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A G A K H A N D E V E L O P M E N T N E T W O R K
A K D N
E C O N O M IC D E V E L O P M E N T S O C IA L D E V E L O P M E N T C U L T U R E
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Development is sustainable only if the benefi ciaries
become, in a gradual manner, the masters of the process.
This means that ini ti ati ves cannot be contemplated
exclusively in terms of economics, but rather as an integrated
programme that encompasses social and cul tural dimensions
as well . Education and skill s traini ng, health and publi c
servi ces, conservation of cul tural heri tage, i nfrastructure
development, urban planni ng and rehabili tati on, rural
development, water and energy management, envi ronmental
control, and even policy and legislative development
are among the various aspects that must be taken
into accoun t.
HIS HIG HNESS THE AGA KHAN,SPEAKING AT TH E
PRINCE CLAUS FUNDS
CONFERENCE O N CU LTURE
AND D EVELO PME NT, AMSTERDAM,
7 SEPTEMBER 2002.
ON 11 JULY 2007, G OL DEN
JUBILEE CEREMONIES MARKED
HI S HIG HN ESS THE AGA KH ANS
FIFTIETH YEAR AS THE 49TH
H EREDI TARY IMAM (SPI RITUAL
LEADER) OF THE ISMAILI MU SLIM
CO MMUN ITY. THE AKDN, CR EATED
UN DER HIS LEADERSHIP, AND
A NU MBER OF ITS PRE-EXI STING
INSTITUTIONS TOG ETH ER SERVE
PEO PLE O F ALL FAITHS AND
ORIG INS. AT LEFT, HI S HIG HNESS
REVIEWS CONSTRUCTION WORK
AT AN AG A KH AN AC ADEM Y.
A K D N
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CANADA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNITED
KINGDOM
FRANCE
SPAINPORTUGAL
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
SENEGAL
MALI
BURKINA FASO
IVORY COAST
EGYPT
KENYA
TANZANIA
MOZAMBIQUE
SYRIA
INDIA
PAKISTAN
UZBEKISTANKYRGYZ REPUBLIC
TAJIKISTAN
KAZAKHSTAN
RUSSIA
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
MAURITIUS
MADAGASCAR
BANGLADESH
UGANDA
AFGHANISTAN
IRAN
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
CONGO
COUNTRY LOCATIONSA K D N
A REAS O F AC TIVITY
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IN TRO D U CTIO N
ECO N O M IC DEVELO PM EN T
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
Fina ncia l ServicesMedia Services
Aviat ion Services
Ind ustrial Pro motion Services
Tour ism Pro motion Services
SO C IA L D EVELO PM EN T
Aga Khan Foundation
Aga Khan Education Services
Aga Khan Academies
Aga Khan Health Services
Aga Khan Planning and Building Services
Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance
Aga Khan University
University of Central Asia
C U LTU RE
Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme
Education and Culture Programme
CONTENTS
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The Aga Khan Development Network is a group
of pr ivate , in ternat ional , non-denominat ional
agencies working to improve living con dition s and
opportun ities for people in specifi c regions of the developing
world. The Networks organisations have individual
man dates tha t ran ge from the fi elds of health a nd educat ion
to a rchitecture, rural d evelopment and the promotion o f
private-sector enter prise. Toget her t hey collabor ate in
working towards a common goal to build institutions and
progra mmes that ca n respond to th e challenges of social,
economic and cultura l change on a n on going ba sis. This
brochu re introd uces the Networks principal agencies an d
provides an overview of t heir act ivities an d goa ls.
ORIGINS
A number of the Networks components were originally
creat ed in th e late-ninet eenth centu ry by Sir Sultan
Mahomed Shah, grandfather of the present Aga Khan and
predecessor as Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. The
agen cies were established to m eet th e need s of the Ismaili
Community in South Asia an d East Africa. Tod ay, und er the
leadership of th e present Imam, th e Networks institutions
have grown beyond th at geographical core, increasing in size
IN T R O D U C T IO N
LEFT TO RIGHT:
A COMMU NITY HEALTH WORKER
PROVIDES INSTRUCTION O N FOOD
HYGIENE TO FAMILIES IN DHAKA,
BANGLADESH.
AKDN PRO VIDES EARLY
CHILDHO OD EDUCATION
IMPRO VEMENT PROG RAMMES IN
RURAL SINDH, PAKISTAN.
IN ZANZIBAR, AKDN AGENCIES
WOR K TO IMP ROVE EARLY CH ILD -
HOOD EDUCATION, STIMULATE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
PRESER VE AND REH ABI LITATE
THE OLD STONE TOWN, A WORLD
HERITAGE SITE.
THE MENARA MESI NIAG A TOWER INKUALA LUMPUR, WHICH RECEIVED
THE AG A KHAN AWARD FO R
ARCHITECTURE IN 1995, IS THE
RESULT OF ARCHITECT KENNETH
YEANG S 10-YEAR QU EST FOR
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DESIG N
STRATEGI ES.
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LEFT TO RIGHT:
IN AREAS OF TAJIKISTAN WHERE
AKDN WORKS, FOO D SEC U RITY ROSE
FROM 15 TO 70 PERCENT OVER
10 YEARS.
TO HELP REVITALISE THE FINANCIAL
SERVIC ES SECTOR, AKFED RE-
CAPITALISED THE DI AMOND
TRUST BANK, KENYA, AS PART OF A
REGIONAL NETWORK COVERING
BANKING, I NSURANCE AND PRO PERTY
DEVELO PMENT.
AT AGA KHAN UNI VERSITYS ME DI CAL
COLLEG E, 50 PERCENT OF THE
MEDIC AL STUDEN TS AND 44 PERC ENT
OF THE TEACH ING FACU LTY
ARE WOME N.
AKDN AGENCI ES OFFER
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SERVICES TO H ELP E AST AFRIC AN
FARMERS G ROW, P ROC ESS, PACKAGE
AND MARKET THEIR PRODUCE FOR
EXP ORT.
and the scope of their work, and have been brough t into a
system to create the Aga Khan Development Network. The
Network maintains political neutrality in all the countries
in which it operates, an d its services are o pen to people of
all faiths and origins. The fulcrum of the Networks act ivities,
however, rema ins the Ismaili Com munity its traditions of
volun teer service, self-reliance, generosity and the leadership
of the h ereditary Imam.
In the Ismaili tradition , th e Ima ms respon sibilities involve
not only the interpretation of ma tters of faith fo r the Ismaili
Community, whose members now live in more than 25
countries spanning the industrialised and developing
worlds, but also th e relationship of th at fa ith to con ditions
in the present. For the Aga Khan this has led to a deep
involvement with development, as a process grounded
in the ethics of Islam, in which economic, social and
cultural factors converge to determine the quality of life.
The institutions that the Aga Khan has founded since 1957,
when he was designated by his grandfather to succeed him as
Imam, refl ect this sense of developmen t as a complex process.
While all the agen cies work in specifi c fi elds, they also work to
identify ways in which th eir efforts can interact so as to mutually
reinforce one an other.
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VOLUNTEERING
The Networks institutions share common characteristics.
Many initiatives origin ally came to exist throu gh th e energy,
ded ication and skill of volunteers, and both volunteers and
professional staff a re essentia l to the funct ioning of Network
agen cies tod ay. The agencies draw upon th e talents of people
of all faiths, and work to enh ance the competence of their
staff on an ongoing basis.
The different sectors of the Network also share common
principles. Whether in health, education, architectural
rev i ta l i sa t ion or indus t r i a l development , Network
organisations seek to reach people without access to
services, complemen ting b ut n ot substituting the effo rts of
government and other providers.
Network agen cies function th rough th e participation of local
people at a ll levels in d efi ning services needed , providing
them and evaluating their effectiveness. Their ma nd ates are
both urban a nd rural. Network organ isations are present no t
on ly in many of Africa and South Asias expand ing cities but
also in rural, often r emote, a reas. Enabling people in rural
areas to create th e services they need an d to have access to
the o pportun ities they want is a pa rticular focus.
RIGOROUS CRITERIA
Network projects are required to meet rigorous criteria
for impact, mana gement an d o rganisational development.
Often initiated and always supported by the communities
they serve, these projects aim to d evelop viable institution s
an d progra mmes that can become self-sustaining. By
building explicit institution al ob jectives into its projects, the
Network aims to build perm an ent capacities for services in
developing societies. This institution -buildin g a im is served
by links established between Network organ isation s, bo th
HI S HIG HNESS THE AGA KHANAND PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI OF
AFGH ANISTAN AT THE BACK TO
SCHO OL LAUNCH IN KABUL.
