“Storytelling is what connects us to our humanity,” says director, actor and educator Jon Ferreira.
Almost immediately after a child is born, they are shaped by stories shared through songs, rhymes, bedtime tales, and just by listening to conversations. Even in the age of smartphones, research confirms that in many places more parents are reading aloud to their children than ever before.
In these unprecedented times, agencies of the AKDN are pulling together to find creative and effective solutions to sustain the important work that needs to be done to improve the quality of human life.
Nausheen Barkat has a mission in life: to take organic products from her hometown in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan to the world. Her dream began while she was still a student at the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hunza. Now as an alumna she has already taken an important first step.
Munir Merali, diplomatic representative of AKDN in Bangladesh, talks about the work of different agencies within the country. Projects include the new Aga Khan Academy, work by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and partnerships with the government to improve the quality of life of all people in Bangladesh.
University of the People scholarship recipient, Timoteo Ombati, from the Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi shares how this scholarship will help him grow as a teacher and his experience teaching the Middle Years Programme (MYP). He says that he considers this scholarship to be one of the best forms of professional development and that it was the best occasion for him to learn and grow as a teacher.
The “Best pre-school teacher in Tajikistan-2019” is Angoma Atomamadova, an Early Childhood Development (ECD) teacher from Aga Khan Education Service, Khorog Park Early Childhood Development Centre.
The Aga Khan High School, Kampala once again emerged triumphant as the overall national winner of the British Council, East Africa Arts Programme “Your World" Competition (2018/2019), for their video ‘Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds’.
On 23 January, two Aga Khan Preschools in Gujarat received the prestigious Education World Preschool Grand Jury Awards 2019-20 for being among the top ten in the country for ‘Campus Design Excellence’ (Ranavav) and ‘Best teaching-learning resources’ (Botad).
The Aga Khan High School students and alumni have commemorated the first anniversary of the Girl Up Club, a leadership summit, called to empower the girl child. Explaining the essence of the celebration, one of the alumni, Dr Maggie Kigozi called for increased emphasis on empowering the girl child as a recipe for individual and organisational success.
Bangladesh team receives three bronze medals in International Biology Olympiad.