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Building Systems That Deliver Sustainable Development at Scale
Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) is a Canadian-based international humanitarian and development organization advancing systems-level solutions through evidence, partnerships, and sustainable impact.
Building on program experience across 22+ direct countries, with extended reach through partnerships in 62+ countries.
500,000+ individuals reached  •  Direct presence in 22+ countries  •  62+ countries through partnerships  •  16 core programs  •  500+ interventions delivered  •  Middle East, Africa & Europe
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June 20, 2026
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July 1, 2026
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October 16, 2026
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November 11, 2026
Human Rights Day
December 10, 2026
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January 24, 2027
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Building on Humanitarian and Development Impact Since 2014
Outcomes Built Through Trusted Local Partnerships

MAP Canada’s work is grounded in measurable outcomes, trusted local partnerships, and long-term institutional strengthening.

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Who We Are
A Canada-Based Organization Connecting Humanitarian Response With Sustainable Development

Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) works at the intersection of humanitarian response and sustainable development. We support communities facing crisis, poverty, displacement, inequality, and limited access to essential services while investing in systems that help people recover, rebuild, and thrive.

Our approach combines Canadian institutional governance, trusted local partnerships, and evidence-informed programming to deliver practical, scalable, and sustainable impact.

MAP Canada community work
22+Direct Countries
62+Partner Countries
Our Work
Integrated Programs for Sustainable Development

MAP Canada works across interconnected program areas that respond to immediate needs while building long-term community resilience.

Pillar 01

Education

Expanding access to inclusive, quality education, skills development, and learning pathways that support children, youth, and communities in building stronger futures.

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Pillar 02

Health

Improving access to essential health services, medical interventions, community-based care, and health system strengthening for underserved and crisis-affected populations.

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Pillar 03

Economic Empowerment & Inclusion

Supporting women, youth, and vulnerable communities through livelihood pathways, digital inclusion, entrepreneurship, skills development, and economic resilience.

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Pillar 04

Climate & Sustainability

Strengthening climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, local production systems, environmental awareness, and community-led adaptation.

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Flagship Initiatives
From Humanitarian Response to Long-Term Resilience

Our flagship initiatives demonstrate how targeted humanitarian action, innovation, and local partnerships can create measurable pathways toward dignity, opportunity, and sustainable development.

Hope for Vision
Health

Hope for Vision

Providing access to life-changing eye care interventions for children and vulnerable individuals, helping restore sight, independence, and opportunity in underserved communities.

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Watan App
Economic Empowerment & Digital Inclusion

Watan App

A digital skills and employment platform connecting youth and vulnerable communities with training, opportunity pathways, and labor market access.

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RAFAH Project
Women’s Empowerment & Community Resilience

RAFAH Project

Advancing women’s empowerment, education, livelihoods, and community resilience to help families and communities move from vulnerability toward long-term stability.

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Who We Are
A Canada-Based Organization Connecting Humanitarian Response With Sustainable Development

Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) works at the intersection of humanitarian response and sustainable development. We support communities facing crisis, poverty, displacement, inequality, and limited access to essential services while investing in systems that help people recover, rebuild, and thrive.

Our approach combines Canadian institutional governance, trusted local partnerships, and evidence-informed programming to deliver practical, scalable, and sustainable impact.

MAP Canada community work
22Direct Countries
62+Partner Countries
Why MAP Canada
Practical Solutions. Trusted Partnerships. Sustainable Impact.

MAP Canada is designed to bridge urgent humanitarian response with long-term development outcomes. Our work is rooted in evidence, strengthened by local partnerships, and guided by a commitment to accountability, dignity, and measurable impact.

Evidence-Based Programming

Programs are designed using data, field learning, community needs, and measurable outcomes.

Local Partnerships

MAP Canada works through trusted local partners and community-based structures to ensure relevance, ownership, and sustainability.

Institutional Accountability

Our work is supported by governance, policy frameworks, risk management, and transparent decision-making.

Sustainable Development

We connect immediate response with long-term resilience, capacity strengthening, and development pathways.

Where We Work
Local Presence. Regional Knowledge. Global Reach.

MAP Canada operates through a Canada-based institutional platform and regional implementation structures, with direct presence in 22+ countries and extended reach through partnerships in more than 62 countries.

Our work is rooted in local knowledge, community trust, and strategic partnerships that enable context-sensitive programming across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and conflict-affected settings.

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Direct Countries

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Countries Through Strategic Partnerships

Partnerships
Built for Collaboration. Designed for Scale.

MAP Canada partners with governments, foundations, international organizations, private-sector actors, academic institutions, NGOs, and community-based organizations to design and deliver high-impact solutions.

Our partnership model is built on shared responsibility, local leadership, transparency, and measurable long-term outcomes.

Governments
National and regional institutions
International Organizations
UN agencies, multilaterals, humanitarian and development actors
Foundations & Private Sector
Corporate partners, philanthropic institutions, donors, and social impact investors
Civil Society & Local Partners
NGOs, community-based organizations, technical partners, and implementation networks
Governance & Accountability
Trusted Governance for Global Impact

MAP Canada’s governance framework supports transparent decision-making, ethical operations, strategic oversight, and responsible institutional growth.

Support Sustainable Impact
Help Communities Recover, Rebuild, and Thrive

Your support helps MAP Canada work with local partners to respond to urgent needs while investing in long-term solutions that strengthen resilience, dignity, and self-reliance.

Together, we can help communities move beyond crisis toward sustainable futures.

Insights
Evidence, Learning, and Institutional Knowledge

MAP Canada integrates evidence, field learning, research, and knowledge partnerships into program design, implementation, and evaluation.

Our insights hub shares reports, publications, case studies, updates, and learning resources that support transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Events & Campaigns
Connecting Communities Around Shared Action

MAP Canada engages communities, partners, and supporters through national, humanitarian, institutional, and campaign-based events that advance awareness, collaboration, and action.

World Refugee Day

June 20, 2026

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Canada Day

July 1, 2026

Canadian Public Event

World Food Day

October 16, 2026

UN / Humanitarian
Inclusion

Inclusive. Rights-Based. Community-Driven.

Our work is grounded in inclusion and equity, ensuring that all individuals — regardless of background — have access to opportunities, services, and support.

Get Involved

Partner With Us to Drive Sustainable Impact

We invite governments, institutions, foundations, private-sector partners, civil society organizations, and communities to collaborate with MAP Canada in delivering sustainable, high-impact solutions.

Governance

Strong Governance. Trusted Leadership.

Make Aid Possible operates under a governance and accountability framework designed to support transparency, ethical decision-making, strategic oversight, responsible growth, and long-term institutional sustainability.

Governance at a Glance

Global Governance BoardStrategic direction, fiduciary oversight, and governance leadership
Executive LeadershipInstitutional strategy, partnerships, and operational execution
MENA Regional Board MembersRegional insight, contextual expertise, and partnership support
Advisors and Technical ExpertsSpecialized guidance across programs, governance, and strategy

President’s Statement

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R. L. Martin Joly, B.Soc.Sc., LL.B.

President, Global Governance Board

MAP Canada’s governance is guided by accountability, ethical leadership, responsible stewardship, and a commitment to sustainable impact.

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The challenges facing our world today are complex and interconnected. Poverty, food insecurity, environmental pressures, health disparities, displacement, and social inequality continue to affect millions of people and communities. Addressing these challenges requires more than short-term intervention. It requires sustained commitment, strong partnerships, responsible governance, and solutions that create lasting impact.

At MAP Canada, we believe humanitarian action must be both responsive and transformative. While meeting immediate needs remains essential, our broader purpose is to strengthen the systems, capacities, and local leadership that enable communities to build resilient and sustainable futures.

Lasting progress is achieved when people are empowered to lead their own development and when solutions are designed to endure beyond the life of a project. MAP Canada’s governance approach is rooted in accountability, ethical leadership, measurable outcomes, and responsible stewardship of resources.

What distinguishes MAP Canada is our commitment to bridging humanitarian assistance with long-term sustainable development. Through strategic partnerships with governments, institutions, foundations, organizations, and community leaders, MAP Canada works to address immediate challenges while supporting the institutional capacity, resilience, and systems required for lasting change.

Throughout my career in both the public and private sectors, I have witnessed the transformative power of partnership and innovation. Meaningful change occurs when diverse stakeholders come together around a shared vision and a common purpose.

What inspires me most is the resilience, ingenuity, and determination demonstrated by communities around the world. Sustainable progress is most effective when it is locally led, community-owned, and supported by strong networks of collaboration. MAP Canada’s role is not simply to provide assistance, but to work alongside communities as trusted partners in creating opportunities, strengthening capacity, and advancing long-term self-reliance.

As we look to the future, MAP Canada remains committed to advancing practical, scalable, and sustainable solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities. We will continue to invest in partnerships, innovation, and evidence-informed approaches that deliver measurable results and contribute to stronger, more resilient systems.

On behalf of the organization, I extend sincere gratitude to our donors, partners, governments, foundations, United Nations agencies, volunteers, and supporters for their continued trust and commitment to making aid possible.

Together, we are helping build a more equitable, resilient, and sustainable future for communities around the world.

R. L. Martin Joly, B.Soc.Sc., LL.B.
President, Global Governance Board

A Message from the Founder & Global Chief Executive Officer

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Dr. Farah Albarahmeh

Founder & Global Chief Executive Officer

At Make Aid Possible, aid is not the destination. It is the beginning of a pathway toward dignity, resilience, opportunity, and sustainable futures.

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At Make Aid Possible, we believe every human being deserves not only to survive, but the opportunity to live with dignity, safety, purpose, and hope.

Humanity does not discriminate, and neither do we.

In a world increasingly shaped by conflict, displacement, inequality, poverty, climate challenges, and uncertainty, responding to urgent needs remains essential. Yet while humanitarian action plays a critical role in moments of crisis, we believe our responsibility extends far beyond responding to immediate hardship.

Aid must do more than help people survive. It must help people rebuild, recover, grow, and ultimately thrive.

From the beginning, our vision has been clear: not simply to respond to crises, but to help transform vulnerability into resilience, dependency into opportunity, and short-term relief into sustainable progress.

Our goal is not to create dependency on humanitarian support. Our goal is to help create a future where individuals, families, and communities are empowered to stand independently — where systems are strengthened, opportunities are created, resilience is built, and people are equipped with the tools, knowledge, and support needed to shape their own futures with dignity and confidence.

At Make Aid Possible, we believe aid is not the destination. It is the beginning of a pathway toward sustainability, resilience, and long-term self-reliance.

This is why our work intentionally bridges humanitarian response with sustainable development. While emergency support remains critical during times of crisis, we also believe in investing in what comes next: stronger health systems, quality education, women and youth empowerment, sustainable livelihoods, institutional capacity, economic resilience, and community-led solutions that endure long after assistance ends.

We believe true impact is not measured solely by the assistance delivered today, but by the strength, independence, and resilience communities are able to sustain tomorrow.

No single organization, government, institution, or community can create meaningful and lasting change alone. Real progress happens when humanitarian organizations, governments, private-sector partners, civil society, donor agencies, and communities work together, each strengthening a different part of the journey toward resilience, dignity, and sustainable progress.

At Make Aid Possible, we believe we complete each other.

We see humanitarian and development work not as isolated interventions, but as an interconnected cycle built on partnership, trust, accountability, shared responsibility, and a collective commitment to ensuring that no one is left behind.

As we continue strengthening our global work, we remain deeply committed to building solutions that are locally driven, culturally respectful, evidence-informed, and designed not only to address immediate needs, but to strengthen communities and systems for generations to come.

To our partners, supporters, governments, institutions, and communities around the world: thank you for believing in a future where dignity, equity, opportunity, sustainability, and hope are possible for everyone.

Together, we are not only making aid possible.
We are making resilience possible.
We are making dignity possible.
We are making opportunity possible.
We are making sustainable futures possible.

Dr. Farah Albarahmeh
Founder & Global Chief Executive Officer
Make Aid Possible

Founder & Executive Leadership

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Dr. Farah Albarahmeh

Founder & Global Chief Executive Officer

Physician, humanitarian leader, and institutional strategist leading MAP Canada’s global vision, partnerships, institutional growth, and international positioning.

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Dr. Farah Albarahmeh is a physician, humanitarian and development leader, and institutional strategist serving as Founder & Global Chief Executive Officer of Make Aid Possible, also known as MAP Canada.

MAP Canada is a Canadian-based international humanitarian and development organization advancing systems-level solutions across humanitarian response, health, education, women’s empowerment, economic resilience, climate resilience, and institutional development.

With an interdisciplinary foundation spanning biomedical sciences, molecular biology, medicine, humanitarian leadership, and institutional development, Dr. Albarahmeh brings an integrated perspective to advancing sustainable solutions in complex and underserved environments. Her work bridges science, medicine, humanitarian response, and systems transformation to address both immediate needs and long-term structural challenges facing vulnerable communities.

Over the course of her leadership, Dr. Albarahmeh has worked across humanitarian and development settings, including fragile and conflict-affected environments, supporting efforts that strengthen resilience, community systems, institutional capacity, and long-term sustainability. Her experience includes strategic engagement with governments, international organizations, donor agencies, foundations, and private-sector partners to foster partnerships that advance effective, scalable, and locally driven solutions.

As Founder & Global Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Albarahmeh leads MAP Canada’s global vision, institutional growth, governance strengthening, strategic partnerships, and international positioning. Her leadership supports a governance-centered, systems-driven, and sustainability-focused model designed to strengthen measurable outcomes, accountability, localization, and long-term impact across diverse regional contexts.

Recognized for her institution-building approach and commitment to quality, accountability, and sustainable impact, Dr. Albarahmeh champions development models that move beyond short-term interventions toward strengthening resilient communities and institutions. Her leadership philosophy is grounded in the belief that meaningful and lasting impact is achieved through strong governance, evidence-informed decision-making, strategic partnerships, and empowering communities to build long-term self-reliance.

Through her leadership, MAP Canada continues to strengthen its role as a trusted humanitarian and development partner, advancing innovative and partnership-driven approaches that bridge humanitarian response with sustainable development to create measurable, scalable, and lasting impact globally.

Global Governance Board

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R. L. Martin Joly, B.Soc.Sc., LL.B.

President, Global Governance Board

Canadian lawyer, mediator, and strategic advisor with extensive experience in governance, institutional risk, regulatory matters, dispute resolution, and strategic oversight.

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R. L. Martin Joly is a Canadian lawyer, mediator, and strategic advisor with nearly three decades of distinguished experience across the public and private sectors.

He brings extensive expertise in governance, national security, corporate-commercial law, regulatory compliance, and complex dispute resolution. Throughout his career, Mr. Joly has advised senior government institutions, major Canadian financial institutions, healthcare and educational organizations, leading infrastructure and construction firms, and private-sector entities.

Mr. Joly has been entrusted with complex, high-stakes matters involving legal, regulatory, commercial, and public policy considerations. His experience includes advising domestic and international organizations and senior government leadership on regulatory frameworks, government investigations, defence procurement, infrastructure initiatives, sanctions and export controls, and cross-border legal and compliance matters.

His experience operating within confidential and classified environments reflects his ability to navigate complex institutional and geopolitical landscapes.

As an accomplished litigator and mediator, Mr. Joly has managed major commercial disputes across diverse sectors, including governance and fiduciary matters, shareholder and partnership disputes, telecommunications and broadcasting, regulatory enforcement, and multi-jurisdictional proceedings.

He has appeared before courts, arbitration panels, and administrative tribunals and is recognized for strategic judgment, balanced perspective, and a pragmatic approach to sustainable outcomes.

Mr. Joly brings to MAP Canada strong expertise in governance, institutional risk management, strategic oversight, and organizational accountability. His leadership experience and commitment to principled governance support MAP Canada’s institutional excellence, sustainability, and long-term impact.

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Ms. Robina Bosibori Omosa

Board Member, Governance & Finance

Finance and administration leader with experience in governance, strategy, organizational development, accountability, financial oversight, and inclusive leadership.

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Robina Bosibori Omosa is a finance and administration leader with deep experience in governance, strategy, and organizational development.

She has managed finance and operations at East Scarborough Storefront – MakeWay Charitable Society and the Durham Rape Crisis Centre. She also serves on boards including FORA, the Women’s Multicultural Resource and Counseling Centre Durham, and Kakenya’s Dream.

Robina is a former Vice Chair of the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya and a past board member of the Kenya Airports Authority.

She champions mentorship, financial literacy, accountability, and inclusive leadership. Her professional experience reflects a strong commitment to strengthening organizations through responsible financial management, inclusive governance, and sustainable operational systems.