THE AGA KHAN MEETS PRI ME
MINISTER AG HAMANI (RIGHT),
RELIGIO US LEADERS AND LO CAL
DIG NITARIES, IN TIMBU KTU, MALI
PRESID ENT PERVEZ MUSH ARRAF AND
THE AGA KHAN AT THE AGA KH AN
UNIVERSITYS 2000 GRADUATION
CEREMONIES.
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within an d across sectors. It is also furthered by par tnershipswith organ isation s outside the Network, both in th e North
and South.
In this linking process, th e Ismaili Communitys geograph ical
spread and cultural diversity act as a powerful stimulus.
Its presence in North America and Europe, as well as in
Africa and Asia, has created a unique bridge between
the developed and developing worlds that is one of the
Networks greatest strengths.
CREATING ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS
The Aga Kha n D evelopment Network seeks to streng then
the role of the private sector in the developing world.
In its approach to the development process, support for
private -sector in itiatives ha s intrinsic impor ta nce. The
private sector can be especially effective in cooperation
with go vernments that foster wha t the Aga Khan h as called
an enabling environment favourable legislative, regulatory
and fi scal structures. In all areas of social, economic and
cultural development, building enabling environm ents is one
of th e Networks foremost goa ls. This goal h as been served in
recent years through the establishment of formal agreements
with countries where Network institutions operate. Such
agreemen ts have been signed with a n umber o f governmen ts
in Asia and Africa.
FUNDING
Development models require time to demonstrate their
effectiveness an d to en able loca l commun ities to t ake full
responsibility for their own future development. AKDN
agen cies therefo re make a long-term comm itment to th e
areas in which they work, guided by the ph ilosoph y tha t a
huma ne, sustaina ble environmen t must refl ect the ch oices
made by people themselves with regard to how they live
THE AGA KHAN AND PRESIDENTHOSNI MUBARAK DISCUSS
PRO JECTS TO REVITALISE THE
HISTORIC DARB AL-AHMAR
DISTRICT OF CAIRO.
PRESIDENT PUTIN AND THE
AGA KHAN DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT
INI TIATIVES I N C ENTRAL ASIA.
THE AGA KHAN AND NELSO N
MANDELA MEET DU RING THE
LAUNCH OF AKDN ACTIVITIES
IN MOZAMBIQU E.
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AN ORNAMENTAL DETAIL FRO MTHE FATIMID PERIOD FOUND IN
THE MOSQU E O F AL-HAKIM, CAIRO.
in harmony with their environment. Sustainabili ty istherefore a central consideration from the outset.
In recent years, the Network has expended an annual
average o f U S$ 300 million for no n-profi t a ctivities. These
fund s an d add itional disbursements in support o f Network
agencies are generated in a variety of ways, including
end owment fun ds, user fees an d grants. Fund ing is provided
by the Imamat an d by the Ismaili Commun ity as well as by
interna tiona l and loca l dono r agen cies. Equity investments
in econ omic developmen t activities are a lso fun ded by the
Imamat as well as by partners from both the private and
public sectors.
THE IMAMAT
The Networks origins are in the tradition of service
observed by the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, generally
known as the Ismailis. They belong to the Shia branch of
Islam. The oth er, larger branch is comprised of Sunn i
Muslims. During its long history, the Ismaili Community
ha s come to includ e peoples from ma ny different cultural
trad itions, and cultural diversity cont inues to cha racterise
the community today. The Ismailis now live mainly in
Central and South Asia, East Africa, the Middle East,
Europe an d North America.
In common with other Shia Muslims, the Ismailis affi rm
that after the death of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be
upon h im), h is cousin a nd son-in-law Ali was designa ted
the fi rst Imam, or spiritual leader. They believe that this
spiritual leadership, known as the Imamat, continues
through the hereditary line of Ali and his wife Fatima,
the Prophets daughter. According to Shia doctrine and
trad ition, succession to the Im ama t is by designat ion. It is the
absolute preroga tive of th e Imam to a ppoint h is successor
from amon gst an y of his male descendants.
SIR SU LTAN MAHOMED SHAH B ECAME
THE 48TH H ERED ITARY IMAM AND
THE THIRD AGA KHAN AT TH E AGE O F
EIG H T. H E WAS IMAM TO THE ISMAILI
COMMUNITY FOR 72 YEARS.
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A FATIMID DETAIL FOUND IN THEMOSQUE OF AL-SALIHIYA IN CAIRO.
THE FATIMID PERIOD
Histor ian s con vent ionally divide Isma ili history into severa l
broad periods. The achievements of the Fatimid Empire
dominate accounts of the early period, roughly from
the beginnings of Islam in the seventh century through
to the eleventh century . Named af ter the Prophet s
daughter Fatima, the Fatimid Dynasty created a state that
stimulated th e development o f art, science and t rad e in the
Mediterranean Near East over two cen turies. Its centre wasCa iro, found ed by the Fatimids as their capital.
Fol lowing the Fat imid Period, the Ismai l i Musl ims
geogra phical centre shifted from Egypt to Syria and Persia.
Their centre in Persia, Alamut, fell to Mongol conquerors in
the thirteenth cen tury. After th is event , the Ismailis lived fo r
several cen turies in dispersed comm unities, mainly in Persia
an d C entra l Asia but a lso in Syria, In dia a nd elsewhere.
THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
In the 1830s, Aga Hassan aly Shah, the 46th Ismaili Ima m,
was granted the honorary hereditary title of Aga Khan by
the Shah of Persia. In 1843 he left Persia for India, which
already had a large Ismaili community. Born in Bombay,
the second Aga Khan died in 1885, only four years after
assuming th e Imamat. He was succeeded b y the present Aga
Khans grandfath er, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, who b ecame
the 48th hereditary Imam and the third Aga Khan at the
age of eight. Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah was Imam for 72
years, a critical period in the m od ern h istory of th e Ismaili
commun ity. H is leadership played a crucial role in ena bling
the Community to adapt to historical change, notably
through the transformation of its institutions. During this
period, centrally administered medical facilities, schools,
housing societies and cooperative banks were created,
mainly on th e South Asian subcont inent a nd in East Africa.
AGA KHAN III AND THE BEGUM
AGA KHAN, GRANDSONS PRINCE
KARIM AND PRI NCE AMYN AGA KHAN,
WITH MEMBERS O F THE ISMAILI
CO MMUN ITY IN 1953.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: PORTRAIT
OF SIR SU LTAN MAHO MED SH AH,
AGA KHAN III, TAKEN AS PRESIDENT
OF THE LEAGU E O F NATIO NS, 1937.
PRINCE ALY KHAN SERVING AS
PAKISTANS AMBASSADO R TO THE
UNITED NATIONS IN 1958.
Many of them still exist today as parts of the Aga KhanDevelopmen t Network.
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah also played an important role
in the political evolution of the subcontinent and was a
delegate to the Round Table conferences in London in
the 1930s. From 1937 to 1939, h e was the P residen t o f th e
Leag ue of Nat ions. H is elder son, P rince Aly Khan , served
as Pakistans Ambassador to the United Nations. The
present Aga Khan, H is Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, t he49th her edita ry Imam o f the Sh ia Ima mi Ismaili Muslims,
also has an important diplomatic role.
Oth er members of the Aga Kha n s family have ma intained
th is tradit ion of service in international affairs. His uncle, the
late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, was United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, U nited Nations C oord inato r
for Assistan ce to Afghan istan an d U nited Na tions Executive
Delegate of the Secretary General for a humanitarianprogramme for Iraq , Kuwait, and the Iraq -Iran a nd Ira q-
THE DIAMOND JU BILEE HIG H
SCHO OL FOR G IRLS IN MUMBAI H AS
BEEN SERVING THE CO MMUNITY
SINC E 1947. ALMOST ALL O F THE
GIRLS EDUCATED HERE GO ON TO
FURTHER STUDIES.
HIS HIG HNESS PRINCE KARIM
AGA KHAN DISCU SSES RURAL
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES WITH
FARMERS DU RING A VISI T TO TH E
H U NZA VALLEY, PAKISTAN, I N 1987.
AS THE U NITED NATIO NS HI GH
COMMISSIONER FOR REFUG EES,
PRINC E SADRU DDI N AGA KHAN
ADDRESSES THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN 1966.
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Turkey border areas. The Aga Khans brother, PrinceAmyn, entered the Department of Economic and Social
Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat following his
gra du atio n from Ha rvard U niversity in 1965. Since 1968,
Pr ince Amyn has been c losely involved with the governa nce
of th e principal development institutions of the I mam at.
