Cross-Border Education Bridges Communities in Central Asia
In May 2012, Natalie Ross, AKF USA’s Program Associate for Civil Society and Youth, visited the Cross-Border Vocational Education in Badakhshan (CVEB) program of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan. When you travel by road from the Tajik capital of Dushanbe to the mountainous Eastern Gorno-Badahkshan province in Tajikistan, you spend hours looking […]
Economic and Social Connections in Tajikistan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Building Economic and Social Connections in Tajikistan through Integrated Development The Aga Khan Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a new Global Development Alliance (GDA) entitled Economic and Social Connections: A Multi-Input Area Development Financing Facility for Tajikistan (ESCoMIAD). Through integrated development, the Alliance promotes improved quality of life for people living […]
Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Growth
The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) has joined with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Growth (SMEG) for Central Asia. The one-year, $1 million grant builds on previous investments by donors and the private sector in Central Asia. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are crucial for Central Asia’s economic growth but they […]
Reading for Children 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 […]
Social Entrepreneurship in Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic
Partnering to Support Sustainable Drivers of Development The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) is proud to partner with the Synergos Institute, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Ashoka, and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in the Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship. The Alliance is a collaborative program aimed at creating and supporting a robust movement for social entrepreneurship in developing countries. At […]
Pamir Energy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and a five-year civil war, Tajikistan’s electrical infrastructure required major investment. Among the most affected areas was the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), where people and businesses suffered during the cold winter months. The lack of electricity for heating resulted in the closure of schools, health centers […]