#InternationaDayforTolerance is celebrated on 16 November every year to foster mutual understanding amongst diverse cultures and peoples. In this teaser, students from the #AgaKhan Academy in #Maputo send their greetings and remind us to be kind and respectful and to value every person's uniqueness. For more about the @Aga Khan Academies: ...
![VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 3 | The Flying Horse [SHORT]](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/b7a0892992-1024x576.jpeg)
How are #Kyrgyz herders coping with the impacts of #climatechange on their high mountain pastures? Can they preserve their traditional lifestyle and the Kyrgyz horse? A joint initiative by the Aga Khan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season of #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is produced by filmmakers from Pakistan, India, ...
How are #Kyrgyz herders coping with the impacts of #climatechange on their high mountain pastures? Can they preserve their traditional lifestyle and the Kyrgyz horse? A joint initiative by the Aga Khan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season of #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is produced by ...
During the first week of #COP26, the #AgaKhanAgencyforHabitat joined the Governments of Tajikistan and Switzerland to discuss and align approaches that are building #climatechange resilience in the Pamir highlands, where mountain communities are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. ...
The #AgaKhan Trust for Culture (#AKTC) was invited by #Expo2020 Dubai to present its work under the theme of Best Practice in Urban & Rural Development - to share experiences, successes and lessons learnt from its Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme. The Trust chose to showcase its work in Pakistan. For urban regeneration, it featured interventions carried out in the city of ...
The #AgaKhan Trust for Culture (#AKTC) was invited by #Expo2020 Dubai to present its work under the theme of Best Practice in Urban & Rural Development - to share experiences, successes and lessons learnt from its Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme. The Trust chose to showcase its work in Pakistan. For urban regeneration, it featured interventions carried out in the city of ...
Communities that live in the high mountains suffer the worst consequences of the #climateemergency but emit almost zero #greenhousegases. This point was brought home by Mr. Khalid Khurshid, Chief Minister of the Government of Gilgit Baltistan, and others who participated at the World Habitat #COP26 event held on Monday 8 November 2021 in Glasgow. This video which premiered at the event shows ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Brown University #StephenOgdenLecture at in Providence, USA on 10 March 2014. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Join us as we conclude our 2021 Virtual Voyage campaign with a Homecoming Celebration to take a look back at the places we visited, the people we met, and how all of our supporters - sponsors, volunteers, and donors - continue to make AKF's important work possible. ...
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was joined by Prince Amyn #AgaKhan at #NOVAUniversity's School of Business and Economics to inaugurate #WestmontHospitalityHall - a new home for the Westmont Institute of #Tourism and Hospitality whose mission is to inspire and prepare future industry leaders and support sustainable tourism ventures in Portugal and beyond. ...
Korogocho, loosely translated as "crowded shoulder by shoulder," is Kenya's fourth largest informal settlement. 26 families who were living in Korogocho now have the opportunity to move into new, safe homes with help from the Commonwealth Housing Group. AKF and USAID's Yetu Initiative supports Kenyan community organizations, including Commonwealth Housing Group, with practical guidance on how to raise resources locally. Learn more about ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the opening ceremony of the #GlobalCentreforPluralism in Ottawa, Canada on 16 May 2017. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
![VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 1 | Bears on the Brink [Short]](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/d5eda86c4a-1024x576.jpeg)
The roof of the world, a great arc of glaciated mountains in Central and South Asia, is melting quickly. From the Pamirs to the Karakorum and Himalayan mountains, the planet's largest repository of ice outside the polar regions is in trouble. Hundreds of millions of people are directly at risk from avalanches, mudslides and desiccating pastures. Endangered snow leopards and Himalayan brown ...
The roof of the world, a great arc of glaciated mountains in Central and South Asia, is melting quickly. From the Pamirs to the Karakorum and Himalayan mountains, the planet's largest repository of ice outside the polar regions is in trouble. Hundreds of millions of people are directly at risk from avalanches, mudslides and desiccating pastures. Endangered snow leopards and Himalayan brown ...
Many youth in Pakistan don't have the platform and opportunity to participate in and influence decision-making. Adiba, a youth advocate in Pakistan, is part of a youth group supported by AKF that comes together to discuss gender equality, health, and other issues. Through the group, Adiba is gaining confidence and navigating how she can use her voice to make a positive change ...
#Most large-scale international #education reform initiatives start with a globally designed intervention to improve learning outcomes. At Schools2030 we flip this mindset and start from the classroom level - we believe educational change can only happen when it is initiated and owned by teachers, learners and school communities," says Dr. Bronwen Magrath, Global Programme Manager at the #AgaKhanFoundation and lead of the ...
Seeno lives in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, one of the most remote parts of the world. As they pursue their dreams, Seeno and his family find expanded opportunities through AKF's presence in their community. AKF's work in Tajikistan is exemplified by programs like Thrive Tajikistan, a five-year program supported by AKF and USAID. Thrive Tajikistan is working to improve the quality of ...
