New AKF—World Bank partnership in Afghanistan to build financial resilience for lenders and small businesses,
women’s economic inclusion

Small businesses are the backbone of a thriving economy. They create jobs, stimulate innovation and production, and attract new investors... View Article

Project Lehar: Where girls find their potential

When she was eight months old, Annu was taken in by her grandmother. Throughout her childhood their roles shifted, and... View Article

Female Entrepreneurs Blazing a Trail to Rejuvenate Early Childhood Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

In some parts of the country, teachers have been taking things into their own hands to deliver Early Childhood Development... View Article

Greenhouse of Hope: One Mother Defies Tajikistan’s Harsh Climate to Nourish Her Community

In the most remote regions of Tajikistan, the main livelihood is livestock breeding. Harsh winter conditions make farming in the... View Article

Cleaner Neighborhoods with DIY Composting in India

Khushi Kumari first learned about composting through a book that belonged to her daughter. But she never thought it would... View Article

Civil Society Program Explores Self-Reliance and Shared Knowledge

In our civil society programs, we highlight the public and private energies that come together for the public good. A... View Article

Empowering Community Health Workers in Mali

The Aga Khan Foundation is partnering with Human Network International (HNi) to implement a four-year project entitled “Strengthening the ‘Soins... View Article

Scaling Up Climate-Smart Agroforestry Technologies in Mali

Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in Mali is providing over 29,000 smallholder farmers in Mali with access to climate-smart technologies through... View Article

Chitral Child Survival Program

In the isolated Chitral district of northern Pakistan, the Chitral Child Survival Program (2008–2014) addressed the remote area’s high infant... View Article

Economic and Social Connections: Multi-Input Area Development for Tajikistan

The Aga Khan Foundation USA and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a new type of... View Article