Generation Impact: Young Canadians Making a Difference

Aga Khan Foundation

We all have a stake in our collective global future, but no one more than today’s young people.

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Photo: Gertrude Omoro and Peter Steele, part of the 2022-23 cohort of International Youth Fellows, standing outside the AKF Tanzania office in Dar es Salaam. Credit: Michael Goima / AKFC(﻿La version française suite le texte anglais.)On Thursday, June 8, we hope you will join us in-person for an evening of inspiration, celebration, and networking as we mark the 35th anniversary of our commitment to young Canadians’ global leadership through the International Youth Fellowship. You will hear directly from Fellowship alumni who will share their learnings, challenges, and experiences of working on the ground in some of the world's most challenging environments, as well as current Fellows who are about to embark on their overseas assignments. So, if you're passionate about making a difference in the world and want to learn more about how young Canadians are leading the charge, join us for Generation Impact and help us give our 35th anniversary cohort the send-off they deserve!Additional Information for Attendees <ul><li>The program will include opportunities to network with other guests and our previous and current International Youth Fellows </li><li>Attendees are invited to enjoy some refreshments while networking at the end of the event </li><li>Visit our website to learn more about the <a href="https://www.akfc.ca/get-involved/youth-fellows/apply-youth-fellows/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">International Youth Fellowship program</a> </li></ul>Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and greet our AKFC’s past and current fellows! Questions? Please contact akfc.events@akdn.org Keynote Speaker Tracey Evans Director, Global Partnerships at Right to Play Tracey grew up with parents who worked in the airline industry and spent much of her childhood on planes, bouncing from one country to the next and learning to explore new cultures from a young age.She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Development and Global Studies from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s degree in International Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Tel Aviv University. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education at the University of Toronto where she is investigating the educational experiences of autistic learners during COVID-19 school closures in Ottawa, Canada.During her undergraduate degree, Tracey spent her summers volunteering in West and South Africa on HIV/AIDS and environmental conservation projects. Afterwards, she spent eight months completing the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) Youth Fellowship program, which sent her to Bangladesh for eight months where she worked with CARE Bangladesh on women’s economic empowerment projects.Tracey worked for Aga Khan Foundation Canada from 2015 until 2020 as an Education Program Manager. In 2021, she joined Right To Play as Director of Global Partnerships where she overseas the organization's institutional relationship with Global Affairs Canada. She is constantly inspired by the learners, teachers and parents she gets to work with, and firmly believes that education is the world’s greatest asset for promoting gender equality. Tracey loves cooking, curling, and is always more than happy to invite her Golden Retriever Birken to make guest appearances on Teams calls!P﻿anelistsT﻿homas OrrSenior Manager, Programs, Partnerships, and Results , AKFC Thomas (‘Tom’) Orr leads a team responsible for the monitoring, evaluation and learning function of Aga Khan Foundation’s North American-funded programs. He also oversees a diverse portfolio of programs and supports business development efforts with North American institutional donors. His experience in international development spans 13 countries across three continents. Prior to his current role, he was as an AKFC Fellow for AKF in Tajikistan and eventually went on to lead its Partnerships Department. He has also worked in the Evaluation Division of Global Affairs Canada. Tom is passionate about measuring program performance and translating this evidence into action to improve results. H﻿oda MroueSenior Program Officer, International Humanitarian Assistance Division at Global Affairs CanadaHoda is a Senior Program Officer in the International Humanitarian Assistance Division at Global Affairs Canada. Prior to this, she worked with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) for over eight years in a variety of roles. This includes over seven years abroad mobilizing resources and managing complex humanitarian and development programs for AKF in Syria, Afghanistan and Egypt. Following these placements, Hoda worked as Senior Manager for Programs and Partnerships with AKFC. Hoda has also undertaken short assignments with UN-Habitat Egypt and KfW Development Bank. Hoda has an MA in Political Science and International Development Studies from the University of Guelph, and a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Carleton University.S﻿ophia Kara 2﻿023/2024 International Youth