INCLUSIVE LEaDERSHIP Women In The Lead
INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIPWomen inthe LeadAGA KHAN FOUNDATION USAANNUAL REPORT 2018a
A MESSAGE FROM THE CEODear friends,The Aga Khan Foundation is different.For over 50 years, we have invested incommunities across Asia and Africa tobreak the cycle of poverty and createopportunity. Women in India areimproving their qualityof life through raisingand selling goats.READ MORE ON PAGE 16ABOUT OURILLUSTRATIONSThis year’s report isillustrated by our ownDigital Storyteller andDesign Associate,Liz Montague. You canfind her work not onlyon AKF USA’s Facebookand Twitter, but also inThe New Yorker!She is the first blackfemale cartoonist to bepublished there.For the last few years, we have sharedhow our work contributes, along withour partners, toward achieving theSustainable Development Goals, amovement to end global poverty by2030, and last year we drilled down tosee how that looked in education. Weremain committed to that movement.At AKF, and indeed across the AgaKhan Development Network, genderequality is critical to our mission toimprove quality of life. We knowthat when we bring people, womenespecially, from diverse backgroundsand experiences to the table, we allbenefit.For this year’s report, we turn our focusto the importance of inclusive growthand leadership, highlighting the roleof women leaders. For us, inclusionmeans we work with communities thatwould otherwise lack access to inspiringmentors and financial and technicalsupport. Among the world’s mostmarginalized in this space are women.Here we highlight how we are helpingmake leadership in the places we workmore inclusive, with a focus on women.In this report, you’ll see new faces—from East Africa to Central Asia andbeyond—who bring vibrant, valuableexperiences for boosting growth andhelping societies move forward.Thank you for being such a vital partof this journey that is so importantfor these women and for us all, forbuilding a better future.Aleem WaljiCEO, AGA KHAN FOUNDATION USAb
INTRODUCTIONAt the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), we seeevidence that inclusive growth means ahealthier society and better quality of life.In isolated regions of the world,fostering inclusive growth that reachescommunities on the margins—women,low-income families, and people living inrural areas—is vitally important. At AKF,we know that long-term developmentsuccess depends on creating anenvironment where a wider range ofvoices can be heard.agencies across the Network to makelong-term investments in vulnerablecommunities.This year, we are proud to share storiesof women leaders that highlight yourcontributions to inclusive growth andleadership: true trailblazers whosejourneys are opening up new pathwaysfor other women in a range of fields.As part of the Aga Khan DevelopmentNetwork (AKDN), the Foundation drawson the collective energy of its sisterFeatured StoriesIN SMALL ENTERPRISE 4In 2018, the Pamir Eco-Cultural Tourism Associationcontinued to contribute to Tajikistan’s entry intothe tourism sector, and with one dynamic guide,Furough, opened that path for a wider share ofmountain residents: women wilderness guides.IN CIVIL SOCIETY 8In East Africa, we supported a landmarkpartnership with Harvard University tocultivate the skills of African leaders. Maryana,who heads up a civil society organization inKenya, talks about her own growth as a leaderin the region.ALSO IN THIS REPORTPARTNER SPOTLIGHTLOCAL ACTION,GLOBAL IMPACTTogether, AKF andthe Gates FoundationAsk: Can GoatsEmpower Women?Supporters Find NewWays to Connectwith AKF’s MissionPAGE 16PAGE 182AND MORELeadershipand FinancialsPAGE 20IN NATIONAL HEALTHCARE 12In Pakistan, the Aga Khan University opensdoors for a more representative range ofleaders, including women. Zainab, an AKU alumreturning to lead the university’s Department ofMedicine, shows what that means.3
Blazing NewTrails in SmallEnterpriseWhen she was a young Tajik womanleaving home for university, Furoughdidn’t plan on going into tourism. “Thenat university I fell in love with tourism,”she explains.Since 2008, the Pamir Eco-CulturalTourism Association (PECTA) has,with the Aga Khan Foundation’ssupport, fostered a modern andcompetitive tourist industry in the highPamir Mountains. Besides helpingto strengthen the local travel sector,The Women Rockin’ Pamirsproject has grown to around80 members,plus 50 supportersaround the globe.4PECTA helps individual tourismprofessionals grow their skills.This has opened doors for Furough,age 24. She couldn’t put her finger onwhat she loved about tourism until oneday on a trek in neighboring Pakistan,she was chosen as a tour leader for anexpedition.“I was the youngest member of the K2cleanup expedition, and I got to makea lot of decisions.”PROJECTPamir Eco-Cultural Tourism AssociationPARTNERUnited States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID)LAUNCHEDCOUNTRY2008Tajikistan5
