Teaching Canadian youth the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through artwork and artefacts.
Aga Khan Foundation Canada + Aga Khan Museum
Committed to breaking the cycle of poverty, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is an international development organization and registered Canadian charity. Since 1980, they have improved millions of lives in Africa and Asia, working in partnership with the Government of Canada and diverse Canadian institutions and individuals.
The Aga Khan Museum presents and collects art from historically significant Muslim civilizations as well as contemporary Muslim communities and diasporas around the world.
Key to AKFC’s public engagement approach is working with Canadian educators to deepen their understanding of global issues, international development, and empower educators with tools and strategies to engage their students in active global citizenship. As part of this work, AKFC embarked on an educational project named Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Through Art. Each toolkit focuses on a lesson plan that examines specific United Nations (UN) SGDs through the lens of art and artefacts from the Aga Khan Museum.
