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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In the latest iteration of Christopher Wilton-Steer’s photographic documentation of the world’s most celebrated trade route, the Aga Khan Foundation is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of The Silk Road: A Living History. Set to be published in September…
In early April, the Aga Khan Foundation and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) signed an MoU to collaborate on the promotion of entrepreneurship across Pakistan. In providing services such as pre-financing technical assistance, co-working spaces,…
Accelerate Prosperity are delighted to announce the regional premiere of “Impact Odyssey 2.0: The Businesses of Tomorrow (IO 2.0)”. The documentary series features pioneering startups and entrepreneurs from Central and South Asia supported by Accelerate Prosperity (AP). AP positioned as…
In this special edition, meet women we work with around the world who are investing in their own futures, the future of their communities, and the future of the environments they live in. Members of a women’s community-based savings group…
What is the Competency Framework for Health Workers and Trainers? The Competency Framework for Health Workers and Trainers is a tool designed to enhance the capacities of health workers in supporting caregivers with children aged 0 to 3 years in…