Identified, prioritised and selected by the local community, key infrastructure projects – such as water systems and schools – have been under construction in Khorog, the largest town in Eastern Tajikistan, since October of last year thanks to an EU-funded…
For many Afghan girls, accessing a quality education is already wrought with challenges — a situation complicated further due to the pandemic. With the closure of schools, we found out how one community are keeping their girls learning against the…
Vivak Awasthi has been working with the Aga Khan Foundation’s WASH programmes for a number of years. Since the outbreak, he has used his expertise to help his community in a novel way. When did you first hear about COVID-19? What…
A large number of migrants residing in Lisbon do not speak Portuguese and therefore cannot access key COVID-19 health messages. AKF Portugal has been working with the government and volunteer translators to ensure that they do. AKF Portugal’s Sandra Almeida…
Insha-e-Noor is a women’s business set up by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture to provide livelihood opportunities to women living in the Nizamuddin Basti, adjoining the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site. Usually, they produce souvenirs inspired from the motifs…
For many girls in Afghanistan, gaining a secondary education is an achievement against all odds. But for those who do make it this far, there is still a considerable risk that their progress will be undermined by a lack of…
Afghanistan is one of the lowest ranked countries in the world for gender equality. AKF aims to address this imbalance through its largest girls’ education programme, STAGES (funded by UKAID), which aims to remove the barriers to girls and young…
A farmer by profession, Moharram Ali hails from Agya Buzurg village in District Balrampur of Uttar Pradesh. Inspired by the government of India’s flagship program, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), he has been a champion in transitioning his community to an…
In a country where traditional wisdom has not always valued women pursuing further education, Sarah Cottereau describes how attitudes are slowly shifting. After decades of war in Afghanistan, access to education remains a challenge and the illiteracy rate is very…
“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation” The use of this old African proverb by the community leader spoke volumes about his commitment to working towards better access to education for girls in his locality. Girls like Nadia*…