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Supporting Girls to Stay in School by Building Capacities of Local NGOs in Kenya

June 11, 2020 5:52 pm Published by Sally Maier

Batula Fayo Rasa, a young woman in northern Kenya, is the sixth child in a family of 11. Her parents... View Article

Graffiti in Kenya shows how people can protect themselves from COVID-19

Using Graffiti to Spread Awareness of COVID-19 in Kenya

May 26, 2020 10:23 am Published by Sally Maier

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya, social and mainstream media were flooded with prevention messages. Though all these initiatives are... View Article

Unlocking Philanthropy’s Full Potential: Partners Discuss at United Nations

October 3, 2019 1:30 pm Published by Sally Maier

The scale and complexity of challenges facing the world require massive investments and more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable societies. Meeting... View Article

Charting New Course in Civil Society: Maryana’s Story

September 9, 2019 9:38 am Published by Sally Maier

As the head of a nonprofit organization, Maryana already considered herself a leader, but did not yet see herself as... View Article

Local Kenyan Organization Learns New Tools to Fundraise

Gaining Tools and Optimism to Turn Local Philanthropy Around

December 13, 2018 11:00 am Published by Sally Maier

Jedidah always arrived early at the office. Some of her colleagues called her ambitious, but for her, the job was... View Article

Participants listen to a session at the Social Accountability Media Initiative (SAMI) workshop.

Reflections from SAMI Workshop: Citizens Have a Voice, but Journalists Have a Megaphone

January 25, 2017 2:40 pm Published by Sally Maier

We had a few minutes to collect our thoughts before being pulled into an interview on a low-budget equivalent of... View Article

Up until 2008, the lack of quality health services in Mopti had resulted in a particularly high incidence of maternal and newborn death. In response, AKF helped establish a number of cases de santé, built by the villagers, with the assistance of the Foundation, which supplied the architect and master mason. These health huts, staffed by community health workers trained by AKF, certified by the Ministry of Health and paid for by the community, have had an immediate positive impact: no maternal deaths and only one newborn death have been reported since 2008. Photo Credit: Lucas Cuervo Moura/AKDN

Empowering Community Health Workers in Mali

January 19, 2017 10:41 am Published by Sally Maier

The Aga Khan Foundation is partnering with Human Network International (HNi) to implement a four-year project entitled “Strengthening the ‘Soins... View Article

International Women’s Day: An Inspirational Woman from Tajikistan

March 8, 2016 11:00 am Published by Sally Maier

Tursunmo Khudododova, 74, from Khorog, Tajikistan is an active women’s leader in her community. She has organized many women-focused Civil... View Article