Juntos!
An innovative learning and knowledge sharing platform for civil society organisations in Mozambique and Portugal. Supported by ”la Caixa” Foundation.
Civil Society
Strengthening inclusive communities built on shared values and collective action.
Successful communities need vibrant local networks, resilient institutions, and people ready to engage and contribute. The Aga Khan Foundation works with civil society groups to strengthen values-based societies, enhance civic institutions, and increase participation of all people.
Our civil society partners design and implement activities across our thematic areas, ensuring their responsiveness to community needs and aspirations.
Civil society is one of the most powerful forces in our time, one that will become an increasingly universal influence, engulfing more countries, influencing, reshaping and sometimes even replacing ineffective regimes.His Highness the Aga Khan
Locally led development
Globally, we have long term partnerships with over 50,000 civil society organisations (around 40% women led), which, in turn, serve more than 10 million people.
Our Goals
Increased engagement of people in civil society
By enhancing existing civil society organisations and establishing new ones
Enhanced civic institutions for collective action
By equipping civil society leaders and sub-national level government agency officials
Strengthened values-based societies
By supporting civil society organisations to raise their own funds from local donors
Featured Initiatives
Our impact in 2023
Our impact in 2023
- 6.4 million People reached through civil society organisations, 39% of whom were women and girls
- 23,310 Civil society organisations supported, 38% of which are led by women
- $6.4 million US dollars raised from local donors by civil society organisations across nine countries
Our Civil Society programmes address the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
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