21,000
The Aga Khan Foundation supports 21,000 volunteer or community health/nutrition workers.
Kyrgyz Republic
Aga Khan School students raise awareness on Covid-19 with short videos
Although they continue to study remotely, students from the Aga Khan School (AKS) in Osh thought of ways to help mitigate the spread and impact of Covid-19 amongst other students and in the broader community. One way to mitigate the spread was short videos. With support from their parents, many of them produced original, short information videos using various mobile applications.
Improving habitats on the frontlines of climate change
In this talk, Onno Rühl, General Manager, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, discusses the climate crisis in the world’s Third Pole and the agency's work helping communities living in these regions build resilient habitats and adapt to an ever-riskier climate.
Adapting to distance learning in the age of COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many schools closed and distance learning became a necessity. The University of Central Asia’s Education Improvement Programme (EIP) had to respond quickly.
70%
of the University of Central Asia’s students are from rural areas and secondary towns.
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat: Planning for Opportunity
AKAH’s Habitat Planning framework is a process that spans community-centred participatory design, government engagement, socio-economic and land-use Geographic Information System (GIS) data analysis, planning, design, and construction, to help communities plan for opportunity.
UCA training improves livelihoods for women
The Civil Society Initiative (CSI) of the University of Central Asia (UCA) has launched a six-month online training programme to build a community of women practitioners who can share knowledge, experiences and practices in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 40 representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) from Kyrgyzstan are attending this online training, which was launched on 2 September 2020.
Women’s role in COVID-19 response in Kyrgyzstan
Twenty women-led Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have been selected by the Aga Khan Foundation to undergo a capacity building programme, developed and led by the Civil Society Initiative of the University of Central Asia.
UCA researches sustainable livestock farming as pasture degrades in Kyrgyzstan
On the surface, these horses galloping against the backdrop of mountains seem like nothing more than a pretty picture one would find in a tourist brochure. However, the real story behind this beautiful scenery, captured on camera in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan, is of greater concern.
Re-branding Naryn to promote development
Communications and Media students of the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Class of 2021 are exploring how to rebrand Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, in ways that provide more socio-economic opportunities in the mountainous region. Their ultimate aim is to enhance the quality of life in Naryn Oblast by providing better jobs and living conditions in the region -- which coincides with UCA’s programme to develop Naryn into a “university town”.