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Renewed efforts needed to address nutrition challenges
Proven nutrition interventions made within the first 1,000 days of life can... More

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Aga Khan University

Despite modest progress, maternal and child undernutrition remains a major global health concern, particularly as recent gains may be offset by the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty from the Aga Khan University were amongst the authors who reported on this subject in the latest Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition Progress published by The Lancet on 8 March 2021.
Saving lives in the harsh winters of Afghanistan
A Community Emergency Response Team heads out to clear roads in Zingerya... More

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Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

It is not easy for an external emergency response team to reach remote villages in northern Afghanistan – a region prone to multiple hazards – so the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat has taught villagers to be self-reliant, training them in emergency response and disaster preparedness procedures to reduce causalities and ensure greater safety and resilience.
Protecting our oceans and marine life: The case of Serena Beach Resort & Spa
For the last 28 years, Serena Beach Resort & Spa in Mombasa, Kenya has... More

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Serena Hotels

In recognition of the need to change our relationship with nature, and create real and long-lasting positive impact, Serena Beach Resort & Spa in Mombasa, Kenya has taken bold actions to protect the ocean and its marine life. This article highlights some of the measures it has implemented towards this end.
“People need help now, they can’t wait” – Land, water and borders along the Silk Road
In cross-border regions of Central Asia that are water and resource poor... More

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Aga Khan Foundation

In cross-border regions of Central Asia that are water and resource poor and affected by conflict, the Aga Khan Foundation and its partners implemented a programme that benefitted more than 300,000 people through improved access to and management of irrigation water, drinking water, and grazing lands.
Improving access to safe water for marginalised communities in India
A 33-metre subsurface bund constructed by AKAH recharges groundwater levels... More

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Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

In the Indian state of Maharashtra, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat is constructing bunds that are promoting natural groundwater recharge, helping communities with scarce resources to access safe water year-round.

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Saving lives in the harsh winters of Afghanistan

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

Women working in disaster management challenge gender inequality

Aga Khan Education Services

Afghan mothers study alongside their young children to improve their literacy

Strengthening individual and organisational skills

Pathways to innovation

Aga Khan University

11 AKDN Staff and Alumni amongst 100 Outstanding Nurses and Midwives

AKDN's Mountain Universities Partnership Programme

Badakhshan University launches solar powered IT laboratory

Aga Khan Foundation

Learning must go on: Protecting girls’ education in Afghanistan

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

Virtual design studio for planning in Afghanistan

French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children

FMIC partners with Ministry of Public Health and WHO to improve healthcare in Afghanistan

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

Responding to a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan’s Parwan province

Aga Khan Foundation

Stories from the Afghanistan Women's Empowerment Program (AWEP)

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

Access to clean water in Wakhan Corridor

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