The first healthcare institution built by Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) in present-day Pakistan was a 42-bed maternity hospital in Karachi that dates back to 1924. In Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral – the most rugged and remote area in the country…
Join us this International Women’s Day as we celebrate women who are breaking the bias in their communities! The women below are just 12 of the millions of women that AKF and the broader Aga Khan Development Network support across…
By drawing on longstanding partnerships with international donors, the Aga Khan Foundation has redoubled its efforts to support the people of Afghanistan by establishing several new programmes focused on delivering humanitarian aid, bolstering healthcare and education, and rebuilding local livelihoods.…
Over the past two years, education has experienced enormous disruption. Parents around the world will recognise the challenge of juggling work and supporting their children’s learning at home, an issue further exacerbated in resource-constrained homes, communities, and countries. In Kenya,…
COVID-19 took an unprepared world and left a devastating impact – one we will all feel for a while. Whilst people, regardless of background, class or race are affected alike, it is those poorest that have felt the widening of…
On 9th February, Matt Reed featured on the French international news network France24 to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan along with fellow experts. During the programme, Matt made the case to open up international funding channels into the country…
Like much of the world, Pakistan continues to grapple with the pandemic requiring an emergency response throughout the country at an unprecedented scale. With the rise of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, communities in the mountainous north of Pakistan are rallying…
A unique and majestic mountainous region in the north of Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and its communities are highly vulnerable to natural disasters. Climate change disproportionately affects this region which is warming three times faster than the global average resulting in even…
For farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic, keeping livestock is a vital source of income. Over the last 20 years, the cattle population in the country has increased by 60 percent, and whilst this has improved the socioeconomic standing of farmers…
When worldwide school closures threatened the education and development of East Africa’s young children, the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme (MECP – an affiliate of the Aga Khan Foundation in East Africa) worked with communities in Kenya and Tanzania to react…