An emergency project aimed at reducing Tajikistan’s vulnerability to COVID-19-related food insecurity will benefit an estimated 11,985 people directly, including 5,865 women and girls, and about 80,395 indirectly. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), with the support of the Government of…
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), in partnership with National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU), has been reaching out to girls and women with disabilities who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with basic necessities and key…
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…
We were driving to run field tests with young mothers in the remote villages of Netrang in Gujarat, India. Netrang, like much of rural India, has been struggling against the scourge of malnutrition. Despite India’s 50% increase in GDP since…
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…
It is 8am in Aswan, Egypt, and the pressure builds as we anxiously await participants’ arrival. They need to cross the Nile River by boat, their prototypes in tow. They will soon pitch their innovative solutions and journeys to an…
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, AKF’s Sarah Ter* describes how attitudes are slowly shifting. After decades of war in Afghanistan, access to education remains a challenge and the illiteracy rate is…