“We All Feel Healthier”: The Impact of Improved Sanitation Access on Communities in India
August 4, 2020 8:09 amPatna, the capital city of the Indian state of Bihar, sprawls along the South Bank of the river Ganga, in... View Article
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Making Masks for Rural Communities in Tajikistan
July 2, 2020 8:03 amRoziyamo Kabirova lives in a remote village in the scenic Wakhan Valley, in Ishkoshim district of Tajikistan that borders Afghanistan... View Article
Bridging the Divide for Youth Employment
June 30, 2020 11:59 amYouth unemployment—particularly among rural youth—is a hot political issue in India, where more than 56 percent of secondary school students... View Article
Training Women to Be “Goat Nurses” in India
May 18, 2018 10:04 amIn an effort to help women gain financial independence, Project Mesha launched in Bihar, India, in 2016 to train women... View Article
How Public-Private Partnerships Can Wash Away Poor Sanitation
October 17, 2017 4:15 pmUniversal health coverage is part of the world’s movement toward improved quality of life. The Sustainable Development Goals embody that... View Article
Engaging Citizens to Improve Sanitation
September 14, 2017 3:06 pmThe people of India are fully engaged to reaching the government’s goal of increasing sanitation coverage by building 120 million toilets... View Article
A ‘Whole Child’ Approach to Early Childhood Education
April 18, 2016 2:17 pmAt the 2016 World Bank Group Spring Meetings, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and UNICEF Executive Director Tony Lake... View Article
A Tale of Two Intermediaries
April 5, 2016 6:37 pmIn looking at lessons for achieving social impact and scaling it up both in the Global South and North, Stanford... View Article
Mountainous Pakistan Cuts Forest Loss, Disaster Risk With River Power
March 18, 2016 5:42 pmFor the last eight years, hydropower has supplied the energy needs of villages in the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan,... View Article
Recognition, Solidarity, Hope: Helping Marginalized Women Participate More Fully In Society
March 14, 2016 2:00 pmIn celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8th, Aga Khan Foundation (India) CEO, Matt T. Reed, reflects on the... View Article