Sports day in Syria, low carbon agriculture in India, and murals in Mozambique: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. Women in Mtwara, a rural area of southern Tanzania, join discussions about how to strengthen sexual…
For Kashif*, a local resident in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, the successful transformation of ten hectares of uncultivated land into highly productive farmland has, quite literally, borne fruit. In the arid region of Afghanistan where Kashif lives, water shortages pose…
After school ends at 3pm in Baniyani village, Uttar Pradesh, children eagerly rush to their favourite place: ‘Child Junction’. Here, they spend their evenings playing, exploring, and sharing with each other. Child Junction offers a sensory-rich environment, supporting the cognitive,…
In the Kyrgyz Republic’s urban areas, only 34% of children attend kindergarten, whilst in rural areas the number is even lower at 20%. Despite proactive measures by the government, such as reinstating state-owned kindergarten buildings into functional kindergartens, offering tax…
Building on a successful nine-year collaboration in Mozambique, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and ”la Caixa” Foundation’s JUNTOS! initiative was launched in Portugal yesterday. JUNTOS! – meaning ‘together’ in Portuguese – will strengthen civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Porto…
Celebrating World Teachers’ Day in Kenya, curious cashgora goats in Tajikistan, and supporting young female mechanics in Uganda: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. To celebrate World Teachers’ Day, AKF facilitated an action-packed event in…
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the European Union (EU) have launched a new €5.88m project to strengthen resilience to climate change and improve livelihoods through promoting improved livestock practices in Aleppo, Homs, and Hama Governorates of Syria. While active…
“If we keep our spirits high and keep moving forward, only then will our society also move forward.” Annu – Project Lehar alumnus (pictured above) When she was eight months old, Annu was taken in by her grandmother. Throughout her…
The Aga Khan Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ virtual exhibition by travel photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer. The virtual edition presents the photographs from the original outdoor exhibition alongside video and audio content…
Describing why he established the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in 1967, His Highness the Aga Khan stated it, “was to meld professional management and technical skills with genuine participation by local people to explore innovative approaches to a selected number…