Robina is a Certified Public Accountant. She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Strategic Change Management, and she is pursuing a PhD at the University of Toronto.

At MAP Canada, she contributes expertise in governance, finance, institutional accountability, organizational development, and strategic oversight.

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Marc Jackson, P.Eng., MBA

Board Member, Infrastructure, Strategy & GCC Partnerships

Senior infrastructure and project executive with three decades of experience across Canada, the United States, and Saudi Arabia.

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Marc Jackson is a senior project and construction executive with three decades of experience delivering multibillion-dollar developments across real estate, energy, research facilities, and large-scale infrastructure in Canada, the United States, and Saudi Arabia.

He currently serves as Senior Director of Construction at ROSHN, a Public Investment Fund company in Saudi Arabia. In this role, he led the inaugural Phase 1 SEDRA program and helped establish tendering and project delivery processes aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.

Previously, at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Marc directed more than $1 billion USD in capital projects, delivering on time and below budget with strong safety performance.

A Professional Engineer and Master of Business Administration graduate, Marc also chairs the Canadian Business Network in Saudi Arabia.

He brings deep expertise in project governance, capital delivery, infrastructure development, strategic planning, and GCC partnerships. At MAP Canada, Marc supports institutional strategy, infrastructure partnerships, regional positioning, and systems-level approaches to sustainable development.

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Mohamed Larhrib

Board Member, Policy & International Affairs

Policy and international affairs professional with experience in humanitarian policy, multilateral engagement, food security, and cross-cultural diplomacy.

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Mohamed Larhrib is a multilingual policy professional specializing in international relations, humanitarian policy, and food security.

He serves as a Policy Officer at ONE and previously worked with the Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations in Rome.

His work has included supporting humanitarian and food security engagement, gathering African perspectives, and tracking United Nations policy development. Born and raised in Morocco, Mohamed speaks Arabic, English, French, and Italian.

He holds an engineering degree from the École Supérieure des Industries du Textile et de l’Habillement and a Master’s degree in International Relations from St. John’s University.

Mohamed brings analytical rigor, cross-cultural fluency, and multilateral policy experience to MAP Canada’s governance and external positioning. His background supports MAP Canada’s engagement across international affairs, policy dialogue, humanitarian strategy, and food security-related development priorities.

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Ehab Mustapha

Board Member, Commercial Strategy & Scalable Operations

Entrepreneur and strategy leader with experience in scalable commercial systems, innovation, operational development, and institution-building.

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Ehab Mustapha is the Principal of KABRI, a commercial operating group that helps scale-ups build the systems and operational infrastructure required to grow sustainably.

His experience spans enterprise sales, startup founding, and corporate innovation. He specializes in translating strategic vision into functional, scalable processes across pricing, go-to-market strategy, and revenue architecture.

Ehab also founded SixTwentyTwo, the GTA West’s first Muslim tech accelerator, where he mentors early-stage founders in building values-driven and durable enterprises.

Rooted in Mississauga’s business and civic landscape, Ehab brings an analytically grounded approach to governance focused on long-term organizational health, strategic clarity, scalable operations, and measurable community impact.

At MAP Canada, he supports institution-building through disciplined, systems-led growth, commercial strategy, operational clarity, and scalable partnership development.

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Elise Maheu

Board Member, Public Policy, Trade & Governance

Public policy, governance, and trade professional with Canadian and international experience across government relations, regulatory environments, and global markets.

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Elise Maheu is a senior public policy and government affairs executive with extensive experience across Canada, the United States, and global markets.

She has led government relations at Canadian, U.S. state and federal, and international levels, with responsibility for trade policy, enterprise risk, and complex regulatory environments.

Elise brings business leadership and global supply chain expertise spanning Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Earlier roles in Africa, including with USAID, deepened her understanding of development, private-sector engagement, and international cooperation.

Named among The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in Canada from 2021 to 2025, she has served as National Chair of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters and has chaired Governance and Human Resources committees.

Bilingual in English and French and fluent in Dutch, Elise is a Chartered Director with a Master’s degree in Transport and Logistics from the University of Hasselt and a Bachelor of Business Administration from HEC Montréal.

At MAP Canada, she contributes expertise in public policy, trade, governance, institutional risk, international cooperation, and strategic engagement.

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Farah Florestant, MBA

Board Member, Governance, Public Sector Leadership & Strategic Investment

Senior Canadian public sector executive with experience in governance, strategic planning, asset management, investment advisory, and organizational leadership.

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Farah Florestant is a senior Canadian public sector executive with nearly two decades of leadership experience across federal institutions, including the Canada Revenue Agency, the Senate of Canada, and Global Affairs Canada.

Since joining the federal public service in 2007, Farah has built extensive experience in governance, strategic planning, asset management, investment advisory, and organizational leadership.

She has managed complex human and financial resources, led multidisciplinary teams, and delivered multi-year, multi-million-dollar capital and infrastructure projects for the Canada Revenue Agency and Public Services and Procurement Canada.

In 2019, Farah was appointed Director of Building Operations and Asset Management at the Senate of Canada, where she led a workforce of 120 unionized and non-unionized employees responsible for operational and facility management services for Senators, their staff, and the Senate Administration.

She later joined Global Affairs Canada as Director of Long-Term Planning and Client Engagement and subsequently served as Director of Portfolio Strategy, Client Engagement, and Investment Advisory. In these roles, she led strategic initiatives that strengthened organizational planning, stakeholder engagement, and investment decision-making.

Farah holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Florida International University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, and a MicroMaster’s Certificate in Leadership in Global Development from the University of Queensland.

She is also a graduate of several executive leadership programs, including the Aspiring Directors Program, the CRA Leadership Development Program, and the Canada School of Public Service Executive Leadership Development Program for Executives.

A passionate community advocate and polyglot, Farah brings to MAP Canada extensive expertise in governance, executive leadership, strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and public sector stewardship.

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Sam Salem

Board Member, Economic Development & Strategic Growth

Senior executive and management consultant with more than 25 years of experience in economic development, sector competitiveness, consulting, and training across North America and the MENA region.

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Sam Salem is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Solutions MENA Corporation, a consulting and training firm operating across North America and the MENA region.

He is a senior executive and management consultant with more than 25 years of experience working with international organizations on economic development, sector competitiveness enhancement, business growth, and development in emerging markets.

His work has supported economic development initiatives in developing countries, with a focus on strengthening competitiveness, institutional capacity, business growth, and strategic planning.

Sam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a Master of Business Administration in Finance, a Master of Science in Quality Management, and a Master of Science in International Business and Strategic Management.

At MAP Canada, he contributes strategic insight in economic development, institutional growth, business strategy, regional engagement, and sustainable development partnerships.

MENA Regional Board Members

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Atta Muhammad Murtaza Durrani

MENA Regional Board Member — Humanitarian Leadership & Regional Response

Humanitarian leader with extensive experience across fragile, conflict-affected, and emergency contexts.

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Atta Muhammad Murtaza Durrani is a distinguished humanitarian leader with more than 24 years of progressive experience in humanitarian operations, crisis response, strategic diplomacy, and emergency coordination across fragile, conflict-affected, and disaster-prone regions.

He currently serves as Head of Delegation for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Jordan, where he oversees strategic engagement and supports the Jordanian Red Crescent Society in responding to the Gaza crisis, the Syrian conflict, and broader regional instability.

His professional experience spans multiple countries and regions, including Iran, Lebanon, South Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Africa.

He has held senior leadership roles with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Netherlands Red Cross, the German Red Cross, Pakistan Red Crescent Society, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and UNHCR.

His core areas of expertise include humanitarian diplomacy, crisis leadership, multilateral coordination, cross-border and local emergency response, disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, protection programming, and resilience-building.

Mr. Durrani is recognized for his ability to lead complex humanitarian operations, coordinate diverse stakeholders under high-pressure environments, strengthen institutional capacity, and mobilize partnerships for collective impact.

His leadership emphasizes principled humanitarian action, local ownership, and community engagement. He is multilingual and culturally adept, fluent in English, Pashto, and Urdu, with working knowledge of Persian and Arabic. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.

At MAP Canada, he contributes regional humanitarian insight, operational expertise, and strategic advisory support for work across MENA and fragile contexts.

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Dr. Judy Saleh, DBA, MBA, BSc Pharm

MENA Regional Board Member — Education, Workforce Development & Institutional Strengthening

Development and institutional strengthening expert with experience in technical and vocational education and training, workforce development, education, governance, and donor-funded programs.

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Dr. Judy Saleh is a senior development and institutional strengthening expert with more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning workforce development, technical and vocational education and training, higher education, pharmaceutical sector development, organizational governance, and donor-funded programme management.

She currently serves as a Vocational Education and Labour Market Consultant and has held senior leadership positions with international development organizations, educational institutions, and the private sector.

Over the past decade, Dr. Saleh has played a leading role in advancing technical and vocational education and training reform and labour market-oriented education in Jordan through large-scale initiatives supported by international donors, including GIZ, the European Union, KOICA, the Netherlands, and other development partners.

She has led complex multi-stakeholder programmes involving government institutions, universities, training providers, industry associations, and private-sector partners to strengthen employability, institutional performance, and workforce competitiveness.

Dr. Saleh has extensive expertise in strategic planning, governance and oversight, organizational development, policy reform, partnership building, proposal development, monitoring and evaluation, financial accountability, and capacity strengthening.

She has contributed to establishing Centers of Excellence, industry link offices, sector skills initiatives, and demand-driven training systems that align education outcomes with labour market needs.

Prior to her work in international development, Dr. Saleh held senior management positions within Jordan’s pharmaceutical sector, leading regulatory affairs, quality assurance, clinical research, and operational excellence functions.

Dr. Saleh holds a Doctorate in Business Administration in Strategic Leadership, a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.

At MAP Canada, she contributes expertise in education, workforce development, institutional strengthening, skills development, governance, and donor-funded program strategy.

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Dr. Firas Balasmeh

MENA Regional Board Member — Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability

Engineering leader with experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, technical education, innovation systems, and sustainable regional development.

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Dr. Firas Balasmeh is an engineering leader, institutional strategist, and private-sector innovator with more than three decades of executive leadership experience across renewable energy, infrastructure, advanced technology, technical education, and institutional development in the Middle East.

He is the Founder and Chairman of FB Group, a Jordan-based multidisciplinary engineering, energy, and technology platform with regional operations and partnerships spanning renewable energy, automation, industrial digitalization, artificial intelligence, hydrometric systems, aviation support, and technical training solutions.

Under his leadership, FB Group has developed, executed, or operated more than 422 MW of renewable energy projects, while establishing a strong reputation for institutional reliability, engineering excellence, and long-term operational sustainability.

Dr. Balasmeh contributes strategic guidance and regional expertise to support sustainable development, systems strengthening, and long-term resilience across vulnerable and underserved communities throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

He brings expertise in renewable energy, climate resilience, engineering systems, institutional partnerships, technical and vocational education and training, infrastructure development, innovation ecosystems, and private-sector engagement for development impact.

Dr. Balasmeh holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Power System Safety and Reliability, in addition to Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Power Engineering. He is also the author of multiple peer-reviewed international publications in electrical systems and engineering safety.

His leadership philosophy is founded on the principle: “Infrastructure is not a project — it is a long-term responsibility.”

At MAP Canada, he contributes regional expertise in infrastructure, energy, sustainability, technical education, systems strengthening, and long-term development planning.

Governance Structure

Global Governance Board

Provides strategic direction, fiduciary oversight, and governance leadership to support accountability, compliance, organizational performance, and responsible institutional growth.

Executive Leadership

Leads institutional strategy, partnerships, program direction, operational execution, and global positioning.

MENA Regional Board Members

Provide regional governance insight, contextual expertise, partnership support, and strategic guidance for MAP Canada’s work across the Middle East and North Africa.

Advisors and Technical Experts

Provide specialized expertise across development, governance, innovation, partnerships, economic development, regional engagement, and program quality when required.

Governance Principles

Transparency and Accountability
Ethical Leadership and Integrity
Responsible Resource Management
Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
Safeguarding, Dignity, and Do No Harm
Institutional Excellence and Continuous Improvement

Accountability and Oversight

Strategic Oversight

Governance leadership supports responsible decision-making, institutional direction, and long-term organizational sustainability.

Responsible Stewardship

MAP Canada’s governance framework supports transparent resource management, ethical conduct, and donor confidence.

Risk and Compliance

Oversight includes attention to safeguarding, risk management, compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Governance for Sustainable Impact

MAP Canada’s governance model is designed to strengthen credibility, accountability, strategic partnerships, and responsible growth.

Through global governance leadership, executive direction, regional insight, and technical expertise, MAP Canada supports programs and partnerships that are practical, ethical, measurable, and connected to long-term sustainable impact.

Where We Work

A Global Presence. Locally Grounded Impact.

Global in vision, locally grounded in practice.

MAP Canada is headquartered in Canada and operates through an international structure that connects global governance, regional coordination, country-level presence, and trusted local partnerships.

With Canada as the global headquarters, Jordan as the regional hub for the Middle East and Africa, an international presence in Switzerland, and 22 office locations worldwide, MAP Canada is positioned to support locally grounded humanitarian, development, health, education, economic empowerment, climate, and resilience work across priority regions.

Beyond its direct office presence, MAP Canada works through trusted local partners, institutions, civil society organizations, and implementation networks that extend its reach to more than 62 countries worldwide.

Our approach combines strategic leadership, regional coordination, country-level engagement, and community-based partnerships to support practical, accountable, and context-responsive impact.

Global Presence at a Glance

Canada HQGlobal headquarters and institutional base.
Jordan Regional HubMiddle East and Africa regional coordination.
Switzerland OfficeInternational engagement and partnership presence.
22 OfficesDirect office presence internationally.
62+ CountriesExtended reach through trusted local partners.

Our Global Footprint

MAP Canada’s global footprint reflects a structure built for coordination, credibility, local access, and international partnership. Explore the interactive globe to view headquarters, regional coordination, office presence, and partner reach.

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Canada HQ
Jordan Regional Hub
Switzerland Office
22 Office Locations
62+ Partner Reach Countries

Our Global Reach

MAP Canada’s international presence is built on five interconnected levels:

Canada — Global Headquarters

Canada serves as MAP Canada’s headquarters and strategic base for governance, leadership, donor relations, institutional engagement, compliance, program design, partnerships, and international coordination.

Jordan — Regional Hub for the Middle East and Africa

Jordan serves as MAP Canada’s regional hub for the Middle East and Africa, supporting regional coordination, local partnerships, field engagement, program development, and implementation pathways across priority regions and contexts.

Switzerland — International Office / Presence

MAP Canada’s Switzerland presence strengthens international engagement, partnership development, institutional relationships, and global positioning.

22 Office Locations Worldwide

MAP Canada maintains direct office presence across 22 international locations, strengthening its ability to coordinate with communities, institutions, local partners, and regional stakeholders.

62+ Countries Reached Through Local Partners

Through trusted local partners, civil society organizations, institutions, and implementation networks, MAP Canada supports collaboration and service pathways reaching more than 62 countries worldwide.

Where We Are Active

MAP Canada’s work is connected to priority regions through headquarters leadership, regional coordination, direct office presence, and trusted local partners.

Our geographic model combines global governance, regional hubs, office-based coordination, and partner-supported implementation pathways to support communities across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Canada, and extended global regions.

Regional Focus

Canada — Strategic Headquarters

Canada anchors MAP Canada’s governance, institutional positioning, partnerships, donor engagement, compliance, and international leadership.

Jordan — MENA and Africa Regional Hub

Jordan plays a central role in MAP Canada’s regional presence, helping connect strategic coordination with field realities, local partnerships, program development, and priority implementation pathways across the Middle East and Africa.

Switzerland — International Engagement

Switzerland supports MAP Canada’s international presence through global relationship-building, institutional engagement, partnership development, and expanded collaboration opportunities.

Middle East and North Africa

MAP Canada supports communities across the Middle East and North Africa through health, education, economic empowerment, climate resilience, community development, and protection-sensitive programming.

Africa and Extended Regions

Through its Jordan regional hub, office network, local partners, and international relationships, MAP Canada supports collaboration and service pathways across Africa and extended regions.

Europe and Global Partnerships

MAP Canada’s international presence and partner networks support collaboration, technical exchange, institutional engagement, and cross-border partnerships across Europe and other global regions.

Complex and Crisis-Affected Settings

MAP Canada prioritizes communities affected by displacement, conflict, poverty, exclusion, climate pressure, limited services, and barriers to dignity, health, education, opportunity, and resilience.

