The Aga Khan Foundation are delighted to announce The Silk Road Bazaar — an artisan market inspired by and staged alongside the open-air photography exhibition, The Silk Road: A Living History in London’s King’s Cross. Between 11 – 13 June,…
Last month, the Aga Khan Foundation (UK) hosted a group of over 200 people dedicated to advancing girls’ education. Brought together over two days, the global audience and participants featured government ministers, international institutions, foundations, academics, international NGOs, and local…
The sudden and dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 saw the emergence of the independent states of Central Asia. For a landlocked and historically interconnected region, the formalising and hardening of new national borders – once open and…
Last month, I spoke at the launch of The Council of Europe Development Bank’s Award for Social Cohesion*. The award recognises outstanding organisations and projects contributing to social cohesion in Europe. The topic could not be more important, as events…
Taking place on 23 and 24 November 2020, the 2020 Afghanistan Conference is a ministerial pledging conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Afghanistan and Finland with the United Nations. The quadrennial pledging conference is an important opportunity for Afghanistan and…
Taking place between 9-12 November 2020 during the Paris Peace Forum, the Finance in Common Summit is a global meeting of all public developments banks. The Summit stressed the crucial role of Public Development Banks in reconciling short-term countercyclical responses…
In 2019, working alongside a variety of government and foundation partners, the Aga Khan Foundation launched a large-scale, multi-country educational research initiative called Schools2030. Its vision is simple – to improve education equity and quality for all. To be conducted…
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…