“I felt so good,” she said, adding, “Itwas also very hard to walk back somany kilometers.”In Tajikistan, female wilderness guidesare still rare. So Furough co-foundeda Tajikistan affiliate of Women Rockin’Pamirs, an international associationthat enables women to work asprofessional trekking guides inthe Tajik Pamirs. Women Rockin’Pamirs started as a training initiativecommissioned by PECTA in 2015.“Before when I went to the mountains[as a guide], people would say, ‘Youcan’t do it because you are a girl.’People said, ‘This is hard for a girl.’But now people see I continue to do itand there’s nothing wrong. And so it’schanging mindsets.”With the support of Women Rockin’Pamirs, she obtained a grant to teachmore young women trekking andcamping skills. In 2018 and 2019, theyhosted a camp for teenagers, the firstever where girls could experience themountains this way.“I want in the future to have more and moregirls in the tourism field. I want to convey toeveryone that girls are physically strong too,and they are able to do these outdoor activities.It’s not just men who can do them.”FUROUGH, TAJIK WILDERNESS GUIDELocated in Pakistan, K2, the world’ssecond-highest mountain, is knownfor its extreme steepness and harshweather conditions. The team wascompleting the challenging trek—theywere spending nights in the open onice fields. The last day’s hike back tobase camp would be the hardest bothfor the people and for the expedition’sanimals. On that last day, she faced adifficult choice.“I was talking with the porters and I gotan understanding of the challenge andknew people had to draw water forthe horses. Some people wanted tostay one more day. But I saw that theanimals were not in a safe situation.”Furough made the call to break campearly, to ensure the animals werecared for. “I made this decision astour leader and I felt the greatestsatisfaction in that moment.”Female trekking guides attend a training session at the Oykul Lake in Tajikistan’s Pamir mountains.67
ChartingNew Coursesin Civil SocietyAs the head of a nonprofit organization,Maryana already considered herselfa leader, but did not yet see herselfas a leader in the civil society space.Then, as a participant in the YetuInitiative, a community of practice thatsupports local organizations to mobilizeresources, she was nominated to joinan Executive Leadership course offeredby the Aga Khan University’s GraduateSchool of Media and Communications.1 in 3 participantsin the Executive Leadershipcourse were womenStarting in March 2018, the threemonth course, a partnership withHarvard University, came at the perfecttime for Maryana and her nonprofitMissing Child Kenya, Kenya’s firstadvocate for missing children. Longafter the course ended, she wasfinding new ways to apply its lessons.One learning in particular stayedwith her: Take time for a view fromthe balcony—meaning, to pause andreflect on the bigger picture.PROJECT Executive Leadership Coursefor New African Leaders Yetu InitiativePARTNERS Harvard Universityand Aga Khan University USAID8LAUNCHEDCOUNTRY2018Kenya9
For Maryana, it was essential, aftercresting each new summit, to takea moment and look anew at thelandscape.“It struck me because we’re usuallystuck in the day-to-day business, soyou don’t come out to see the directionthat will lead to growth,” she says. “Thathelped me to dream of a bigger legacyfor my nonprofit.”The leadership challenge she raisedwith her cohort involved legislativeadvocacy. “I was just one voice tryingto make sense of a new phenomenon,”she says. “What I learned was theimportance of partnerships andalliances.”She has kept in touch with her fellowleaders in the course, in Kenya andbeyond. “If I have a question aboutlegislation, I can call someone inMaryana (right) represents one of 223 civil society organizations in Kenya supported by AKF and USAIDthrough the Yetu initiative.“The course chose to focus on measuringimpact over numbers. That allowed my smallnon-profit to take part and really helpedmotivate me.”MARYANA, NON-PROFIT FOUNDER10Nigeria and ask, ‘What does yourgovernment say about this?’ Whathas encouraged me is the idea ofcontinuous learning. Because we keeplearning from each other.”Maryana was deeply impressed by theFoundation’s dedication to leadershipgrowth even for smaller organizationslike hers.“That allowed my small non-profit to takepart and really helped motivate me.”The course gave Maryana theperspective to launch a nationaltoll-free line that missing children andpeople concerned for them can call forhelp. “We need eyes and ears in thecommunity,” says Maryana. “The key iscommunity participation.”11
ReachingNew Heightsin HealthcareWhen Zainab Samad was 13 or 14,she accompanied her mother to seea physician at Aga Khan UniversityHospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The doctorher mother consulted for treatment wasa woman, a heart surgeon. “I was struckby her ability,” Zainab says now of thatdoctor. When Zainab applied to medicalschools, she applied to AKU.“I’m the oldest of five siblings. Twoothers also went to AKU and didbetter than I did. Both became topIn Pakistan, 60 percentof AKU graduates are womenand one half of AKUsenior faculty are women12cardiologists,” she says modestly.“My own mentors start with mymother, who pursued a career andraised five children, and returned toher career later.”Zainab’s mother was herself agynecologist. So from an earlyage, Zainab could picture herselfbecoming a doctor. But a leading roleat a university was a leap beyond herimagination.PROJECTAga Khan University HospitalExpansionPARTNEROverseas Private InvestmentCorporation (OPIC)LAUNCHEDCOUNTRY2013Pakistan13