How We Work Across Borders

MAP Canada’s international model combines:

  • Global governance and institutional oversight
  • Regional coordination and local engagement
  • Country-level office presence and implementation pathways
  • Trusted local partnerships and civil society collaboration
  • Evidence-informed programming and systems-level thinking
  • Responsive work in stable, fragile, and complex settings
  • Practical service delivery connected to long-term resilience
  • Cross-sector integration across health, education, economic empowerment, climate, and community development
  • Strong accountability, safeguarding, monitoring, and partner coordination

This model helps MAP Canada remain globally connected while staying locally grounded, practical, and accountable.

Why Our Global Presence Matters

A strong international presence allows MAP Canada to:

  • Strengthen local partnerships and implementation pathways
  • Respond more effectively across different regions and contexts
  • Support continuity between strategy, partnerships, and field engagement
  • Connect communities to broader institutional and technical support
  • Build trusted relationships across humanitarian and development ecosystems
  • Coordinate cross-border and regional initiatives more effectively
  • Support locally led solutions with international capacity and oversight
  • Deliver more coordinated, context-sensitive, and sustainable impact

MAP Canada views global presence not as a symbol alone, but as a platform for stronger partnerships, practical action, responsible coordination, and locally grounded impact.

Partnering Across Regions

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration with governments, foundations, institutions, civil society organizations, private-sector actors, research bodies, community leaders, and local partners who are committed to practical, accountable, and locally grounded impact.

Our international footprint supports collaboration across:

  • Humanitarian response
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Education and skills development
  • Economic empowerment and inclusion
  • Climate resilience and sustainability
  • Community development and local capacity strengthening
  • Strategic partnerships and institutional engagement
  • Regional and cross-border initiatives
  • Technical cooperation and knowledge exchange
  • Partner-led implementation and service pathways

Together, we can connect global capacity with local leadership to support communities facing barriers to dignity, health, education, opportunity, resilience, and sustainable development.

Partner With Us

MAP Canada works with partners who value credibility, local leadership, practical action, accountability, and long-term impact.

Whether through direct collaboration, regional coordination, country-level engagement, or global partnership pathways, MAP Canada welcomes opportunities to work with organizations and institutions committed to meaningful change.

About Us

A Canadian-based humanitarian and development organization advancing systems-level, inclusive, and evidence-based impact across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

About Make Aid Possible

Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) is a Canadian-based international humanitarian and development organization advancing systems-level solutions through evidence, partnerships, and sustainable impact.

We work across humanitarian response, health, education, economic empowerment, climate resilience, and institutional development, supporting communities facing crisis, poverty, displacement, inequality, and limited access to essential services.

Through locally led and partnership-based approaches, MAP Canada designs and delivers programs that address urgent needs while strengthening systems, local capacity, and long-term resilience.

Leadership Experience & Program Legacy Since 2014

Building on leadership experience and structured program implementation since 2014, MAP Canada brings together Canadian institutional governance, regional implementation capacity, and trusted local partnerships to deliver practical, scalable, and measurable impact.

Operating through a Canada-based institutional platform with regional implementation structures, MAP Canada maintains direct program experience across 22+ countries and extends its reach through partnerships in more than 62 countries.

Mission & Vision

Our Mission

To design and deliver evidence-based, systems-level humanitarian and development solutions that respond to urgent needs, strengthen local capacity, and create long-term pathways to resilience, dignity, and sustainable impact.

Our Vision

To become a trusted Canadian-based global platform for humanitarian and development innovation, connecting evidence, partnerships, and local leadership to shape more effective, inclusive, and sustainable development outcomes.

Our Approach

Systems-Level Focus

We address root causes by strengthening institutions, improving service delivery, and building long-term resilience.

Integrated Delivery Model

We combine direct implementation with strategic partnerships to deliver operational depth and scalable reach.

Localization and Ownership

We prioritize locally led approaches that ensure relevance, cultural alignment, and long-term sustainability.

Data, Evidence, and Learning

We integrate monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive learning to continuously improve effectiveness and impact.

Why This Matters

Humanitarian and development challenges are increasingly complex and interconnected. MAP Canada’s role is to connect urgent response with long-term systems strengthening, helping communities move beyond short-term relief toward resilience, dignity, and sustainable opportunity.

About Us

Who We Are

A Canadian-based humanitarian and development organization advancing systems-level, inclusive, and evidence-based impact across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

About Make Aid Possible

Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) is a Canadian-based international humanitarian and development organization advancing systems-level solutions through evidence, partnerships, and sustainable impact.

We work across humanitarian response, health, education, economic empowerment, climate resilience, and institutional development, supporting communities facing crisis, poverty, displacement, inequality, and limited access to essential services.

Through locally led and partnership-based approaches, MAP Canada designs and delivers programs that address urgent needs while strengthening systems, local capacity, and long-term resilience.

Leadership Experience & Program Legacy Since 2014

Building on leadership experience and structured program implementation since 2014, MAP Canada brings together Canadian institutional governance, regional implementation capacity, and trusted local partnerships to deliver practical, scalable, and measurable impact.

Operating through a Canada-based institutional platform with regional implementation structures, MAP Canada maintains direct program experience across 22+ countries and extends its reach through partnerships in more than 62 countries.

About Us

Our Mission

Evidence-based solutions addressing humanitarian and development challenges at their root.

Our Mission

To design and deliver evidence-based, systems-level humanitarian and development solutions that respond to urgent needs, strengthen local capacity, and create long-term pathways to resilience, dignity, and sustainable impact.

What This Means

Humanitarian and development challenges cannot be solved through short-term interventions alone. Communities facing crisis, poverty, displacement, inequality, and limited access to essential services require immediate support, stronger systems, trusted partnerships, and long-term pathways toward resilience.

MAP Canada connects urgent response with sustainable development by designing programs that are locally relevant, evidence-informed, and built to create measurable impact over time.

How We Deliver

MAP Canada delivers its work through locally led partnerships, evidence-informed program design, and systems-level approaches that connect humanitarian response with long-term development outcomes.

Our work focuses on strengthening local capacity, improving access to essential services, supporting vulnerable communities, and building pathways toward resilience, dignity, and sustainable opportunity.

Mission in Practice

Respond to Urgent Needs

We support communities affected by crisis, poverty, displacement, inequality, and limited access to essential services.

Strengthen Local Capacity

We work with trusted local partners to strengthen systems, institutions, and community-led solutions.

Advance Evidence-Based Programming

We use data, field learning, monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive learning to improve program quality and impact.

Build Long-Term Resilience

We connect humanitarian response with sustainable development pathways that help communities recover, rebuild, and thrive.

Explore How We Turn Mission Into Action

MAP Canada’s mission is reflected across our program pillars, partnerships, and flagship initiatives.

About Us

Our Vision

A more effective, locally grounded, and sustainable model for humanitarian and development action.

Our Vision

To become a trusted Canadian-based global platform for humanitarian and development innovation, connecting evidence, partnerships, and local leadership to shape more effective, inclusive, and sustainable development outcomes.

What This Vision Means

MAP Canada’s vision is rooted in the belief that humanitarian and development work must evolve beyond short-term response toward systems-level, locally grounded, and sustainable solutions.

We envision a future where communities, institutions, governments, donors, and local partners work together to design solutions that are evidence-informed, contextually relevant, and capable of creating measurable long-term impact.

How We Advance This Vision

MAP Canada advances this vision by building partnerships, strengthening local capacity, supporting evidence-based programming, and connecting humanitarian response with long-term development pathways.

Our work is designed to help communities move beyond crisis toward resilience, dignity, inclusion, and sustainable opportunity.

Vision in Practice

Locally Grounded Solutions

We support approaches shaped by local knowledge, community priorities, and trusted partnerships.

Evidence-Based Innovation

We use data, field learning, research, and monitoring to strengthen program design and improve impact.

Systems-Level Change

We focus on strengthening institutions, service delivery, and community systems so solutions can last beyond short-term interventions.

Sustainable Development Outcomes

We connect urgent humanitarian needs with long-term pathways for resilience, dignity, inclusion, and opportunity.

Help Shape Sustainable Impact

MAP Canada’s vision is advanced through strong partnerships, responsible governance, and locally led action.

About Us

Our Approach

Locally led, evidence-informed, partnership-based, and designed for lasting impact.

Our Approach

MAP Canada’s approach connects urgent humanitarian response with long-term development outcomes. We work through locally led partnerships, evidence-informed program design, and systems-level solutions that strengthen resilience, dignity, and sustainable opportunity.

Our work is designed to respond to immediate needs while addressing the root causes of vulnerability, inequality, displacement, limited access to essential services, and systemic barriers to development.

Core Approach Pillars

Systems-Level Focus

We address root causes by strengthening institutions, improving service delivery, and building long-term resilience.

Integrated Delivery Model

We combine direct implementation with strategic partnerships to deliver operational depth and scalable reach.

Localization and Ownership

We prioritize locally led approaches that ensure relevance, cultural alignment, and long-term sustainability.

Data, Evidence, and Learning

We integrate monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive learning to continuously improve effectiveness and impact.

How This Works in Practice

MAP Canada applies its approach by working with trusted partners, communities, institutions, and technical experts to design programs that are practical, measurable, and context-specific.

This means our work is not limited to short-term aid delivery. We help strengthen systems, improve access to services, support local leadership, and create pathways for communities to recover, rebuild, and thrive.

What Makes This Approach Different

Locally Grounded

Programs are shaped by local realities, community priorities, and trusted implementation partners.

Evidence-Informed

Decisions are guided by data, field learning, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement.

Built for Sustainability

Solutions are designed to strengthen capacity, reduce dependency, and support long-term resilience.

Explore Our Work in Action

MAP Canada’s approach is reflected across our program pillars, partnerships, and flagship initiatives.

Our Work

Programs That Create Lasting Change

Integrated, evidence-based programs across food, water, health, education, and climate.

Make Aid Possible designs and delivers integrated, evidence-based programs that address complex humanitarian and development challenges across multiple sectors. Through a structured portfolio of interventions, we deliver sustainable, scalable, and systems-level impact across the Middle East and Africa.

Food Aid

Food security is fundamental to human dignity. Through monthly food programs and emergency distributions, we fight hunger on the frontlines, ensuring vulnerable communities have the nutrition they need to survive and thrive.

Water Aid

Access to clean water transforms lives. Our water and sanitation initiatives provide safe drinking water and hygiene education, while our health programs deliver crucial medical care and supplies to underserved communities.

Child Sponsorship

Education empowers brighter futures. Through our child sponsorship program, you provide a child with education, meals, healthcare, and emotional support — giving them the foundation they need to thrive.

Emergency Relief

When disaster strikes, we respond. Our emergency relief teams provide food, shelter, water, and medical care to crisis-affected communities across conflict zones and disaster areas.

Education

We advance equitable access to quality and inclusive education through scholarships, academic support, and targeted interventions that reduce barriers to learning and strengthen long-term human capital development.

Economic Empowerment & Inclusion

We support women, youth, and vulnerable communities through skills development, livelihood pathways, digital inclusion, entrepreneurship, and employment access.

Climate & Sustainability

We advance climate resilience and environmental sustainability through awareness, locally driven production systems, and community-based initiatives that strengthen self-reliance and long-term sustainability.

Case Studies

Hope for Vision — Health

Delivered life-changing eye care for thousands of children across the Middle East and Africa — restoring sight and enabling continued education and improved quality of life.

Watan App — Economic Empowerment

A digital platform connecting youth to employment opportunities — bridging the gap between education and labor market requirements across the MENA region.

RAFAH Project — Women's Empowerment & Education

Integrated programming combining women's empowerment, educational support, and livelihood development through locally led implementation partnerships.

How We Deliver

Direct Implementation

Programs delivered where we maintain operational presence and structured systems.

Partnership-Based Delivery

Programs implemented through trusted local organizations ensuring cultural relevance and sustainability.

Localization-Focused

Community ownership to ensure long-term impact across diverse contexts.

Our Work

Education & Skills Development

Inclusive Learning. Practical Skills. Stronger Futures.

Education is one of the most powerful pathways to dignity, opportunity, resilience, and long-term development.

Make Aid Possible, also known as MAP Canada, supports inclusive, accessible, and community-responsive education programs that help children, youth, women, displaced learners, and underserved communities overcome barriers to learning and build stronger futures.

Our education work connects learning with practical skills, employability, digital inclusion, leadership, protection, and sustainable community development. We focus not only on access to education, but also on the systems, partnerships, and pathways that help learners, institutions, and communities achieve sustainable progress over time.

Education Programs

MAP Canada expands access to inclusive, quality education and skills development for underserved, displaced, crisis-affected, and vulnerable communities.

We believe education must go beyond the classroom. It must help individuals gain the knowledge, confidence, tools, and practical skills needed to participate meaningfully in society, access opportunity, support their families, and contribute to resilient communities.

Our education programs respond to immediate learning needs while strengthening long-term capacity, inclusion, employability, leadership, and locally led development.

Our Education Priorities

Access to Inclusive Learning

MAP Canada works to reduce barriers that prevent children, youth, women, refugees, displaced learners, persons with disabilities, and underserved communities from accessing safe, relevant, and quality learning opportunities.

We support education approaches that are inclusive, culturally responsive, accessible, and adapted to communities affected by poverty, displacement, crisis, social exclusion, gender-based barriers, disability-related barriers, and limited resources.

Skills Development and Employment Pathways

MAP Canada connects education with practical skills, employment readiness, entrepreneurship, digital learning, and income-generating opportunities.

Our approach helps learners move from education into pathways that support dignity, self-reliance, economic participation, and long-term resilience.

We focus on practical and market-relevant skills aligned with local needs, including life skills, digital skills, vocational readiness, leadership, entrepreneurship, and workforce preparation.

Youth Empowerment and Leadership

Young people are central to community resilience and long-term development.

MAP Canada supports youth through mentorship, leadership development, life skills, digital learning, civic engagement, and practical tools that strengthen confidence, agency, and future opportunity.

Our youth-focused education work helps young people become active contributors to their families, communities, and future economies.

Women and Girls’ Education

MAP Canada advances inclusive learning opportunities that support women and girls’ empowerment, leadership, safety, economic participation, and resilience.

We work to reduce barriers that limit access to education and skills development for women and girls, particularly in underserved, displaced, and crisis-affected settings.

Investing in women and girls’ education strengthens families, communities, local economies, and long-term social progress.

Community-Based Learning

MAP Canada supports locally relevant, culturally respectful, and community-led learning initiatives that respond to real needs on the ground.

We work with local partners, educators, civil society organizations, and community institutions to ensure education programs are practical, trusted, accessible, and sustainable.

Community-based learning helps ensure programs are shaped by the people and communities they are designed to support.

Institutional Capacity Strengthening

Strong education outcomes require strong local systems and institutions.

MAP Canada supports schools, training providers, civil society organizations, and local institutions to strengthen education delivery, safeguarding, program quality, monitoring, accountability, governance, and long-term impact.

This includes supporting partners with tools, frameworks, training, planning, reporting, and quality assurance systems that improve the sustainability and effectiveness of education programs.

Who We Support

MAP Canada’s education work supports:

  • Children and youth facing barriers to education
  • Women and girls seeking learning, skills, leadership, and opportunity
  • Refugees, displaced learners, and crisis-affected communities
  • Underserved households and vulnerable populations
  • Youth seeking practical skills and employment readiness
  • Persons with disabilities and learners facing exclusion
  • Local schools, training providers, and community institutions
  • Civil society partners working to expand education access and quality

How We Work

MAP Canada works through partnerships, local leadership, evidence-informed programming, and community-based approaches.

Our education model focuses on:

  • Expanding access to inclusive and quality learning
  • Strengthening practical and employable skills
  • Supporting women and youth empowerment
  • Promoting safe, dignified, and protective learning environments
  • Building local partner and institutional capacity
  • Connecting education with livelihoods, resilience, and opportunity
  • Supporting monitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability
  • Strengthening sustainable systems rather than short-term interventions

We aim to support education that is practical, inclusive, measurable, and connected to real pathways for dignity, opportunity, and long-term community development.

Our Education Approach

MAP Canada’s education approach is guided by six principles:

Inclusion

We prioritize learners and communities who are often left behind, including underserved, displaced, crisis-affected, and vulnerable populations.

Dignity

We support learners in ways that respect their identity, safety, aspirations, potential, and lived experience.

Practical Opportunity

We connect education with skills, employment readiness, entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, and pathways to self-reliance.

Local Partnership

We work with local organizations, educators, institutions, and community leaders who understand local needs and priorities.