FellowSophia Kara graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Science fromWestern University, where she studied Nutrition Science and Kinesiology. Currently, Sophia is working with Aga Khan University, where she’s investigating the impact of Pakistan’s first-ever rural family medicine training program on mountain communities. Sophia is very passionate about community service and some of her past voluntary experiences include serving as a global health volunteer in Panama City, volunteering with the Aga Khan Youth &amp; Sports Board Canada as a summer camp counsellor, raising over $50,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society, serving as an executive member for Western’s Kinesiology Students Association, and facilitating mental health education programs with the Aga Khan Health Board Canada.The AKFC Fellowship is something Sophia has been interested in since she first learned about the program in high school. Consequently, she is excited to use a human-centred design approach in her role, while learning about the lived experiences of the communities she will be collaborating with.W﻿ith remarks from Patricia Peña, Assistant Deputy Minister, Partnerships for Development Innovation, GAC_﻿___________________________________________________________________________Notre avenir mondial collectif nous concerne tous, en particulier les jeunes. Le jeudi 8 juin, nous espérons que vous vous joindrez à nous (en personne) dans le cadre d’une soirée d’inspiration, de célébration et de réseautage à l’occasion du 35e anniversaire de notre engagement en faveur du leadership mondial des jeunes Canadiens et Canadiennes par le biais du Programme de stages pour jeunes en développement international. Vous entendrez d’anciens stagiaires présenter leurs apprentissages, leurs défis et leurs expériences de travail sur le terrain dans certains des environnements les plus difficiles du monde, ainsi que des stagiaires actuels qui sont sur le point d’entamer leur expérience à l’étranger. Alors, si vous aimez l’idée de faire une différence dans le monde et que vous voulez en savoir plus sur le leadership des jeunes Canadiens et Canadiennes, participez à Génération impact et aidez-nous à donner à notre cohorte du 35e anniversaire le départ qu’elle mérite! Renseignements complémentaires pour les participants <ul><li>L’événement comprendra des occasions de réseautage avec d’autres invités et nos jeunes stagiaires, anciens et actuels</li><li>À la fin de l’événement, les participants seront invités à réseauter et à profiter de quelques rafraîchissements </li><li>Visitez notre site Web pour en savoir plus sur le <a href="https://www.akfc.ca/get-involved/youth-fellows/apply-youth-fellows/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Programme de stages pour jeunes en développement international</a></li></ul>Ne manquez pas cette occasion de rencontrer et de saluer les anciens et actuels stagiaires de la Fondation! Vous avez des questions? Veuillez écrire à akfc.events@akdn.org. Conférencière principale Tracey Evans Directrice, Partenariats mondiaux, Right to Play Tracey est titulaire d’un bac en développement international et études mondiales de l’Université d’Ottawa et d’une maîtrise en résolution des conflits internationaux et médiation de l’Université de Tel-Aviv. Elle poursuit actuellement un doctorat en éducation, leadership et politique éducative internationale à l’Université de Toronto, où elle étudie les expériences éducatives d’apprenants autistes à Ottawa, au Canada, pendant les fermetures scolaires dues à la COVID-19. Tracey a travaillé pour la Fondation Aga Khan Canada à Ottawa de 2015 à 2020 en tant que gestionnaire de programmes d’éducation. Elle gérait un portefeuille de programmes d’éducation sensibles au genre en Afrique de l’Est et de l’Ouest et en Asie centrale qui touchent les apprenants tout au long de la vie, de l’éducation de la petite enfance à l’enseignement postsecondaire. En janvier 2021, Tracey s’est jointe à Right To Play en tant que directrice des partenariats mondiaux. Elle est constamment inspirée par les apprenants, les enseignants et les parents avec lesquels elle a l’occasion de travailler, et croit fermement que, partout dans le monde, l’éducation est le meilleur outil pour promouvoir l’égalité entre les genres. PanélistesT﻿homas OrrResponsable des programmes, des partenariats et des résultats, AKFCThomas ("Tom") Orr dirige une équipe chargée du suivi, de l'évaluation et de la fonction d'apprentissage des programmes financés par la Fondation Aga Khan en Amérique du Nord. Il supervise également un portefeuille diversifié de programmes et soutient les efforts de développement commercial auprès des donateurs institutionnels nord-américains.Son expérience en matière de développement international couvre 13 pays sur trois continents. Avant d'occuper son poste actuel, il a été boursier de l'AKFC au Tadjikistan et a ensuite dirigé le département des partenariats de cette organisation. Il a également travaillé à la division de l'évaluation d'Affaires mondiales Canada. Tom est passionné par la mesure des performances des programmes et par la traduction de ces données en actions visant à améliorer les résultats.

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