Kadiatou’s Dream: Better Schools for Better Learning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kadiatou Diarra, age 8, is a smart girl who lives in Ballabougou with her mother, two sisters, and a brother. Where she lives is a big part of her challenge: Ballabougou is a rural village nearly 120 miles north of the city of Boundiali. Like most villages in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Ballabougou lacks adequate health, […]
Beyond Skin Deep: Aga Khan Education for Global Health
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When Aisha Sethi was young, she had one goal: to apply to university. Now Director of the Dermatology Global Health Program at Yale University’s School of Medicine, Aisha credits her experience at the Aga Khan University not only for a quality education, but for helping her forge a career in global health, with a focus […]
Primary and Secondary: Stretching Their Wings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7415″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_custom_heading text=”This story was published as part of our 2017 Annual Report. Read more stories from the report highlighting AKF’s contributions to the ladder of education here.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakfusa.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017AnnualReport_Final2b.pdf|||”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” full_height=”yes” el_class=”padding bkgd” css=”.vc_custom_1569335226346{background-image: url(https://akfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/Joy_students_IMG_0915-1.jpg?id=7407) !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1533610568627{padding-top: 40vh !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In Mathare, a notoriously poor neighborhood in Nairobi, few families have […]
Higher Education: Taking Flight
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7416″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_custom_heading text=”This story was published as part of our 2017 Annual Report. Read more stories from the report highlighting AKF’s contributions to the ladder of education here.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakfusa.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017AnnualReport_Final2b.pdf|||”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” full_height=”yes” el_class=”padding bkgd” css=”.vc_custom_1569337325977{background-image: url(https://akfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/UCA-Khorog-campus.jpg?id=7478) !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1532053140299{padding-top: 40vh !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alyna is one of the undergraduates who have brought life to […]
Continuing Education: Reaching New Heights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7447″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_custom_heading text=”This story was published as part of our 2017 Annual Report. Read more stories from the report highlighting AKF’s contributions to the ladder of education here.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakfusa.org%2Four-stories%2Fgetting-their-wings-2017-annual-report%2F|||”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” full_height=”yes” el_class=”padding bkgd” css=”.vc_custom_1533608570873{background-image: url(https://akfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/Dilangez_3.jpg?id=7503) !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1533608768492{padding-top: 40vh !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dilangez grew up in a family of six in a […]
Meet Sara
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1531239673782{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”bottom-to-top”]Sara is seven years old and lives in one of the world’s most remote areas—in northern Afghanistan. She dreams of becoming a doctor. But access to education isn’t the only thing that will get her there.
Kenyan NYU Student Makes a Splash for Clean Water
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Karishma Bhagani, a graduate of the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa and current New York University student, understands that at the end of the day, it comes down to how we change the world we live in and make it better for future generations.
Investing in Growing Skills for a Changing World
This post continues our series on education and child development, highlighting “Skills for a Changing World” a new report, and reflections on Kenyan education included in the panel discussion. See a previous installment on the growing recognition of early childhood’s importance. In Kenya, Aga Khan Foundation has supported education programs for decades, including Educating Girls in […]
Choosing Their Path: Empowering Girls through Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Happy International Women’s Day! This year we’re highlighting three amazing girls from Project Lehar. Project Lehar, which means “wave” in Urdu, works to empower and improve the quality of life of out-of-school adolescent girls. Begun by Aga Khan Foundation India in 2015 with support from the United Nations Population Fund and Canada Fund for Local […]
Aga Khan Academy Alumnus Finds His Way to Facebook
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ham Serunjogi, a recent graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa, traveled widely before landing a job at Facebook. He has a passion for making connections that give back.