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Communities are stronger when everyone has a voice.

Rather than allowing differences to divide us, together, we can find new solutions through diverse perspectives.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Aga Khan Foundation is committed to building robust, pluralistic civil societies.

We facilitate community service organizations, inclusive civic groups and farming cooperatives. We help people build the tools to form critical support systems, and see a vibrant future take root.

AKF has worked with over 34,000 civil society organizations across 14 countries, benefiting more than 1.6 million people.

To reach even farther, AKF has partnered with like-minded organizations to develop a strategy for growing a more inclusive world. Learn more about our vision for pluralism in this animated video.

And as part of that strategy, AKF and our partners created a place to share the tools we have developed through our work around the world.

Learn about this new platform called Spark, and how it’s ‘sparking’ new futures everywhere!

Then help us sow the seeds of success, together.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1664809170999{margin-top: -15px !important;}”][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/735496251″ el_id=”pluralismvid”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” el_class=”fruit” css=”.vc_custom_1665588443315{background-image: url(https://akfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/Fruit-Background.png?id=10095) !important;}”][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1666129315413{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}” el_id=”spark”][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”4/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Spark” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”intro big” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Flearnwithspark.org%2F||target:%20_blank|”][vc_custom_heading text=”Space for practice, action, research, and knowledge” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Spark is a space for civil society and independent media learning, resource exchange, practice, preparation for action, research, and knowledge mobilization.

Spark aims to improve the accessibility of quality digital and non-digital learning content for civil society and media actors to encourage and support self-guided learning. Resources hosted on Spark have been created, tested, and adapted by local, regional, and global civil society and independent media actors. These include resources developed by AKF in our local work—resources that can now serve learners and communities around the world. Additionally, Spark is built on a Learning Management System (LMS) gifted to CSM-STAND by the Aga Khan Foundation—building on our experience developing The Learning Hub.

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Your donations support our initiatives across sectors and around the world.

[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Donate Today” align=”center” link=”url:%23donate|||”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1595451864616{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1595878901787{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(https://akfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/46058670945_fb4f02b226_o.jpg?id=8992) !important;}” el_class=”bkgd focushead”][vc_empty_space height=”40vh”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1500519496397{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Effective and efficient civil society organizations have been a hallmark of successful societies, whether it is in the form of farmer’s federations, arts clubs, or other non-governmental organizations. However, in many societies, they are seen as a threat. Over the span of two years, 64 laws, regulations, and other initiatives that put restrictions on civil society were adopted and put into force.

The Aga Khan Foundation therefore seeks to encourage positive developments in civil society. It sees a robust, efficient civil society – increasingly funded by indigenous sources – as a key driver of the overall quality of life, both in developing and developed countries.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” el_class=”goalsrow” css=”.vc_custom_1595607112718{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Our goals” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1595607120171{padding-top: 12px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8994″ img_size=”100px” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ el_class=”goals”][vc_column_text]

Enhanced capacities for collective action

Partnering with a variety of groups and strengthening capacity through training

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Strengthened values-based societies

that work together for the common good

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Enhanced transparency and accountability

Giving increased public confidence and trust in civil society groups

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Improved services, resources, and economic assets

that can sustain themselves beyond the life of development program funding

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][pullquote citation=”HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN” citation2=””]“On the basis of my experience with development as an observer and a practitioner […] I have come to the conclusion that there is no greater form of preparation for change than education. I also think that there is no better investment that the individual, parents, and the nation can make than an investment in education of the highest possible quality.”[/pullquote][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”numbers” css=”.vc_custom_1595606986738{margin-top: -32px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Our impact” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][bythenumbers number=”1.6″ label=”million”]people reached by AKF-supported civil society organizations
[/bythenumbers][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][bythenumbers number=”51″ label=”thousand”]civil society organizations strengthened and supported by AKF worldwide
[/bythenumbers][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][bythenumbers number=”40+” label=”years”]of AKF’s work to foster the growth of transparent, democratically elected village organizations in Central and South Asia[/bythenumbers][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1594931570105{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Related Stories” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1594932539111{padding-bottom: 12px !important;}”][vc_basic_grid post_type=”post” max_items=”3″ item=”5947″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1667396533302-5d32e08d-7a47-8″ taxonomies=”151, 39″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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