The Aga Khans eldest child and daughter, Princess Zahra ,
who gra dua ted fro m H arvard U niversity in 1994 with a BA
H on ours Deg ree in Third World Developmen t Studies,has coordination responsibilities relating to specifi c social
development institutions of the Imamat and is based at
the Aga Khans Secretariat. His eldest son, Prince Rahim,
who g rad uated from Brown U niversity, U SA, in 1995, h as
similar respon sibilities in respect to the Imam ats econo mic
developmen t institutions. H is second son , Prince H ussain,
who graduated from Williams College and Columbia
University, in the USA, is also based at the Aga Khans
Secretariat an d is involved in the cu ltural an d social activitiesof th e Network.
LEFT TO RIGHT: PRESIDENT
BI LL CL INTON AND THE AGA KHAN
CO NFER AT THE WHI TE H OU SE
CO NFERENCE ON CU LTURE
AND DIP LOMACY.
PRI NCE AMYN AGA KHAN AND
CELLIST YO-YO MA CONFER AT A
MASTER C LASS HEL D AS PART OF
THE AGA KHAN MUSIC INI TIATIVE
IN CENTRAL ASIA.
PRINC E RAHI M AGA KHAN VISITING
AN AKFED SITE IN THE IVORY COAST.
PRINCESS ZAHRA AGA KHAN SPEAKS
WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT
AGA KHAN UNI VERSITY.
THE AGA KHAN AND PRINCE HUSSAIN
VISIT DARB AL-AHMAR, CAIRO , WHE RE
A WIDE RANGE O F SOCIO -ECO NOMIC
INI TIATIVES AUG MENTED WOR K ON
THE CREATIO N O F AL-AZHAR PARK.
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E C O N O M IC D E V E L O P M E N T
AGA KHAN FU ND FO R
ECO NOMIC DEVELO PMENT ( A K F E D )
ROSHAN, THE G SM MOBILE PHO NE
CO MPANY THAT AKDN L AUNCH ED
IN 2003, HAS INVESTED OVER US$ 160
MILLIO N IN AFGH ANISTAN, EX PANDING
TO OVER 45 URBAN CENTRES AND 100
SMALLER COMMUNITIES. THE NUMBER
OF SUBSCRIBERS HAS GROWN TO OVER
ONE MIL LIO N IN THREE YEARS.
SERENA HOTELS, LIKE THIS
ONE IN ISLAMABAD, PROVIDE A
SHO WCASE FOR LO CAL CRAFTS AND
ARCHITECTURAL TRADITIONS.
The only for-profi t institution which is part of the
Aga Kh a n Development Network, AKFED car ries
out AKDNs act ivities in econo mic development. Its
network of compan ies and fi nancia l institutions are grouped
by sector of activity under Industrial Promotion Services,
Tour ism P romo tion Services, Fina ncia l Services, Aviation
Services an d Media Services. The Fund o perate s more tha n
90 separa te pro ject companies, employs over 30,000 people
and has revenues of US $1.5 billion.
AKFEDs affi liates are loca ted in Ea st Africa , West Africa ,
South Asia and Central Asia. In addition to bringing
financial backing to investment projects, AKFED takes
a hands-on approach to developing human resources,
particularly man agemen t, technical, marketing an d fi nancial
expertise.
AKFED grew out of financial institutions founded by
the Aga Khans grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah,
between 1930 an d 1960. The present Aga Khan enlarged
an d expa nd ed th e scope of th ese institutions; AKFED was
formed in 1984 in order to bring them together under a
single umbrella, enabling each to benefi t from a common
heritage an d development ethos.
The Fund co ncen tra tes on socially responsible, techn ologic-
ally appropriate, econ omically viable an d en vironmen tally
sensitive development fo r the benefi t of a s wide a populat ion
base as possible. It is distinguished by its hand s-on mana ge-
ment of companies and its strong equity participation in, and
consequent long-term commitment to , the countries in which
it operates.
FACING PAGE:FRIGOKEN, ONE
OF AKFEDS EAST AFRICAN PR OJEC T
COMPANIES, ASSISTS 25,000 KENYAN
FARMERS GROW, PROCESS, PACKAGE
AND MARKET THEIR BEANS TOEUROPEAN MARKETS.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES (FS)
WITH AKFEDS HELP, MANY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT
BEGAN AS SMALL COOPERATIVE
SOCIETIES HAVE EVOLVED INTO
SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT
BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.
AKFED provides support t o a number of d eveloping
countries through sha reholdings in a number of
banking, insurance and property companies, in
East Africa and Centra l and South Asia.
Many of AKFEDs fi nancial service institutions began as
coopera tive societies found ed in th e fi rst ha lf of the twentiethcentury by the Aga Khans grandfather and predecessor,
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. Under the present
Aga Kha ns direction , these institution s have evolved, growing
into ba nks and general and life insurance compan ies.
BANKS
AKFED has investments in a variety of institutions in the
banking sector. They include a controlling interest inH abib Ba nk Limited (H BL) , Pakistan s largest private ba nk,
which was acquired through a government privatisation
progra mme in 2004.
The B an k, which was incorpor ated in 1941 in Bomb ay, be-
came the fi rst comm ercial bank to be established in P akistan
in 1947, an d is currently the lead er in th e corpora te banking
market. H BL has over fi ve million retail customers an d tota l
assets of over US$ 8.5 billion. A pion eer in th e intro ductionof new products such as automated teller machines and
oth er consumer services in the Pakistan i market, H BL h as
more than 1,400 branches and is present in 25 countries
across fi ve contin ents.
In India, the Development Co-operative Bank was created
through an amalgam ation of two small cooperative societies.
In the mid-1990s, it was converted into a commercial bank
operating as Development Credit Bank Limited (DCB).
AKFED, which ha d facilitated th e growth o f the coo perative
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MEDI A SERVI CE S (MS)
The Nat ion Media G roup, found ed in 1960, ha s
its origins in Kenyas Taifaand Nationnewspapers,
which were set up to provide independent voices
during the years just preceding the countrys independence.
The Aga Khans long association with the newspapers was
institutiona lised in 2003, when AKFED beca me th e largest
of t he G roups sha reholders.
Operations include a growing number of English and
Kiswahili nation al n ewspapers, a regiona l weekly, an d rad io
and television stations. In recent years, the Group has
expanded its operations into Uga nda and Tanzania.
The Group has six principal divisions. Nation Newspapers
includes the da ily an d Sund ay Nationand Taifa newspapers,
the weekly Coast Express, and a regional weekly, The EastAfrican. The Na tion B roadcasting D ivision o perates Nation
TV and Nation FM rad io. The Group includes Monitor
Publications Limited (Uganda), which publishes the daily
and Sunda y Monitor and operates Moni tor FMradio .
In Tanzan ia, Mwana nchi Commun ications Limited pub lishes
Mwananchi and has invested in Radio Uhuru. The Group
encompasses Nation Marketing an d P ublishing Limited a nd
the Nation Carriers Division.
AVIATI ON SERVIC ES (AS)
AKFED has made investments in the aviation services
sector, including a stake in Air Burkina, as part of a plan
designed to ensure the long-term viability of the airline. In
the comin g years, AKFED will make add itional investmen ts
in this sector.
MAJORITY-OWNED AND RUN
BY KENYANS, THE NATIO N MED IA
GRO UP IS ONE OF THE LEADING
MEDI A COMPANIES I N EAST AFRICA.
AKFED HAS INVESTED IN THE
AVIATION SECTOR IN WEST AFRICA.
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I NDUST RI AL PROMOT IO N
SERVICES (IPS)
WHEN CO MPLETED, THE U S$ 26
MILLIO N PAMIR ENERG Y PRO JECT
WILL PROVIDE CLEAN, RENEWABLE
HYDROELECTRIC PO WER TO A
REGION WHICH HAS BEEN WITHOUT
ADEQU ATE ELEC TRICITY OR HE AT
SINCE THE END OF SOVIET DIESELFUEL SU BSIDI ES IN 1992.
ALLPACK IN KENYA MANUFACTURES
HI GH -QU ALITY CO RRUG ATED
CARTON PACKAGING FOR THE
GRO WING HO RTICU LTURAL TRADE.
IN TH E I VORY COAST,
ANOTHER AKFED CO MPANY
PRO DU CES POL YETHYLENE FILM AND
INJECTION-MOULDED PRODUCTS.
IPS was set up in 1963 to encourage and expand
private enterprise in countries in sub -Saharan Africa
and South Asia. Over 70 industrial projects have been
launched since the groups inception, falling into the categories
of food and agro-industries, printing and packaging,
met a l products and textiles. As governments look increasingly
to the private sector to provide services, AKFED is buildinginfrastructure projects in telecommunications, water and
sewerage, and power generat ion.
Knowledge of local conditions and rigorous management
stan dards has made IPSs nationa l affi liates attractive partners
for foreign investors. Industrial companies operate in
Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, the Democratic
Republ ic of Congo, Kenya, Mal i , Pakistan , Senegal ,
Tajikistan, Tan zan ia and U gand a. IP S curren tly invests inover 50 project com pan ies in th e d eveloping world. It a lso
has an exten sive social program me, ran ging from ch ild car e
to sanitation.
