Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Hunza

31/05/2025

Another inspirational story flying over the mountains exploring unexplored.

Natasha Aslam Barcha graduates with a STEM degree, Master of Science in Sustainability from Tufts University, Boston, United States. In recognition of her contributions at her university, she was selected to deliver a speech on behalf of her program at the 2025 commencement ceremony.

Natasha Barcha holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the University of Central Asia, Tajikistan, where she graduated with high academic honors, cm laude. During her undergraduate years, she received the Excellence in Leadership Award and the Outstanding Community Service Award at the beginning and end of her academic journey.

She completed her schooling at the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hunza.

Though her pursuit of education has taken her far from home, she carries her people and her community in her heart. As she highlights in her graduation speech, she has been committed to working for them through climate action and sustainable development. In Tajikistan, she collaborated with USAID and authored a children’s book in Tajik and English about plastic.

In the USA, she is currently working for City of Somerville in Massachusetts as their Sustainability Analyst to help them track carbon emissions and making data-driven climate policies.

Super proud of Natasha!

25/05/2025

Here, education meets nature. And together, they shape tomorrow’s leaders. 🌟

What reminds you of this place?

20/05/2025

Another success story flying over the mountains, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗼, from Altit, Hunza, recently had 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 at a major event in Belgrade, Serbia, "𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 "𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲". This project is a collaborative initiative 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, and 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Out of all the candidates in the UK (Team), she was among 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 to present at the highly prestigious 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗘𝗦𝗖) — a global authority dedicated to advancing the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular diseases.

𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 aims to transform how heart failure is diagnosed — 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 and ultimately 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
We are truly 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 will have in the field of cardiology and beyond.

She was a brilliant student during her student life and went to the USA on YES Scholarship Program.

20/05/2025

A proud moment for everyone of us, check this out and see what our alumna has to say.

We are super proud of Malaika Amin for introducing her so well highlighting the challenges, struggles and accomplishments.

28/10/2023

Many congratulations Miss Nida Baig, an alumna of AKHSS, Hunza, for being appointed as the first female Agriculture Finance Officer at HBL.

AKHSS, Hunza is so proud of its brilliant students. Keep rocking! 🥰

02/09/2023

A place people dream about!

30/08/2023

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30/08/2023

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30/08/2023

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02/05/2023

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Established in 1986, the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School (AKHSS), Hunza provides education to girls from grade VIII to grade XII.For the past 30 years, AKHS...

09/03/2023

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