practice and policy across the country.With its expansion, AKU Hospitalwill continue to develop skills ofhealthcare professionals like Zainab todeliver world-class care.AKU alumni are in leadership roles inschools, hospitals, clinics, and more.“Having women in prominent rolesis important. The change is startingto trickle up. In medicine, we in ourdepartment are finding multiple wayswe can mentor women.”Those new ways include an initiativefor mentoring women through thephases of their careers, providingleadership and communication skills.“We start small and want to scale up,”says Dr. Samad.Zainab (right) at the AKU Hospital in Karachi, where—with support from the Overseas Private InvestmentCorporation (OPIC)—a major expansion is helping improve access to healthcare for some of Pakistan’spoorest citizens.Still, in 2018, Dr. Zainab Samad, after16 years at Duke University, returnedto Karachi to lead the MedicineDepartment at AKU. She’s the youngestperson ever to hold that position, andthe first woman.Growing up, she didn’t see people likeher in that role. “I saw leaders as peoplewho were in administration. Now thatI’m in this role, I see it as a chance tomake changes that are aligned witha certain vision. It’s about buildingconsensus around a mission and avision,” she says. “Leadership meansbringing stakeholders together andempowering and uplifting others.”14Zainab’s journey to new heights waslong, but she hopes that it will inspireother women to follow in her trail.“I hope it changes the perception of aleader as someone you could be oneday, someone who has your back,”she says of her new role. AKU has hadfemale chairs in other departments,including Obstetrics-Gynecology andAnesthesia. “I hope it means we’ll havemore.”Aga Khan University became theleading healthcare institution in Pakistanthrough excellence in teaching andresearch. Now it influences healthcare“Having women in prominent roles isimportant. The change is starting to trickle up.In medicine, we in our department are findingmultiple ways we can mentor women.”DR. ZAINAB SAMAD, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE,AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY15
PA RT N E R S P OT L I G H TTogether, AKF and theGates Foundation Ask:Can GoatsEmpowerWomen?Sangeeta Devi is telling YasminSultana, her village’s goat nurse, howshe negotiated the price for her twomale goats. “I told the goat trader veryclearly that I had weighed my goatsyesterday and knew that my goatstogether weighed 44 kilograms andthat the fair market value was 11,500rupees ( 177 USD),” she says excitedly.Earlier Sangeeta had been offered just7,000 rupees for both goats. Yasminhad advised her she should accept noless than 11,000 rupees, so she turneddown the initial offer. Saying no is noteasy in this context. But Sangeeta is amember of Project Mesha, the women’sgoat rearing group run by the AgaKhan Foundation and supported bythe Gates Foundation that helps gettheir animals to the market. Ensuringtheir goats are healthy is an importantresponsibility for members. Theyregularly ask Yasmin Sultana, theirvillage pashu sakhi (or “friend of theanimals”) for advice on goat health,vaccination, deworming, and otherservices. In her regular visits, Yasminexamines the goats so that the womencan track their health and detect anyproblems.Using a simple scale, Yasmin weighsthe goat and recommends that thewomen note the weight. Before sellinggoats to the chiks—local (male) goattraders who often avoid weighing thegoats so they can make lower offersbased on rough estimates—Yasminhelps the women weigh their goatsso that they approach negotiationsarmed with facts and good marketing16information. The women become moreconfident in negotiations, and moreable to secure fair prices, getting abetter return on their investments.This, in turn, provides women witha level of financial independenceand empowerment. And as researchshows, when women control theirown finances, they spend it on thingsthat improve the quality of life for theirfamily.WATCHBill Gates highlightsthe Pashu Sakhis as his‘heroes in the he-Field-pashu-sakhisINSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSAt AKF, we partner with incredibleinstitutions to improve quality of lifearound the world. This story highlightsjust one example: the success of ourpartnership with the Gates Foundation.A selection of key institutions whoinvest in and contribute to the impact ofour programs include: Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationConrad N. Hilton FoundationOPICUSAIDWorld Bank GroupFor a list of all our valued supporters,visit our website:www.akfusa.org/about-us/supporters.17
