University of Central Asia Receives Long-term OPIC Support to Complete its Second Campus in Khorog, Tajikistan
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 29 October 2015 – The University of Central Asia (UCA) is rapidly progressing to complete the construction of its second campus in Tajikistan, scheduled to be ready by 2017, at a total capital layout of $94.4 million. Alongside a $64.4 million commitment from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), including $7.5 million […]
Economic and Social Connections: Multi-Input Area Development for Tajikistan
The Aga Khan Foundation USA and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a new type of partnership that mobilizes public and private sector capital to catalyze enterprise-driven development programs, which harness the combined strengths of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Afghanistan in 2013, and now in Tajikistan. This brief […]
Three New Programs and a Milestone in a Deepening Partnership
Three new programs mark a milestone in the deepening partnership between the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). AKDN has been working alongside USAID to create new partnerships, harmonize approaches, and leverage financial resources for shared outcomes. In March 2013, USAID and AKDN signed the first partnership in […]
Fellows Spotlight: Sharing the Impressive Impact of a Fellowship
My nine-month fellowship with Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) has taught me much about international development, both its institutions and its individuals. Since my previous blog, in which I shared the impressive impact of savings groups in Tajikistan, I have learned a lot through my experience in the Washington, DC office and the perspective […]
Crisis to Opportunity: A Grandfather Fosters Opportunity with Reading in Tajikistan
Next in our series, Rooted in Resilience: From Crisis to Opportunity, is the story of a little boy and his grandfather in Tajikistan. For more photos and stories of the Aga Khan Foundation’s partners, please download our 2013 annual report. Four-year-old Orzu (pictured above with his grandfather) struggles with delayed speech development. He lives with […]
Spotlight on AKF USA Fellows: Sharing the Impressive Impact of Savings Groups in Tajikistan
Before I started my fellowship with Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) in November, I worked as Program Officer for the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP), a project of Aga Khan Foundation in Tajikistan, which is my home. I started my career at the village level, where I worked as the deputy head of […]
Pamir Energy Revives One Country’s Electric Grid and Reaches Across Borders to Others
It’s a long way from Tajikistan to upstate New York but Madina Kuranova, Special Projects Manager for Pamir Energy, an electric utility in Tajikistan, made the trip this year to Cornell University to study as a Humphrey Fellow. That made it possible for Kuranova to visit Washington, DC recently, where she stopped by the office […]
A Day in the Life: Pamir Energy Turns Lights on for Mountain Families, Businesses and Schools
This week we launch a new series, A Day in the Life of Our Communities, with the story of Mayram K. in Tajikistan. For more photos from this program and for more stories of the Aga Khan Foundation’s partners, please download our 2012 annual report. Mayram K. lives in the mountains of Tajikistan. Her workload is […]
Spotlight on AKF USA Fellows: Gaining Skills in Planning Programs
I started my professional development fellowship with the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) last November after two years of work as a Program Officer at FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) in Tajikistan. This internship experience provided me a unique opportunity to observe and understand the work of AKF USA, which is typically considered a “donor” agency to other AKF […]
Aga Khan Development Network and the Synergos Institute Partner to Implement Activities in Central Asia as Part of the Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship
WASHINGTON, DC, MAY 1, 2013. Today the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) announced a grant to the Synergos Institute to work in partnership to advance social entrepreneurship in Central Asia as a path to social and economic development for the region. Synergos and the AKDN will implement activities through the Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, a three-year […]