The Economic Planning Board (EPB) is a volunteer organization, representing one of five Central Institutions under the Ismaili Council for Canada, established to promote a better quality of life for the Ismaili Muslim Community through Economic Development. EPB has a national board as well as six regional boards (British Columbia, Edmonton, Prairies, Ontario, Ottawa, Quebec & Maritimes) which deliver local programmatic activities to those regions.
Follow this link to read more about the EPB and for several great financial literary resources..
When Yasmin Rajwani visited a government school in Hyderabad in July 2016, she saw a large mural that depicted the world with the Soviet Union. Because of the outdated map, the local students didn’t know the locations of many countries where Ismailis live, including Syria, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
This was a surprise to Rajwani, a grade 11 student from Burnaby, B.C. who is passionate about global issues. So she, along with other young Ismailis in the Global Encounters Program at the Aga Khan Academy – Hyderabad, decided to paint a new, updated mural for the school, which served students in grades 6 to 10.
Gender equality in Islamic faith is a widely-explored study. Ismaili Muslims see equality among people as a building block of civil society. In North America, the conversation about equality across genders has sustained attention at all levels. To mark International Women’s Day 2017 in Canada, the Ismaili Centre Toronto and Ismaili Centre Burnaby are each hosting unique events to spotlight achievements of women and showcase their role in advancing society. Learn more about the event in Burnaby here and more on the Toronto event here.