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UGANDA FISHNET MANUFACTURERS,
AN AKFED CO MPANY, MAKES
NYLO N NETS FOR L AKE VICTORI AS
FISHERMEN.
INVESTING IN INDUSTRY
Examples of investment projects include an agriculture-
based industry, Sosuco, which was acquired under the
Burkina Faso privatisation progra mme. Sosuco farms its
own sugar-can e planta tions and o pera tes the coun trys
largest suga r refi nery.
Allpack in Kenya manufactures polypropylene bags and
corrugated car ton packaging for a range of exportsincluding horticultural products as part of AKFEDs East
African regional printing an d packing activities. Pro duction
of pla stic packaging in West Africa provides packagin g for
the food an d cosmetics industries. AKFED compa nies also
prod uce household ut ensils, corruga ted sheets for roofi ng,
window frames and wire products. Other companies
prod uce fi shn ets and ph arma ceuticals.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
AKFEDs fi rst investment in the power sector, the Azito energy
project in the Ivory Coast, has been followed by two other
ener gy projects, Tsavo Po wer in Kenya, an d th e acq uisition ,
under the Malian privatisation programme, of Energie du
Mali, an en ergy water facility. The Azito power facility, a
FILTISAC P ROD UC ES AND EX PO RTS
JUTE AND PO LYPRO PYLENE SACKING.
IT IS QUO TED O N THE ABIDJAN
STOCK EXCHANGE.
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THE 288-MEG AWATT AZITO P OWER
FACIL ITY, WHIC H WAS DEVELO PED BY
AKFED, THE SWISS-SWEDISH COMPANY
ABB AND ELECTRICIT DE FRANCE,
PRO VIDES 30 PERCENT OF THE
ENERG Y NEEDS OF THE I VORY COAST.
THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT
CENTRE IN KABUL IS PART OF THE
STATE-OF-THE-ART G SM WIRELESS
NETWORK SET UP IN AFGH ANISTAN.
288-megawatt project, is the largest private-sector powerplant in sub-Saharan Africa. It was developed an d opera ted
by ABB , Electricit de France an d IP S. The fi nancing of th e
U S$ 225 million private infrastructu re project was provided
by shareho lders and loans from international a nd bilateral
development agencies and commercial banks, including
the In terna tiona l Development Association (ID A) and The
World Ba nk.
NEW VENTURES
In an amb itious and innovative U S$ 26 million investment,
AKFED joined forces with the International Finance
Corporation (IFC), in 2002, to develop a new electricity
generation and distribution project in a remote eastern
province of Tajikistan . The pro ject will boost the reg ion s
dangero usly inadeq uate electricity supply, improve h ealth
condi t ions , reduce env i ronmenta l degradat ion and
cont ribute toward t he region s econo mic recovery.
In Uganda, AKFED is leading the US$ 500 million, 220
megawatt Bujagali Hydro Power Project, which will help
ad dress severe shortages of electric power in th e region .
In telecommunications, AKFED has brought GSM mobile
services to Afghanistan, a country where fi xed lines were
decimated b y the years of confl ict. The ph ased initiative ha s
installed quality telecommun ications throughout the country.
In Tajikistan , AKFED has invested in GSM opera tors, spurring
expanded coverage and lower prices.
An IPS venture-capital company based in Canada, which
invests in medium-sized industrial projects, also provides
man power and technical links for the o ther IPS companies in
the d eveloping world. IPS Switzerland a cts as a focal point and
techn ical clearing house for IPS companies. It a lso mo bilises
support for en terprises tha t are capable of contributing to the
development of na tional and regional economies.
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AKFED promotes tourism by building an d managing
hotels , resorts and lodges that contr ibute to
economic growth in an environmental ly and
culturally sensitive manner. Operating under the brand name
Serena, TPS owns and manages hotels in East Africa and Asia.
TPSs mandate is to realise tourisms potential in selectedare as of the developing world. Tour ism tha t prom otes
awareness of th e environm ents of developing co untries and
improves appreciation of th eir cultural trad itions can help
protect those environments and traditions.
TPSs fi rst hotel ventures were established in the 1970s in
Kenya, where Serena safari lodges and hotels have come
to be recog nised a s lead ers for the q uality of their services,
arch itecture and ecolo gical responsibil ity. AKFEDsinvolvemen t in East African tourism extend s to Tan zan ia,
where safari lodges and luxury tented camps have been
TO URI SM PROMOT I ON
SERVI CE S (TPS)
THE SERENA HOTELS UNDERTAKE
TO PROVIDE INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS OF SERVICE WHILE
RESPECTING ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERNS. THE AMBOSELI
SERENA SAFARI LODGE (ABOVE)
WAS AWARDED A GRE EN G LO BE
CO MMEND ATION AND AN ASTA
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD FOR ITS
REFORESTATION EFFORTS.
THE ZANZIBAR SERENA INN, ONCE
A DILAPIDATED AND U NDERU SED
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, HAS
BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO AN
ELE G ANT HOTEL THAT DRAWS
TOU RISTS AND MUC H-NEEDEDFOREIG N CU RRENCY TO THE ISLAND.
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THE U S$ 36 MILLION KABUL
SERENA HOTEL IS THE FIRST FIVE-
STAR H OTEL TO OP EN IN KABUL
IN OVER 35 YEARS. ONCE BADLY
DAMAGED FROM DECADES OF WAR,
IT WAS REBU ILT AT TH E REQ UEST
OF THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT TO
PRO VIDE ACCOMMOD ATION OF AN
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR
FOREIG N INVESTORS, DIP LOMATS
AND, EVENTUALLY, TOU RIS TS
VISITING THE C OU NTRY.
A WOOD CRAFTSMAN DESIGNS
TRADITIONAL CHAIRS FOR THE SWAT
SERENA H OTEL I N PAKISTAN.
established at picturesq ue sites in world-renowned n ation al
parks and a hotel has been opened in Zanzibars historic
Ston e Town. It ha s also invested in hotels in Afgh an istan ,
Mozambiq ue an d Tajikistan.
Since the early 1980s, TPS has also owned and managed
hotels in the mo untainous north o f Pakistan and has builtSerena hotels in Islamab ad , Faisalabad an d Quetta . These
hotels aim to provide a showcase and a stimulus for local
architectural traditions and crafts.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
In each case, the aim has been to minimise environmen tal
impact and m aximise socio-economic benefi ts. In Tan zania,
for exam ple, prior to the establishmen t of properties, four
environmental-impact studies were carried out. These
evaluation s prompt ed the Serena cha in to ado pt measures
ensuring more effi cient use of water. At the Serena Inn in
Zanzibar, special equipment incinerates waste to provide
energy for the hotel.
The Serena chain also strives to protect the n atura l territories
associated with its hotels and lodges. In Mara, Kenya, after
a devastating forest fi re, guests helped plan t 200,000 trees.
In th e East African game parks, income earn ed from entr y
fees is reinvested in the upkeep of the parks through the
hiring o f ad ditiona l rangers. These measures have helped
earn the Serena chain numerous environmental awards,
including G reen G lobe certifi cation .
In keeping with its principle to hire a nd source loca lly, TPS
invests hea vily in local tra ining courses. To expand local
ownership, TPSs Kenyan h olding compa ny (TPS Limited)
fl oat ed its sha res on th e Nairobi stock exchange.
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SOC I AL DEVELO PMENT
FACING PAGE:
THE AG A KH AN RUR AL SU PPO RT
PROG RAMME REACH ES SOME 1.2
MILLIO N PEOPL E IN 4,000 VILL AGES
IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN. ITS MANY
PROG RAMMES INCLU DE NATURAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ANDINFR ASTRUC TURE DEVELO PMENT.
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (AKF)
The Aga Khan Foundation is a private, internat ional,
non-denominat ional, non-profit development agency
established by the Aga Kha n in Switzerland in 1967. It
seeks susta inable solution s to long-term prob lems of povert y,
hunger, illiteracy and ill health, with special emphasis on
the needs of rural communities in mountainous, coastal
an d other resource-poor a reas.
Over the long term, AKF promotes self-reliance as a way
of reducing the dependence on external aid. AKF assists
beneficiaries in building their capabilities and gaining
the confidence and competence to participate actively in
the design, implementation and continuing operation of
activities. AKF also works to put institutiona l, man agement
and finan cial structures in place to ensure that progra mme
activities can be susta ined without exter na l assista nce.
