AKFC’s travelling exhibit Together spent three years criss-crossing Canada, including this stop in Ottawa. Contained inside an 18-wheel transport truck, this innovative exhibit attracted more than 80,000 visitors to learn about global development, the AKDN and Canada’s role in improving quality of life around the world.
AKF Canada
AKFC’s travelling exhibit Together spent three years criss-crossing Canada, including this stop in Ottawa. Con...
AKF Canada
Working alongside partners including the Government of Canada, AKFC supports a range of programmes to improve quality of life in Africa and Asia. These primary school students in Kwale County, Kenya, benefitted from a programme to improve education in East Africa.
AKDN / Mohamed Altoum (The Compulsive)
Working alongside partners including the Government of Canada, AKFC supports a range of programmes to improve ...
AKDN / Mohamed Altoum (The Compulsive)
The annual AKF World Partnership Walk is Canada’s largest event in support of global development. Every year, thousands of Canadians lace up their sneakers to raise funds and awareness. The campaign has raised more than $130 million CAD since launched in 1985.
AKF Canada
The annual AKF World Partnership Walk is Canada’s largest event in support of global development. Every year, ...
AKF Canada
Mufida Kanwal, a midwife in Pakistan, uses a Pinard horn to listen to the fetal heart rate during a prenatal checkup. She received equipment and training through a health project supported by AKFC and the Government of Canada, which was implemented by the AKDN in both Africa and Asia.
AKDN / Danial Shah
Mufida Kanwal, a midwife in Pakistan, uses a Pinard horn to listen to the fetal heart rate during a prenatal c...
AKDN / Danial Shah
Hawa Sabriye, an International Youth Fellow, speaks in front of a classroom in Maputo, Mozambique. AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship programme places early-career Canadians with AKDN and partner organisations in Africa and Asia, to build and share their skills and learn about global development first-hand.
AKF Canada
Hawa Sabriye, an International Youth Fellow, speaks in front of a classroom in Maputo, Mozambique. AKFC’s Inte...
AKF Canada
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Established in 1980, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) has transformed the lives of millions in Africa and Asia. Its work demonstrates that change is possible when poverty is tackled on multiple fronts, over the long term and with communities in charge.
We believe that lasting progress depends on partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders overseas and in Canada – from local individuals and communities to local and international businesses, governments and non-governmental organisations. Many of our efforts are undertaken in cooperation with the Government of Canada, through Global Affairs Canada.
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AKFC's Work
Good health, quality education, economic opportunity, gender equality, clean water and air, nutritious food and space to participate in civic life: these are the cornerstones of a more peaceful, prosperous and pluralist world. AKFC works alongside women and men to build a strong foundation for the future, and make sure they possess the knowledge and tools to sustain development gains over the long term.
In our work we:
- build self-reliance;
- invest in the long term;
- work in partnership;
- foster gender equality; and
- promote pluralism.
In Canada
In Canada, we undertake a range of initiatives to engage and inform Canadians about global development; channel skills and expertise to support our programmes in Africa and Asia; and promote learning and knowledge exchange within the Canadian development sector. Canadians can participate through a variety of channels, including exhibitions, conferences, youth workshops and seminars – and through work and volunteer opportunities in Canada and overseas. Many of these activities draw on the global expertise of other AKDN agencies and are undertaken with financial support from the Government of Canada and in partnership with Canadian academic and civil society organisations.
Thanks to thousands of committed volunteers and supporters across the country, AKFC raises millions of dollars every year. Visit our World Partnership Walk and World Partnership Golf campaigns to support our work.