Accountability

We promote responsible program design, safeguarding, monitoring, reporting, learning, and continuous improvement.

Long-Term Impact

We support education solutions that strengthen resilience, independence, institutional capacity, and sustainable development.

Why Education Matters

Education is one of the strongest foundations for human dignity, social stability, economic participation, and sustainable development.

For Children

Education can restore hope, protection, structure, confidence, and possibility.

For Youth

Education can open pathways to skills, employment, leadership, and purpose.

For Women and Girls

Education can strengthen empowerment, safety, confidence, and economic participation.

For Communities

Education can reduce vulnerability, strengthen resilience, and support long-term development.

MAP Canada views education as a bridge between immediate support, practical opportunity, and sustainable futures.

Partnership Opportunities

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration with governments, foundations, schools, universities, training institutions, civil society organizations, private-sector partners, community leaders, and international stakeholders committed to expanding inclusive education and skills development.

Partnership opportunities may include:

  • Education access initiatives
  • Skills development and workforce readiness programs
  • Women and girls’ education projects
  • Youth leadership and mentorship programs
  • Digital learning and innovation initiatives
  • Community-based education programs
  • Institutional strengthening for local education partners
  • Research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning partnerships

Together, we can strengthen learning systems, create practical pathways to opportunity, and support communities in building more resilient and sustainable futures.

Our Commitment

MAP Canada is committed to education programs that are inclusive, locally informed, accountable, evidence-based, and designed for long-term impact.

We work to ensure education is not only delivered, but meaningfully connected to dignity, opportunity, resilience, practical skills, and sustainable change.

Support Inclusive Education

Help expand access to learning, practical skills, and pathways to opportunity.

Our Work

Health

Essential Care. Restoring Dignity. Stronger Health Systems.

Health is one of the strongest foundations for dignity, protection, recovery, confidence, opportunity, and long-term community wellbeing.

MAP Canada supports access to essential health services, medical interventions, community-based care, surgical and non-surgical treatment pathways, prevention, health education, mental health and psychosocial support, substance use awareness and recovery pathways, and health system strengthening for underserved, displaced, crisis-affected, and vulnerable populations.

Our health work is designed to go beyond one-time medical assistance. We support a complete care pathway that connects community outreach, screening, examination, diagnosis, referral, transportation, specialist assessment, treatment, surgery where needed, follow-up, rehabilitation, awareness, family support, school engagement, prevention, and local capacity strengthening.

MAP Canada’s health approach focuses on restoring dignity, reducing barriers to care, rebuilding confidence, supporting recovery, and strengthening the systems and communities around each person.

Health Programs

MAP Canada improves access to essential health services, medical interventions, community-based health support, mental health and wellbeing services, substance use prevention and recovery pathways, rehabilitation support, and health system strengthening for underserved and crisis-affected communities.

We recognize that health needs are often connected to poverty, displacement, conflict, disability, trauma, gender inequality, limited infrastructure, mental health challenges, substance use, stigma, social exclusion, bullying, loss of confidence, and barriers to timely care.

Our health programs respond to immediate medical needs while also strengthening prevention, continuity of care, referral systems, rehabilitation, confidence-building, family support, school engagement, local partnerships, and stronger health outcomes over time.

Our Health Priorities

Essential Medical Care

MAP Canada supports access to essential medical services and interventions for individuals and communities facing barriers to care.

This includes medical outreach, assessments, referrals, treatment access, medication support where appropriate, surgical and non-surgical interventions, rehabilitation pathways, transportation support, follow-up care, and coordinated support through trusted health providers.

Community-Based Health Campaigns

MAP Canada supports community-based health campaigns that bring care closer to underserved communities.

Our campaign model may include community outreach, registration, medical screening, clinical examination, health education, referral identification, medication support where appropriate, and follow-up planning.

When patients require advanced assessment or specialized care, MAP Canada supports referral pathways that may include organized transportation to hospitals or specialized clinics, further medical examination by relevant specialists or sub-specialists, treatment planning, surgery where needed, and post-treatment follow-up.

This model helps reduce barriers such as cost, distance, lack of transportation, delayed diagnosis, limited awareness, stigma, and delayed access to care.

Hope for Vision

Hope for Vision supports life-changing eye care interventions that help restore sight, independence, education, mobility, confidence, and opportunity.

Through this work, MAP Canada recognizes vision care as more than a medical intervention. Restoring or protecting sight can improve quality of life, reduce vulnerability, support learning, strengthen livelihoods, rebuild confidence, and restore dignity.

The Hope for Vision pathway may include community screening, eye examinations, diagnosis, medication or glasses where appropriate, referral for advanced assessment, transportation support, specialist review, surgery where required, post-operative care, follow-up, and community awareness.

For children, vision care can support school participation, confidence, learning, safety, and protection from stigma or bullying. For older adults, vision care can support independence, mobility, dignity, family participation, and daily functioning.

Reconstructive and Restorative Surgical Care

MAP Canada supports access to reconstructive, restorative, and specialized surgical care for children and individuals affected by conflict-related injuries, burns, trauma, visible disfigurement, congenital conditions, or other medical conditions that affect function, dignity, confidence, mobility, and social participation.

This work may include assessment, referral, specialist review, surgical planning, reconstructive procedures, rehabilitation support, psychosocial support, family guidance, post-operative follow-up, and reintegration support.

For children affected by war injuries, burns, facial or physical disfigurement, or congenital differences, reconstructive care can help restore function, reduce stigma, rebuild confidence, support school participation, and improve quality of life.

MAP Canada approaches this work with dignity, sensitivity, protection, confidentiality, and respect for the child, family, and community.

Surgical and Specialized Care Pathways

MAP Canada supports access to surgical and specialized medical care for patients who require advanced diagnosis, treatment, or intervention.

This may include referral coordination, patient navigation, transportation, hospital-based assessment, specialist and sub-specialist consultations, surgery where medically appropriate, recovery support, post-operative follow-up, rehabilitation, and continuity of care.

MAP Canada works to ensure that patients are not left alone after diagnosis. The goal is to support a responsible care pathway from identification to treatment, recovery, follow-up, rehabilitation, and reintegration into daily life.

Community Health

MAP Canada supports locally grounded health initiatives designed around access, prevention, awareness, early intervention, outreach, and continuity of care.

Community health approaches help bring services closer to people, strengthen trust, improve outreach, support early identification of needs, and prevent health conditions from becoming more severe.

Mental Health, Substance Use & Community Wellbeing

MAP Canada recognizes that mental health, substance use, trauma, displacement, poverty, family instability, school challenges, unemployment, and social vulnerability are often closely connected.

We support community-informed approaches that strengthen access to mental health support, psychosocial care, substance use awareness, addiction recovery pathways, harm reduction, referral systems, rehabilitation support, family support, prevention, and continuity of care.

Our approach prioritizes dignity, safety, confidentiality, recovery, stigma reduction, family and community support, prevention, and long-term wellbeing.

Substance Use and Drug Awareness

MAP Canada supports awareness and prevention efforts related to substance use, drugs, addiction risk, and community harm.

Our work may include awareness campaigns, school and community sessions, parent engagement, youth education, referral pathways, psychosocial support, recovery-oriented approaches, and partnerships with qualified health, mental health, and rehabilitation providers.

We frame substance use as a health, protection, family, and community wellbeing issue. Our approach is compassionate, non-stigmatizing, prevention-focused, and connected to care and recovery pathways.

Women, Children, Youth, and Vulnerable Populations

MAP Canada prioritizes health approaches that respond to the needs of women, children, youth, persons with disabilities, older adults, displaced people, survivors of crisis, and communities facing exclusion or limited access to services.

We support health programming that is inclusive, protective, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and grounded in dignity, safety, and respect.

For children and youth, health support may also include school-based awareness, confidence-building, bullying prevention, family engagement, psychosocial support, and protection-focused referral pathways.

For older adults, health support may include medical assessment, mobility support, vision care, chronic condition awareness, referral support, family engagement, and follow-up that strengthens dignity and independence.

Prevention, Awareness, and Health Education

MAP Canada recognizes the importance of prevention, health awareness, and community education in improving long-term health outcomes.

We support initiatives that help communities understand health risks, access available services, make informed decisions, reduce stigma, strengthen wellbeing, and connect to care before needs become more severe.

Awareness activities may include sessions for parents, teachers, school principals, youth, caregivers, community leaders, and local institutions. These sessions help strengthen prevention, early identification, confidence, inclusion, and community protection.

Health System Strengthening

MAP Canada supports efforts that strengthen local health systems, partners, clinics, hospitals, service providers, and community-based organizations.

This includes capacity strengthening, coordination, referral pathways, training, patient navigation, monitoring, reporting, safeguarding, quality assurance, governance, data systems, and practical tools that improve the delivery, accountability, and sustainability of health programs.

Our Care Pathway

MAP Canada’s health work follows a practical and accountable care pathway designed to connect communities with safe, dignified, and appropriate support.

Community Outreach and Mobilization

MAP Canada works with local partners, schools, community institutions, health providers, and local leaders to identify communities where people face barriers to healthcare.

Health Campaigns and Screening

We support community health campaigns where individuals can be registered, screened, examined, and assessed for medical needs.

Initial Examination and Basic Support

Qualified health providers assess patients and identify immediate needs. Where appropriate, patients may receive health education, basic guidance, medication support, glasses, referrals, or follow-up instructions.

Referral for Advanced Assessment

Patients requiring advanced care are referred to trusted hospitals, clinics, specialists, or sub-specialists for further diagnosis and treatment planning.

Transportation and Patient Navigation

Where transportation is a barrier, MAP Canada may support organized transportation, including buses or coordinated travel, to help patients access hospitals, clinics, or specialized services safely and with dignity.

Specialist and Sub-Specialist Review

Patients receive further assessment by qualified medical providers, specialists, or sub-specialists according to their medical needs.

Treatment, Surgery, or Rehabilitation

When medically appropriate, patients may receive treatment, procedures, reconstructive care, surgery, rehabilitation support, psychosocial support, or other interventions through trusted medical partners.

Post-Treatment Follow-Up

MAP Canada supports follow-up after treatment or surgery to help monitor recovery, address complications, support adherence to care plans, and connect patients with additional services where needed.

Family, School, and Community Support

For children, youth, older adults, and vulnerable groups, MAP Canada recognizes that recovery is not only medical. We support awareness and engagement with families, teachers, school principals, caregivers, and communities to strengthen confidence, inclusion, protection, and long-term wellbeing.

Awareness, Prevention, and Long-Term Impact

MAP Canada returns to communities with awareness sessions, prevention activities, health education, stigma reduction, bullying prevention, substance use awareness, and community support to strengthen long-term outcomes beyond the initial intervention.

Who We Support

MAP Canada’s health work supports:

  • Underserved communities facing barriers to healthcare
  • Refugees, displaced people, and crisis-affected populations
  • Children and youth requiring health, vision, psychosocial, or protection support
  • Women, caregivers, older adults, and vulnerable households
  • Persons with disabilities and individuals requiring specialized support
  • Patients requiring essential medical, surgical, reconstructive, or rehabilitation support
  • Children affected by poor vision, trauma, visible disfigurement, stigma, bullying, exclusion, or school participation barriers
  • Children born with congenital conditions requiring specialized assessment or reconstructive care
  • Children and individuals affected by conflict-related injuries, burns, trauma, or war-related disfigurement
  • Older adults requiring vision care, mobility support, medical assessment, or follow-up
  • Individuals and families affected by trauma, mental health challenges, substance use, or addiction-related vulnerability
  • Communities with limited access to prevention, outreach, referral systems, and continuity of care
  • Local health providers, clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation providers, schools, and community-based organizations
  • Partners working to improve access, quality, coordination, recovery, prevention, and health outcomes

How We Work

MAP Canada works through partnerships, local leadership, evidence-informed programming, and community-based approaches.

Our health model focuses on:

  • Expanding access to essential and dignified care
  • Delivering community-based health campaigns and outreach
  • Supporting medical screening, diagnosis, and referral pathways
  • Supporting medication access where appropriate
  • Supporting transportation and patient navigation for advanced care
  • Connecting patients to specialists and sub-specialists
  • Supporting surgical, reconstructive, restorative, and non-surgical treatment pathways
  • Supporting post-treatment and post-operative follow-up
  • Supporting rehabilitation, psychosocial care, and reintegration where needed
  • Strengthening community-based health outreach and prevention
  • Supporting mental health, psychosocial support, and substance use recovery pathways
  • Promoting substance use and drug awareness campaigns
  • Engaging parents, teachers, school principals, caregivers, and community leaders
  • Supporting child confidence, school participation, inclusion, and bullying prevention
  • Supporting older adults with dignity, mobility, independence, and follow-up care
  • Promoting prevention, health education, awareness, and stigma reduction
  • Supporting vulnerable, displaced, and crisis-affected populations
  • Building local partner and institutional capacity
  • Strengthening safeguarding, quality assurance, confidentiality, and responsible care practices
  • Supporting monitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability
  • Strengthening sustainable health systems rather than short-term responses only

We aim to support health programs that are practical, accountable, locally informed, inclusive, protective, and connected to long-term wellbeing and resilience.

Our Health Approach

MAP Canada’s health approach is guided by eight principles:

Dignity

We support health services that respect the rights, safety, privacy, needs, and lived experiences of individuals and communities.

Access

We work to reduce barriers that prevent underserved and vulnerable populations from receiving timely, appropriate, and respectful care.

Prevention

We support health education, outreach, early intervention, and awareness efforts that help reduce risk and strengthen long-term wellbeing.

Continuity of Care

We support pathways that connect individuals to follow-up, referrals, recovery, rehabilitation, psychosocial support, and longer-term care where possible.

Protection

We recognize that health is connected to safety, confidence, inclusion, family wellbeing, school participation, and protection from stigma, exclusion, bullying, and harm.

Local Partnership

We work with local providers, organizations, institutions, schools, hospitals, clinics, and community leaders who understand the health needs, barriers, and realities on the ground.

Accountability

We promote responsible program design, safeguarding, confidentiality, quality assurance, monitoring, reporting, learning, and continuous improvement.

System Strengthening

We support health solutions that strengthen local capacity, coordination, referral systems, resilience, and sustainable service delivery.

Why Health Matters

Health is one of the strongest foundations for dignity, protection, participation, recovery, and community resilience.

For Individuals

Access to healthcare can reduce suffering, restore dignity, support recovery, strengthen independence, and improve quality of life.

For Children and Youth

Health support can protect development, learning, mobility, confidence, emotional wellbeing, school participation, and future opportunity.

For Children Affected by Injury, Disfigurement, or Congenital Conditions

Specialized and reconstructive care can help restore function, reduce stigma, support confidence, strengthen inclusion, and improve participation in school, family, and community life.

For Women and Families

Accessible health services can strengthen safety, wellbeing, caregiving capacity, family stability, and resilience.

For Older Adults

Health support can strengthen independence, mobility, dignity, comfort, and participation in family and community life.

For People Facing Mental Health or Substance Use Challenges

Compassionate, confidential, and community-informed support can reduce stigma, strengthen recovery, protect dignity, and reconnect individuals and families to care, stability, and opportunity.

For Schools and Communities

Health awareness can support inclusion, reduce bullying, improve understanding, strengthen prevention, and build safer, healthier environments for children and families.

For Communities

Stronger health systems can reduce vulnerability, improve stability, build trust, and support long-term development.

MAP Canada views health as a bridge between immediate care, human dignity, recovery, protection, confidence, and sustainable community wellbeing.

Partnership Opportunities

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration with governments, hospitals, clinics, foundations, universities, health institutions, mental health providers, rehabilitation organizations, schools, civil society organizations, private-sector partners, community leaders, and international stakeholders committed to improving access to health and strengthening health systems.

Partnership opportunities may include:

  • Essential medical care initiatives
  • Community health campaigns and screening programs
  • Surgical and non-surgical health interventions
  • Reconstructive and restorative surgical care for children and vulnerable patients
  • Vision care and eye health programs
  • Transportation and patient navigation support
  • Post-treatment and post-operative follow-up programs
  • Rehabilitation and reintegration support
  • Community health outreach
  • Health education and prevention programs
  • Women’s, children’s, youth, and older adults’ health initiatives
  • School-based health awareness and bullying prevention initiatives
  • Mental health and psychosocial support programs
  • Substance use prevention, treatment, recovery, and rehabilitation pathways
  • Drug awareness and community prevention campaigns
  • Harm reduction and community wellbeing initiatives
  • Referral and continuity-of-care pathways
  • Health system strengthening
  • Institutional strengthening for local health partners
  • Training, quality assurance, safeguarding, and governance support
  • Research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning partnerships

Together, we can improve access to care, strengthen local health capacity, reduce vulnerability, support recovery, rebuild confidence, and build healthier, more resilient communities.

