Press Releases

On Monday, May 21, 2012, nearly 200 golfers will take a swing to end global povertyin theseventh annual Houston Partnership Golf tournament at the Sweetwater Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas.

On Monday, April 9, 127 golfers took a swing at ending global poverty by raising $214,334 in the sixth annual Dallas Partnership Golf tournament at the Gleneagles Country Club in Plano, Texas.

On Monday, April 9, 2012, over 100 golfers will take a swing at ending global poverty in the sixth annual Dallas Partnership Golf tournament at the Gleneagles Country Club in Plano, Texas.

(AKF USA) signed an agreement with the Regional Energy Security, Efficiency, and Trade (RESET) project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to carry out the Cross-Border Energy project in the Shugnan District

On March 1, 2012 AKF USA and the Mott Foundation hosted an event with 45 philanthropy experts and global civil society representatives at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC to officially release a new report, entitled The Value of Community Philanthropy: Results of a Consultation.

Jointly released by Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the report makes the case that increasing local ownership and local accountability leads to stronger communities and should be a main focus of development aid practitioners.

On November 12, 2011, over 10,000 walked to end global poverty in the 17^th annual Partnership Walk at Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston.

On November 13, 2011, over 2,200 walked to end global poverty in the 17th annual Partnership Walk at Santa Monica Pier.

On October 30, 2011, over 1,800 walked to end global poverty in the 17th annual Partnership Walk at Lake Eola Park in Orlando. 

On October 29, 2011, over 4,500 walked to end global poverty in the 17th annual Partnership Walk at The Shops at Legacy in Plano, Texas.