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Up until 2008, the lack of quality health services in Mopti had resulted in a particularly high incidence of maternal and newborn death. In response, AKF helped establish a number of cases de santé, built by the villagers, with the assistance of the Foundation, which supplied the architect and master mason. These health huts, staffed by community health workers trained by AKF, certified by the Ministry of Health and paid for by the community, have had an immediate positive impact: no maternal deaths and only one newborn death have been reported since 2008. Photo Credit: Lucas Cuervo Moura/AKDN

Empowering Community Health Workers in Mali

January 19, 2017 10:41 am Published by Sally Maier

The Aga Khan Foundation is partnering with Human Network International (HNi) to implement a four-year project entitled “Strengthening the ‘Soins... View Article

Pre-natal care training through Chitral Child Survival Program

Chitral Child Survival Program

June 29, 2015 4:56 pm Published by Sally Maier

In the isolated Chitral district of northern Pakistan, the Chitral Child Survival Program (2008–2014) addressed the remote area’s high infant... View Article

Villagers working together on a new irrigation canal in Vazgulam Valley, Tajikistan

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

June 27, 2015 8:05 am Published by Sally Maier

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

Women in Pakistan meet.

Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index

May 30, 2015 5:05 pm Published by Sally Maier

Supporting the Enabling Environment for Local Civil Society The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) is a tool created by... View Article

Social Cohesion through Community-based Development

May 30, 2015 5:05 pm Published by Sally Maier

The Social Cohesion through Community-based Development Project, a four-year project funded by the World Bank and Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA), will... View Article

Women at a market in West Africa

Access to Microfinance in West Africa

May 30, 2015 5:04 pm Published by Sally Maier

The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA), with a grant from Whole Planet Foundation (WPF), is developing a mobile banking platform to expand access... View Article

Students learn agricultural techniques at the Bilibiza Agricultural Institute in Mozambique

Upgrading the Bilibiza Agricultural Institute in Mozambique

May 30, 2015 5:04 pm Published by Sally Maier

Over the years the Aga Khan Foundation has worked with several partners to grow the capacity of the Bilibiza Agricultural Institute, which... View Article

Pamir Energy

May 30, 2015 5:04 pm Published by Sally Maier

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and a five-year civil war, Tajikistan’s electrical infrastructure required major investment.... View Article

Humayun's Tomb Gardens after rehabilitation in New Delhi, India

Urban Renewal in India

May 30, 2015 5:04 pm Published by Sally Maier

Located in the heart of New Delhi, the Nizamuddin Basti heritage project combines conservation with a major socio-economic effort that is... View Article

Community Philanthropy

May 30, 2015 5:04 pm Published by Sally Maier

What is Community Philanthropy? “Integral to the creation of good governance is the establishment of indigenous non-governmental institutions, custom-made to... View Article