Events

May 10, 2016 - “Scaling-Up” is one of the biggest challenges in development. Interventions that work well with small populations routinely face challenges in expanding to a larger number of communities. This is particularly true of interventions that have unpredictable trajectories of change such as participatory and community-based interventions. Such projects hinge upon their adaptive capacity —the ability to be nimble, to learn by doing, and to make mid-course corrections in management and design—in order to be effective.

June 9, 2016 - In the summer of 2016, 12 accomplished young Canadians took flight around the globe. They spent eight months putting their energy and skills to use in the developing world, working in fields from microfinance to education to journalism. But before the 2016 International Youth Fellows embarked on their adventures, AKFC was pleased to invite the public to discover the milestones which have marked new chapters in the careers of our past and current fellows.

June 13, 2016 - Randomized controlled trials have long been used in medicine and public health. In recent decades, development economists have adopted this rigorous evaluation methodology to test interventions in many sectors.

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