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The transformative power of parents: AKF launches two new courses to underscore the vital role that parents play in child development
AKF’s Global Lead for Early Childhood Development, Sweta Shah, explains the rationale behind the courses' development
Keeping children safe, stimulated and building their skills during lockdown
How one Ugandan nursery used Human-Centred Design, supported by the Schools2030 programme, to solve a community problem
Women’s employment critical to young children’s well-being: International Women’s Day 2021
This International Women's Day, AKF's Global Lead for Early Childhood Development, Sweta Shah, explains how supporting women is crucial to child development and why AKF is piloting the ‘Happy Child’ Initiative in the Kyrgyz Republic
Cooperation and compassion during COVID-19: how civil society must pave the road to recovery – Matt Reed’s latest blog
Matt Reed, Global Director of Institutional Partnerships at AKF and CEO at AKF (UK)
AKDN and EU sign new €9m partnership to combat COVID-19 in East Africa, reaching 140,000 vulnerable people
The agencies involved will tackle the pandemic’s health challenges, as well as increase support for the wellbeing of communities and young people
A bumper harvest in Tajikistan’s Zarafshon valley: Tabassum’s story
AKF-led consortium granted €10m by European Commission for Afghanistan’s COVID-19 response
The mobile librarian: Abdul’s story
An Afghan teacher's efforts to support student and community wellbeing during lockdown
AKF and Oxfam establish five new Early Childhood Development Centres in Tajikistan
The centres respond to a growing need for professional childcare in rural Tajikistan
