Aga Khan Foundation
Ana Barfield is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in program management and advocacy, currently serving as the Global Practice Lead at the Aga Khan Foundation since February 2016. Throughout the career trajectory, Ana has held multiple titles within the organization, including Global Practice Manager, Programme Manager for Innovation, and Regional Coordinator for Capacity Development. Prior experience includes working as a Programme and Advocacy Officer at Soroptimist International of Europe and as a Product Manager at Demos Group. Ana's early career included roles as a Training Programmes Specialist at HP and Legal Assistant positions at Allen & Overy and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Ana's academic background includes a Master's degree in International Affairs from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Princeton University, complemented by an International Baccalaureate from UWC Atlantic College.
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Aga Khan Foundation
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Building a future where we all thrive together. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, is a private, not-for-profit, non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. AKF brings together human, financial and technical resources to address some of the challenges faced by the poorest and most marginalised communities in the world. With an emphasis on women and girls, AKF invests in human potential, expanding opportunities and improving quality of life. AKF leads a range of integrated, innovative and gender sensitive interventions in agriculture and food security; civil society; climate resilience; early childhood development; education; health and nutrition; and work and enterprise. Interventions are informed by evidence, data, local knowledge and extensive networks of community-led institutions. Its activities are coordinated not only with those of other AKDN agencies but also with local, national and international partners in order to bring to bear a full package of multiple activities that can spark a long-term process of positive change. In addition, AKF often plays a convening, partnership development, policy dialogue and resource mobilisation role for the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and its agencies.