Education

Education - a "driver" of sustainable development

On the course and at our tournaments this year we invite our participants to learn more about the work of Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) in education - a "driver" of sustainable development. You'll learn more about how your support of World Partnership Golf is helping AKFC make an enduring commitment to education in the developing world through formal institutions and capacity-building programs.

AKFC-supported education programs look at the big picture: from how schools are managed to the well-being of the individual child. From the pre-school level to university and beyond, the goal is to improve educational outcomes, particularly for girls, as well as teaching and academic performance. Below are just a few examples of this work.

Across East Africa, madrasa pre-schools fuse local Swahili culture, Muslim values and a contemporary secular curriculum. In the past 25 years, over 67,000 children-more than half of them girls-have received the best possible start to learning; local women gain a critical vocation; and parents receive training in school management to help them operate the schools in a sustainable manner.

Girls and women in northern Afghanistan are making up for the many years that they were denied an education.
A Canadian-supported program is focusing on removing barriers to education, from refurbishing schools to training more female teachers, and supporting new education policies that recognize the role of women in a prosperous, educated and stable society.

Under a Canadian-supported program, a network of local organizations in Bangladesh is bringing basic education to children who were unable to attend, or had dropped out of, the formal school system. Teachers and school managers are learning new techniques to create successful and sustainable preschools, and sharing limited resources to help their schools thrive.