Our cross-border work fosters socio-economic development through the building of energy infrastructure, bridges & establishing markets CHALLENGE: Separated by a river, connected by history Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province has some of the lowest human development indicators in the world. Infrastructure is…
By Michael Kocher, General Manager, Aga Khan Foundation The Aga Khan Development Network is a collection of 10 development agencies. Collectively, our agencies seek to achieve three things: First, to improve the quality of life in almost every respect –…
By Matt Reed, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation UK Five years ago, I travelled to a village called Deh in southern Tajikistan with a delegation from the Norwegian government and colleagues from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Like most villages in…
The construction of a sixth cross-border bridge and market, together with investments in local enterprise, aims to bring economic prosperity and regional stability to one of the most remote border areas in the world. On the 13th of July, the Aga Khan Foundation, the…