Fresh out of college from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs, I began my journey at the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) last September as an Impact Investing Fellow.
Projects
Read stories of hope and opportunity from women, children and men who have been touched by our work.
Community Philanthropy
Building assets, capacity, and trustCommunity Philanthropy is the practice of communities mobilizing capital of various kinds – financial, civic, social, human, political, and intellectual – with the aim of improving residents’ lives over the long term. In the places where the Aga Khan Development Network works, we have a long history of supporting this practice, which grows from the natural disposition to help. Community philanthropy organizations customize their programs to fit community needs and find ways to strengthen civil society for the long term. AKDN works to build the local sustainability of civil society by strengthening organizational Assets, Capacity, and Trust, with a larger goal of improving the quality of life in the areas where we work.
Civil Society Sustainability Index
Afghanistan and PakistanThe Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) is a tool that has was created by the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1997 to assess the sustainability of the civil society sector in 29 countries in Europe and Eurasia. Since 2009, the Aga Khan Foundation has joined USAID in funding an expansion of the index to sub-Saharan Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Training the Next Generation of Youth Entrepreneurs, Central Asia
Increasing employment opportunities and cross-border cooperation in Afghan and Tajik BadakhshanYouth across Central Asia face limited employment opportunities. Yet there is an increasing demand for high quality and relevant post-secondary vocational and technical education opportunities. The Cross-Border Vocational Education program in Badakhshan seeks to increase employment opportunities in Afghan and Tajik Badakhshan and to improve cross-border cooperation between the two provinces.
Head Start! Egypt
Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment
Natural Disaster Preparation, Afghanistan
Community Members Come Together to Train for Next EmergencyProject areas: Civil society
Facilitating Farmers' Access to Markets, Mali
Food for Progress in MaliProject areas: Rural development, Environment
Urban Renewal, India
Nizzamuddin Basti Urban Renewal Project in Delhi, IndiaProject areas: Health, Education, Environment
Healthier Moms & Babies, Pakistan
Bettering the Health of Mothers and BabiesProject areas: Health
Education for Children, Kenya
Educating marginalized children in KenyaProject areas: Education
Community Education, Afghanistan
Educating the whole community in AfghanistanProject areas: Education
Water & Sanitation Improvement, Kenya
Improving access to clean water and sanitation in KenyaProject areas: Health, Education, Civil society, Environment
Teaching Sustainable Agriculture, Mozambique
Upgrading the Agrarian School of Bilibiza, MozambiqueProject areas: Education, Rural development, Environment
Microfinance & Home Improvement, Afghanistan
Improving Homes Through Microfinance & Eco-friendly Repairs in AfghanistanProject areas: Environment, Rural development
Women Empowerment, Pakistan
Women Empowered in Pakistan’s Civil SocietyProject areas: Civil society
Women's Agricultural Entrepreneurship, Egypt
Promoting gender equality & sustainable agricultural businessesProject areas: Rural development, Civil society, Environment
Strengthening Governance, Afghanistan
Strengthening Sub-National Governance in AfghanistanProject areas: Civil society
Building Green, Pakistan
Green Building Solutions to Health and Economic ProblemsProject areas: Environment
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