In 2019, working alongside a variety of government and foundation partners, the Aga Khan Foundation launched a multi-country educational research initiative called Schools2030. To be conducted over 10 years, across 1,000 schools in 10 countries, the programme is designed to…
Morogoro, Tanzania, is a bustling rice hub, exporting to the rest of the country. But smallholder rice farmers there can lose a lot of their yields. AKF (UK)’s Patrick Sayer travelled to the region to explore what AKF and the…
In Patna, Bihar’s capital, street rubbish has reached unprecedented levels. AKF (UK)’s Patrick Sayer meets the unsung heroes who are working to turn this around. Slipping into the traffic for even a short journey through Patna redefines the meaning of…
Jurjen van der Tas describes the history of Islamic gardens, how they are being adapted for modern use, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s 20-year journey of creating and restoring paradise gardens across the Islamic world. Gardens of Paradise take their…
Community owned centres provide safe, healthy and joyful environments to ensure hopeful futures for pre-primary children. Shubhi Vijay & Lukhimai Linnebank report from Bihar. The early childhood years between 0 and 6 are critical for the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and…
In 2017, the Aga Khan Foundation’s farm livelihoods and natural resources management interventions benefitted over one million people worldwide. AKF’s Aditya Rau meets one of those farmers to learn how he is working with local smallholder farmers to create an…
While important steps have been made to protect children worldwide, we must acknowledge and prioritise the work left to do. The 1st of June marks International Day for Protection of Children (known as Children’s Day in some countries). While it is a…
Lamu Island, known for its pristine beaches, laid-back atmosphere, and UNESCO world heritage town has until recently been spared much of the instability that has affected mainland Kenya. However, rapid social and economic shifts and an insurgency along the border…
By Matt Reed, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation UK Five years ago, I travelled to a village called Deh in southern Tajikistan with a delegation from the Norwegian government and colleagues from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Like most villages in…
Dr Matt Reed is the CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation, UK. This article is an adaptation of a op-ed that was published by the Huffington Post on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2016. View it here. Two years ago,…