Tajikistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, is often characterized by its peaks, rugged terrain, and untouched landscapes. The country is rich in fresh water resources with an abundance of rivers, lakes, and glaciers. Nonetheless, access to safe, clean water remains one of the country’s greatest challenges, particularly in rural areas.
When most Americans think of what it’s like to be a doctor, they picture long, exhausting days in medical school, endless nights in residency, and fast-paced hospitals—frenzied scenes punctuated with life-saving moments that make all of the hard work worth it. In the West, the image of the long white lab coat is often...
Right after school, 10-year-old Bakhtiyor Misharovob rushes home to meet his father at the workshop, a primitive-looking building with old equipment, broken sewage pipes, and not much light. The two live with Bakhtiyor’s youngest brother and mother in a small house in Khujand, a major city along the ancient Silk Road in northern Tajikistan.
In Tajikistan, we are focusing on addressing the cornerstones of thriving communities in a Global Development Alliance with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) entitled Economic and Social Connections: A Multi-Input Area Development Financing Facility for Tajikistan (ESCoMIAD). Our first series on that partnership traced the impact of dynamic communities and local governance...
This is the fourth in a series on how the Aga Khan Development Network is building capacity from local governance to regional economic growth. In Tajikistan, with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), AKDN launched a Global Development Alliance (GDA) entitled Economic and Social Connections: A Multi-Input Area Development Financing Facility for Tajikistan...
This is the third in a series on how the Aga Khan Development Network is building on local capacity to foster economic growth and governance in Tajikistan. With the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), AKDN launched a Global Development Alliance (GDA) entitled Economic and Social Connections: A Multi-Input Area Development Financing Facility for...
This post is the first in a series that will be focusing on local capacity and regional change in Tajikistan. In 2014, the Aga Khan Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a Global Development Alliance entitled Economic and Social Connections: A Multi-Input Area Development Financing Facility for Tajikistan (ESCoMIAD). The Alliance...