Join us for the Aga Khan Foundation USA Town Hall, part of this year's 2021 Virtual Voyage campaign. We will explore how AKF is going the distance to help remote and hard-to-reach communities in Asia and Africa. We are excited for this opportunity for you to hear from AKF USA's leadership and staff, as well as some of our National Committee members responding ...
Join us for the Aga Khan Foundation USA Town Hall, part of this year's 2021 Virtual Voyage campaign. We will explore how AKF is going the distance to help remote and hard-to-reach communities in Asia and Africa. We are excited for this opportunity for you to hear from AKF USA's leadership and staff, as well as some of our National Committee members responding ...
A partnership between the Aga Khan Foundation and the LEGO Foundation to transform education in the region and support the uptake and use if play-based learning methodologies. ...
In Mozambique, to address the major challenge of malnutrition, the #AgaKhan Foundation works with #rural families so that mothers can prepare their young children an enriched porridge that provides good #nutrition and helps prevent a multitude of health issues. ...
![VIDEO: Aga Khan Foundation | The Right Recipe for Good Health [FRENCH]](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/6157a4f246-1024x576.jpeg)
In Mozambique, to address the major challenge of malnutrition, the #AgaKhan Foundation works with #rural families so that mothers can prepare their young children an enriched porridge that provides good #nutrition and helps prevent a multitude of health issues. ...
From 2017 to 2021 the #AgaKhan Foundation, in collaboration with the Government of #Tanzania, civil society partners and local communities and with the financial support of Global Affairs Canada, undertook a project dedicated to improving the health of women, adolescent girls and children, and reducing maternal and newborn mortality in eight underserved districts of Mwanza, Tanzania. The US$ 11.6 million project - ...
![VIDEO: Aga Khan Foundation | Improving the Health of Women and Girls in Rural Tanzania [FRENCH]](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/8f41fdbbf8-1024x576.jpeg)
From 2017 to 2021 the #AgaKhan Foundation, in collaboration with the Government of #Tanzania, civil society partners and local communities and with the financial support of Global Affairs Canada, undertook a project dedicated to improving the health of women, adolescent girls and children, and reducing maternal and newborn mortality in eight underserved districts of Mwanza, Tanzania. The US$ 11.6 million project - ...
In the Kyrgyz Republic, small businesses, including a leather shoe company called Cobbler, are finding support in USAID and AKF's Enhancing Employability and Civic Engagement of Youth (EECEY) project, also known as Demilgeluu Jashtar. Demilgeluu Jashtar is helping expand job opportunities for young people and stem the flow of migration by providing youth with sought-after job skills through leadership training, business acceleration programs, ...
Khalil Z. Shariff, CEO of AKF USA, shares an invitation to join the 2021 Virtual Voyage. Learn more about the #AKFVirtualVoyage at virtualvoyage.akfusa.org ...
Here's a short video from the #AgaKhan Academies to thank its teachers for their ongoing dedication and commitment to quality learning. Happy #WORLDTEACHERSDAY! For more about @Aga Khan Academies: ...
This 28-minute documentary film introduces audiences to the transformative world of the #AgaKhan Foundation-led #Schools2030 programme and its mission to help give teachers and #school communities the tools they need to become education innovators. "Schools should be the centre of social change, not the target of change," says Dr. Andrew Cunningham, the Global Lead for Education at the #AgaKhanFoundation. ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the #NobelInstitute in Oslo, Norway on 7 April 2005. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Are you ready? We're going on a virtual road trip through the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Kenya to explore how AKF is going the distance to help remote and hard-to-reach communities across Africa and Asia. Join us at VirtualVoyage.akfusa.org. #AKFVirtualVoyage ...
![VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Economic, Environmental and Social Impact of Serena Hotels [FRENCH]](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/c19e6f724c-1024x576.jpeg)
#Proparco - an arm of the Agence Française de Développement - undertook a study to evaluate the developmental impact of #SerenaHotels (@Serena Hotels) in #EastAfrica. Watch this 9-minute documentary to see what they found. ...
#Frigoken Limited - a project company of the #AgaKhan Fund for #EconomicDevelopment - is the largest vegetable processor in East and Central Africa. In this video, produced by Global Compact Network Kenya as part of its Sustainable Development Goals in Action series, Frigoken's CEO Mr. Karim Dostmohamed discusses the company's investment in all-round workplace wellness to advance corporate sustainability. He details why ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the #AthensDemocracyForum in Greece on 15 September 2015. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit: ...
With support from the Aga Khan Foundation, the Government of Switzerland and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, the Bai Alai project is helping farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic to artificially inseminate their cattle, improving the quality of their livestock. By doing this, the farmers can keep less cattle and protect their pastureland. ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 13 September 2021 - The Aga Khan Development Network (#AKDN) today urged the international community to remain engaged and to act, with compassion and foresight, to address dire humanitarian conditions in #Afghanistan. In a statement delivered by Michael Kocher, General Manager of the Aga Khan Foundation, at the invitation of #UnitedNations Secretary-General António Guterres at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the ...
