pdf] \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nThe New Microfinance Handbook [pdf]  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nThe Case for Community Philanthropy [pdf] URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/akfc-seminars-on-innovative-financing-for-development/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130126 DTSTAMP:20260605T025309 CREATED:20170425T192348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T192348Z UID:2249-1359072000-1359158399@www.akfc.ca SUMMARY:AKFC Seminar and Live Webcast: Tracing Health to Its Roots: Linking Early Childhood Development to Healthy Adulthood DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lye\, the inaugural Executive Director of the Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development at the University of Toronto\, highlighted the importance of the first 1\,000 days in a child’s life in establishing trajectories in health\, learning and social functioning as an adult. \nThis event was part of the AKFC Seminars\, a sustained series of events and other learning materials that stimulated deep conversation on selected themes in development. The seminar series focused on early human development\, with other speakers exploring interventions to reduce child mortality and the importance of micronutrients in determining the child’s potential. \nLearn more: \nWatch an interview with Dr. Lye\, where he details the progress being made in Early Human Development and moving beyond basic child survival. URL:https://www.akfc.ca/event/akfc-seminar-and-live-webcast-tracing-health-to-its-roots-linking-early-childhood-development-to-healthy-adulthood/ LOCATION:Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat\, 199 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1K6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event Archive: 2013 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR