AKF Run Team at Boston Marathon in Solidarity with Boston and Ending Poverty
At sunrise on Monday, April 21, there weren’t many people on Heartbreak Hill, the landmark at Mile 20 of the Boston Marathon route. Yet those of us who were there on the chilly spring morning had a lot of enthusiasm. Staff and volunteers with the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) were there to cheer […]
Runners for Aga Khan Foundation in Boston Marathon Race to Make a Better World, Raising $61,000 for Charity
BOSTON, MA, APRIL 21, 2014 – Today three runners in the Boston marathon raced to raise funds to help end global poverty. The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) is honored to be a partner charity for the 2014 Boston Marathon. As an organization inspired by the universal principles of pluralism, compassion and human dignity, the Foundation works to end poverty […]
Our Marathon Runners Get a Boost toward the Finish Line
With the Boston Marathon a few days away, the three runners on the first-ever AKF Run Team have been hard at work — not only training for the intense 26.2 mile race they’ll be running on Monday, but also working to reach their fundraising goals. Now the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) team got […]
Where are the Women? Reflections by an AKF USA Fellow
Before I joined the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) as the Communications Fellow, I spent a year teaching English to college freshmen in Morocco. In our classroom at Mohammed V University in Rabat, my students told me about the obstacles that prevented girls in rural areas of Morocco from accessing education—few parents would allow […]
Golfers Take Swing to End Global Poverty at Houston Partnership Golf Tournament
HOUSTON, TEXAS, April 9, 2014. Today 144 golfers took a swing at ending global poverty by raising $180,000 net in the annual Houston Partnership Golf tournament at the Redstone Club in Houston. The Houston Partnership Golf tournament is an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) to raise awareness and funds that reduce […]
Meet the AKF Run Team: Sulfyna Murji
This blog is the third and final in our AKF Run Team video series, highlighting our Boston Marathon runners. If you’d like to donate to them, you can do so here. Sulfyna Murji, one of three runners who will wear the AKF Run Team logo in the 2014 Boston Marathon, says she’s thrilled and a […]
Meet the AKF Run Team: Richard Prevost
This blog is the second in our AKF Run Team video series, highlighting our Boston Marathon runners. If you’d like to donate to them, you can do so here. Richard Prevost is one of three runners who will wear the AKF Run Team logo in the 2014 Boston Marathon. Richard lived in Boston for years, […]
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 […]
Meet the AKF Run Team: Amira Valliani
This blog is the first in our AKF Run Team video series, highlighting our Boston Marathon runners. If you’d like to donate to them, you can do so here. Amira Valliani is one of three runners who will wear the AKF Run Team logo in the 2014 Boston Marathon. Three years ago she could barely […]
Making Local Ownership Real: Moving Beyond the Buzzwords
“Local ownership” has been a buzzword for a long time and is widely touted as a better way forward for international development. For the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), local ownership is much more than a buzzword; it is a guiding force to reach long-term impact. Local initiative reduces the dependency of local organizations on […]