2018 Annual Report: Focus on Inclusive Leadership

For over 50 years, the Aga Khan Foundation has invested in communities across Africa and Asia to break the cycle... View Article

Applying Human-Centered Design in Mozambique

For three days, through a program focused on learning and innovation (called Juntos!), AKF ran a workshop with the aim... View Article

In the Kyrgyz Republic, Going from Unemployment to Dream Job

Growing up in Jalal-Abad, the Kyrgyz Republic, Baisal spent his childhood with school friends and helping his mother care for... View Article

At University of Central Asia, Investing in Youth to Shape the Future

In Tajikistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, over 55% of the population is under 25. While progress has been... View Article

Improving Schools in the Land of Many Dreams

Nestled in the remote mountains of northern Pakistan, Chipurson Valley has a total population of 4,000 people. Through the School... View Article

Together We Save: How Savings Groups Invest in Women

For people living in poor, remote areas, access to formal financial institutions to borrow or save money is considered a... View Article

In Chitral, Pakistan, Educators Champion Change

In Chitral, the farthest most district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northern Pakistan, a sea change of transformational... View Article

“The Most Important Thing Is to Serve the People”: Rukhshod’s Story

Meet Rukhshod, the leader of a national micro-lending organization (MLO) in Tajikistan, with five branches across three regions. In a... View Article

One Story Speaks to a Young Donor

Aariz Ali, age 9, lives in Austin, Texas and attends a Montessori School. He likes mathematics and sports, especially basketball,... View Article

Food Insecurity and Ultra-Poverty: Breaking the Cycle

Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) launched a five-year program of agricultural development and nutrition support in the remote mountains of Afghanistan,... View Article