Our Commitment

MAP Canada is committed to health programs that are inclusive, ethical, locally informed, accountable, evidence-based, trauma-informed, protection-sensitive, and designed for long-term impact.

We work to ensure health support is not only delivered, but meaningfully connected to dignity, access, prevention, treatment, recovery, confidence, protection, resilience, and sustainable wellbeing.

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Our Work

Economic Empowerment & Inclusion

Skills. Livelihoods. Digital Inclusion. Economic Resilience.

Economic empowerment is one of the strongest pathways to dignity, self-reliance, opportunity, and long-term community resilience.

MAP Canada supports women, youth, displaced people, underserved communities, and vulnerable households through practical skills development, livelihood pathways, entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, employment access, and economic participation.

Our economic empowerment work is designed to help individuals move from exclusion and dependency toward opportunity, income generation, confidence, participation, and sustainable resilience.

We focus not only on training, but also on the systems, partnerships, tools, and pathways that help people access real opportunities and participate meaningfully in local and digital economies.

Economic Empowerment Programs

MAP Canada supports inclusive economic empowerment programs that connect people with practical skills, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, digital tools, mentorship, employment readiness, and market access.

We recognize that poverty and economic exclusion are often connected to displacement, conflict, gender inequality, lack of education, disability, limited digital access, unemployment, weak labor-market connections, and barriers to financial independence.

Our programs are designed to strengthen individual capacity while also supporting local partners, communities, and institutions to build more inclusive and resilient economic pathways over time.

Our Economic Empowerment Priorities

Skills Development and Employment Readiness

MAP Canada supports practical and market-relevant skills development that helps people prepare for employment, entrepreneurship, and income-generating opportunities.

This may include life skills, digital skills, vocational readiness, communication, leadership, workplace preparation, career guidance, mentorship, and job-readiness support.

Our approach connects learning with opportunity so participants are better prepared to enter the workforce, start small enterprises, access services, or pursue sustainable livelihood pathways.

Livelihood Pathways

MAP Canada supports livelihood initiatives that help individuals and families strengthen income, stability, and resilience.

Livelihood pathways may include vocational training, small enterprise support, income-generating activities, community-based production, service-based work, mentorship, market linkages, and practical tools that support self-reliance.

We focus on pathways that are locally relevant, realistic, inclusive, and connected to community needs and market opportunities.

Digital Inclusion

Digital access is increasingly essential for education, employment, entrepreneurship, financial services, communication, and opportunity.

MAP Canada supports digital inclusion by helping underserved individuals and communities access digital skills, online learning, digital tools, employment platforms, and technology-enabled pathways to opportunity.

Our digital inclusion work helps reduce barriers for women, youth, displaced people, persons with disabilities, and communities that are often excluded from the digital economy.

Watan App

Watan App is MAP Canada’s digital skills and employment platform designed to connect people with training, opportunity pathways, and labor-market access.

The platform supports skills development, employability, digital inclusion, and practical access to opportunities by helping users build profiles, identify training pathways, connect with available opportunities, and strengthen their readiness for employment or entrepreneurship.

Watan App is designed to support people who face barriers to traditional employment systems, including youth, women, displaced people, refugees, newcomers, and underserved communities.

Through Watan App, MAP Canada aims to bridge the gap between people seeking opportunity and the institutions, employers, training providers, and partners that can help open pathways forward.

Women’s Economic Inclusion

MAP Canada advances women’s economic inclusion by supporting access to skills, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, digital tools, mentorship, leadership, and income-generating opportunities.

We recognize that women often face multiple barriers to economic participation, including caregiving responsibilities, social barriers, limited access to finance, limited mobility, digital exclusion, displacement, safety concerns, and lack of access to networks or markets.

Our approach supports women to build confidence, strengthen skills, participate in local economies, support their families, and contribute to long-term community resilience.

Youth Economic Opportunity

Young people need practical pathways that connect their energy, skills, ideas, and potential to real opportunities.

MAP Canada supports youth through skills development, mentorship, employment readiness, leadership, entrepreneurship, digital learning, career guidance, and access to opportunity platforms.

Our youth economic empowerment work helps young people build confidence, strengthen employability, develop practical skills, and become active contributors to their communities and future economies.

Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Support

MAP Canada supports entrepreneurship as a pathway to self-reliance, innovation, and community-based economic growth.

This may include training, mentorship, business planning, market readiness, digital tools, enterprise development, financial literacy, and support for small income-generating initiatives.

We focus on practical entrepreneurship support that is realistic, locally grounded, inclusive, and connected to market demand.

Financial Resilience and Economic Participation

Economic empowerment is not only about income. It is also about stability, confidence, decision-making power, and the ability to plan for the future.

MAP Canada supports approaches that strengthen financial resilience, economic participation, household stability, and access to practical tools that help individuals and families manage opportunity, risk, and change.

This may include financial literacy, savings awareness, household budgeting, enterprise readiness, referral pathways, and support that helps people move toward greater economic independence.

Inclusive Economic Systems and Partner Capacity

Sustainable economic empowerment requires strong local systems, trusted partners, and practical coordination.

MAP Canada supports local organizations, training providers, community institutions, civil society partners, and economic development actors to strengthen program quality, outreach, safeguarding, monitoring, reporting, employer engagement, referral pathways, and long-term impact.

This includes supporting partners with tools, frameworks, training, planning, reporting, quality assurance, and systems that improve the sustainability and effectiveness of economic empowerment programs.

Who We Support

MAP Canada’s economic empowerment work supports:

  • Women seeking skills, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, and income opportunities
  • Youth seeking employment readiness, mentorship, leadership, and practical pathways
  • Refugees, displaced people, newcomers, and crisis-affected communities
  • Underserved households facing poverty, exclusion, or limited economic access
  • Persons with disabilities and individuals facing barriers to participation
  • Individuals seeking digital skills, online learning, and technology-enabled opportunity
  • Small entrepreneurs and community-based income-generating initiatives
  • Families seeking stronger financial resilience and household stability
  • Local training providers, civil society organizations, and community institutions
  • Partners working to expand inclusive livelihoods, employment, and economic resilience

How We Work

MAP Canada works through partnerships, local leadership, evidence-informed programming, and community-based approaches.

Our economic empowerment model focuses on:

  • Expanding access to practical and market-relevant skills
  • Strengthening employment readiness and career pathways
  • Supporting women’s economic inclusion and leadership
  • Supporting youth opportunity, mentorship, and entrepreneurship
  • Advancing digital inclusion and technology-enabled access
  • Connecting people to training, livelihood, and labor-market opportunities
  • Supporting Watan App as a platform for skills, employment, and opportunity pathways
  • Strengthening small enterprise and income-generating initiatives
  • Supporting financial literacy and household economic resilience
  • Building local partner and institutional capacity
  • Promoting inclusion for displaced, underserved, and vulnerable populations
  • Supporting monitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability
  • Strengthening sustainable systems rather than short-term assistance only

We aim to support economic empowerment that is practical, inclusive, measurable, locally informed, and connected to real pathways for dignity, opportunity, and long-term resilience.

Our Economic Empowerment Approach

MAP Canada’s economic empowerment approach is guided by eight principles:

Dignity

We support individuals and communities in ways that respect their skills, potential, identity, aspirations, and lived experience.

Inclusion

We prioritize women, youth, displaced people, persons with disabilities, underserved households, and communities facing barriers to economic participation.

Practical Opportunity

We connect skills development with employment readiness, entrepreneurship, digital access, livelihoods, and income-generating pathways.

Local Relevance

We support economic pathways that reflect local needs, market realities, community priorities, and available opportunities.

Digital Access

We recognize digital inclusion as a critical pathway to learning, employment, entrepreneurship, services, and future opportunity.

Partnership

We work with local organizations, training providers, employers, institutions, community leaders, and private-sector partners to strengthen pathways to opportunity.

Accountability

We promote responsible program design, safeguarding, monitoring, reporting, learning, and continuous improvement.

Long-Term Resilience

We support solutions that strengthen self-reliance, household stability, community resilience, and sustainable development over time.

Why Economic Empowerment Matters

Economic empowerment helps people move from vulnerability toward stability, confidence, and opportunity.

For Women

Economic inclusion can strengthen independence, safety, leadership, household resilience, and participation in community life.

For Youth

Skills and employment pathways can create purpose, confidence, income potential, leadership, and hope for the future.

For Families

Livelihoods and income opportunities can support household stability, education, health, food security, and long-term planning.

For Displaced and Underserved Communities

Access to skills, digital tools, and livelihood pathways can reduce exclusion, strengthen resilience, and support recovery.

For Local Economies

Inclusive economic participation can strengthen communities, support small enterprises, expand local capacity, and contribute to sustainable development.

MAP Canada views economic empowerment as a bridge between practical skills, dignified opportunity, financial resilience, and sustainable community development.

Watan App: Digital Pathways to Opportunity

Watan App is a key part of MAP Canada’s vision for inclusive digital access, skills development, and employment pathways.

The platform is designed to support users by connecting them to learning, skills-building, employment readiness, opportunity matching, and labor-market access.

Watan App may support:

  • User profiles and skills mapping
  • Training and learning pathways
  • Employment readiness tools
  • Opportunity matching
  • Digital skills development
  • Career and livelihood pathways
  • Employer and partner engagement
  • Access for youth, women, displaced people, newcomers, and underserved communities
  • Data-informed insights to strengthen programs and partnerships

Through Watan App, MAP Canada aims to make opportunity more accessible, organized, and connected for people who are often left outside traditional employment and training systems.

Partnership Opportunities

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration with governments, foundations, universities, colleges, training institutions, employers, private-sector partners, technology partners, civil society organizations, community leaders, and international stakeholders committed to expanding inclusive economic opportunity.

Partnership opportunities may include:

  • Skills development and employment readiness programs
  • Women’s economic inclusion initiatives
  • Youth employment and entrepreneurship programs
  • Digital inclusion and digital skills initiatives
  • Watan App partnerships and platform development
  • Livelihood and income-generation programs
  • Small enterprise and entrepreneurship support
  • Financial literacy and economic resilience initiatives
  • Employer engagement and labor-market access partnerships
  • Mentorship, coaching, and leadership development
  • Institutional strengthening for local economic empowerment partners
  • Research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning partnerships

Together, we can expand access to practical skills, strengthen livelihood pathways, support digital inclusion, and help communities build more resilient and sustainable economic futures.

Our Commitment

MAP Canada is committed to economic empowerment programs that are inclusive, locally informed, accountable, evidence-based, practical, and designed for long-term impact.

We work to ensure economic support is not only delivered, but meaningfully connected to dignity, skills, livelihoods, digital access, opportunity, financial resilience, and sustainable community development.

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Our Work

Climate & Sustainability

Climate Resilience. Sustainable Livelihoods. Local Adaptation.

Climate change, environmental pressure, and resource insecurity affect dignity, livelihoods, health, food systems, displacement, and long-term community resilience.

MAP Canada supports community-led climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, local adaptation, environmental awareness, and practical solutions that help underserved, displaced, crisis-affected, and vulnerable communities respond to environmental and climate-related challenges.

Our climate and sustainability work connects local knowledge, community participation, sustainable production, practical adaptation, livelihoods, environmental protection, and long-term resilience.

We focus not only on environmental awareness, but also on the systems, partnerships, tools, and local capacities that help communities adapt, protect resources, and build more sustainable futures.

Climate and Sustainability Programs

MAP Canada strengthens climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, local production systems, environmental awareness, and community-led adaptation.

We recognize that climate and environmental challenges are often connected to poverty, displacement, food insecurity, water stress, unemployment, weak infrastructure, limited local production, and reduced access to resources.

Our programs are designed to support practical, locally informed, and community-owned responses that strengthen resilience, improve livelihoods, reduce vulnerability, and support sustainable development over time.

Our Climate & Sustainability Priorities

Community-Led Climate Resilience

MAP Canada supports communities to identify climate-related risks, strengthen local preparedness, and develop practical responses that reflect their needs, priorities, and lived realities.

This may include awareness, planning, training, local coordination, risk reduction, community adaptation activities, and support for practical tools that help communities respond to environmental and climate pressures.

Local Production Systems

MAP Canada supports locally driven production systems that strengthen self-reliance, livelihoods, food security, and community resilience.

This may include small-scale production, agricultural livelihoods, community-based enterprise, local value chains, sustainable resource use, and support for practical production models that reduce dependency and strengthen household and community stability.

Sustainable Livelihoods

MAP Canada connects climate resilience with livelihood opportunities that help individuals and families build income, stability, and long-term resilience.

Sustainable livelihoods may include climate-smart skills, local production, small enterprise support, environmentally responsible income-generating activities, training, mentorship, market linkages, and community-based economic resilience.

Community Adaptation

MAP Canada supports practical, context-sensitive responses to climate and environmental pressures.

Community adaptation may include local planning, awareness sessions, water and resource management support, climate-informed livelihoods, environmental protection activities, risk reduction, and locally appropriate solutions that help communities adjust to changing conditions.

Environmental Awareness and Education

MAP Canada recognizes that long-term sustainability requires awareness, knowledge, and community participation.

We support environmental awareness and education activities that help children, youth, women, families, schools, community leaders, and local institutions understand climate risks, resource protection, sustainable practices, and practical ways to strengthen resilience.

Food Security and Resource Resilience

Climate pressure can directly affect food access, household stability, and community wellbeing.

MAP Canada supports approaches that strengthen food security, local production, household resilience, and responsible resource use through community-informed programming, local partnerships, and sustainable livelihood pathways.

Women, Youth, and Climate Resilience

Women and youth are central to community adaptation, innovation, local leadership, and sustainable change.

MAP Canada supports women and youth through climate awareness, skills development, leadership, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, local production, and community-based adaptation initiatives that strengthen their role in building resilient communities.

Institutional and Partner Capacity Strengthening

Sustainable climate action requires strong local partners, trusted institutions, and practical systems.

MAP Canada supports civil society organizations, community institutions, local partners, and service providers to strengthen planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, safeguarding, accountability, and long-term program quality in climate and sustainability work.

Who We Support

MAP Canada’s climate and sustainability work supports:

  • Communities facing climate and environmental pressures
  • Underserved households affected by poverty, resource insecurity, or limited services
  • Refugees, displaced people, and crisis-affected populations
  • Women and youth leading or participating in community resilience efforts
  • Small producers, local enterprises, and livelihood groups
  • Families affected by food insecurity, water stress, or economic vulnerability
  • Children and schools participating in environmental awareness and education
  • Persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups facing additional barriers during climate-related shocks
  • Local civil society organizations, community institutions, and grassroots partners
  • Partners working to strengthen climate adaptation, sustainable livelihoods, and environmental resilience

How We Work

MAP Canada works through partnerships, local leadership, evidence-informed programming, and community-based approaches.

Our climate and sustainability model focuses on:

  • Strengthening community-led climate resilience
  • Supporting local production and self-reliance
  • Expanding sustainable livelihood pathways
  • Promoting climate-smart skills and practical adaptation
  • Supporting environmental awareness and education
  • Strengthening food security and responsible resource use
  • Supporting women and youth climate leadership
  • Building local partner and institutional capacity
  • Connecting sustainability with economic resilience and community wellbeing
  • Supporting monitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability
  • Strengthening long-term systems rather than short-term responses only

We aim to support climate and sustainability programs that are practical, inclusive, locally informed, measurable, and connected to real pathways for resilience, dignity, and sustainable development.

Our Climate & Sustainability Approach

MAP Canada’s climate and sustainability approach is guided by eight principles:

Local Leadership

We support community-led solutions shaped by local knowledge, priorities, and participation.

Resilience

We help communities strengthen their ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from climate and environmental pressures.

Sustainability

We promote approaches that protect resources, strengthen local capacity, and support long-term community wellbeing.

Practical Adaptation

We focus on realistic, context-sensitive actions that communities can use to respond to environmental and climate-related challenges.

Inclusion

We prioritize underserved, displaced, crisis-affected, and vulnerable communities, including women, youth, persons with disabilities, and households facing multiple barriers.

Livelihood Connection

We connect climate resilience with sustainable livelihoods, local production, enterprise, and household stability.

Partnership

We work with local organizations, community leaders, institutions, technical partners, and stakeholders who understand local environmental and economic realities.

Accountability

We promote responsible program design, safeguarding, monitoring, reporting, learning, and continuous improvement.

