The Graduate

Early childhood is a critical period of development, with lifelong implications for a child’s growth and success. Mwinyi attended Rasul Akram Early Childhood Development School in Kwale, Kenya, where his teacher, Bahati, helped set the foundation for his education journey. As one of AKF’s longstanding education programs, the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme (MECP) has transformed early childhood development for over a million students like Mwinyi.
Beginning in 1985, Canada provided early start-up funding as one of MECP’s first international partners. It continues to work with MECP to support thousands of teachers like Bahati who are shaping a world where every child has access to quality education.
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Committed to breaking the cycle of poverty, AKFC is an international development organization and registered Canadian charity. Since 1980, we have improved millions of lives in Africa and Asia, working in partnership with the Government of Canada and diverse Canadian institutions and individuals. AKFC is part of the global Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a family of development agencies with individual mandates that address the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of development.