The Mountain is Calling and I Must Go

Thomas (Tom) Orr is a Programme Officer with the Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan in Dushanbe, who first came to Tajikistan... View Article

We Aren’t in Maryland Anymore

Najma Shah, a Maryland resident, was a U.S. educator for two decades before moving to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as... View Article

Building Local Capacity for Self Governance

This post is the first in a series that will be focusing on local capacity and regional change in Tajikistan.... View Article

Inspiring a Love of Reading: An Idea Spreads Across 15 Countries

The Reading for Children program exemplifies the Aga Khan Development Network’s approach to sustainable development and innovation. It began in... View Article

Fellows Spotlight: Where Inspiration Takes Root

“…If you have a well educated mind, you will be able to seize the opportunities life offers you…” – His... View Article

International Women’s Day: An Inspirational Woman from Tajikistan

Tursunmo Khudododova, 74, from Khorog, Tajikistan is an active women’s leader in her community. She has organized many women-focused Civil... View Article

International Women’s Day 2016

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Pledge for Parity” and focuses on celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political... View Article

Aga Khan Foundation and USAID Catalyze Enterprise Growth

DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN, JANUARY 27, 2016. –  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) approved an investment of $1 million to... View Article

University of Central Asia Receives Long-term OPIC Support to Complete its Second Campus in Khorog, Tajikistan

Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 29 October 2015 – The University of Central Asia (UCA) is rapidly progressing to complete the construction... View Article

Economic and Social Connections: Multi-Input Area Development for Tajikistan

The Aga Khan Foundation USA and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a new type of... View Article