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Simple Interventions & Better Lives in Kenya

AKDN’s East Africa pre-school program

Part of our Summer Travel Blog series! “We often struggle to explain international development to different audiences thinking it is overly complex but the reality is that seemingly simple interventions make the biggest difference in people’s lives. We see everywhere that  access to education, training and new opportunities creates the most broad and lasting change.” […]

Educating Children in East Africa

Students outside a school in Kenya supported by the Education for Marginalized Children in Kenya project

Early Childhood Education Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) has improved early childhood education in Kenya and educated hundreds of communities through the Education for Marginalized Children in Kenya (EMACK) project. Started in 2006 and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and AKF USA, the project focuses on improving learning of primary school children for the transition […]

Reading for Children in Tajikistan

Two children reading as a part of the Reading for Children program in Tajikistan

After a successful pilot phase of the Reading for Children program in Gorno-Badakhshan province in 2010, the Aga Khan Foundation is collaborating with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand the program in Khatlon Province. Fostering a Love for Reading in Young Children Reading for Children takes a holistic approach for fostering a love of […]

Urban Renewal in India

Humayun's Tomb Gardens after rehabilitation in New Delhi, India

Located in the heart of New Delhi, the Nizamuddin Basti heritage project combines conservation with a major socio-economic effort that is implemented through a community-centered, collaborative approach. This project in Hazarat Nizamuddin Basti, Sunder Nursery and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Humayun’s Tomb protects these monuments and rehabilitates open spaces in the Basti to restore […]

Upgrading the Bilibiza Agricultural Institute in Mozambique

Students learn agricultural techniques at the Bilibiza Agricultural Institute in Mozambique

Over the years the Aga Khan Foundation has worked with several partners to grow the capacity of the Bilibiza Agricultural Institute, which boosts the ability of the Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique to improve food security and enterprise. Hub for Innovation in Northern Mozambique The Ford Foundation has supported Bilibiza since 2009, with over $1 million in grants providing training, […]