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Tag Archive: Rural Development

Mopti region of Mali

USDA-Supported Programs Help Mali Farmers Adapt in Hard Times

February 5, 2013 2:01 pm Published by Sally Maier

On the day before Thanksgiving, Mary Beth Leonard, the U.S. ambassador to Mali, took a trip to see how the... View Article

Example of a “landless garden” in Bihar, India, growing from a sack with seed, soil and compost. The gardens improve household nutrition and income. Credit: AKF / Jean-Luc Ray

New Ideas from Rural India: Growing Food without Land

October 18, 2012 6:46 pm Published by Sally Maier

This post was originally published on InterAction as part of a series in recognition of the UN’s International Day for... View Article

Pre-natal care training through Chitral Child Survival Program

AKF USA Celebrating International Women’s Day

March 3, 2012 9:50 am Published by Sally Maier

Today, March 8, 2012, Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) is celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting the critically important contribution... View Article

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Theater Prepares Afghans for Natural Disasters

February 16, 2012 12:00 pm Published by Sally Maier

In many communities around the world it’s very hard for people to consider disaster preparedness as a priority. In an... View Article

In Pakistan, Community Savings Groups Save Lives

December 2, 2011 1:54 pm Published by Sally Maier

During my recent trip to Chitral (the northernmost District of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) I met Aisha, who showed me... View Article

Example of a “landless garden” in Bihar, India, growing from a sack with seed, soil and compost. The gardens improve household nutrition and income. Credit: AKF / Jean-Luc Ray

AKDN & UN World Food Day

October 17, 2011 11:33 am Published by Sally Maier

Did you miss World Food Day? Each year on October 16, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s World Food... View Article

AKF USA acknowledges UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

October 13, 2011 3:04 pm Published by Sally Maier

In honor of the United Nations International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, we wanted to recognize the work from Aga... View Article

AKDN’s East Africa pre-school program

Simple Interventions & Better Lives in Kenya

August 17, 2011 2:38 pm Published by Sally Maier

Part of our Summer Travel Blog series! “We often struggle to explain international development to different audiences thinking it is... View Article

Turning Farmers into Agricultural Trainers

June 8, 2011 2:07 pm Published by Sally Maier

Part of our new Summer Travel Blog series! Driving to Mopti, the region in Mali where we work is like... View Article

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Earth Day 2011: Planting 10 Million Trees

April 22, 2011 1:22 pm Published by Sally Maier

The Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Fund for the Environment (PSAKFE) is the center for environmental activities of the Aga Khan... View Article

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