Afghanistan today: An interview with Dr. Najmuddin Najm, CEO of AKF Afghanistan
An insight into the current crisis in Afghanistan, how AKF is responding and why hope endures.
Afghanistan
- All
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Central Asia
- East Africa
- Egypt
- India
- Kenya
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Pakistan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Spotlight on Yasmin Karim, Gender Advisor for Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan
“Over my career, I have seen many gender advocates evolve and emerge. Society has also been transformed.”
Spotlight on Jennifer Elms, Gender Advisor at AKFC and AKF-US
“My hope would be that gender equality becomes so part of everybody’s DNA that integrating gender and using a gender lens will be a part of everyone.”
In their words: Gender equality and international development
We sat down with four gender advisors from across the AKDN to talk about their work and learn about development from their perspectives.
Spotlight on Zohra Bano, Regional Gender Advisor for Aga Khan Foundation
“I have been working on projects that focus on auditing gender equality, economic empowerment, health, education, conflict resolution, resilience building, climate change, to name a few.”
Clean energy: Bringing equity to vulnerable communities
AKFC hosted a panel to discuss the role clean energy can play in bringing equity to vulnerable communities.
Teeko+
Teeko is a mobile Android application (App) and web portal that assists government administrators to track and monitor vaccinators and immunization coverage.
Foundations for Health and Empowerment (F4HE)
F4HE aims to improve the health and well-being and enhance equitable development and empowerment of women and girls.
COVID-19 Innovation and Research Project (CIRP)
The CIRP is a two-year applied research initiative to identify existing gaps in preparedness and response of health systems.
