Events

September and October 2016 – Aga Khan Foundation Canada invited participants to join a conversation about Canada’s role in reducing global poverty. This participatory workshop explored effective solutions to some of the most pressing challenges communities are facing at home and globally. Participants left the workshop with ideas on how they can take action as global citizens.

September 14, 2016 - Participants joined Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Wednesday, September 14 to hear from notable global citizens and explore Together: An exhibition on global development. They were inspired by the stories of global citizens who are working to make a difference in their own communities and around the world.

September 21, 2016 - How do we know what works in development? In crisis or conflict situations, how do we determine the effectiveness of humanitarian interventions?

October 19, 2016 - Bank accounts. Credit cards. Loans. For more than two billion people around the world, these basic financial tools are out of reach.

October 20, 2016 - We have a treasure chest of qualitative methods to draw upon in assessing multiple contributions to social and development goals. These include realist evaluation, contribution analysis, process tracing and participatory learning and action. But weak incentives and poor practice can easily undermine their credibility and cost-effectiveness.

Le 7 janvier 2016 - Nous avons offert une séance d’information en ligne sur notre Programme de stages pour jeunes

January 17, 2017 - For 28 years, Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s International Youth Fellowship Program has brought the best of

Last year, millions of people left their homes and moved to a new country. Seeking opportunities, seeking refuge, seeking a new future. This year, global forces like poverty, climate change, and conflict will keep driving people across borders. What are their stories? And how will their stories be told?

By the time you finish reading this sentence, a newborn baby’s brain will form thousands of new neural connections. This newborn’s mind and those of the next generation are crucial to the future of our planet, shaping and building what comes next for the global community.

The field of impact investing – investments intended to generate social and environmental impact along with financial return—has seen unprecedented growth in the past 10 years. In developing and developed countries alike, impact investing has encouraged disruptive innovation and helped foster a new generation of entrepreneurs committed to resolving key social issues like sustainable agriculture, affordable healthcare, and access to finance.