Located in eastern Tajikistan on the border with Afghanistan, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) sits at an altitude of 2,300 to 4,000m above sea level. Its dry, continental climate and annual rainfall of 250 to 300mm means that the growing season…
“I am a passionate girls advocate, and I know what girls go through. I have to fight for girls’ rights, because we’ve had cases where girls can’t speak for themselves, and they need someone who can speak for them.” Steasy…
For every young child, books provide new worlds to explore, imaginary characters to befriend and, crucially, opportunities to build literacy in an engaging and playful way. Put simply, access to books is an extraordinarily powerful way to promote children’s learning…
In Bihar, India, around 3 million households rear goats. 96% of these households are landless, making goat rearing – an activity that does not require substantial land – a key source of supplementary income for many. Goat rearing is largely…
At the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), we believe that teachers and school leaders should be at the heart of positive and inclusive educational change. Yet in many of the places where we work, educators have limited access to professional development…
First shown at Schools2030’s annual Global Forum in Dar es Salaam, this video features the voices and perspectives of students from across the Schools2030 programme, and was intended to remind all delegates why the shared goal of improving education access…
Across all of the regions where we work, youth unemployment is twice that of adults. At the Aga Khan Foundation, we’re working to close this gap and boost the economic wellbeing of young people. In East Africa, Asia and the…
Every weekend, over 300 adolescent girls and boys in northern Uganda’s Arua district meet in groups to discuss the challenges impacting their lives. They are part of 36 youth groups in Arua and Kampala formed under the In Their Hands…
Mtomondoni is a village on the outskirts of Mombasa, Kenya’s oldest and second largest city. Away from the hubbub of central Mombasa, the community here is closeknit despite the challenges they face. Employment rates are low, particularly amongst youth, and…
From 22-24 July, the Aga Khan Foundation UK hosted its second Silk Road Bazaar at Canopy Market, in Kings Cross, London. Much like last year, shoppers were able to learn about artisanal crafts from across the Middle East and Asia…