Kadiatou’s Dream: Better Schools for Better Learning

Kadiatou Diarra, age 8, is a smart girl who lives in Ballabougou with her mother, two sisters, and a brother.... View Article

Women’s Gardening Groups Build Resilience in Côte d’Ivoire

Portio is a village in northern Côte d’Ivoire. Located roughly 30 miles from the border of Mali, Portio is nested... View Article

Improving HIV/AIDS Treatment in Rural Côte d’Ivoire

Dr. Touré is the sole doctor at the medical center in Kouto, a rural community in northern Côte d’Ivoire. He... View Article

Telemedicine Brings Tools for Handling Health Risks

As a nurse with a clinic in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Vehi Pierre has his hands full helping patients. So when... View Article

Ouandja Solves the Water Mystery

Mrs. Ouandja Kone is the president of a women’s water users group in northern Cote d’Ivoire. Her community of Ouazomon... View Article

From DC to Davos, New Recognition of Early Childhood’s Importance

Early childhood programs used to be places where young children took naps and adults paid little attention. Now the years... View Article

Aga Khan Foundation Builds on Efforts in West Africa to Improve Access to Water and Address Climate Change

WASHINGTON, DC, DECEMBER 7, 2015 – The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) entered a partnership in Côte d’Ivoire to increase sustainable... View Article

Fellows Spotlight: Lessons in Impact Investing

Every year, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) holds a conference focused on addressing the challenges of measuring and... View Article

In Pursuit of Good Governance – In West Africa, Creating More Inclusive Financial Systems

This is the last installment in our series, In Pursuit of Good Governance, with stories from our new annual report.... View Article

Access to Microfinance in West Africa

The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA), with a grant from Whole Planet Foundation (WPF), is developing a mobile banking platform to expand access... View Article