“We protect the coast, we protect the mangroves, and they protect us.” Anabela Anabela Sumaila is a mother, beekeeper and mangrove protector. She works on the shores of Ilha de Moçambique – a small island and coral reef located four…
In a groundbreaking initiative, Malagasy farmers had their cows artificially inseminated with the semen of a highly-productive Swiss cattle breed – or implanted with its embryo. The project, implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) through its local branch Organisation…
Under the slogan ‘Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration’, the UN’s World Environment Day this year is shining a spotlight on three interconnected issues facing people worldwide: land restoration, desertification and drought resilience. According to the UN Convention to…
Fishing for octopus in Madagascar, dancing in Syria, and planting trees in Tajikistan: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. Supported by AKF’s Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI), three community associations came together to…
In 1924, less than 5% of people living in the Kyrgyz Republic – at the time the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) – were literate. By 1936, according to Soviet official estimates, the literacy…
At 19 years old, Arti became one of the first female e-rickshaw drivers in her district in Uttar Pradesh, India. This week, Arti welcomed another first – leaving India to visit London, where she received the Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment…
Fazul Rabi lives with his wife, their children, and the children of his wife’s late brother in the Chahar-Dara district of northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province. Economic opportunities here are sparse and there is typically one sole breadwinner in each family,…
Everywhere AKF works we meet community-minded individuals who are strengthening the fabric of civil society. These community weavers are unsung heroes who volunteer their time and expertise, mobilise others, and bring diverse groups together to bring about transformative change within…
Tajikistan’s mountains from the clouds, family time in Madagascar, and carbon capturing cacti in Syria: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. A farmer proudly holds a basket of fresh vegetables aloft, grown in her kitchen…
In the latest iteration of Christopher Wilton-Steer’s photographic documentation of the world’s most celebrated trade route, the Aga Khan Foundation is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of The Silk Road: A Living History. Set to be published in September…