Food and Agriculture: Supporting Aswan’s Farmers

Rural communities in Aswan rely on the River Nile for water, but the Nile is under threat. The Aga Khan... View Article

Head Start! Youth Entrepreneurship in Egypt

Even before the recent turbulence in Egypt, young people faced the daunting obstacle of soaring unemployment. In 2010, 9 out... View Article

Crisis to Opportunity: Building a Woman-Owned Business in the Heart of Cairo

Wrapping up our series, Rooted in Resilience: From Crisis to Opportunity, is the story of Reham Ahmed Mohamed in Egypt. For... View Article

Rooted in Resilience: From Crisis to Opportunity

In sync with the release of our Annual Report, we are launching our June blog series, “Rooted in Resilience: From... View Article

Market Development Ideas, from Aswan to Bamako

By Schafer Bomstein, Program Associate with the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. My recent trips to Mali and Egypt were planned... View Article

Carving a Future in Cairo’s Darb al-Ahmar

By Caroline Lai, Program Assistant with Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. I returned to Cairo in mid-February to visit the USAID-funded Head Start! for... View Article

Returning to Cairo’s Gem and Finding More

By Caroline Lai, Program Assistant with Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. During my first trip to Egypt to visit a friend... View Article

Breaking Down Walls in Egypt

Part of our Summer Travel Blog series! I spent a lot of my time in Egypt thinking about walls. No,... View Article