AKF has offices in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India,
Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique,
Pa kista n, Syria, Tajikista n, Tan zan ia and U ga nd a, an d act s
through local implementing partners in specific areas,
including th e North ern Areas of Pa kista n, the Pa mir region
of Tajikista n an d the coa st of East Africa. G rants are made to
these orga nisations, or, in some cases, projects are managed
direct ly. There are a lso a small number o f initiatives in
Ca nad a, Portuga l and t he USA. The Found ation currently
support s more tha n 100 projects.
DEVELOPED COUNTRY OFFICES
AKF affiliates in Canada, Portugal, the United Kingdom
and the Un ited States play an important role in ma intaining
AKFS PARTNERSH IP WALKS IN
CANADA, PORTUGAL, THE UK ANDTHE U SA HAVE RAISED TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOL LARS FOR
PROJEC TS IN AFRIC A AND ASIA.
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relationships with d onor s, including mo re tha n 60 nat iona land international development agencies and thousands
of individual and corporate donors. Partnerships with
donor s and other peer organ isations allow for technical and
intellectual exchange on evolving development issues.
LONG-TERM, COMMUNITY-BASED AND
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
AKF appl ies an in tegra ted , communi ty-based and
participatory approach that reinforces civil society and
respects local culture. Its activities are guided by the
conviction t ha t self-help br ings d ign ity and self-respect,
which in t urn can generate creative huma n energy.
In order to build loca lly sustaina ble models of development
and to ensure enduring benefits to populations, the
Fou n d a t i on com m i t s t o a l on g-te r m en g agem en t .
Programmes in northern Pakistan, for example, have
been suppor ted for over 20 years. These models, which
have been tested an d a da pted in a var iety of contexts, a re
designed to be pra ctical and flexible. Through publications,
research and policy dialogue, the Foundation shares its
knowledge and experience with o thers seeking solutions to
similar problems.
EDUCATION
AKF is working towards a basic cycle of education for all
children by increa sing student s access to schoo ls an d
ra ising retent ion an d completion ra tes. It str ives to improve
the quality of education through attention to academic
achievement and community-based ear ly chi ldhood
development services that build on local culture and
resources. As a way of ma inta ining q ua lity in schools, AKF
works to ensure participation by parent s and com munities in
developing curricula and man aging and financing schools.
AKF also acts to streng then loca l and reg iona l institutions
VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS ARE
THE CORNERSTONE OF AKFS
DEVELOPMENT MODEL .
AKF WOR KS TO IMP ROVE HE ALTH
STATUS AMONG VUL NERABL E
GROU PS, ESPECIALLY THE
GEO GR APHICALLY REMOTE,
WOMEN OF CH ILDB EARING AGE AND
CH ILDREN UNDER FIVE.
THROUG H COMMUNITY MOBIL-
ISATION, PARENTS BUI LT TH EMJIMBINI PRE-SCHOOL, ZANZIBAR.
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th at play a ro le in teacher training, curriculum developmentan d leadership progra mmes. An overarch ing concern is to
promote equal access to educat ion for g irls an d boys. To th is
end, AKF works closely with other AKDN agencies, and in
part icular with the Aga Khan Education Services and the
Aga Khan University.
HEALTH
The goa l of the hea lth progr am me is to improve the health
an d well-being o f remote r ura l commun ities, with special
attention to women and children. Programmes provide
community-based services and essential first-level referral
care; improve the quality, sustainability and impact of
the services offered; and support health-sector reform
and organisational development through the promotion
of diversity and competition, decentralised financing,
management and delivery of care. AKF supports cost-
effective interventions in mater na l and ch ild health, fa mily
planning, control of infectious diseases and nutrition.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
AKF has initiated and supported rural development pro-
grammes for over 20 years, beginning with the Aga Khan
Rural Support Programmes in Pa kistan a nd In dia in the early
1980s. The experience gained in these programmes has
subsequently been ad apted a nd applied to progra mmes in
Afghanistan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Syria, Mozambique
and Tajikistan. In add ition, the Found ation provides financial
support to other r ura l development organ isations.
The rural support programmes combat poverty through
rura l sav ings and cred i t , en terpr i se development ,
natu ral resource man agement, productive infr astructure
development a nd increased a gr icultura l product ivity.
These are linked by a central concern for community-level
par ticipation and d ecision-ma king.
IN TAJIK ISTAN, AN AKF PRO G RAMME
FIGH TS IODINE DEFIC IENC Y, THE
SING LE MOST CO MMON CAUSE OF
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
IN CHILDREN.
IN PAKISTAN, A WOMENS
COOPERATIVE MEETS TO DISCUSS
THE DISBU RSEMENT OF ITS FUNDS
FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
AKF WOR KS O N C OMMU NITY-
BASED WATER CO NSERVATION AND
MANAGE MENT PROJEC TS.
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STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY
All AKF programmes involve citizens working together
to improve the quality of their lives. Examples are village
members form ing development committees, parent s
working together in pa rent teacher associations, or midwives
forming groups to strength en members skills. Ot her AKDN
agencies also work with citizens groups.
In 2005, realising that such groups needed help andencour agement to become effect ive civil society organisat ions
(C SOs), AKDN mou nted a network-wide C ivil Society
Prog ram me (ba sed in AKF).
The programme seeks to optimise the impact of current
AKDN civil society effor ts and to expand wherever possible.
It also seeks to foster an enabling environment for the
civil society sector (including encouraging indigenous
philanthropy efforts such as the Pakistan Centre forPhilanthropy), to strengthen selected CSOs and support
the crea tion o f new CSO s where necessary.
IN G U JARAT, IN DI A, AKF
PROGRAMMES HAVE BUILT
BIOGAS SYSTEMS, DUG WELLS,
RECLAIMED DEGRADED LANDS
AND CO NSTRUCTED IR RIG ATION
SYSTEMS. INCO MES H AVE RISEN
AND, IN SOME C ASES, TH E
MIG RATION TO CI TIES HAS
BEEN REVERSED.
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HE ALTH WORKERS I N GU JARAT
PERFORM A PLAY TO RAISE
AWARENE SS O F TH E LI NK BETWEEN
SANITATION, WATER AND H EALTH.
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ENVIRONMENT
The Pr ince Sad rudd in Aga Kh an Fund for the Environment
is a new centre for environmental activities within the
Aga Kha n Found at ion (AKF). The Fund strives to maint ain
the values, philosophy and spirit of the late Prince Sadr udd in
Aga Khan and the B ellerive Founda tion.
The Funds activities reflect the linkages between poverty
and the penury of natural resources. Its activities includenatural resource management, rural development and
security in frag ile na tur al environment s. It also promotes
the ma nagement a nd development of susta inable natu ral
resources through educat ion, area d evelopment an d related
research that addresses chronic or emerging issues in the
developing world.
The intention is to assist populations that are most
threatened by their natur al surroundings while working toprotect fragile ecosystems which are under threat due to
short -sighted a nd poorly plan ned huma n a ctivity.
WATERSHED DEVELO PMENT
U NDERTAKEN OVER AN EIGH T-
YEAR PERIOD I N INDI A IMPROVED
AGR ICU LTU RAL PRO DUC TIVITY
WHILE GENERATING SEVERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS,
INCLU DING A DECREASE IN
EROSION, THE R EGENERATION O F
TEAK FORESTS AND TH E RETUR N OF
BIRD S TO THE LAND.
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STUDEN TS FROM THE
AG A KHAN ACADEM Y STUD Y
TORTOISES AT A NATUR E
RESERVE NEAR MOMBASA, KENYA.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS
AN IMPO RTANT CO MPO NENT OF
EDUC ATION I N AGA KHAN SCHO OLS.
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AGA KHAN EDUC AT I O N
SERVICES ( A K E S )
AKES operates schools and other educat ional
services in over 300 facilities in the developing
world, ranging from day-care centres to higher
secondary schools.
The foundations of the system were laid by Sir Sultan
Mahomed Shah during the first half of the t wentieth cent ur y,when over a hund red schools were esta blished, m ain ly for
the Ismaili Commun ity, in East Africa an d South Asia. In
the 1950s, und er the leadership of the present Aga Kha n,
the schools broa dened t heir intake of pupils an d extended
their academic range.
INCREASING ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Tod ay, AKES progr am mes a im to d iminish the ma nyobstacles to educa tiona l access an d a chievement. To increa se
access, AKES ha s cont inued to star t up new schools. In close
collaboration with the Aga Khan Planning and Building
Services and AKF, it has also supported community-based
school construction. In the north of Pakistan, AKES has
AN AGA KHAN GIR LS SCHO OL IN
KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN, WORKS
TOWARD FUL FILLING AKES G OAL
OF DIMINI SHING THE O BSTACLES
TO ACHIEVEMENT FOR GIRLS.
