Reflections from SAMI Workshop: Citizens Have a Voice, but Journalists Have a Megaphone
We had a few minutes to collect our thoughts before being pulled into an interview on a low-budget equivalent of Hardball with Chris Matthews. I was visibly flushed as I tried to remind myself to speak slowly and sit upright in front of the camera. Luckily the interviewer didn’t drill me with hard questions, I […]
Empowering Community Health Workers in Mali
The Aga Khan Foundation is partnering with Human Network International (HNi) to implement a four-year project entitled “Strengthening the ‘Soins Essentiels dans la Communauté’ Strategy Project (SECPro).” The project is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), complemented by funds from the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. and contributions of airtime from Orange, the […]
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 from zero to five get new focus as researchers understand more about how people’s brains are shaped at an early age, what that means over the course of their lifetimes, and for entire populations. The […]
Giving Tuesday 2016
We are thrilled to continue #humansoftheworld, tales we can relate to and marvel at. Throughout this series, we share stories of appreciation, self-reliance, and strength from across the Aga Khan Development Network. We all have a purpose. Driven by our belief in our shared humanity, we are dedicated to helping all people fulfill that promise […]
These women are going against the grain
This carpentry shop in northern Pakistan is run entirely by women. In Pakistan, only one in four women is active in the workforce. But about 80 women are employed at this workshop in the village of Altit, supported by Aga Khan Foundation. They work together to build furniture, and carve products like wooden spoons and […]
These women are doing something shocking
There are few job opportunities in this remote, mountainous region of Pakistan. Women and men are often forced to migrate in search of work – draining talent and potential from the region. The Aga Khan Foundation in Canada invests in local leadership and skills training, to help women and men become active, contributing members of […]
His bank account lives behind this fence
With the support of the Aga Khan Foundation in Canada, the 21 members of the association learned how to care for goats, including feeding them a proper diet, giving them enough exercise, and building appropriate enclosures. Gabriel used to have to work other farmers’ land to make ends meet. Now, Gabriel can sell a goat […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Young Champion for Giving is a Model Mobilizer
Sanya Pirani is a fourth grader in Minnesota who has become a dynamic fundraiser for helping marginalized people around the world. She has raised thousands of dollars for Aga Khan Foundation and is a strong voice for the Foundation’s work. What inspires you to fundraise and volunteer? I first got interested after seeing a girl […]
Inspiring a Love of Reading: An Idea Spreads Across 15 Countries
The Reading for Children program exemplifies the Aga Khan Development Network’s approach to sustainable development and innovation. It began in the Kyrgyz Republic with one woman’s idea to instill in children a love for books and reading. Before Burulai Aitikulova joined the Aga Khan Foundation in Kyrgyzstan as a Program Officer, she was a teacher. […]
Girls Using Science to Change their Communities in Kenya
When I was growing up, I believed that science was difficult because all my classmates told me so. It was only when my chemistry teacher told my dad about my talent in science that I moved from home science class to chemistry class. This was the beginning of my learning encounter with chemistry, which turned […]