Equipped to Respond: Building Organizational Sustainability in Kenya

2020 was a busy year for Uasin Gishu County Youth Bunge Forum (UGCYB), a community-based organization in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu... View Article

Planting Seeds of Change

Driving along the Kericho-Sotik highway by the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, the breath-taking landscape is full of hilly terrain,... View Article

Supporting Girls to Stay in School by Building Capacities of Local NGOs in Kenya

Batula Fayo Rasa, a young woman in northern Kenya, is the sixth child in a family of 11. Her parents... View Article

Using Graffiti to Spread Awareness of COVID-19 in Kenya

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya, social and mainstream media were flooded with prevention messages. Though all these initiatives are... View Article

Unlocking Philanthropy’s Full Potential: Partners Discuss at United Nations

The scale and complexity of challenges facing the world require massive investments and more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable societies. Meeting... View Article

Charting New Course in Civil Society: Maryana’s Story

As the head of a nonprofit organization, Maryana already considered herself a leader, but did not yet see herself as... View Article

Applying Human-Centered Design in Mozambique

For three days, through a program focused on learning and innovation (called Juntos!), AKF ran a workshop with the aim... View Article

Architecture Is a Way of Giving Back: Q&A with Barbara Nasila

A 2016 graduate of Aga Khan Academy (AKA) in Mombasa, Kenya, Barbara Nasila found her way to a leadership role... View Article

Gaining Tools and Optimism to Turn Local Philanthropy Around

Jedidah always arrived early at the office. Some of her colleagues called her ambitious, but for her, the job was... View Article

Supporting Orphans through Transformational Training in Kenya

Though many African cultures regard orphans as the responsibility of the community, often only academically gifted orphans have a shot... View Article