Why Climate & Sustainability Matters

Climate and environmental pressures affect every part of community life, from health and food security to income, education, safety, and displacement.

For Families

Climate resilience can help protect household stability, food security, livelihoods, and long-term wellbeing.

For Women

Sustainable livelihood and adaptation pathways can strengthen leadership, income, safety, participation, and family resilience.

For Youth

Climate awareness, skills, and innovation can help young people become active contributors to sustainable development and local solutions.

For Communities

Local adaptation can reduce vulnerability, strengthen self-reliance, protect resources, and improve long-term resilience.

For Local Economies

Sustainable production and climate-informed livelihoods can support enterprise, employment, food security, and economic stability.

MAP Canada views climate and sustainability as a bridge between environmental protection, local livelihoods, community resilience, and sustainable development.

Local Production Systems

Local production is central to resilience, self-reliance, and sustainable community development.

MAP Canada supports locally driven systems that help communities produce, organize, and strengthen access to essential goods, services, livelihoods, and income-generating opportunities.

This may include support for small producers, community-based enterprises, agricultural initiatives, women-led production, youth-led innovation, local value chains, environmentally responsible practices, and practical tools that improve sustainability and reduce dependency.

Local production systems can help communities strengthen food security, create income, build skills, increase self-reliance, and respond more effectively to economic and environmental shocks.

Community Adaptation

MAP Canada supports community adaptation approaches that are practical, inclusive, and shaped by local realities.

This work may include identifying local risks, supporting awareness and preparedness, strengthening resource management, improving local coordination, supporting climate-informed livelihoods, and helping communities adapt to changing environmental conditions.

Community adaptation helps ensure that climate responses are not imposed from outside, but built with the people and institutions most affected.

Partnership Opportunities

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration with governments, foundations, universities, research institutions, environmental organizations, civil society partners, private-sector actors, community leaders, local producers, and international stakeholders committed to climate resilience and sustainable development.

Partnership opportunities may include:

  • Community-led climate resilience programs
  • Sustainable livelihood initiatives
  • Local production and self-reliance projects
  • Climate-smart agriculture and food security initiatives
  • Women and youth climate leadership programs
  • Environmental awareness and education campaigns
  • Community adaptation planning and implementation
  • Water, resource, and environmental resilience initiatives
  • Green skills and climate-informed employment pathways
  • Local enterprise and value-chain development
  • Institutional strengthening for climate and sustainability partners
  • Research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning partnerships

Together, we can strengthen local resilience, expand sustainable livelihoods, protect resources, and support communities in building more secure and sustainable futures.

Our Commitment

MAP Canada is committed to climate and sustainability programs that are inclusive, locally informed, accountable, evidence-based, practical, and designed for long-term impact.

We work to ensure sustainability support is not only delivered, but meaningfully connected to dignity, local leadership, livelihoods, resource protection, resilience, and sustainable community development.

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Impact

Delivering Measurable Impact Since 2014

Sustained, evidence-informed impact through structured interventions, trusted partnerships, and locally grounded programs across regions.

MAP Canada’s impact is built through practical action, community trust, responsible partnerships, and programs designed to respond to real needs while strengthening long-term resilience.

Since 2014, MAP Canada’s work has supported individuals, families, and communities through humanitarian relief, food security, clean water access, health services, education, child sponsorship, emergency response, economic empowerment, climate resilience, and community development initiatives.

Our approach focuses on more than service delivery. We connect immediate support with dignity, protection, opportunity, recovery, resilience, and sustainable pathways for stronger communities.

Impact at a Glance

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Delivering Impact Across Sectors

MAP Canada’s impact reflects a multi-sector approach designed to respond to urgent needs while strengthening the systems, services, partnerships, and community pathways that support long-term wellbeing.

Food Aid and Food Security

MAP Canada has supported food aid and food security initiatives reaching more than 500,000 people through monthly food programs, emergency distributions, and community-based support.

Our food assistance work helps families facing poverty, displacement, crisis, and instability access essential support while reducing immediate vulnerability and protecting dignity.

Water, Sanitation, and Clean Water Access

MAP Canada has supported clean water and sanitation initiatives reaching more than 467,000 people.

Access to clean water is essential for health, dignity, safety, disease prevention, and community resilience. Our water-related work supports communities facing limited infrastructure, environmental pressure, displacement, or restricted access to safe water.

Education and Child Sponsorship

MAP Canada has supported education and child sponsorship initiatives reaching more than 25,000 students.

Our education work helps children and youth access learning, school support, practical skills, confidence, and stronger pathways to opportunity.

Health and Wellbeing

MAP Canada has supported more than 78,000 individuals with access to essential healthcare services, medical support, community health initiatives, and health-related interventions.

Our health work includes essential care, vision support, medical referrals, community-based health outreach, prevention, awareness, and pathways that connect people to dignified care and stronger health outcomes.

Emergency Relief and Crisis Response

MAP Canada has provided emergency relief support to nearly 1 million people in crisis-affected communities.

Our emergency response work supports individuals and families affected by conflict, displacement, poverty, instability, and urgent humanitarian needs.

Economic Empowerment and Inclusion

MAP Canada supports economic empowerment initiatives that help women, youth, displaced people, and vulnerable communities build skills, livelihoods, digital inclusion, entrepreneurship, employment readiness, and pathways to economic resilience.

Our economic empowerment work connects people to practical opportunity, self-reliance, income generation, and long-term participation in local and digital economies.

Climate and Community Resilience

MAP Canada supports climate resilience, local production systems, sustainable livelihoods, environmental awareness, and community-led adaptation.

Our climate and sustainability work helps communities respond to environmental pressures, resource insecurity, food insecurity, and climate-related challenges while strengthening self-reliance and long-term resilience.

Our Impact Model

MAP Canada’s impact model connects immediate needs with long-term systems change.

We focus on:

  • Responding to urgent humanitarian and community needs
  • Reducing barriers to essential services
  • Supporting dignity, protection, and inclusion
  • Strengthening local partners and community institutions
  • Connecting services with long-term resilience
  • Building practical pathways to health, education, livelihoods, and opportunity
  • Supporting evidence-informed programming and accountability
  • Strengthening trust between communities, partners, and institutions

This model allows MAP Canada to deliver practical support while contributing to stronger community systems, improved access, and sustainable development outcomes.

Impact Pathway

MAP Canada’s impact pathway connects immediate service delivery with longer-term community resilience.

We work through a practical sequence of action:

Identify Needs

Identify needs with local partners and communities.

Design Interventions

Design context-responsive interventions.

Deliver Services

Deliver services through trusted implementation pathways.

Monitor Results

Monitor reach, quality, risks, and results.

Strengthen Capacity

Strengthen local capacity and partner systems.

Improve Programming

Document learning and improve future programming.

Connect to Resilience

Connect immediate support with long-term resilience.

This pathway helps ensure that impact is not limited to one-time assistance, but contributes to stronger access, dignity, recovery, opportunity, and sustainable community outcomes.

From Reach to Results

MAP Canada measures impact through both reach and results.

Reach

Reach shows how many individuals, families, communities, partners, and institutions are supported.

Results

Results show what changes because of that support — improved access to food, water, health, education, livelihoods, safety, dignity, confidence, resilience, and opportunity.

Our goal is to ensure that every intervention contributes to practical change in people’s lives while strengthening the systems and partnerships that make long-term progress possible.

Impact Assurance

MAP Canada is committed to strengthening impact assurance across its programs and partnerships.

Our impact assurance approach includes responsible planning, beneficiary tracking, partner coordination, monitoring and evaluation, safeguarding, financial stewardship, documentation, reporting, learning, and continuous improvement.

We work to ensure that impact is credible, ethical, locally grounded, and accountable to the communities we serve, the partners we work with, and the donors and institutions that support our mission.

How We Measure Impact

MAP Canada is committed to strengthening the way impact is planned, delivered, monitored, and communicated.

Our impact approach focuses on:

  • Clear program objectives
  • Responsible implementation
  • Community-informed programming
  • Partner coordination
  • Beneficiary reach and service tracking
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and learning
  • Safeguarding and accountability
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Financial stewardship
  • Continuous improvement
  • Long-term resilience and sustainability

We aim to ensure that programs are not only delivered, but also monitored, documented, reviewed, and strengthened over time.

Who Our Impact Reaches

MAP Canada’s work supports:

  • Children and youth
  • Women and girls
  • Families facing poverty or instability
  • Refugees and displaced people
  • Crisis-affected communities
  • Older adults and vulnerable households
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Students and sponsored children
  • Patients requiring healthcare access
  • Communities facing water, food, climate, or service insecurity
  • Local partners and community-based organizations
  • Institutions working to strengthen service delivery and resilience

Impact Through Partnerships

MAP Canada’s impact is strengthened through collaboration with local partners, community institutions, civil society organizations, health providers, schools, donors, foundations, private-sector partners, and public institutions.

We believe sustainable impact is built through trust, local knowledge, accountability, and shared responsibility.

Through partnerships, MAP Canada is able to expand reach, strengthen implementation, improve coordination, and support communities in ways that are practical, locally informed, and responsive to changing needs.

Why Impact Matters

Impact is not only measured by numbers. It is measured by restored dignity, improved access, reduced vulnerability, stronger confidence, safer communities, and better pathways to opportunity.

For Children

Impact can mean access to school, health, food, protection, and hope.

For Families

Impact can mean stability, dignity, and support during difficult times.

For Communities

Impact can mean stronger systems, local capacity, resilience, and sustainable development.

For Partners

Impact can mean trusted collaboration, responsible implementation, and measurable results.

MAP Canada views impact as a responsibility — to communities, donors, partners, and the public.

Our Commitment to Accountability

MAP Canada is committed to impact that is ethical, measurable, locally grounded, and accountable.

We continue to strengthen our systems for monitoring, evaluation, learning, reporting, safeguarding, financial stewardship, partner coordination, and institutional accountability.

MAP Canada remains focused on delivering programs that are practical, transparent, evidence-informed, and connected to long-term community resilience.

Partner With Us

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration with donors, foundations, governments, institutions, civil society organizations, private-sector partners, and community leaders who want to support measurable, responsible, and locally grounded impact.

Together, we can strengthen access to essential services, expand opportunity, reduce vulnerability, and support communities in building stronger futures.

Partnerships

Stronger Together

Collaborating with governments, institutions, donors, civil society, private-sector partners, technical experts, and communities to deliver practical, measurable, and sustainable impact at scale.

MAP Canada believes that meaningful change is built through trusted partnerships.

Complex humanitarian, development, health, education, economic, climate, and resilience challenges cannot be solved by one organization alone. They require collaboration, local knowledge, technical expertise, institutional coordination, responsible funding, shared accountability, and long-term commitment.

MAP Canada works with a diverse network of partners to design, strengthen, and deliver practical solutions across regions. Through a partnership-driven model, we connect global capacity with local leadership to support communities facing barriers to dignity, health, education, opportunity, resilience, and sustainable development.

Our partnerships are designed to be strategic, practical, ethical, accountable, and impact-focused.

Partnerships at a Glance

Governments and Public Institutions

Policy alignment, public-sector collaboration, institutional coordination, local development priorities, and systems-level engagement.

International Organizations

Collaboration with multilateral agencies, global institutions, humanitarian actors, and development platforms.

Local and International NGOs

Program implementation, community engagement, technical cooperation, local access, and locally grounded service delivery.

Community-Based Organizations

Local leadership, outreach, trust-building, needs identification, implementation support, and community accountability.

Foundations and Donors

Funding partnerships, program scale-up, innovation, impact measurement, institutional strengthening, and long-term sustainability.

Private Sector Partners

Shared-value initiatives, technical expertise, digital innovation, responsible investment, logistics, skills development, and community impact.

Academic and Research Institutions

Evidence generation, learning, evaluation, training, research, knowledge exchange, and innovation.

Health, Education, and Technical Institutions

Specialized service delivery, capacity strengthening, referrals, training, technical support, and sector-specific collaboration.

Our Partnership Vision

MAP Canada’s partnership vision is rooted in the belief that global capacity and local leadership must work together.

We aim to build partnerships that:

  • Respond to urgent needs with practical solutions
  • Strengthen local systems and community institutions
  • Improve access to essential services
  • Support dignity, inclusion, protection, and opportunity
  • Advance evidence-informed programming
  • Strengthen accountability and responsible implementation
  • Support long-term resilience and sustainable development
  • Create measurable value for communities, donors, partners, and institutions

For MAP Canada, partnership is not only a method of implementation. It is a way to build trust, expand reach, strengthen systems, and deliver impact that lasts.

Who We Partner With

MAP Canada welcomes partnerships with organizations and institutions that share our commitment to practical action, accountability, local leadership, and measurable impact.

Governments and Public Institutions

MAP Canada collaborates with governments, ministries, municipalities, public agencies, and diplomatic stakeholders to support programs aligned with public priorities, national strategies, local needs, and sustainable development objectives.

International Organizations and Multilateral Agencies

MAP Canada works with international organizations, humanitarian actors, development institutions, and multilateral platforms to support coordinated responses, technical collaboration, systems strengthening, and cross-border initiatives.

Local and International Civil Society Organizations

Civil society partners are central to MAP Canada’s approach. We work with local NGOs, community organizations, grassroots groups, and international civil society partners to strengthen access, implementation, trust, accountability, and community reach.

Foundations, Donors, and Philanthropic Partners

MAP Canada partners with foundations, institutional donors, philanthropic networks, and funding agencies to scale high-impact programs, support innovation, strengthen systems, expand reach, and improve outcomes for vulnerable communities.

Private Sector and Corporate Partners

MAP Canada works with private-sector partners committed to responsible impact, shared value, innovation, community investment, and sustainable development. These partnerships may support technology, logistics, employment pathways, infrastructure, health, education, climate resilience, economic empowerment, and community wellbeing.

Academic, Research, and Technical Partners

MAP Canada collaborates with universities, colleges, research institutions, think tanks, technical experts, and training providers to support evidence-informed programming, evaluation, capacity building, innovation, technical assistance, and knowledge exchange.

Community Leaders and Local Institutions

MAP Canada recognizes the importance of community leadership. We work with local leaders, schools, clinics, hospitals, municipalities, faith-based institutions, youth groups, women’s groups, and community networks to ensure programs are locally informed, trusted, relevant, and responsive.

Partnership Models

MAP Canada works through flexible partnership models designed to respond to different needs, sectors, regions, and institutional priorities.

Program Implementation Partnerships

We collaborate with local and international partners to design, coordinate, and deliver programs across health, education, economic empowerment, climate resilience, food security, emergency relief, community development, and systems strengthening.

Strategic and Institutional Partnerships

We work with governments, public institutions, international organizations, and development actors to support system-level initiatives, policy-aligned programs, institutional strengthening, and long-term development priorities.

Funding and Donor Partnerships

We partner with donors, foundations, funding agencies, and philanthropic partners to finance high-impact interventions, expand program reach, strengthen accountability, support innovation, and achieve sustainable outcomes.

Technical Cooperation Partnerships

MAP Canada collaborates with technical experts, universities, hospitals, training institutions, research bodies, and sector specialists to strengthen program quality, service delivery, evaluation, training, systems, and innovation.

Private-Sector and Shared-Value Partnerships

We work with companies and responsible business partners to support community investment, digital inclusion, skills development, employability, health access, logistics, sustainability, innovation, and scalable social impact.

Local Partner Capacity Strengthening

MAP Canada supports local partners with tools, systems, planning, reporting, safeguarding, governance, monitoring, evaluation, financial controls, communications, donor-readiness, and institutional strengthening.

Innovation and Digital Partnerships

We welcome collaboration around digital tools, data systems, employment platforms, learning technology, telehealth, monitoring systems, digital access, and practical innovation that improves inclusion, service delivery, and impact.

Research, Learning, and Evidence Partnerships

MAP Canada partners with research and academic institutions to generate learning, document results, evaluate programs, strengthen evidence, support policy dialogue, and improve future interventions.

Our Partnership Approach

MAP Canada’s partnership approach is guided by trust, clarity, shared responsibility, and measurable impact.

We focus on:

  • Shared goals and clear roles
  • Local leadership and community ownership
  • Responsible program design
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Safeguarding and ethical practice
  • Evidence-informed decision-making
  • Strong coordination and communication
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and learning
  • Financial stewardship and donor confidence
  • Risk management and responsible implementation
  • Long-term sustainability and resilience

We believe partnerships should not be symbolic. They should create practical value, strengthen implementation, improve outcomes, build trust, and support communities in meaningful and measurable ways.

