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When most Americans think of what it’s like to be a doctor, they picture long, exhausting days in medical school, endless nights in residency,...
Dilangez grew up in a family of six in a small village in Tajikistan. From a young age, she was passionate about design. Her...
Alyna is one of the undergraduates who have brought life to the new Naryn campus of the University of Central Asia in the Kyrgyz...
Viola is a Grade 9 student at Joy Primary School in Mathare, a notoriously poor neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya. There, few families have books. Even...
One fall afternoon, five women in the playroom of the new kindergarten in the Kyrgyz Republic talked about the changes they saw with the...
For over 100 years, the AKDN has worked to ensure that students of all ages have access to quality learning at every rung of...
Munavvar Shamirov was a teacher in Tajikistan when he realized he needed to return to his parents’ village to help them as they were...
Right after school, 10-year-old Bakhtiyor Misharovob rushes home to meet his father at the workshop, a primitive-looking building with old equipment, broken sewage pipes,...
Ham Serunjogi, a graduate of the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, previously shared his journey from Uganda to Iowa to Facebook. In this...
Rasheed Hooda is redefining what it means to age in today’s world. This year the Houstonian is dedicating a remarkable journey to mark his...
When Kiran Lakhani and Aly Manji decided to get married, they wanted to make the occasion both a celebration and a gift for good. For their...
Sara is seven years old and lives in one of the world’s most remote areas—in northern Afghanistan. She dreams of becoming a doctor. But...
Dr. Touré is the sole doctor at the medical center in Kouto, a rural community in northern Côte d’Ivoire. He lives over 440 miles...
Salim Bhojani, an Aga Khan Foundation volunteer in Dallas, Texas, spoke recently about starting the We Care team, which hosts an annual dinner to...
In every country, every city, and every village around the world, we find strong, compassionate, and loving dads who are the heroes in their...
Though many African cultures regard orphans as the responsibility of the community, often only academically gifted orphans have a shot at making a better...
A child’s start in life can define a society’s growth and prosperity. The evidence is overwhelming: investing in early childhood (the period between pregnancy...
In an effort to help women gain financial independence, Project Mesha launched in Bihar, India, in 2016 to train women to rear goats and...
Zohir Shomusalamov, a young man from Khorog, Tajikistan, dreamed of finding a way to make use of his passion for cycling and the outdoors,...
The new executive director of the Afghanistan Institute for Civil Society, Zakir Stanikzai, is a familiar face in Afghanistan’s civil society community and across...
A Single Mother in Mombasa I ask you to picture in your mind a house with no ceiling, just aluminum sheets for a roof....
Stone Gates of Pamir I come from a small city in Tajikistan called Khorog. It’s a place locked in by protective mountains, so not...
The event also celebrated the successful conclusion of the Aga Khan Development Network’s (AKDN) largest partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID):...
In remote areas, a medical disaster can have a domino effect, causing families emotional and financial disaster as well. In northern Afghanistan, for example,...
Talant Niyazov, a graduate of the University of Central Asia (UCA)’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE), is a social entrepreneur in the...
It is a cloudy day in southern Tanzania as we head to a meeting with the Nema Digital Savings Group. The sky is grey,...
Goal 4, Inclusive and quality education for all, sets high standards to ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning. For...
In Gujarat, India the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) provides young people opportunities to explore a variety of livelihoods beyond traditional agriculture through its Yuva...
Goal 6, Adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all, aims to ensure everyone has access to clean water and sanitation. The Aga Khan...
Goal 3, Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being, sets out ambitious targets to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages....
Can television get people to engage with books? TV often lures people – especially young people – away from reading. But one educator in...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sometimes called the Global Goals, are a worldwide movement to break the cycle of poverty and ensure all people...
As a nurse with a clinic in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Vehi Pierre has his hands full helping patients. So when his supervisors signed him...
Hurricane Harvey struck the southern Texas coastline on August 25, 2017. The deadly storm became the costliest tropical storm on record, causing $200 billion...
In our civil society programs, we highlight the public and private energies that come together for the public good. A key part of that...
It was very special for me to return to Tanzania last week and participate in the 2nd International Conference on Early Childhood Development (ECD)...
At the recent Global Partners Forum 2017 in Washington, D.C., civil society groups gathered to review the field of social accountability. In a session...
