Government of Canada partners with Aga Khan Foundation Canada to deliver Aswan Skills Development Program in Egypt

January 15, 2015 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today concluded his visit to Egypt, during which he met with Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Baird also met with Egypt’s most influential religious leaders, Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Mohammed Ahmed El-Tayyib, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque, to talk about religious freedom, an issue on which Canada has led the world since it created the Office of Religious Freedom.

While in Luxor, he also announced support for economic growth and the economic empowerment of women and youth.

One such project is the Aswan Skills Development Program in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation Canada.

Aswan Skills Development Program – Aga Khan Foundation Canada

Canada is providing $10.625 million to the Aga Khan Foundation Canada to implement the Aswan Skills Development Program in Egypt, in collaboration with Manitoba’s Red River College.

The project, which will help approximately 6,000 young women and men in the Aswan region, is designed to strengthen the quality and impact of vocational, technical and professional training programs. The initiative will focus on improving access to relevant job skills development and employment services for unemployed or underemployed youth. The project will seek to provide training in a number of areas, which may include both the tourism and electricity sectors.

Via Government of Canada – Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

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All images via Embassy of Canada to Egypt

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