When girls lead, communities are transformed: The young women redefining possibilities in rural India
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The month in pictures: September
A Mozambican mosque at dawn, supporting earthquake-affected communities in Syria, and strengthening civil society networks in Porto: scroll down to…
AKF launches AgroVida programme to improve nutrition and food security for 125,000 people in northern Mozambique
In Mozambique’s northernmost province, Cabo Delgado, vast stretches of fertile land and abundant marine resources remain largely untapped, a paradox…
AKF announces $10m partnership with KfW Development Bank in Pakistan to boost entrepreneurship and create 2,500 jobs
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is delighted to announce a new $10m partnership agreement with KfW Development Bank to boost…
The month in pictures: August
A visit from the president in Portugal, TEDx youth workshops in Syria, and a teacher showcase of classroom innovations in…
What are Nature-based Solutions?
Over the last couple of years, the term ‘Nature-based Solutions’ or ‘NbS’ has increasingly entered the vocabulary of those working…
We break the cycle of poverty
A member of the Aga Khan Development Network, we make long term investments, cultivate an active civil society, and build high quality institutions to break the cycle of poverty and create opportunities for all regardless of faith, gender or origin.
Our impact
As a member of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the Foundation partners with communities to build better futures together. Each year, the Network helps improve the quality of life for tens of millions of people in over 30 countries.
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people provided with safe drinking water, sanitation, and sewage
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people benefited from our rural support programs worldwide
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people supported with access to financial services—from community-based savings groups to corporate banking
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students reached annually, from early childhood to primary and secondary grades to vocational training, university degrees, and professional development
We improve quality of life
Reliable hospitals, schools and roads. Clean water and affordable energy. Opportunity and security. Flourishing economies. People working to shape their own futures. To improve quality of life for all, we work to ensure these cornerstones of thriving societies are in place for the long term.
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“The voices of civil society will reflect and express the growing complexity of society, not as autonomous fragments, but as diversified institutions seeking the common good. And I believe that the voices of civil society can be among the most powerful forces in our time.”
HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN
BROWN UNIVERSITY, MARCH 10, 2014
BROWN UNIVERSITY, MARCH 10, 2014