LEFT TO RIGHT:AKES O PER ATES
OVER 300 SCHO OLS RANGI NG FROM
DAY-C ARE CENTRES TO H IG HE R
SECONDARY SCHOOLS. IT WORKS TO
ENSU RE BETTER EARLY LEARNI NG
ENVIRONMENTS; INCRE ASE ACCESS;
KEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL
LONG ER; AND RAISE LEVELS OF
ACADEMIC ACH IEVEMENT.
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increased the number and range of facilities available to
girls. AKES is also in the process of construct ing new schools
in Ba nglad esh, Ind ia, Kenya, Kyrg yz Republic, Mad ag ascar
and Mozambique. In Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz
Republic, Tajikistan , Tanzania, Pakistan an d Uganda , the
schools and centres are managed by national service companies.
Such activities have also begun in Afghanistan, Madagascar,Mozambique and Syria.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES
Prog rammes to improve educationa l qua lity have been built
into the AKES system since the early 1980s. Field-based
teacher training was launched in the Northern Areas of
Pa kista n in 1983. School improvement experiments began
at the same time in Sind Province, where AKES introduced
chi ld-centred teaching methods, and later in India ,
Ba ngladesh, Kenya, Uga nda a nd Tan zania . In Kenya, AKES
ha s pioneered the u se of computers in th e classroom , while
many Network initiatives in pre-school education began
with AKES in Ind ia.
Some of t hese successful inno vation s have been car ried out
in govern ment schoo ls as well as AKES institut ions, th ereby
contributing to the overall improvement of education.
With both national service companies and the Aga Khan
Foundation acting as links, this body of experience in
teacher development and school improvement is having an
impact through out th e Network.
AKUs Institute for Educational Development provides a
permanent institutional ba se tha t susta ins these an d ot her
initiatives in educat ion. AKES has also provided fu nd s to
improve ped ago gica l skills at selected institutions of h igher
learn ing in Tajikista n an d the Kyrgyz Republic.
THE AGA KHAN SCHOO LS IN
UG ANDA WERE ESTABLISH ED IN
THE EARLY 1930S. AKES
INSTITUTIONS P ROMOTE ACTIVE
LEARNING U SING APPROPRI ATE
TRAINING MATERIALS AS PART
OF THEI R INNO VATIVE TEACH ING
METHOD S, WH ICH ARE NOWALSO CARRIED OU T IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
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AGA KH AN AC ADEMI ES
THE FI RST AG A KH AN AC ADEM Y
BEGAN OPERATING IN MOMBASA
IN 2003. OTHER S ARE ENVISAGED
IN THE MI DDL E EAST, AFRICA,
CEN TRAL ASIA AND SO U TH ASIA.
In 2000, His Highness the Aga Khan initiated the
establishment of the Aga Khan Academies, an
integra ted n etwork of residential schools located in
Africa, South a nd C entra l Asia, and t he Midd le East. The
Academies aspire to develop students of great integrity,
understanding and generosity of spirit who will go on to
build and lead institutions of civil society. Meritoriousstudent s are selected rega rdless of their fam ilies ability
to p ay.
Educators are selected on the basis of their commitment
to th e all-roun d development of student s an d th eir own
continued professional educat ion. Integr al to each Academy
is the Professional Development Centre, which supports
research and provides ongoing, collaborative training
for Academy faculty and teachers from neighbouringgovernm ent an d pr ivate schools.
The Academ ies ed ucation is built on t he fr amework of the
International Baccalaureate Organisation (I BO) programme.
Within t his framework, student s at the Aga Kha n Acad emies
also study pluralism, ethics, Islamic cu ltura l stud ies, globa l
econom ics an d comparat ive govern ment. The progr am me
emphasises critical thinking, active learning and creative
problem solving.
The Academies provide outstanding facilities to support
ath let ic , ar t ist ic and extracurr icular program mes. In
addition, students and teachers learning is enhanced by
part icipation in internationa l travel and study program mes
across the net work of Academ ies. The Acad emies also have
access to the resources and expertise of AKDN agencies
and important international partners, including Phillips
Academy Andover, Harvard University, Oxford University
an d th e Schule Schloss Salem in G erma ny.
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AGA KHAN H EALT H SERVICE S (AKHS)
IN THE NORTHE RN AREAS OF
PAKISTAN, H EALTH-CARE WOR KERS
MAKE INDIVIDUAL VISITS AND LEAD
GROU P DISCU SSIONS ON TOPICS
SUCH AS FOOD H YGI ENE AND
SANITATION. IN TH E BACKGRO U ND
IS AN AKES SELF-HELP SCHO OL,
BU ILT BY VIL LAGERS WITHASSISTANCE FROM AKES, AKF
AND AKPBS.
Building on the Ismaili Communitys healthcare
efforts during the f irst q uarter o f the twentieth
cen tury , AKHS has become one of the most
comprehensive non-profit health-care systems in the
developing world. It opera tes 168 hea lth centres, dispensar ies
an d o ther commu nity out lets; 23 first-level referra l facilities
including diagnostic centres, rural medical and maternitycare centres, a s well as five genera l an d four womens an d
childrens hospita ls. It provides or suppor ts primary health-
care services to populations totalling 1.7 million and hand les
approxima tely 1.8 million pa tient visits annua lly.
BUILDING EFFECTIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS
Organised in the form of national service companies
in P akista n , I nd ia , Taj ik ista n , Afgha n is tan , Kenya ,Tan zania a nd U gan da , these health facil it ies are a lso
linked interna tiona lly th rough Network-wide policies an d
stra tegies in primary health care, clinical services, nursing
development and human resource man agement.
Increasingly, the national service companies are working
with government health services and other institutions to
improve and b uild effective nat iona l health systems. For
example, in Pa kista n, AKHS provides techn ical assista nce
to a World Ba nk-supported prog ra mme to streng then
the capacity of government health services in supporting
commun ity-ba sed hea lth init iat ives. In Tajikista n, AKHS
is collaborating with government hospitals in Gorno-
Ba da khsha n Autonomou s Obla st to rat ionalise, rehab ilita te
an d modernise clinical pract ice an d nursing care. In
Afghanistan, AKHS is establishing district health-care
services on behalf of the government in three provinces.
Many of t hese part nerships involve close collabora tion with
AKF and AKU institution s.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: IN GU JARAT,
HE ALTH WOR KERS O FFER
TRAINING ON HOW TO CUT THEUMBILIC AL CORD.
OR AL RE-H YDRATION THERAP Y IS
ADMINI STERED TO A CH IL D AT THE
AG A KH AN HOSP ITAL IN DAR ES
SALAAM, TANZANI A.
HEALTH-CARE PRIORITIES
The primary health-care prog ram mes are designed to reach
vulnerable groups, especially rural and remote commun ities,
and lower midd le-income urban fa milies. Hea lth promotion
and disease prevention are a t th e core of a ll program mes.
While reproductive health, immunisation and integrated
mana gement of childhoo d illnesses are th e main prior ities,
adult health (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, selected
cancers and mental health) is a sector of activity in manyof the areas served. Experience with primary health care
within t he Aga Kha n D evelopment Network, where AKHS
works closely with bo th AKF and AKU, ha s con firmed the
efficacy and cost-effectiveness of primary health care in
improving hea lth sta tus.
In the absence of other q uality providers, AKHS complements
its work in prima ry hea lth ca re by offering cura tive services
in institutions rang ing from basic health centres throughdiagnostic centres, comprehensive health centres and
ho spitals. At ea ch level of care, AKHS focuses on providing
services tha t are n eeded a nd wanted b y the com munity. It
also aims to ensure a quality of care th at significantly raises
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LEFT TO RIGHT: A MEDIC AL
TEAM CONDU CTING AN AKHS-
SPONSOR ED SU RVEY INTO H EALTH
PROBLEMS ARISING IN THEPO ST-SOVI ET ERA INTERVIE WS A
TAJIK GIRL.
A NU RSE VISITS A YOU NG MO THER
AND HER BABY IN A REMOTE AREA
OF NO RTHERN PAKISTAN.
local standards. Measures taken to improve quality includeawareness training, clinical governance, organisational
audit and accreditation, evidence-based practice, and
continuing ed ucat ion of nurses, doctor s an d oth er health -
care workers.
CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTEERS
Many AKHS initiatives originally came to exist through
the energy, ded ication an d skills of volunteers. Bo thvolunteers and professional staff are essential to the
funct ioning of AKH S tod ay. The governa nce of nationa l
service companies and individual institutions depends on
volunteers, who serve on boards and who are involved in
elaborat ing the policy an d overa ll direct ion of the respective
compan ies an d institutions. In m an y places, the d ay-to -da y
operation a nd functioning of institutions are supported by
service volunteers, who fill positions tha t would oth erwise
req uire paid employees. Volunteers are also involved atthe programme level, as in Gorno-Badakhshan, where
physicians from North America and Europe have teamed
up with their Tajik counterparts in hospitals for regular
training over several years.
