Toronto, 28 February 2014 — More than a million people living in Asia and Africa will have new opportunities within reach, thanks to a five-year, CAD $100-million partnership between the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Government of Canada, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
The Partnership for Advancing Human Development in Africa and Asia was announced by His Highness the Aga Khan and Prime Minister Stephen Harper at Massey Hall in Toronto.
Watch video here: http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1529/VIDEO-Mawlana-Hazar-Imam-and-Canadian-Prime-Minister-announce-human-development-initiative
Related at AKDN: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1256
Related at Prime Minister of Canada’s website: http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/02/28/partnership-advancing-human-development-africa-and-asia
Earlier related at Ismailimail: Canada partners with the Aga Khan to Advance Human Development – More than a million people to benefit