How We Build Partnerships

MAP Canada builds partnerships through a structured and responsible process.

We work with partners to:

Understand Priorities

Understand shared priorities.

Identify Needs

Identify community needs and opportunities.

Define Roles

Define roles, responsibilities, and expectations.

Design Programs

Design practical and context-responsive programs.

Develop Pathways

Develop budgets, workplans, and implementation pathways.

Strengthen Accountability

Strengthen safeguarding, risk management, and accountability.

Coordinate Delivery

Coordinate delivery through trusted local and institutional partners.

Monitor Learning

Monitor progress, results, risks, and learning.

Report Clearly

Report clearly to donors, partners, and stakeholders.

Improve Programs

Improve programs based on evidence and community feedback.

This approach helps ensure that partnerships are credible, organized, transparent, and aligned with long-term impact.

Priority Areas for Partnership

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration across its core areas of work.

Humanitarian Response and Emergency Relief

Supporting communities affected by conflict, displacement, poverty, crisis, disaster, instability, and urgent humanitarian needs.

Health and Wellbeing

Expanding access to essential care, community health, vision care, surgical and non-surgical treatment pathways, mental health support, psychosocial care, rehabilitation, prevention, and health system strengthening.

Education and Skills Development

Supporting access to education, child sponsorship, learning support, school engagement, digital learning, skills development, youth opportunity, and pathways to employment and inclusion.

Economic Empowerment and Inclusion

Strengthening livelihoods, employment readiness, entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, women’s economic participation, youth opportunity, financial resilience, and local economic participation.

Climate Resilience and Sustainability

Supporting local adaptation, sustainable livelihoods, local production systems, environmental awareness, food security, resource resilience, and community-led climate resilience.

Community Development and Local Capacity

Strengthening local institutions, civil society organizations, municipalities, community systems, local leadership, and partner capacity.

Digital Innovation and Systems Strengthening

Supporting platforms, data systems, digital access, monitoring tools, learning systems, employment technology, and technology-enabled pathways to inclusion and opportunity.

Governance, Accountability, and Institutional Strengthening

Supporting transparent systems, safeguarding, compliance, reporting, policy frameworks, donor readiness, risk management, and long-term institutional capacity.

Partner Value

MAP Canada brings partners a combination of international vision, local grounding, technical experience, program design capacity, governance structure, cross-sector expertise, and implementation pathways.

Partners work with MAP Canada to:

  • Expand reach to underserved and crisis-affected communities
  • Design programs that are practical and locally informed
  • Strengthen implementation through trusted local partners
  • Improve accountability, monitoring, reporting, and learning
  • Support cross-sector solutions across health, education, livelihoods, climate, and resilience
  • Build local capacity and long-term sustainability
  • Connect funding with credible program pathways
  • Support evidence-informed and measurable impact
  • Strengthen visibility, coordination, and institutional engagement
  • Advance responsible, ethical, and community-centered programming

MAP Canada is committed to partnerships that create value for communities, partners, donors, and institutions.

Current and Emerging Partnerships

MAP Canada continues to build relationships with public institutions, international organizations, civil society partners, private-sector actors, academic institutions, technical partners, foundations, and community networks.

Our partnership ecosystem includes engagement with public-sector stakeholders, humanitarian and development actors, local partners, institutional partners, technical experts, and global networks that support our mission and program priorities.

As MAP Canada grows, we continue to strengthen our partnership base across Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and extended global regions.

Partnership Principles

MAP Canada’s partnerships are guided by the following principles:

Dignity

We work in ways that respect the people, communities, and partners involved in every program.

Local Leadership

We recognize that sustainable impact must be shaped by local knowledge, community priorities, and trusted local actors.

Accountability

We promote transparency, safeguarding, responsible implementation, monitoring, reporting, learning, and continuous improvement.

Equity and Inclusion

We prioritize communities facing poverty, displacement, crisis, exclusion, disability, gender-based barriers, and limited access to services.

Collaboration

We believe meaningful impact requires shared responsibility, trust, coordination, and clear communication.

Evidence and Learning

We use data, documentation, feedback, and learning to strengthen programs, improve results, and support responsible decision-making.

Sustainability

We support partnerships that build long-term capacity, resilience, systems, and locally grounded solutions.

Impact

We focus on practical results that improve dignity, access, opportunity, resilience, and community wellbeing.

Why Partnership Matters

Partnerships allow MAP Canada to expand reach, strengthen local capacity, improve service delivery, and connect communities with broader systems of support.

For Communities

Partnerships mean stronger access to services, trusted local pathways, and more coordinated support.

For Donors

Partnerships mean credible implementation, accountability, visibility, and measurable results.

For Institutions

Partnerships mean shared expertise, stronger systems, and practical collaboration across sectors and regions.

For Local Partners

Partnerships mean capacity strengthening, coordination, technical support, and long-term sustainability.

MAP Canada views partnerships as a foundation for stronger impact, responsible development, and lasting change.

Partner With Us

MAP Canada welcomes collaboration with governments, donors, foundations, international organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, private-sector partners, technical experts, community leaders, and local institutions.

Whether you are seeking to fund a program, implement a project, strengthen local systems, support research, advance innovation, build institutional capacity, or collaborate across regions, MAP Canada welcomes partnership conversations grounded in shared values and measurable impact.

Together, we can connect global capacity with local leadership to deliver practical, accountable, and sustainable change.

Insights

Driven by Data. Strengthening Local Knowledge.

A knowledge hub for articles, reports, publications, research, learning, and evidence that strengthen humanitarian and development practice.

MAP Canada’s Insights platform brings together knowledge, field learning, data-informed analysis, research, publications, and institutional reflections that support practical, accountable, and locally grounded impact.

We believe that strong humanitarian and development work must be guided by evidence, community knowledge, responsible data, local realities, and continuous learning.

Through Insights, MAP Canada shares perspectives, reports, updates, and knowledge resources that help inform better programs, stronger partnerships, and more effective responses across health, education, economic empowerment, climate resilience, humanitarian relief, governance, accountability, partnerships, and community development.

Our Knowledge Purpose

MAP Canada’s Insights hub is designed to support learning, transparency, and evidence-informed practice.

Through this platform, we aim to:

  • Share program learning and field-informed knowledge
  • Publish reports, updates, and institutional reflections
  • Strengthen accountability through documentation and evidence
  • Support partners, donors, and stakeholders with useful information
  • Highlight community needs, priorities, and solutions
  • Advance practical knowledge across humanitarian and development sectors
  • Promote locally grounded and data-informed decision-making
  • Strengthen public understanding of MAP Canada’s work, model, partnerships, and impact

Insights is not only a content page. It is part of MAP Canada’s commitment to learning, accountability, responsible communication, and continuous improvement.

Browse by Category

Articles

Thought leadership, reflections, analysis, and field-informed perspectives on humanitarian and development practice.

Reports

Program reports, impact updates, learning documents, and evidence-based summaries from MAP Canada’s work.

News

Organizational updates, announcements, partnership news, program milestones, and institutional developments.

Publications

Research-informed documents, policy briefs, technical resources, knowledge products, and public-facing publications.

Data-Driven Approach

MAP Canada integrates data, evidence, and learning into program design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation.

This helps ensure that interventions are grounded in real-world contexts, shaped by community needs, and continuously improved over time.

Our data-driven approach supports:

  • Needs assessment and context analysis
  • Program planning and design
  • Beneficiary reach and service tracking
  • Partner coordination and reporting
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and learning
  • Risk awareness and adaptive management
  • Impact measurement and documentation
  • Accountability to communities, donors, and partners
  • Evidence-informed decision-making
  • Continuous improvement across programs and partnerships

We use data not only to measure activities, but to understand whether programs are reaching the right people, responding to real needs, reducing barriers, strengthening access, improving outcomes, and supporting long-term resilience.

Learning from Communities

MAP Canada recognizes that local knowledge is essential to meaningful impact.

Communities understand their needs, priorities, barriers, strengths, risks, and solutions in ways that outside actors cannot fully see alone.

Our learning approach values:

Community Feedback

Listening to community priorities, concerns, needs, and lived experience.

Local Leadership

Recognizing the role of local actors, cultural knowledge, and trusted partners.

Field Learning

Using partner experience, observations, program evidence, and lessons from both success and challenge.

By combining community knowledge with data, technical expertise, and partner learning, MAP Canada supports programs that are more relevant, respectful, effective, accountable, and sustainable.

Knowledge Areas

MAP Canada’s Insights hub reflects the organization’s core areas of work and learning.

Humanitarian Response

Learning from emergency relief, crisis response, displacement, food assistance, and community-based support.

Health and Wellbeing

Insights on essential care, community health, vision care, treatment pathways, mental health, prevention, rehabilitation, patient navigation, and health system strengthening.

Education and Skills Development

Knowledge on access to education, child sponsorship, learning support, skills development, school engagement, youth opportunity, digital learning, and pathways to inclusion.

Economic Empowerment and Inclusion

Insights on livelihoods, employment readiness, entrepreneurship, women’s economic inclusion, youth opportunity, digital inclusion, financial resilience, and local economic participation.

Climate and Sustainability

Learning on climate resilience, local adaptation, sustainable livelihoods, local production systems, food security, environmental awareness, and resource resilience.

Community Resilience

Insights on local systems, social protection, community development, inclusion, vulnerability reduction, service access, and long-term resilience.

Governance and Accountability

Knowledge on nonprofit governance, safeguarding, institutional strengthening, compliance, monitoring, reporting, risk management, and responsible partnerships.

Systems Strengthening

Learning on how programs, partners, institutions, and communities can build stronger service delivery systems over time.

Partnerships and Collective Impact

Insights on collaboration, institutional partnerships, local partner capacity, shared accountability, donor engagement, and cross-sector coordination.

Research, Reports, and Publications

MAP Canada is committed to developing a growing library of knowledge products that support transparency, learning, and evidence-informed action.

This may include:

  • Program reports
  • Impact reports
  • Learning briefs
  • Research summaries
  • Policy briefs
  • Case studies
  • Community stories
  • Field updates
  • Technical notes
  • Partnership reports
  • Monitoring and evaluation summaries
  • Publications and institutional documents

As MAP Canada’s knowledge hub develops, articles, reports, news, and publications will be added to this page.

Evidence-Informed Programming

MAP Canada uses evidence to strengthen the quality, relevance, and accountability of its work.

Evidence-informed programming helps us:

  • Understand needs more clearly
  • Design better interventions
  • Track progress and results
  • Identify gaps and risks
  • Improve partner coordination
  • Strengthen accountability
  • Support donor confidence
  • Document learning
  • Improve future programs
  • Connect short-term support with long-term impact

Our goal is to ensure that programs are not only implemented, but also understood, measured, improved, and connected to sustainable outcomes.

Responsible Data and Ethical Learning

MAP Canada recognizes that data must be collected, used, and communicated responsibly.

Our approach to data and learning is guided by dignity, privacy, safeguarding, accuracy, context, and respect for the people and communities behind every number.

We aim to ensure that information is used to strengthen programs, protect communities, improve decision-making, and support accountability — not to reduce people’s experiences to statistics alone.

Responsible data helps MAP Canada protect dignity and confidentiality, strengthen safeguarding and ethical practice, improve program quality, support transparent reporting, guide better decisions, identify risks and gaps, strengthen trust with communities and partners, and communicate impact responsibly.

This reflects MAP Canada’s commitment to evidence that is both useful and ethical.

Insights for Partners

MAP Canada’s Insights hub is also designed to support partners, donors, institutions, researchers, media representatives, and public stakeholders.

Partners can use this space to better understand MAP Canada’s priorities, learning, program models, impact areas, and institutional approach.

Program Design

Knowledge related to practical program models, implementation learning, and community needs.

Impact Measurement

Evidence and results that support accountability, reporting, and donor confidence.

Innovation and Systems Strengthening

Learning around local implementation, technology, coordination, and stronger systems.

Responsible Partnerships

Insights that support collective impact, partner learning, and accountable collaboration.

We welcome opportunities to collaborate on research, publications, case studies, learning briefs, policy reflections, and knowledge products that support practical impact and stronger development practice.

Our Commitment to Learning

MAP Canada is committed to being a learning organization.

We recognize that strong impact requires reflection, adaptation, transparency, humility, and continuous improvement.

Our commitment to learning includes:

  • Listening to communities
  • Learning from partners
  • Using data responsibly
  • Documenting results
  • Sharing knowledge
  • Improving program quality
  • Strengthening accountability
  • Adapting to changing needs
  • Building evidence over time
  • Connecting knowledge with action

Through Insights, MAP Canada will continue to share knowledge that supports dignity, resilience, opportunity, accountability, and sustainable development.

Submit an Inquiry

MAP Canada welcomes inquiries from partners, donors, researchers, institutions, media representatives, and stakeholders interested in our work, publications, research, or knowledge products.

Get Involved

Be Part of the Change

Join MAP Canada in advancing dignity, opportunity, resilience, and sustainable impact across communities and regions.

Meaningful change is built when individuals, institutions, donors, partners, volunteers, technical experts, and communities come together with shared purpose.

MAP Canada welcomes people and organizations who want to contribute to practical, accountable, and locally grounded solutions in humanitarian response, health, education, economic empowerment, climate resilience, community development, and systems strengthening.

Whether you want to partner, donate, volunteer, share expertise, support a program, or begin a conversation, your involvement can help expand access, strengthen communities, and support long-term impact.

Ways to Get Involved

Partner With Us

Work with MAP Canada to design, strengthen, fund, or deliver high-impact programs across sectors and regions.

MAP Canada welcomes partnerships with governments, foundations, institutions, civil society organizations, private-sector partners, academic partners, technical experts, and community leaders committed to measurable and sustainable impact.

Support Our Work

Contribute to expanding MAP Canada’s programs and reaching more communities through financial support, program funding, institutional giving, or strategic investment in impact.

Your support helps strengthen access to essential services, expand opportunity, reduce vulnerability, and build community resilience.

Volunteer and Engage

Support MAP Canada through your time, skills, knowledge, networks, technical expertise, mentorship, research, communications, fundraising, or community engagement.

Volunteers and engaged supporters help strengthen the reach, quality, and visibility of our mission.

Share Expertise

Contribute technical knowledge, professional experience, research, training, mentorship, or advisory support that helps strengthen MAP Canada’s programs, partnerships, and institutional capacity.

We welcome expertise across health, education, development, governance, fundraising, communications, technology, climate, economic empowerment, monitoring and evaluation, legal, finance, and operations.

Institutional Collaboration

Organizations, institutions, universities, companies, and public-sector partners can collaborate with MAP Canada on programs, research, innovation, technical cooperation, capacity strengthening, and cross-sector initiatives.

Together, we can connect resources, expertise, and local leadership to deliver practical and sustainable results.

Why Get Involved

Getting involved with MAP Canada means contributing to work that is practical, accountable, locally grounded, and designed for long-term impact.

Your involvement can help:

  • Expand access to essential health, education, food, water, and community support
  • Support children, youth, women, families, older adults, displaced people, and vulnerable communities
  • Strengthen local partners and community-based organizations
  • Advance practical solutions across humanitarian and development sectors
  • Support programs that connect immediate needs with long-term resilience
  • Contribute to evidence-informed and accountable impact
  • Strengthen dignity, opportunity, protection, inclusion, and sustainable development
  • Help communities build stronger futures through partnership and shared responsibility

Every contribution matters — whether it is time, expertise, funding, advocacy, partnership, or institutional support.

Ways You Can Contribute

Donate

Support MAP Canada’s programs through individual giving, monthly giving, program-specific support, emergency response funding, or institutional contributions.

Partner

Collaborate with MAP Canada to design, fund, implement, evaluate, or scale programs across priority sectors and regions.

Volunteer

Give your time and skills to support communications, research, outreach, fundraising, events, administration, translation, technical work, or community engagement.

Fund a Program

Support a specific area of work such as health, education, food security, emergency relief, economic empowerment, climate resilience, child sponsorship, or community development.

Offer Technical Expertise

Contribute professional knowledge in medicine, public health, education, economic development, climate, governance, finance, legal, technology, monitoring and evaluation, communications, or institutional strengthening.

Engage Your Organization

Companies, universities, foundations, institutions, and public-sector partners can support MAP Canada through sponsorships, grants, shared-value initiatives, research, innovation, employee engagement, or strategic collaboration.

Raise Awareness

Help amplify MAP Canada’s mission by sharing our work, engaging your networks, supporting campaigns, and helping more people understand the needs and solutions we work on.

