Our Organization

AHED – UPESED is a Canadian bilingual NGO incorporated in March 2007 with its headquarters in Montreal. It was founded by a Board of professionals from across Canada who were inspired by the goals of the UN Millennium Project to alleviate poverty in the developing world. The Board is grateful to the staff,  supporters, Advisory Council, and Representatives who assist the Board in aid of this goal.

Our Purpose

The purpose of AHED – UPESED is to support developing countries develop and expand institutions of higher education by sending volunteers to work on projects in those institutions and in ministries of higher education. AHED – UPESED undertakes projects in the full range of post-secondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and business, engineering, normal, medical and nursing schools. Volunteers are recruited from working and retired professionals and skilled workers throughout Canada and other medium and high income countries. These include faculty, staff, and administrators from universities and colleges, as well as non–academic professionals.

If you are considering volunteering for a project, please look at our projects page. We shall be soliciting additional projects from host institutions in the developing world. We welcome inquiries and suggestions from prospective volunteers about possible projects.

Partners

AHED – UPESED achieves its goals with its own projects as well with projects in partnership with other NGOs and with academic institutions in the developed world. We have entered into partnership with CUSO - VSO (CUSO - VSO) and l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), and have forged partnerships with several academic institutions. We welcome inquiries from organizations and institutions who wish to participate in this work.

News

News about our progress,  our new projects, our accomplishments, and our finances is posted on our website. Please subscribe to our newsletter and you will be notified of this news by email. AHED – UPESED is run by volunteers. If you are interested in participating in some capacity, please contact us.