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Students and staff across the Aga Khan Academies come from various unique geographic locations and backgrounds.
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Meet Our Community

Our students and their families, staff, alumni, partners, supporters and friends all form a diverse Academies network. We work together across continents and keep in touch over the years, united by the drive to contribute to the world. Meet some of our community below.

"I joined the Aga Khan Academies because the vision of His Highness The Aga Khan was absolutely compelling. I wanted to contribute to giving students of high potential the opportunities for high-quality international education irrespective of the students’ and families’ backgrounds and their ability to pay."
Graham Ranger, Director of Academies, 2021
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Students: Making the Most Of Their Time at AKA Mombasa
Mahek Shah

Mahek Shah: Taking flight to her dreams

Mahek Shah, a Diploma Programme student at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, is driven to change the fact that the aviation industry is male dominated through her initiative called "Wings for Women." This young aviator chooses to be a pilot and not a passenger.
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Alyssa Jamal: Swinging her way toward success

Year 9 student at AKA Mombasa Alyssa Jamal has played golf for almost her whole life – a sport that has taught her the importance of determination and focus.
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Cinzia Torriani

Cinzia Torriani: The budding environmental activist

Since a young age, Diploma Programme 1 student Cinzia Torriani has seen the environment around her deteriorate. Through the Academy's and her own personal initiatives, Cinzia is hoping for a greener tomorrow.
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“Being at the Academy for the last five years, I feel an even stronger responsibility to give back to my community and society at large. I believe that the next wave of leaders coming from the Academy will be the foundation of positive change in the world.”
Raphael Mwachiti, Class of 2021, Aga Khan Academy Mombasa
Staff: Instilling the AKA Mombasa Ethos
Fiona Makena Kinyua

Fiona Makena Kinyua: A transformed educator

Fiona Makena Kinyua graduated from the Teacher Preparation Programme at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa in June 2019 and is taking classrooms by storm, one student at a time.
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Samantha Caras

Samantha Caras: Pioneering new approaches to University Counselling

During her time at AKA Mombasa, Samantha Caras has transformed the University Counselling department by providing numerous resources to students and helping them apply to different universities around the world.
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Shouqout Hussain

Shouquot Hussain: encouraging academic and holistic growth at AKA Mombasa

Shouquot Hussain was born and raised in India and has been the
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“It was always my pride to see students demonstrate their understanding of the world around them; to make more informed choices and confidently express themselves. In their projects, they engaged in discussing issues that require deeper and critical thinking skills, in the effort to make the world a better place.”
Titus Mutemi, PYP Coordinator, Aga Khan Academy Mombasa
Alumni: Putting Their Education to Work
Anzhela Mirzoeva

Anzhela Mirzoeva: Taking Academy lessons learnt to college

With a determination to change her country into a land of opportunity for all, Anzhela Mirzoeva, a recent graduate from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, will further her education at the Connecticut College in the United States by studying International Relations and Human Development.
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Aleesha Suleman (Class of 2012): Dedicated and determined

Aleesha Suleman, a graduate student at UCL-Qatar, has never lost sight of what has always been important to her: giving back to her home country of Kenya.
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Qamili Dave (Class of 2017): Mastering the art of cooking

Qamili Dave, a 2017 alumna of AKA Mombasa, discovered her passion for the culinary arts during her AKDN DP1 Internship at Serena Beach Hotel. Since then, she has gone on to pursue her passion for cooking, including undertaking Harvard courses to perfect her skill. What Qamili loves most about being a chef is preparing a good satisfying meal that warms the hearts of people.
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“Hearing His Highness the Aga Khan’s speeches about using your knowledge to help others anywhere in the world has become one of my fundamental rules of life. Instilling this idea that I should use my knowledge to help improve the lives of others, not just in my city or country but globally, is what it means to be a global citizen.”
Danish Dhamani (Class of 2013, Aga Khan Academy Mombasa),
recognised by Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 for a public-speaking app, Orai
Friends: Bringing the Power of Community to the Academies

Aga Khan Academy students making a difference

Two IB Diploma students are aiming to create awareness on pressing environmental issues through research and the creation of articles in order to obtain support from people and acquire feasible solutions to help eradicate these problems.
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Creating leaders for civil society

Sitting in a luxurious common room facing the sea and chatting with his friends belonging to various nationalities and ethnic backgrounds is a hard-earned privilege for Salim, a poor boy who earlier worked in a cycle shop in a small Kenyan village to support his education.
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Unit of Inquiry Celebration

All the classes at the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad recently completed their first
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"The Aga Khan Academy Maputo is a bridge that finds talented children, independent of their background. This Academy is the reality of a vision that knowledge cannot, and should not, be denied to anyone.”
Her Excellency Victoria Dias Diogo, Secretary of State for Maputo Province, 11 December 2020,
visit to the Aga Khan Academy Maputo *quote from Mombasa's external friend*