Support Events and Campaigns

Participate in fundraising events, awareness campaigns, community initiatives, institutional convenings, or special appeals that help expand MAP Canada’s reach and impact.

Who Can Get Involved

MAP Canada welcomes engagement from:

  • Individuals who want to contribute to meaningful impact
  • Donors and philanthropists seeking responsible giving opportunities
  • Foundations and funding partners
  • Governments and public institutions
  • Private-sector and corporate partners
  • Universities, colleges, and research institutions
  • Civil society organizations and community groups
  • Technical experts and professional advisors
  • Health, education, climate, and development specialists
  • Volunteers, students, and young professionals
  • Diaspora communities and community leaders
  • Institutions seeking practical and accountable collaboration

Our doors are open to those who share our commitment to dignity, accountability, local leadership, and sustainable impact.

For Donors and Supporters

Your generosity helps MAP Canada expand programs, respond to urgent needs, and strengthen long-term community resilience.

Financial support can help provide food assistance, healthcare access, education support, emergency relief, livelihood opportunities, climate resilience, community development, and capacity strengthening for local partners.

MAP Canada is committed to responsible stewardship, accountability, transparency, and impact-focused programming.

Every contribution helps turn compassion into practical action.

For Partners and Institutions

MAP Canada works with partners who want to move beyond short-term activities toward stronger systems, measurable outcomes, and sustainable community impact.

We welcome conversations with partners interested in:

  • Program design and implementation
  • Funding and donor partnerships
  • Technical cooperation
  • Research and learning
  • Institutional strengthening
  • Capacity building
  • Digital innovation
  • Health and education initiatives
  • Economic empowerment
  • Climate resilience
  • Humanitarian response
  • Community development
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and accountability

Together, we can align resources, expertise, and local leadership to support practical change.

For Volunteers and Experts

MAP Canada values volunteers and experts who bring time, knowledge, creativity, professionalism, and commitment to meaningful work.

You can support MAP Canada through:

  • Research and writing
  • Fundraising support
  • Social media and communications
  • Grant and donor research
  • Program development
  • Translation and interpretation
  • Event support
  • Community outreach
  • Technical advisory support
  • Monitoring and evaluation support
  • Professional mentorship
  • Digital and administrative support

Volunteer engagement helps strengthen MAP Canada’s capacity, visibility, and connection with communities and partners.

Your Impact Through Involvement

When you get involved with MAP Canada, you help strengthen work that supports dignity, access, resilience, and opportunity.

Your support can help:

Education

A child stay connected to school.

Health

A patient access essential care.

Emergency Support

A family receive food or emergency support.

Youth Opportunity

A young person build skills and confidence.

Women’s Livelihoods

A woman access livelihood opportunities.

Climate Resilience

A community strengthen climate resilience.

Local Systems

A local partner improve systems and service delivery.

Household Stability

A vulnerable household move toward stability.

Involvement is not only about giving. It is about standing with communities, strengthening solutions, and helping build pathways toward sustainable futures.

Our Commitment to Those Who Engage With Us

MAP Canada is committed to building respectful, ethical, and accountable relationships with donors, partners, volunteers, institutions, and supporters.

We aim to ensure that engagement with MAP Canada is:

  • Purposeful
  • Transparent
  • Respectful
  • Professionally managed
  • Aligned with community needs
  • Grounded in accountability
  • Connected to measurable impact
  • Supportive of local leadership
  • Focused on long-term resilience

We value every person and institution that chooses to support our mission.

Start the Conversation

There are many ways to be part of MAP Canada’s work.

Whether you are ready to donate, explore a partnership, volunteer, support a campaign, fund a program, or share your expertise, we welcome the opportunity to connect.

Together, we can strengthen dignity, expand opportunity, reduce vulnerability, and support communities in building stronger futures.

Contact

Contact Us

We welcome inquiries from partners, donors, institutions, communities, professionals, volunteers, and individuals who want to connect with MAP Canada.

MAP Canada is headquartered in Canada and works through regional coordination, local partnerships, institutional relationships, and program pathways across priority regions.

Whether you are interested in partnership, program collaboration, donations, volunteering, technical expertise, media, research, governance, or general inquiries, we welcome the opportunity to hear from you.

Get in Touch

Email

info@mapcan.ca

Website

www.mapcan.ca

Global Headquarters

Canada

Head Office — Global HQ
MAP Canada’s Canada headquarters supports global governance, strategy, institutional partnerships, donor engagement, compliance, communications, and international coordination.

Jordan

Regional Hub — MENA
MAP Canada’s Jordan regional hub supports program implementation, local partnerships, field coordination, regional engagement, and operational pathways across the Middle East and North Africa.

How We Can Help

Partnership Inquiries

For governments, foundations, institutions, civil society organizations, private-sector partners, academic partners, and technical experts interested in collaboration with MAP Canada.

Donor and Funding Inquiries

For individuals, donors, foundations, companies, and institutions interested in supporting MAP Canada’s programs or funding specific areas of work.

Program Inquiries

For questions related to MAP Canada’s work in humanitarian response, health, education, economic empowerment, climate resilience, community development, and systems strengthening.

Volunteer and Engagement Inquiries

For individuals, students, professionals, experts, and community members interested in volunteering, sharing expertise, supporting campaigns, or engaging with MAP Canada’s mission.

Media and Communications Inquiries

For media representatives, journalists, content partners, and communications stakeholders seeking information, interviews, statements, or organizational updates.

Research and Knowledge Inquiries

For universities, researchers, institutions, and partners interested in reports, publications, learning, evidence, data, or knowledge collaboration.

Governance and Institutional Inquiries

For organizations, institutions, or stakeholders seeking information related to governance, accountability, institutional structure, compliance, or formal collaboration.

General Inquiries

For all other questions, requests, or messages related to MAP Canada.

Send Us a Message

Please complete the form below and a member of our team will review your inquiry.

Inquiry Types

  • Partnership
  • Donation or Funding
  • Program Inquiry
  • Volunteer or Engagement
  • Media or Communications
  • Research or Publications
  • Governance or Institutional Inquiry
  • General Inquiry

Our Communication Approach

MAP Canada values clear, respectful, and purposeful communication.

We review inquiries carefully and aim to direct each message to the most relevant team member or department.

Because MAP Canada works across humanitarian, development, health, education, economic empowerment, climate, governance, and partnership areas, selecting the right inquiry type helps us understand your request and respond more effectively.

Our Commitment

MAP Canada is committed to responding to inquiries with professionalism, respect, and accountability.

We value meaningful communication with partners, donors, institutions, communities, volunteers, and supporters.

Every inquiry helps us build stronger relationships, expand collaboration, and support practical solutions for communities facing barriers to dignity, health, education, opportunity, resilience, and sustainable development.

Connect With Us

MAP Canada welcomes conversations with individuals and organizations who share our commitment to practical action, local leadership, accountability, and sustainable impact.

Together, we can strengthen partnerships, expand access, support communities, and build pathways toward stronger futures.

Media Library

Stories of Impact in Photos and Film

A simple visual library of MAP Canada photos and videos organized by program area.

Explore MAP Canada’s work through photos, videos, program highlights, events, and partnership moments. This library is designed to remain simple, visual, mobile-friendly, and easy for staff to update as approved media becomes available.

Browse by Program Area

Photo Section

Health and wellbeing mediaHealth

Health and Wellbeing

Community care, outreach, essential services, and patient support.

Education mediaEducation

Education and Skills Development

Learning pathways, school support, youth skills, and opportunity.

Economic empowerment mediaEconomic

Economic Empowerment and Inclusion

Skills, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, digital access, and resilience.

Climate and sustainability mediaClimate

Climate and Sustainability

Climate resilience, local adaptation, production systems, and sustainability.

Humanitarian response mediaEmergency

Humanitarian Response and Emergency Relief

Emergency support, crisis response, food assistance, and relief pathways.

Community development mediaCommunity

Community Development and Resilience

Community-led action, local systems, resilience, and inclusion.

Video Section

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Health and Wellbeing

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Education and Skills Development

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Economic Empowerment and Inclusion

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Climate and Sustainability

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Humanitarian Response and Emergency Relief

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Events and Partnerships

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Submit Approved Media

Approved photos and videos can be added to this library as MAP Canada’s visual assets are finalized.

Events

Events & Campaigns

Key dates, campaigns, and humanitarian milestones that matter to MAP Canada.

Jun
20

World Refugee Day — MAP Canada Giving Campaign

Support families displaced by conflict through MAP Canada's Emergency Relief and Education programs.

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Jul
1

Canada Day

Celebrating Canada's values of diversity, inclusion, and compassion that inspire MAP Canada's mission to serve communities globally.

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Oct
16

World Food Day

Advocating for zero hunger globally. Support MAP Canada's Food Aid program to help families facing food insecurity.

UN / HumanitarianDonate to Food Aid →
Nov
11

Remembrance Day

Honoring those who served and reflecting on the importance of peace and humanitarian action in conflict-affected communities.

Canadian
Dec
10

Human Rights Day

Reaffirming MAP Canada's commitment to the rights, dignity, and opportunity of every human being — regardless of background.

UN / HumanitarianOur Mission →
Jan
24

International Education Day

Support MAP Canada's scholarship and education programs for children in underserved communities.

UN / HumanitarianSupport Education →
Mar
8

International Women's Day

Championing women's empowerment through MAP Canada's economic inclusion and community development programs globally.

UN / Humanitarian
Mar
22

World Water Day

Support MAP Canada's Water Aid program delivering clean water to 467,000+ people.

UN / HumanitarianDonate to Water Aid →
Apr
22

Earth Day

Commitment to climate resilience and environmental sustainability — core pillars of MAP Canada's development programs.

CanadianClimate Programs →
Jun
21

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Honoring the heritage, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples — reflecting MAP Canada's commitment to inclusive, community-led development.

Canadian
TBD
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MAP Canada Annual Partnership Forum

Bringing together governments, institutions, and partners to advance collaborative development solutions. Details coming soon.

MAP CanadaRegister Interest →
Governance

Policies & Document Library

Responsible Governance. Clear Policies. Strong Accountability.

Make Aid Possible, also known as MAP Canada, is committed to responsible governance, ethical operations, safeguarding, transparency, and strong institutional accountability.

Our policy framework guides how MAP Canada makes decisions, manages resources, protects people, works with partners, safeguards communities, reduces risk, and maintains compliance across programs, operations, partnerships, and institutional activities.

These policies support MAP Canada’s commitment to integrity, responsible stewardship, donor confidence, community protection, and continuous institutional improvement.

Core Policies

Procurement Policy

MAP Canada’s Procurement Policy supports fair, transparent, ethical, and competitive procurement processes. It guides responsible purchasing, value for money, proper documentation, conflict-of-interest controls, vendor selection, approval procedures, and accountability in the use of organizational and donor funds.

Safeguarding Policy

MAP Canada’s Safeguarding Policy establishes the organization’s commitment to protecting the rights, dignity, safety, and wellbeing of all individuals who interact with our work, including children, vulnerable adults, staff, volunteers, partners, consultants, beneficiaries, and communities.

Code of Conduct

MAP Canada’s Code of Conduct sets professional and ethical standards for board members, staff, volunteers, consultants, partners, representatives, and anyone acting on behalf of the organization. It supports respectful conduct, integrity, confidentiality, accountability, responsible communication, and appropriate representation of MAP Canada.

Anti-Fraud & Anti-Corruption Policy

MAP Canada’s Anti-Fraud & Anti-Corruption Policy provides standards for preventing, detecting, reporting, investigating, and addressing fraud, corruption, bribery, misuse of resources, conflicts of interest, and unethical conduct across operations, programs, partnerships, and institutional activities.

Risk Management Policy

MAP Canada’s Risk Management Policy outlines the organization’s approach to identifying, assessing, monitoring, mitigating, escalating, and reporting risks. This includes governance, operational, financial, reputational, safeguarding, security, compliance, partner, and program-related risks.

Data Protection & Privacy Policy

MAP Canada’s Data Protection & Privacy Policy guides the responsible collection, use, storage, sharing, protection, retention, and disposal of personal, organizational, donor, partner, staff, volunteer, and beneficiary information in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection standards.

Financial Management Policy

MAP Canada’s Financial Management Policy establishes standards for budgeting, financial planning, approvals, accounting, internal controls, documentation, reporting, oversight, and responsible financial stewardship across organizational activities, projects, partnerships, and donor-funded work.

Whistleblower Policy

MAP Canada’s Whistleblower Policy supports confidential and responsible reporting of concerns related to misconduct, fraud, corruption, abuse, safeguarding violations, harassment, discrimination, conflicts of interest, or unethical behaviour. It includes protection against retaliation for individuals who raise concerns in good faith.

Conflict of Interest Policy

MAP Canada’s Conflict of Interest Policy supports transparent decision-making and protects organizational integrity by setting standards for identifying, disclosing, managing, and resolving actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest involving board members, staff, consultants, volunteers, partners, advisors, or representatives.

Child Protection & PSEA Policy

MAP Canada’s Child Protection and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy strengthens the organization’s safeguarding framework for children, vulnerable individuals, and communities. It supports the prevention, reporting, and response to sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and misconduct across programs, operations, partnerships, and field activities.

Policy Access

MAP Canada maintains an internal policy and compliance framework to support responsible governance, safeguarding, ethical practice, financial accountability, risk management, and donor confidence.

Selected policy documents may be made available to institutional partners, donors, government bodies, foundations, grant-making organizations, regulatory reviewers, and prospective partners as part of due diligence, partnership development, funding review, compliance assessment, or institutional engagement.

Access to policy documents may be subject to internal review, confidentiality considerations, governance approvals, and applicable legal or operational requirements.

For policy, governance, safeguarding, compliance, or due diligence requests, please contact:

info@mapcan.ca

Institutional and Partner Requests

MAP Canada welcomes structured inquiries from organizations assessing partnership readiness, funding eligibility, regulatory alignment, or institutional capacity.

Requests may include, but are not limited to:

  • Governance and accountability policies
  • Safeguarding and protection policies
  • Child protection and PSEA documents
  • Financial and procurement controls
  • Risk management and compliance documents
  • Anti-fraud and anti-corruption standards
  • Data protection and privacy standards
  • Organizational due diligence documentation
  • Partner compliance documentation

To discuss documentation requirements for a prospective partnership, funding review, or compliance process, please contact:

info@mapcan.ca

Our Commitment

MAP Canada is committed to maintaining policies and procedures that strengthen ethical practice, institutional accountability, responsible resource management, safeguarding, and public trust.

As MAP Canada grows, our policy framework will continue to evolve to reflect donor requirements, legal obligations, operational learning, partner expectations, and international good practice.

Legal

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Introduction

Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the responsible collection, use, and protection of your personal information.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information including your name, email address, organization, and message content when you submit our contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or make a donation. We may also collect non-personal information through analytics tools.

How We Use Your Information

  • To respond to your inquiries
  • To process donations and send confirmations
  • To send newsletters (with your consent)
  • To improve our website and services
  • To comply with legal obligations

Data Protection

We implement appropriate technical measures to protect your personal information. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact us at info@mapcan.ca.

Legal

Terms of Use

Last updated: June 2026

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using the Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) website, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

Use of Content

All content on this website is the property of Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) and is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws. Content may not be reproduced or distributed without prior written permission.

Donations

All donations made through this website are voluntary. Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) commits to using donations in accordance with stated program objectives and organizational policies.

Contact Us

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at info@mapcan.ca.

Opportunities

Careers & Opportunities

Join a team committed to delivering sustainable development impact at scale.

Work With Us

Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) is always looking for passionate, skilled, and committed individuals to join our growing team. We offer opportunities across humanitarian response, development programming, governance, communications, and operations.

Current Openings

No positions are currently open. Check back regularly or send your CV to info@mapcan.ca to be considered for future opportunities.

Internships & Volunteer Opportunities

We welcome applications from students and early-career professionals interested in gaining hands-on experience in the humanitarian and development sector.

Get Involved

Volunteer With Us

Support our mission through your time, skills, and expertise.

Why Volunteer

Volunteering with Make Aid Possible (MAP Canada) gives you the opportunity to contribute to meaningful humanitarian and development work while building skills in the international NGO sector.

Ways to Volunteer

Technical Expertise

Contribute your professional skills in health, engineering, IT, finance, law, or communications.

Research & Analysis

Support our data-driven approach through research, reporting, and analysis.

Community Outreach

Help raise awareness and build connections within your community to support MAP Canada's mission.

Event Support

Assist with fundraising events, awareness campaigns, and community initiatives.

Apply to Volunteer

To express your interest, contact us at info@mapcan.ca with a brief introduction and your areas of expertise.