Where We Work

We work in more than a dozen countries in Africa and Asia, promoting innovative, sustainable solutions to critical development challenges. Countries do not exist in isolation from the complexities of their region, and many communities straddle porous borders. For this reason, we take a regional approach to program design, connecting sustainable improvements to quality of life to the development of the region as a whole.

A seat at the table: Women leaders driving inclusive change in India

Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to building a sustainable and inclusive world. Yet

Food for thought: How a school garden is helping students learn and thrive

Globally, 273 million children and youth are out of school due to factors like conflict, poverty, and sociocultural norms. In

Walking the distance: Meet Gulzat

Gulzat is a nurse in Jerge-Tal, a rural village in the Naryn region of the Kyrgyz Republic. Though resources remain

Onwards, upwards: Meet women reshaping local governance in rural India

Across rural India, the face of local governance is shifting. For generations, women have been the backbone of families and

A space to thrive: Adolescent-friendly safe spaces in Pakistan

Adolescence — spanning puberty to adulthood — is one of the most dynamic periods of human development and growth, second

From Saint John, With Love: The New Brunswick Teen Using Empathy to Challenge Inequality

Ella Cusack has a superpower, but it’s not the type you’d see in a Marvel film. By Caro Rolando  “I’ve always been quite shy,”

Tools for Change: How educators across Canada are inspiring a generation of global citizens

From Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador, global citizenship education is breaking new ground across the country  By Jacky Habib  Every

Where everyone sits in a circle: The Edmonton school giving youth a second chance

By Jacky Habib Three times a day — morning, midday, and late afternoon — the whole of Edmonton’s Inner City

Dispatch from the Fellows: From a Bazaar in Vahdat to the Boardrooms of Central Asia

“My first memory of entrepreneurship is my father’s shop in an open bazaar in Vahdat, Tajikistan. I was maybe eight