Combating COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh with ingenuity, innovation and compassion
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…
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AKF Portugal mobilise volunteers to translate key Coronavirus information for migrant communities in Lisbon
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…
Aga Khan Trust for Culture-supported women’s craft enterprise in Delhi protects community by producing masks
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,…
The aspiring beauticians of Bamyan
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…
When the students become the teachers
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…
Hygiene champion installs toilets across his community
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,…
Changing attitudes towards secondary education
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…
Nadia’s Steps Towards Educating Others
“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…
Project Lehar: empowering out-of-school adolescent girls in India
Aga Khan Foundation (India)’s Project Lehar, which means wave in Urdu, works to empower and improve the quality of life of out-of-school adolescent girls. It…
“I’m a businessman who believes that one must invest their success back into their community”
The Aga Khan Foundation is supporting businesses, like that of Pascal Mohimbo, in rural Tanzania to spark local economic development and, with it, an increase…