For several years the Aga Khan Foundation, in partnership with Cargill, has helped to grow the Agrarian Institute of Bilibiza and its career development...
Social cohesion — trust and cooperation in society — can be essential in tackling the underlying issues of fragility and conflict. On September 18,...
Universal health coverage is part of the world’s movement toward improved quality of life. The Sustainable Development Goals embody that vision for a healthier...
This is the next in our series about our civil society programs and community philanthropy, which means working with communities to develop local solutions...
This is the third in our series about our civil society programs and community philanthropy, which means working with communities to develop local solutions...
We are thrilled to continue #humansoftheworld, tales we can relate to and marvel at. Throughout this series, we share stories of appreciation, self-reliance, and...
This is the second in our series about our civil society programs and community philanthropy, which means working with communities to develop local solutions...
In our civil society programs, we highlight the public and private energies that come together for the public good. A key part of that...
With your generous support, the Aga Khan Foundation celebrated a remarkable year in 2016. It was a year of progress in providing quality education,...
In Tajikistan, we are focusing on addressing the cornerstones of thriving communities in a Global Development Alliance with the U.S. Agency for International Development...
The Project In late 2013, the Aga Khan Foundation partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Technoserve, the U.S. Embassy in Mozambique and the...
Social cohesion — trust and cooperation in society — can be essential in tackling the underlying issues that can increase the risk of fragility...
Mrs. Ouandja Kone is the president of a women’s water users group in northern Cote d’Ivoire. Her community of Ouazomon has almost 5,000 residents...
The people of India are fully engaged to reaching the government’s goal of increasing sanitation coverage by building 120 million toilets in rural areas. The...
In Tajikistan we are focusing on addressing the cornerstones of thriving communities in a Global Development Alliance with the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Karishma Bhagani, a graduate of the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa and current New York University student, understands that at the end of the...
This post continues our series on education and child development, highlighting “Skills for a Changing World” a new report, and reflections on Kenyan education included...
In Atlanta, Georgia the leaders at Circle K Atlanta, a group of convenience stores in the Circle K franchise, have been supporters of the...
Rayana Fazli is the grants portfolio manager for education with the Aga Khan Foundation in Afghanistan, focusing on girls’ education, community-based education, pre-primary education,...
Here we feature Bahor Marodalieva, the dynamo behind Green Nature, a sustainable, women-run venture in Tajikistan. Learn more about Green Nature, lead firms, and...
Happy World Water Day! This year we’re highlighting the Aga Khan Development Network Comprehensive Sanitation Initiative in India. In April 2015, Aga Khan Development...
Ham Serunjogi, a recent graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa, traveled widely before landing a job at Facebook. He has a passion for making...
This is the fourth in a series on how the Aga Khan Development Network is building capacity from local governance to regional economic growth....
Here we follow-up with newlyweds Shehzaan and Zainab Chunara, whom we featured last Valentine’s Day for their wedding gift to Aga Khan Foundation. They...
Aleem Mawji is a graduate of the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa currently in his final year of study at the University of British Columbia.
This is the third in a series on how the Aga Khan Development Network is building on local capacity to foster economic growth and...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sometimes called the Global Goals, are a worldwide movement to break the cycle of poverty and ensure all people...
Thomas (Tom) Orr is a Programme Officer with the Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan in Dushanbe, who first came to Tajikistan as a fellow through...
Najma Shah, a Maryland resident, was a U.S. educator for two decades before moving to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as Early Years Coordinator at...
Maryum Omari is a regional coordinator with the Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan. She also contributed to our 2014 International Women’s Day campaign and you...
This is the second in a series about local capacity and regional change in Tajikistan. In 2014, The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the...
This post is the first in a series that will be focusing on local capacity and regional change in Tajikistan. In 2014, the Aga...
Our 2015 Annual Report, “My Story, Our Future,” features four stories from communities where we work that show the connection between individuals and our...
Integrated development is again gaining traction in international development as a process for making lasting change happen. At a panel hosted by the Center...
The new 2014 Annual Report of the Aga Khan Foundation in the United States focuses on the theme “In Pursuit of Good Governance Together.”...
The 2013 Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. annual report tells five stories of communities overcoming great challenges, in a series we call “Rooted Resilience: From...