East African Dialogue Series
Duration: 2014-2017 Location: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Budget: $350,000 (AKFC: $150,000; International Development Research Centre: $150,000; Ford Foundation: $50,000) Description: Convened
Environment and Climate Change
Air, land, and water are shared global resources. A healthy environment is crucial for humans to thrive. Our programs promote environmental sustainability, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and encourage creative solutions to the challenges facing our planet.
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- Economic Inclusion
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- Engaging Canadians
- Environment and Climate Change
- Food Security and Nutrition
- Gender Equality
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Partnership For Advancing Human Development In Africa And Asia (PAHDAA)
Duration: 2012-2018 Location: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Canada, Egypt, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Budget:
Aga Khan Development Network Comprehensive Sanitation Initiative
Duration: 2015-2019 Location: India Budget: $44.2 million (Government of India: $16.9 million; other donors: $14.3 million; community contributions: $7.8 million; AKF-USA:
It takes a village
We were all once children. We were all once young, full of hope and potential.
Dispatch from the field: Lighting the path for change
Eve Johnson was part of the 2016-2017 cohort of the International Youth Fellowship Program. She was placed with Pamir Energy, an energy company opened in 2002 which has since restored 11 small hydro power plants and upgraded 4300km of old transmission and distribution facilities in East Tajikistan.
We are there
For vulnerable communities in remote, high mountain valleys across Central Asia, lives are changing.
Dispatch from the field: “Don’t worry, be happy”
Laura Fortin – a native of Montreal – was an International Youth Fellow in 2015-16. She was placed in Uganda for eight months to support Aga Khan Foundation’s education programming in the region, and still lives there today.
Overcoming energy poverty in Central Asia
Access to electricity is a key stepping stone in overcoming poverty in rural communities.
How a Glass of Water Can Be Deadly
March 22 marks World Water Day. Most Canadians use water every day without thinking twice: to quench thirst, prepare meals, and bathe. But in the developing world – where clean, safe water can be scarce – these simple daily routines put lives at risk.
