The challenge: Worldwide, 600 million children and teenagers fail to reach basic levels of learning proficiency. Nearly half of them remain out of school. However, even those in school are not being prepared to succeed in or contribute to society. Among illiterate youth, nearly two out of three are girls – a fact that has remained largely unchanged for the last 20 years. These gaps in education translate to a world where people of all ages are left out of opportunity, and do not reach their full potential as adults.
Our solution: We strengthen education systems to equip girls and boys with the knowledge and skills to help them interact effectively with the world and contribute to a pluralist society. From preschool programs to advanced education for adults, our investments train teachers and administrators, and improve classrooms and schools, with a focus on dismantling the barriers to education for women and girls. We support policy and research to develop and scale affordable, innovative solutions that raise the quality and accessibility of public school systems for the most marginalized children worldwide.
On the tenth anniversary of International Day of the Girl, learn how Canadian investments are supporting and making a difference for girls in Central Asia.
Since 1989, more than 500 young Canadians have participated in AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship, a program that has launched diverse
An insight into the current crisis in Afghanistan, how AKF is responding and why hope endures.
Canadian investments in education are making a world of difference for girls and boys in Africa and Asia. The Foundations
An illustration of how Canadian investments in education are making a world of difference for young women and girls.
“My hope would be that gender equality becomes so part of everybody’s DNA that integrating gender and using a gender lens will be a part of everyone.”
My ultimate hope for the future is that we can transform the way we think, change our mindset around women, around girls, around gender issues.
We helped governments create resources and toolkits to help students continue learning beyond the classroom.
Educating for the SDGs (E-SDGs) is a one-year initiative to support Canadian educators working on issues of global citizenship.
