For nearly four decades, we have partnered with the Government of Canada, Canadian institutions, and individual Canadians on hundreds of programs to tackle the root causes of poverty and inequality.
We undertake these efforts with the generous support of tens of thousands of individual Canadians and Canada’s private sector through World Partnership Walk and World Partnership Golf. Funds raised through these initiatives go directly to support our programs.
Together, we have improved quality of life for millions of people across Africa and Asia. We have also engaged Canadians on critical global issues and provided meaningful opportunities for individuals and institutions to contribute to Canada’s development priorities.
We invest funds from Canada and Canadians in our work overseas – leveraging the $1 billion annually that the wider Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) devotes to promote development in Africa and Asia. We also draw on the expertise and resources of the AKDN, including highly skilled local staff who can deliver programs and help monitor progress to ensure meaningful results and effective use of resources.
See program spending figures for 2019 in the table below.
Explore our current and recently completed programs below. Programs are listed by start date, with newest programs at the top. Our current portfolio of programs reaches more than 4 million people.
Foundations for Health and Empowerment (F4HE)
Duration: 2020-2025
Location: Afghanistan, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan
Reach: 1.08 million people (612,875F 466,873 M)
Budget: $67.3 million (Global Affairs Canada: $49 million, AKFC: $18.3 million)
The Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI)
Duration: 2019-2024
Location: Uganda, South Sudan, Syria
Budget: $17.1 million (Global Affairs Canada: $15,987,691; AKFC: $756,000; World University Service of Canada: $433,340)
Reach: 148,218 adolescent girls and female youth aged 10-24
COVID-19 Innovation and Research Project (CIRP)
Duration: 2020 – 2022
Location: Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Syria, Kenya, Tanzania
Budget: $800,000 (International Development Research Centre (IDRC): $654,000; AKFC: $146,000)
Reach: 5,390 (2,672 F, 2,718 M) users are anticipated to participate in the research studies.
Strengthening Partnerships to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Adolescents in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (SPARC)
Duration: 2018-2023
Location: Mozambique
Reach: 449,500 people (234,600 women and adolescent girls; 214,900 men and adolescent boys)
Budget: $21.9 million (Global Affairs Canada: $18.9 million; AKFC: $3 million)
Assessment of Different Implementation Models of Health and Health-related Sustainable Development Goals (IM-SDG)
Duration: 2018-2019
Location: Global
Reach: This is a research project with no direct beneficiaries.
Budget: $560,000 (International Development Research Centre: $280,000; AKFC: $280,000)
Scaling Up Affordable, Quality, and Contextually Relevant Preschool Provision in Kenya (MECP)
Duration: 2018-2021
Location: Kenya
Reach: 10,000 children aged 4 to 6 (5,000 girls and 5,000 boys)
Budget: $2 million (Grand Challenges Canada: $1 million; AKFC: $1 million)
Integrated Newborn Care Kit (iNCK)
Duration: 2018-2023
Location: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Reach: 37,000 pregnant women
Budget: $2 million (Grand Challenges Canada: $1 million; AKFC: $1 million)
Improving Access to Maternal and Newborn Health in Mwanza, Tanzania (IMPACT)
Duration: 2017-2021
Location: Tanzania
Reach: 502,650 women, 150,800 adolescent girls and 83,600 infants (50% girls)
Budget: $14.7 million (Global Affairs Canada: $12 million; AKFC: $2.7 million)
Improving Early Child Development and Wellbeing in Refugee and Marginalized Communities (CDMC)
Duration: 2017-2022
Location: Kenya
Reach: This is a research project with no direct beneficiaries.
