Catalyzing Locally-Led Development:
Local Impact Leverages American Support with a New Fund to Scale Impactful Ideas
[vc_row el_class=”excerpt”][vc_column][vc_column_text] What if we looked at development differently? Instead of adapting global solutions to local problems, what if we scaled community-led problem solving?
Light Brings New Opportunities, Enterprises to Rural Tajikistan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Niyozbegim, a 58-year-old woman, has lived in Roshorv village of Rushan in Tajikistan’s Badakhshon region her entire life.
The Sweet Life: Improving Honey Production in Tajikistan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Firuz Khudoberdiev, from Chagev village, says his whole family is involved in the beekeeping business, in one way or another.
Our commitment to Afghanistan
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1649862667947{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Your donations fund our innovative and essential work in hard-to-reach places across Asia and Africa, including Afghanistan. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Donate to support our work” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakfusa.org%2Fgive-now%2F%3Futm_source%3Dstory%2Bpage%26utm_medium%3Dbutton%26utm_campaign%3DafghanistanFeature%26utm_id%3DAfghanistan|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” full_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”9562″ el_class=”topImage”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-7 vc_hidden-lg vc_col-md-7 vc_hidden-md”][vc_single_image image=”9562″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1649376714257{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-7 vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-offset-7 vc_col-md-4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1649376926053{padding-bottom: […]
“Living More Hopeful”: Investing in Agriculture in Tajikistan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For generations, residents of the Derzud and Barzud villages have dreamed of having a good irrigation system.
Improving Tajikistan’s Potato Harvest: Saidrahmonova’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every day after she wakes up, Saidrahmonova Makhfirat prays, drinks her tea, and goes to her farm.
Blazing New Trails in Small Enterprise: Furough’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8490″ 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 2018 Annual Report. Read more stories from the report highlighting AKF’s contributions to making leadership more inclusive here.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakfusa.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F082319_-AKF-USA-Annual-Report-2019_Digital.pdf|||”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1566224768151{background-image: url(https://akfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0411.jpg?id=8501) !important;}” el_class=”padding bkgd”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1533609916265{padding-top: 40vh !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When she was a young Tajik woman leaving home for […]