AKF launches AgroVida programme to improve nutrition and food security for 125,000 people in northern Mozambique
In Mozambique’s northernmost province, Cabo Delgado, vast stretches of fertile land and abundant marine resources remain largely untapped, a paradox in a region where poverty and food insecurity are rife. Small-scale farming forms the backbone of local communities, yet progress…
AKF announces $10m partnership with KfW Development Bank in Pakistan to boost entrepreneurship and create 2,500 jobs
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is delighted to announce a new $10m partnership agreement with KfW Development Bank to boost entrepreneurship in Pakistan, impacting 1,500 entrepreneurs and creating 2,500 jobs. The collaboration, funded by the German government, aims to foster…
AKF launches $7.2m nutrition and immunisation programme in Pakistan in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and The Power of Nutrition
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has announced the launch of a new $7.2 million nutrition and immunisation programme in Pakistan. The new programme aims to support over one million mothers and children in the most marginalised areas of three provinces.…
The month in pictures: July
Re-cultivating soil in the Kyrgyz Republic, girls’ football in Syria, and giant cabbages in Mozambique: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. In partnership with a local civil society organisation, Drop of Hope Association, which supports…
The month in pictures: June
Traditional Kyrgyz performances, planting mangroves and microforests in Kenya, and bringing healthcare to rural Tajikistan: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. Elizabeth Maina, AKF’s Regional Programme Advisor in East Africa, recently visited Kenya’s Coast region…
Promoting teacher leadership for climate resilience: the Aga Khan Foundation welcomes delegates from around the world for third annual Schools2030 Global Forum
Next week, the Aga Khan Foundation – in partnership with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education and Science – are delighted to welcome 250 education system stakeholders to the capital city of Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Republic from 11-13 June for the Schools2030…
The month in pictures: May
Fishing for octopus in Madagascar, dancing in Syria, and planting trees in Tajikistan: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. Supported by AKF’s Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI), three community associations came together to…
A new green chapter in the Kyrgyz Republic’s 100 years of education
In 1924, less than 5% of people living in the Kyrgyz Republic – at the time the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) – were literate. By 1936, according to Soviet official estimates, the literacy…
The month in pictures: April
Tajikistan’s mountains from the clouds, family time in Madagascar, and carbon capturing cacti in Syria: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. A farmer proudly holds a basket of fresh vegetables aloft, grown in her kitchen…