Budget: $2 million (International Development Research Centre: $1 million; AKFC: $1 million)
Pathways to Innovation: Strengthening Mathematics, Science, and Economic Policy Capacity in Afghanistan and Central Asia (P2I)
Duration: 2017-2020
Location: Afghanistan, Tajikistan
Reach: 51,175 people
Budget: $2.2 million (International Development Research Centre: $1.5 million; AKFC: $500,000; Ministry of Finance, Afghanistan: $200,000)
Afghanistan Women’s Empowerment Program (AWEP)
Duration: 2016-2020
Location: Afghanistan
Reach: 235,100 people (213,050 women; 22,050 men)
Budget: $12 million (Global Affairs Canada: $10.5 million; AKFC: $1.5 million)
Access to Quality Care Through Extending and Strengthening Health Systems (AQCESS)
Duration: 2015-2021
Location: Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan
Reach: 1.7 million people (998,500 women and girls; 601,500 men and boys)
Budget: $30.5 million (Global Affairs Canada: $25.1 million; AKFC: $5.4 million)
Aga Khan Development Network Comprehensive Sanitation Initiative
Duration: 2015-2019
Location: India
Reach: 101,100 households and 528 schools
Budget: $44.2 million (Government of India: $16.9 million; other donors: $14.3 million; community contributions: $7.8 million; AKF-USA: $2.6 million; AKFC: $2.6 million)
Aswan Skills Development Program (ASDP)
Duration: 2015-2020
Location: Egypt
Reach: 6,000 (2,400 women and 3,600 men)
Budget: $12.5 million (Global Affairs Canada: $10.6 million; AKFC: $1.9 million)
Health Action Plan For Afghanistan (HAPA)
Duration: 2015-2020
Location: Afghanistan
Reach: 1.26 million (619,250 women and girls; 640,750 men and boys)
Budget: $75.2 million (Global Affairs Canada: $55 million; Agence française de développement: $13.2 million; AKFC: $7 million)
Partnership For Advancing Human Development In Africa And Asia (PAHDAA)
Duration: 2012-2018
Location: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Canada, Egypt, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania
Reach: 2.3 million people (1.3 million women and girls; 1 million men and boys)
Budget: $100 million (Global Affairs Canada: $75 million; AKFC: $25 million)
Enhancing Employability And Leadership For Youth (EELY)
Duration: 2011-2017
Location: Pakistan
Reach: 252,000 people (114,200 women and 137,800 men)
Budget: $19 million (Global Affairs Canada: $16 million; AKFC: $3 million)
Projet d’amélioration de l’accès à des services éducatifs de qualité (PASEQ)
Duration: 2014-2017
Location: Mali
Reach: 160,500 people (16,200 children and 144,300 parents and adults)
Budget: $5.3 million (Global Affairs Canada: $4.5 million; AKFC: $800,000)
Aga Khan Foundation Canada- Program Expenses 2019
*Amount in Canadian Dollars
| Program/ Project | Start Date | End Date | Total Project Value | 2019 Annual Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership for Advancing Human Development in Africa and Asia (PAHDAA) | 08-Jun-12 | 31-Mar-19 | 99,750,000 | 18,400 |
| Aswan Skills Development Program in Egypt (ASDP) | 24-Apr-15 | 30-Jun-20 | 10,300,675 | 2,468,926 |
| Health Action Plan for Afghanistan (HAPA) | 22-Dec-15 | 30-Jun-21 | 75,222,582 | 11,875,645 |
| Access to Quality Care through Extending and Strengthening Health Systems in Pakistan, Kenya, Mali and Mozambique (AQCESS) | 30-Mar-16 | 31-Mar-21 | 30,527,656 | 8,738,629 |
| Afghanistan Women's Empowerment Program (AWEP) | 30-Mar-16 | 30-Jun-21 | 11,970,310 | 2,807,402 |
| Improving Access to Maternal and Newborn Health in Mwanza, Tanzania (IMPACT) | 12-Jan-17 | 31-Mar-21 | 14,678,571 | 4,624,822 |
| Pathways to Innovation in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (P2i) | 01-Mar-17 | 30-Nov-20 | 2,223,778 | 751,609 |
| Ta'ziz - A Multi-Region Multi-Year Humanitarian Response Program in Syria | 11-Jan-17 | 31-Dec-19 | 7,000,000 | 2,931,244 |
| Assessment and Development of Implementation Models of Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals (IM-SDG) | 01-Apr-18 | 30-Jun-20 | 560,000 | 259,184 |
| Increasing the Scale and Sustainability of the Madrasa Early Childhood Development Program | 01-Jul-18 | 30-Jun-21 | 1,000,002 | 379,689 |
| Improving Early Childhood Development and Well-Being in Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Kenya | 27-Mar-17 | 30-Jun-21 | 1,012,408 | 322,631 |
| Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Adolescents in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (SPARC) | 01-Oct-18 | 30-Sep-23 | 21,935,000 | 1,887,372 |
| Using Educational Technology to Develop Essential Educational Competencies in Sub-Saharan Africa | 01-Apr-17 | 31-Mar-24 | 254,000 | - |
| Teeko: mHealth Immunization App (eMNCH Care) | 01-Dec-18 | 31-Dec-20 | 499,981 | 325,183 |
| Program Implementation Support for AKF programs in Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan | 01-Jan-14 | 31-Dec-21 | 10,732,000 | 1,573,668 |
| AKDN Comprehensive Sanitation Initiative in India | 01-Jan-15 | 30-Jun-20 | 2,585,232 | 281,216 |
| Qualified Donee Grants | 01-Jan-19 | 31-Dec-19 | 47,754,852 | 47,754,852 |
| Other [Canadian expenses] | 01-Jan-19 | 31-Dec-19 | 1,057,806 | 1,057,806 |
| TOTAL | 339,064,853 | 88,058,276 |
