Over the last couple of years, the term ‘Nature-based Solutions’ or ‘NbS’ has increasingly entered the vocabulary of those working in the environment and development space. NbS are widely considered to be an important component in achieving sustainable development and…
Faced with looming water shortages, residents in the Kyrgyz Republic are addressing the issue head on – and in unique and varied ways. Supported by AKF and USAID’s Local Impact project, three eco-innovators have developed alternative approaches to water management…
Sandra spreads a colourful bed sheet on the floor of her home before arranging plates, utensils, and pots. Her husband, Jean Aimé, and children, Andoniaina, 10, and Mirindra, 5, sit on the bed sheet as well, patiently awaiting their turn…
With funding from the European Union (EU), the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has launched Energy Plus – a new programme fostering a climate resilient and low-carbon economy and society in northern Pakistan. The €31m programme aims to improve access to…
Some days, Randriamitantsoa wonders when the rain is coming. Other days, it rains heavily — but that too can be a problem. “The next day, the soil will be very dry. We don’t know why,” says the fourth-generation rice farmer…
“We protect the coast, we protect the mangroves, and they protect us.” Anabela Anabela Sumaila is a mother, beekeeper and mangrove protector. She works on the shores of Ilha de Moçambique – a small island and coral reef located four…
In a groundbreaking initiative, Malagasy farmers had their cows artificially inseminated with the semen of a highly-productive Swiss cattle breed – or implanted with its embryo. The project, implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) through its local branch Organisation…
Next week, the Aga Khan Foundation – in partnership with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education and Science – are delighted to welcome 250 education system stakeholders to the capital city of Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Republic from 11-13 June for the Schools2030…
In 1924, less than 5% of people living in the Kyrgyz Republic – at the time the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) – were literate. By 1936, according to Soviet official estimates, the literacy…
Zahra remembers what it was like to have predictable agricultural yields. The mother of six, who lives in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, farms barley, potato and wheat alongside her husband in the country’s highlands. For years, the couple’s harvest was sufficient…