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AGA KHAN PLANNI NG AND
BUI LDI NG SERVIC ES (AKPBS)
AKPBS works to improve the b uilt environmen t,
particularly ho using design an d co nstruction,
vil lage planning, the management of natural
hazards, environmental sanitation, water supplies and other
factors that contribute to living cond itions througho ut Ind ia
and Pakistan . It plans to estab lish similar programm es in
Afgha nistan an d Tajikistan. In each of these countr ies it actsthrough n ational service companies. AKPBS provides material
and technical expertise, training, as well as construction
mana gement services to rural and urban areas.
Projects are selected by housing review committees that
consist of volunteer architects, structural engineers and
other professional advisors. The underlying vision is
centred on the Aga Kh ans belief in the visua l, physical and
emotional impact of a decent home on t he spirit of huma n
endeavour. While the effects of such a home cannot be
qua ntified, a proper home ca n provide the bridge across
that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
THE AG A KH AN PLANNING AND
BU ILD ING SERVICE I N PAKISTAN
H AS RECEI VED A NU MBER OF
AWARDS, I NCLU DING THE ALCAN
PRIZE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND
THE WOR LD H ABI TAT AWARD. ITS
PRO G RAMMES, LI KE TH IS WATER
FILTRATIO N SYSTEM IN THE
NORTH ERN AREAS OF PAKISTAN,
ARE BEING REPLI CATED WITH
THE SUPP ORT OF GO VERNMENTS,
DO NORS AND PARTNERS.
IN PAKISTAN, AKPBS P ROVIDES
TECH NIC AL ADVICE IN THE DESIGN
AND CONSTRUC TION O F SEISMIC-
RESISTANT HOUSING .
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RURAL WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMMES
AKPBSs curren t pr ior i t ies inc lude the des ign and
implementation of rura l water and san itat ion program mes,
which serve as examples of best practice for South Asia,
and the protection of project structures from potential
natural disasters (landslides, flooding and earthquakes).
AKPBS ensures that these considerations are taken into
account at the vil lage level in mapping and planning
act ivities. Co mmunity involvement a lso helps increa se loca lcapabilities in building and ma na gement. All projects are
caref ully evaluated for f inancial susta inab ility.
AKPBS acts through non-profit na tiona l service compan ies in
Pakistan and In dia. AKPBS has been active in India since 1971.
Its counterpart in Pakistan has been formally in operation
since 1980, although th e Ismaili community has been active in
promoting cooperative housing development in Pakistan and
India for much of the twentieth century.
Major activities in Pakistan include improved housing for low-
income groups and displaced persons; the provision of water and
sanitation facilities; project management for restoring historical
sites; and recommendations on maintaining and refurbishing
large-scale housing d evelopments and associations.
Activities have also focused on developing appropriate
technology to increase resistance to earthquakes, as well as
solar-energy use, th erma l efficiency, impro ved ventilation
and natural lighting.
In India, AKPBS assists communities install sanitation
units, improve village water supplies, construct water-
ha rvesting systems an d monitor water qu ality. Natu ra l
disaster risk assessment and management, on which it
collaborates closely with the AKDN-af filiated hu man itarian
relief organisation FOCUS, is also an important working
area for AKPB S.
THE BU ILDING AND
CO NSTRUCTION I MPROVEMENT
PROG RAMME (BACIP) H AS
DEVELOPED OVER 60 DIFFERENT
LOW-CO ST INTERVENTIONS TO
IMPROVE THE QU ALITY OF LI FE
FOR POOR FAMILIES, INCLU DING
SMOKE -FREE STOVES AND
VENTILATIO N SYSTEMS.
AKPBS PRIORITIES INCLU DE THE
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
RU RAL WATER AND SANITATION
PROG RAMMES, LIKE THI S ONE
IN INDIA.
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AGA K H AN AGENC Y
FOR MICROFINANCE ( A K A M )
FACING PAGE:OPER ATING I N BOTH
RURAL AND U RBAN SETTING S,
AKAMS PRO G RAMMES H AVE
HELPED PO OR PEOPLE FROM
A VARIETY OF C U LTUR ES AND
BACKGROU NDS EXPAND THEI R
INCOMES, IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY
OF LI FE AND B ECO ME SELF-RELI ANT.
IN AFGH ANISTAN, AKAM
MICROFINANCE HAS HELP ED
RETURNING REFUGEES TO START
AND EXPAND BU SINESSES.
For more tha n 25 year s, var ious agencies of th e AKDN
have offered microfinance products and services
as components of programmes or as self-standing
institutions in over 15 countries of the developing world.
These programmes, which were previously managed by
other agencies, including AKFED, AKF and AKTC, are
now overseen by the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance(AKAM), a not-for-prof it interna tional development agency
established in Switzerland .
The underlying objectives of the Agency are to reduce
poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations
an d a lleviate econom ic and social exclusion. It a ims to help
people become self-reliant and ga in th e skills needed to
gra duate into the ma instream f inancial markets.
THE MICROFINANCE LADDER
To help poor people gr adu ate f rom poverty to th e
mainstream f inancia l markets, AKAM takes a tiered approach
tha t can b e ada pted to the needs and circumsta nces of the
poor in bo th urb an and rura l environments, as well as in
dif ferent socio-economic a nd political contexts. The th ree
rung s of th is lad der include:
Microfinance programmes, usually at the commun ity level,
which are designed to give people the means to start or
expand economic activity and, over time, diversify beyond
traditiona l microenterprises. Concepts such as ba sic business
practices and the preparation of business proposals are taught
as part of a package of microfinance services that a im to help
bor rowers become disciplined, self-reliant entrepreneurs.
Microfinance institutions with a more formal structurean d a n etwork of sub -bra nches provide clients with a wider
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range of products and services. In some cases, as in Maliand Burkina Faso, the institution is both a lender and a
repository for savings. As in all its programmes, AKAMs
institutions work with clients to introduce good practices,
eth ical precepts and the highest business sta nd ard s.
Microfinance banks, which are formally regulated by centra l
banks, direct their services to the poor and their micro
and small enterprises. Reaching beneficiaries through an
expan din g network of geogr aph ically distributed branchesand mobile ba nks, microfinance ba nks currently operate
in Afghan ista n, Pa kista n a nd Tajikista n. They offer a ra nge
of services compar able to and in some cases even bro ader
th an those of commercial banks, including credit, savings,
payment services, money transfers, microleasing, house
improvement finance, education loan s and m icroinsurance,
among others. The banks also support small and medium
enterprises (SMEs), as borrowers reach a higher level of
financial stability. The aim is to operate at best practicestandards, conserve the capital base and generate small
surpluses to f und expan sion.
MICROFINANCE SERVICES
Income Generation Loans: Credit finan cing ranging from
U S$ 10 to U S$ 3,000 is ava ilable for star t-ups, re-sta rt s and
the expansion of cur rent entrepreneurial and income-
generating activities. Projects financed include farminginputs and machinery, livestock rearing and breeding,
shoemaking, furniture, handicraft , services and retail
enterprises, cottage industries, tourism initiatives, small
restaurants, mini-marts, hairdressers, internet cafs, and
many other forms of entrepreneurial activity. SME loans
can go up to U S$ 30,000.
Other Loans: In addition to providing loans specifically
directed toward income generat ion, AKAM provides loan sto finance health care, education, habitat and housing
IN O NE OF THE PO OREST DISTRICTS
OF C AIRO, AKAM LOANS H AVE
HELP ED RESID ENTS IMPROVE AND
REHABILITATE THEIR HOMES.
IN K ENYA, AKAM IS ASSISTING
FARMERS AND SEASONAL WOR KERS
TO EARN ADDITIONAL INCOME
DU RING THE OFFSEASON.
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improvements, land acquisition a nd construction, retirementof usur ious mul t igenera t ional debt and a l ternat ive
livelihood s in place of the cultivat ion o f poppy.
Savings: A variety of savings products are offered by both
banks and some microfinance institutions, including current
and interest bearing savings accounts that allow multiple
withdrawals and term deposits of various maturities. In all
cases, deposit accounts can b e opened a nd m ainta ined with
less than one dollar. Savings are mobilised from individuals,groups and institutions.
Microinsurance: Some of AKAMs banks are also providing
microin sura nce fa cil i t ies to bor rowers. Two types of
microinsurance policies are o ffered, often as a bund le, with
small fees of less than US$ 2 per an num: a policy in which the
insurance company would pay the outstand ing ba lance in case
of dea th or permanent d isability; and a policy which provides
a ca sh pay-out for funeral-related costs in the event of death. Anew initiative in microinsurance will also develop products that
specifically seek to safeguard the poor against loss of savings
and income as a result of catastrophic events such as death,
long-term hospitalisation and business or crop loss.
