AKF and World Bank Partnerships Support Youth in the Kyrgyz Republic
July 30, 2020 10:06 amAKF and the World Bank have partnered to support youth through community engagement efforts in the Kyrgyz Republic. Three projects... View Article
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
Young People Gain Access to Financial Services in Tajikistan
June 11, 2020 6:30 pmAnora, age 20, lives in a small village in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan. In early 2019, she gathered with... View Article
Supporting Girls to Stay in School by Building Capacities of Local NGOs in Kenya
June 11, 2020 5:52 pmBatula Fayo Rasa, a young woman in northern Kenya, is the sixth child in a family of 11. Her parents... View Article
At the Crossroads of Hope: Connecting Rural Youth to 21st-Century Jobs in India
June 3, 2020 3:31 pmMittal Vasava, age 20, was living in rural Gujarat when she learned from a friend about Yuva Junction. Mittal’s family... View Article
Annual Report 2019: Youth
May 28, 2020 7:25 pmFor over 50 years, the Aga Khan Foundation has invested in communities across Africa and Asia to break the cycle... View Article
Tips and Resources for Educators during COVID-19
May 28, 2020 1:25 pmMeeting the ever-changing demands and expectations of teaching during COVID-19 has been overwhelming for educators. While many teachers have remained... View Article
Using Graffiti to Spread Awareness of COVID-19 in Kenya
May 26, 2020 10:23 amWhen the COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya, social and mainstream media were flooded with prevention messages. Though all these initiatives are... View Article
AKF Develops Youth Skills to Help Rural Communities Respond to COVID-19
May 21, 2020 3:50 pmIn December 2019, 20-year-old Karishma completed a course at Yuva Junction, where she learned sewing skills to make women’s clothes.... View Article