After school ends at 3pm in Baniyani village, Uttar Pradesh, children eagerly rush to their favourite place: ‘Child Junction’. Here, they spend their evenings playing, exploring, and sharing with each other. Child Junction offers a sensory-rich environment, supporting the cognitive,…
In the Kyrgyz Republic’s urban areas, only 34% of children attend kindergarten, whilst in rural areas the number is even lower at 20%. Despite proactive measures by the government, such as reinstating state-owned kindergarten buildings into functional kindergartens, offering tax…
Building on a successful nine-year collaboration in Mozambique, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and ”la Caixa” Foundation’s JUNTOS! initiative was launched in Portugal yesterday. JUNTOS! – meaning ‘together’ in Portuguese – will strengthen civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Porto…
Celebrating World Teachers’ Day in Kenya, curious cashgora goats in Tajikistan, and supporting young female mechanics in Uganda: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month. To celebrate World Teachers’ Day, AKF facilitated an action-packed event in…
On 18th October, the third annual Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) illuminate awards ceremony took place at the Ismaili Centre in London. Three 6th form students were recognised for their outstanding submissions. All the three winners received a prize, which included…
“If we keep our spirits high and keep moving forward, only then will our society also move forward.” Annu – Project Lehar alumnus (pictured above) When she was eight months old, Annu was taken in by her grandmother. Throughout her…
The Aga Khan Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ virtual exhibition by travel photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer. The virtual edition presents the photographs from the original outdoor exhibition alongside video and audio content…
Describing why he established the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in 1967, His Highness the Aga Khan stated it, “was to meld professional management and technical skills with genuine participation by local people to explore innovative approaches to a selected number…
Promoting pluralism in Portugal, bringing drinking water to rural Tajikistan, and planting mangroves in Mozambique: scroll down to catch a glimpse of our work this month. In rural Qubodiyon, young girls and boys until recently had to spend at least…
Globally, an estimated 222 million children and youth living in situations affected by conflict do not have access to education support. More than half of these children are girls. Whether due to barriers such as the destruction of schools, loss…