LOCAL ACTION AND GLOBAL IMPACTSupporters FindNew Ways toConnect withAKF’s MissionOur dedicated supporters always findways to make a bigger difference. In2018, Aly Manji and Kiran Lakhani, withtheir loved ones, made a beautiful giftof their wedding celebration.ALY: I’ve been a supporter of Aga KhanFoundation with its volunteer team for10 years. Both Kiran and I come fromPakistan originally. We both have seenthe Aga Khan Foundation’s work andhow it breaks the poverty cycle. Now it’shumbling to be on the other side of thetable, so to speak, and help the teamraise money for those great programs.KIRAN: The idea is that instead of ahuge, four-day traditional wedding, wewould do something a bit smaller anddonate the difference. We still wantedto have a party, and we were still doinga dance party, but we wanted to helppeople, too.18PHOTO: E RI K CLAUSEN P HOTO G RA P HYWe said, ‘If you want to give [a weddinggift], we’re encouraging people to giveto the Aga Khan Foundation.’ We’re nottrying to discourage other couples fromdoing a big traditional wedding. We justhope people will consider this as anoption as well. You can still have a party,but you can also do something good—even if just a little bit.We were so amazed when thedonations topped 12,000!It was tremendously gratifying to thinkhow big a difference that would make inpeople’s lives.YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCEDiscover more stories from ourincredible network of volunteers:www.akfusa.org/ourwork/our-stories.19
BUILDING BETTER FUTURES TOGETHERLeadershipBOARD OF DIRECTORSEXECUTIVE & SENIOR STAFFNATIONAL COMMITTEEHis Highness the Aga KhanAleem WaljiSherina EbrahimBarkat Fazal**Prince Amyn Aga KhanCH I E F E X E CUT I V E OF F I C E RC HA I RMEMBERGuillaume de SpoelberchElizabeth GrantZahid RahimtoolaFarida KhemaniD I RE CTO R, P R OG R A M S A N DPA RT NE RS H IP SV I C E C HA I RMEMBERMahmood KhimjiKarim MerchantAl-Karim Alidina*MEMBERMEMBERAli AljundiAleem RemtulaMEMBERMEMBERShaiza DamjiNageeb SumarMEMBERMEMBERD I RE CTO R, D E V E LOP M E N T A N DVO LU NT E E R E N GAG E M E N TJodi NardeAS S O CI AT E D I R E C TOR , ST R AT E G I CCO M M U NI CAT I ON SNazlin PepermintwalaAS S O CI AT E D I R E C TOR , F I N A N C E* APPOI N T E D JULY 11, 2 0 1 9.20** SE RVE D UN T I L JULY 1 1 , 2 0 1 9.21
FinancesASSE TSAKF USA is a non-profit, tax-exempt organizationunder section 501(c)(3) of the Internal RevenueService code.The financial results reflected hereare derived from the AKF USA auditedconsolidated financial statements.3. Operating expenses are funded from grantsfrom the Foundation's affiliates and othersources of income. Donations from individualsand corporations are not used for this purpose.ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FINANCE20182017 102,472 77,750Investments66,08442,872Notes receivableCash and cash equivalentsThe Aga Khan Foundation USA’soverall FY 2018 financial performancecontinued to be strong. Operatingexpenses are funded by grantsfrom His Highness the Aga Khanand sponsorships apart from thoserecovered indirectly from federalgrants. No donations from individuals,foundations, or corporations are usedfor operating expenses.Nazlin PepermintwalaNOTES1. Donations made to AKF USA are generallytax-deductible.2. AKF USA accepts unconditional donations.Decisions about allocation of resources aremade by the Foundation's Boardof Directors.4. In conformity with accounting principlesgenerally accepted in the United States ofAmerica, this report includes contributionspledged by individuals and corporations butnot yet received.5. AKF USA's financial statements are audited byBDO USA, LLP, which is available for review atAKF USA's office or AKF USA's website.13,25013,250Donor agency receivablesand other current assets9071,292Receivables from affiliates2,2294,164128,291137,253Contributions receivable, netFIXED ASSETSProperty held for charitable purposes111,955102,832(22,675)(21,330)89,28081,502 402,513 358,08320182017 2,103749 4881,116Deferred revenues1,8782,849TOTAL LIABILITIES4,7304,453397,783353,630 402,513 358,083Less accumulated depreciationFixed assets, netTOTAL ASSETSLIAB ILIT IE SAccounts payable and accrued liabilitiesPayable to affiliatesNE T ASSE TStotal liabilities and net assets22Dollars in ThousandsAS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 201723
SO UR C E S O F F UNDSDollars in ThousandsAS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017REVENUE SContributionsFederal grantsOther grants20182017 69,579 219,6347,11313,5296601,772Investment income1,423365TOTAL REVENUES 78,775 235,300EXPEN SE S20182017International Programs25,81528,8854,9721,852Management and General1,12315,814Fundraising2,7123,176TOTAL EXPENSES34,62249,727CHANGE IN NET ASSETS44,153185,573Net assets at beginning of year353,630168,057Net assets at end of year 397,783 353,630Community Centers Development (U.S.)llllContributionsFederal GrantsOther Grants88%Investment Income2%9%1%USE S O F F UND SllllInternational ProgramsGeneral & AdminFundraisingCommunity CentersDevelopment (U.S.)75%3%14%8%2425
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