Building health systems capacity and supporting healthy lives in low resourced regions of Africa.
CPAR builds relationships with communities from a foundation of equality and respect. CPAR understands that community members themselves are the experts and that the success of our work stems from our ability to support the processes whereby community members empower themselves to take control of their own and their family’s futures. A healthy community does not simply mean that this community will survive the hardships of tomorrow or the next day – it means that their children’s children will survive and thrive over many years. CPAR’s work is a long term commitment to change in rural Africa which is reflected in the way we build healthy communities. We work with communities to build long-term sustainable solutions as well as the community capacity and ownership that will allow them to endure.
09/21/2025
In remote regions of Tanzania, CPAR works alongside local health teams and communities to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
👉 We provide training for community health workers so they can share accurate, stigma-free information.
👉 We strengthen access to prenatal care, ensuring safer pregnancies and healthier newborns.
👉 We help break down barriers so women, youth, and marginalized groups can make informed decisions about their bodies and futures.
Support CPAR’s work to empower communities, protect health, and save lives. Donate today!
09/08/2025
On International Literacy Day, we spotlight a global literacy challenge: at least 739 million youth and adults still lack basic literacy skills as of 2024.
Meanwhile, 272 million children and adolescents were out of school in 2023.
At CPAR, our literacy efforts go beyond reading and writing: we integrate health education, nutrition, and sustainable farming training - arming communities with critical knowledge to thrive.
This , help us spread literacy as a tool for lasting impact.
09/02/2025
Rising tariffs and global trade disruptions aren’t just about higher prices on goods: they’re also creating ripple effects that directly affect humanitarian work.
For nonprofits like CPAR, this means doing more with less, at a time when communities need support the most. From maternal health to food security, every project is feeling the squeeze.
Your support matters now more than ever. Donate today to help us keep delivering hope: cpar.ca/donate
08/25/2025
Every day, nonprofits work tirelessly to uplift communities, protect the planet, and spark change. Whether you donate, volunteer, or simply share their message, you are part of the change.
Here’s how you can amplify their work:
1️⃣ Share your favorite nonprofit’s mission.
2️⃣ Donate! Even $5 makes a difference.
3️⃣ Volunteer your skills or time.
📢 Shout out your favorite nonprofit in the comments and help spread their mission.
08/20/2025
📢 ONLY 4 SPOTS REMAINING!
We launched our donor tour program, Hope in Motion: A Journey for Change, where you’ll witness firsthand the power of community-led healthcare in Tanzania.
See how your support transforms maternal and newborn health, one community at a time.
Tanzania | Meet local health workers | Connect with the community
It’s a day to honour the people who put compassion into action: humanitarians working tirelessly to save lives, protect dignity, and help communities rebuild and thrive.
At CPAR, we mark this day by recognizing the incredible efforts of our teams and partners across Africa who:
- Improve maternal and newborn health services
- Expand access to safe water and sanitation
- Support communities with sustainable agriculture training
This , stand with those who stand for humanity.
🤝 Donate or share to amplify our impact: cpar.ca/donate
08/15/2025
A healthy pregnancy should never depend on where you live.
In remote regions of Tanzania, CPAR is working with local health teams to deliver life-saving maternal and newborn care through our 'Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies' project.
With your support, we’re:
✅ Training community health workers
✅ Improving access to antenatal care
✅ Reducing maternal mortality
📌 Together, we’re building safer futures for mothers and babies.
Every program we implement, from maternal health to food security, is powered by the generosity of donors like you.
Thank you for believing in our mission.
Thank you for helping build healthier, stronger communities.
Thank you for making a difference that lasts.
CPAR is community-powered.
And that community includes YOU.
08/07/2025
A single tree can change a community.
With CPAR’s Plant a Tree in Africa campaign, your donation can help reforest land, improve food security, and combat climate change, all while empowering local communities.
🌳 $20/month can help plant trees that will give back for generations.
🌾 Grown and nurtured by the communities we serve.
Help us plant hope, one tree at a time.
07/31/2025
Step into the story. Walk beside the change.
We launched our donor tour program, Hope in Motion: A Journey for Change, where you’ll witness firsthand the power of community-led healthcare in Tanzania.
See how your support transforms maternal and newborn health, one community at a time.
Tanzania | Meet local health workers | Connect with the community
Be part of the journey that goes beyond giving.
Visit cpar.ca for more details!
07/24/2025
Le projet 302 apporte un changement durable et positif à plus de 25 000 adolescents dans les écoles secondaires d'Addis-Abeba grâce à un vaste programme de sensibilisation axé sur l'éducation, la santé, la carrière et le développement social, ainsi que sur le changement environnemental.
Financé par Transports Canada, le projet honore la mémoire des 157 victimes de l'accident du vol 302 d'Ethiopian Airlines. Il soutient les causes qui tiennent à cœur à leurs familles et à leurs amis, tout en ayant un impact réel et durable en leur mémoire. Regardez cette vidéo et écoutez les élèves qui bénéficient de ce projet !
07/24/2025
Project 302 is bringing lasting and positive change to 25,000+ adolescents in Addis Ababa high schools through a broad outreach program focused on education, health, career and social development, and environmental change.
Funded by Transport Canada, the project honours the memories of the 157 plane crash victims from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. It supports the causes their families and friends care about, while making a real and lasting impact in their memory.
Watch this video and hear from the students benefitting from this project!
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Founded by Canadian doctors in 1984 in response to the famine in Ethiopia, CPAR is a non-profit organization working to build stronger health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, connecting Canadian doctors and other healthcare professionals, academics and assembled experts with health professionals, vulnerable communities, governments and diverse organizations in Ethiopia, Malawi and Tanzania.
As local health systems deal with poverty, disease, accidents, epidemics, challenged infrastructure and climate change, CPAR’s ‘made in Canada’ approach is helping to improve health system capacity and improve lives for thousands of families and their communities. Through our programming, CPAR supports the achievement of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development (link) through programming that:
•Improves health systems capacity
• Addresses the determinants of health that may also impact the health of the communities in which we community-centered development approachon, clean water, sanitation and hygiene, sustainable livelihoods).
CPAR has field offices and programs in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Tanzania.
Mission and Vision
Mission CPAR works in partnership with health professionals, vulnerable communities and governments to build health systems capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Vision Stronger health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Commitment to Change
As local health systems deal with poverty, disease, accidents, epidemics, challenged infrastructure, and climate change, CPAR’s ‘made in Canada’ approach is helping to improve health system capacity and improve lives for thousands of families and their communities. Through our programming, CPAR supports the achievement of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development (link) through programming that:
