Since its onset, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life. For the education sector, the pandemic disrupted education
Education beyond COVID-19: A conversation on the future of education systems
Category: 2022
The floods in Pakistan: How Canada can help the country recover and rebuild
Last week, Canadian Minister for International Development Harjit Sajjan traveled to Pakistan, visiting areas affected by the torrential rains and
Nature-based Solutions Offer a Path Forward to Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
The world is rushing towards the dangerous threshold of 1.5 degrees of global warming, but nature-based solutions offer an effective approach to climate change.
Building hope & confidence: The AKDN in Afghanistan
Confidence. Inspiration. Hope. While these words seem at odds with recent headlines about Afghanistan, those who look deeper than the
Africa’s potential as a global climate leader: James Mwangi
As warning signs of climate breakdown grow ever more present in our daily lives, James Irungu Mwangi urges the global community to think of the climate crisis as a catalyst for positive change – with Africa in the lead.
AKFC launches its Global Reads book club with a discussion on pandemic politics
Just over two years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The months that followed laid bare deep
Aga Khan Foundation Canada speaks to the Special Committee on Afghanistan
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) today drew on the Aga Khan Development Network’s (AKDN) three decades of work in Afghanistan, in remarks to a special committee of Canadian lawmakers examining Afghanistan’s current humanitarian crisis.
Building human resources for natural resource management in Afghanistan and Tajikistan
The University of Central Asia’s Mountain Societies Research Institute has developed a modular Certificate in Natural Resource Management programme.
UCA launches School for the Advancement of Gender Equality
The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s School for the Advancement of Gender Equality (SAGE) was launched by UCA’s Civil Society Initiative at the start of the 2021-2022 academic year.
