COVID-19 took an unprepared world and left a devastating impact – one we will all feel for a while. Whilst people, regardless of background, class or race are affected alike, it is those poorest that have felt the widening of…
On 9th February, Matt Reed featured on the French international news network France24 to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan along with fellow experts. During the programme, Matt made the case to open up international funding channels into the country…
Like much of the world, Pakistan continues to grapple with the pandemic requiring an emergency response throughout the country at an unprecedented scale. With the rise of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, communities in the mountainous north of Pakistan are rallying…
A unique and majestic mountainous region in the north of Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and its communities are highly vulnerable to natural disasters. Climate change disproportionately affects this region which is warming three times faster than the global average resulting in even…
For farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic, keeping livestock is a vital source of income. Over the last 20 years, the cattle population in the country has increased by 60 percent, and whilst this has improved the socioeconomic standing of farmers…
When worldwide school closures threatened the education and development of East Africa’s young children, the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme (MECP – an affiliate of the Aga Khan Foundation in East Africa) worked with communities in Kenya and Tanzania to react…
The context for a new design-driven innovation ecosystem Today, the global development landscape is facing unprecedented change. Climate change, conflict, urbanisation, automation, artificial intelligence, and environmental degradation are all having a massive impact on the complexity of the challenges communities…
In August 2020, Kiswa Primary School – one of the largest government-aided schools in Uganda’s capital – joined the Schools2030 programme to begin their Human-Centred Design (HCD) journey, led by a team of six teachers. They wanted to identify some…
AKF’s long-term work with civil society has been key to creating trust in its communities and supporting crucial development work. When the pandemic arrived in Uganda, it was vital that marginalised communities were reached with prevention strategies and ongoing support…
Abdallah Salim lives with his wife Mariam, and 4-year-old son, Salim, in the remote village of Mbuta, which is near Mombasa on the coast of Kenya. Salim goes to Kadiria community pre-school, which has been supported by the Aga Khan…