From the Field Blog

  • Elevator Encounter Leads to Partnership to Promote Community Philanthropy

    February 17, 2012

    Rarely do monumental things happen in an elevator ride. Most rides are short and quiet, a moment to collect your thoughts for the next meeting or clear your head. Yet, one chance meeting in an elevator resulted in a partnership dedicated to strengthening communities around the world through place-based philanthropy.

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  • Theater Prepares Afghans for Natural Disasters

    February 16, 2012

    In many communities around the world it's very hard for people to consider disaster preparedness as a priority. In an Afghan village where families spend many of their waking hours just trying to survive, not much time is spent thinking about preparing for natural disasters. Theater of Change is an entertaining yet powerful way to teach people about preparing for natural disasters

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  • Intern Spotlight: Nina Muzaffarova

    January 23, 2012
    Did you ever wonder what it's like to work at AKF USA? In upcoming months, read our blog entries that spotlight our five interns who come from places as far away as Tajikistan and Rwanda to closer places like Michigan and North Carolina. Learn about who they are, their interests, impressions and experiences at AKF USA. Read now about our intern Nina Muzaffarova and her work in AKF USA's Program and Communications departments here.
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  • Local School's Improvements Impress US Ambassador to Kenya

    January 20, 2012

    US Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration visited one of the Aga Khan Foundation supported schools, Vilwakwe Children Centre and School in Mombasa, on September 12, 2011. This was part of his familiarization tour of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs in Kenya.

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  • New AKF-USA Project Gives Egyptian Youth a Head Start! for Jobs

    December 5, 2011

    The Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance and the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA), together with AKF Egypt and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, have joined together to help Egypt face these challenges with a new program called Head Start! for Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. 

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