Microleasing: In some regions, AKAM is providing
microleasing services, enabling clients to purchase fixed
assets and business equipment for productive purposes.
As they involve lar ge capital expend itures, t hese loan s canrange from US$ 500 to US$ 10,000 and be repaid within
six month s to th ree year s.
Money Transfer Services: AKAMs Banks also provide
money transfer services to clients. The service allows
clients to tra nsfer money inexpensively bot h f rom one city
to a nother within a country or remit funds interna tionally
through the Swift payment system. Specific products are
designed to link remittances with economic uses in thehome countries.
BYTHE END OF 2006, AKAMS
1,500 STRONG WOR KFORC E HAD
DISTRIBU TED ABOU T 275,000 LOANS
TOTALING ABOU T US$ 200 MILLIO N.
IN SYRIA, LOANS HAVE HELP ED
FARMERS I NSTALL DRI P AND
SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY (AKU)
G RADU ATES OF AKU H AVE TAKEN
LEADERSHIP PO SITIONS IN
MEDIC INE AND EDUC ATION IN THE
DEVELOPING WORLD.
ACADEMIC P ROG RAMMES IN
EAST AFRIC A INCLU DE NU RSING ,
MEDICI NE AND EDUC ATION.
Chartered as Pakistans first private international
university in 1983, Aga Kha n U niversitys objective
is to promot e huma n welfare by disseminat ing
knowledge a nd providing instruction, t raining, research and
services in hea lth sciences, educa tion an d oth er d isciplines.
AKU is a non-denominational institution open to all on
merit, and admissions to its academic programmes areneed s-blind . The U niversity places special empha sis on the
development of women.
Through its high a cademic standa rds, progra mmes relevant
to the needs of developing societies, its work as a dialogue
partner with government on issues of hea lth and education
policy, and its delivery of critical social services, AKU has
had a national impact in Pakistan. With the launch of
acad emic progra mmes in Ea st Africa, th e Un ited Kingdom,Syria a nd Afghanistan , AKU ha s now established itself as an
international institution with nine sites in seven countries.
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (FHS)
The AKU School of Nursing (AKU-SON), which began
operations in 1980, educates nurses to provide exemplary
nursing care and demonstrate leadership in nursing
education, practice, administration and research. TheSchool offers progra mmes in the G eneral Nursing Diploma,
Post RN BScN, BScN and MScN. In 2001, AKU -SON star ted
its Advanced Nursing Studies progra mme in Kenya, Ug and a
an d Tan zan ia in East Africa . Developed at th e request
of nursing leaders and the respective governments, the
progra mme offers continuing and higher education up to
BScN level to working n urses, a llowing t hem to rema in at
their workplaces as they pursue professional development.
AKU-SON is also providing assistance to governmentinstitutions in Afgha nistan , Egypt, Syria a nd Tajikista n.
FACING PAGE:
THROUGH PROBLEM-ORIENTED
RESEARCH, THE UPGRADING OF
CRI TICAL SOC IAL SERVICES AND
BY WOR KING WITH G OVERNMEN T
ON POL IC Y ISSUES, AKU HAS HAD
A DI REC T IMPACT ON THE FI ELD S
OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN
PAKISTAN AND A NUMBER OF O THER
COUNTRIES.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE
The Med ical Co llege, established in 1983, enr ols stud ent s
in a f ive-year pro gram me lead ing to a Ba chelor o f
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. The
Colleges curricular objectives include the d evelopmen t of
clinical competen ce in co mmun ity settings and ho spitals,
along with health promotion and disease prevention.
Postgradua te residency programmes in a growing number
of clinical disciplines are recognised by the Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, and several are
approved for fellowships from the Royal College in
Scotland an d England.
Graduate studies include Masters of Science degrees in
Epidemiology and Biostatistics and in Health Policy and
Mana gement, a s well as a Ph D in H ealth Sciences, the fir st
of its kind in Pa kista n.
In 2004, AKU bega n offering postgra duate progra mmes in
Kenya a nd Tan zan ia at t he Aga Kha n U niversity Ho spital in
FROM 1980 TO 2005, THE
SCHOO L OF NURSING H AS
TRAINED O VER 2000 NU RSES AND
H AS BEEN PI VOTAL IN RAISING
THEI R STATUS BO TH NATIO NALLY
AND INTERNATIONALLY.
AG A KH AN UNI VERSITY HO SPITAL
IS ON E OF TH E FEW TEACH ING
HO SPITALS IN TH E WOR LD TO
REC EIVE BO TH ISO 9001:2000
QU ALITY MANAG EMEN T SYSTEM
CERTIFIC ATION AND JOIN T
COMMISSION INTERNATIONALACC REDI TATION (JCI A).
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FORTY-FOU R PERC ENT OF TH E
U NI VERSITYS FACU LTY ARE
WOMEN, MANY IN SEN IOR PO STS.
FIFTY PERC ENT OF STU DENTS IN
THE MEDIC AL COLLEG E ARE
ALSO WOMEN.
RESEARCH FOC USES ON INFECTIOUS
DISE ASES, HEALTH-CARE DEL IVERY
SYSTEMS, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
OTHER H EALTH PROBLEMS O F
DEVELOPING COU NTRIES.
Nairobi and Aga Khan Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam. Researchat t he FHS focuses on the health need s of the populations
of the developing world, including infectious diseases,
malnutrition, reproductive health, educat ion and nursing care.
O ver 25 percent o f hea lth sciences related research papers
of Pa kista ni origin published in indexed journ als are from
Aga Khan University.
AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (AKUH)
Established in 1985 as the primary teach ing site of the FH S,
AKUH is comm itted to providing q ua lity treatment a nd th e
best options in th e region fo r diagn osis of disease an d team
man agem ent of pa tient care. These services are ba cked up
by the high est docto r-to-pat ient and nurse-to-patient ra tios
and support services.
A broad range of secondary and tertiary care is available
in the 500-bed Un iversity Ho spital to all pa tients in need .
Those who a re un able to pay for treat ment receive generous
assistance through a variety of subsidies and the Hospital
Pat ient Welfare P rogr am me. In 2000, AKU H became
the first teaching hospital in Pakistan to be completely
ISO 9001:2000 certified. The AKUH quality assurance
programme serves as a model for o ther hea l thcare
institution s in t he Aga Kh an Development Network.
AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NAIROBI
In 2005, the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, which had been
operating under the aegis of Aga Khan Health Services
(AKHS), Kenya, since 1958, formally came under the
governan ce and ma nagement of AKU. Now known as the
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, it is the premier
teaching site of AKU in East Africa, focusing on h igh qu ality
of care, research a nd po stgra duate medical education in a ll
major clin ical specialties. Acad emic funct ions will be closely
integra ted with t he clinical service.
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STU DENTS HELP DEVELOP
AFFORDABLE INTERVENTIONS SUCH
AS IMMUNI SATION SERVICES AND
PO TABLE WATER TECH NOLO GI ES.
EACH NU RSING AND MEDICAL
STUD ENT MUST DEVOTE A
PORTION OF HIS O R HER TIME IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
SUCH AS THE KATCH I ABADIS
(SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS)
OF KARACH I.
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (IED)
AKU-IED was estab lished in 1993 to improve educa tional
stand ards in primary and second ary schoo ls through school-
based training program mes. The In stitute of fers a four-year
full time Ph D programme in Educa tion , a two-year inten sive
Masters degree programme as well as the Certificate in
Education P rogramme and Advanced Diplomas in Teaching
and Educational Leadership.
I ts programmes, based on a model that emphasises
responsiveness, targets career teachers working in public
and private schools in Pakistan and other regions of the
subcontinent, Central Asia, Middle East and East Africa.
The In stitute provides training in schoo l mana gement and
leadership, especially to h eads of schools. It ha s also initiated
research, policy studies and dialogues. Beyond the Karachi
camp us, AKU -IED opera tes Pro fessiona l D evelopmen tCentres (PDC s) in G ilgit and C hitral in Pakistan a nd D ar es
Salaam in Tanzania. Several PDCs are planned fo r other parts
of P akistan , as well as East Africa and Cen tra l Asia.
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
EAST AFRICA
Plan ning is und erway for a similar institute in Eastern Africa.
It will initially offer short t ailor-made certificate co urses as
well as one-year Advanced Diploma an d two-year Masters pro-
grammes to cater to th e needs of teachers, teacher educators,
policy makers an d educa tiona l managers in Kenya, Tan zania
(including Zanzibar), U ganda and Mozambique.
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF
MUSLIM CIVILISATIONS (ISMC)
AKU-ISMC was laun ched in 2002 as an aca dem ic unit o f
AKU a imed a t furth ering t he study of th e civilisations of
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AKU S P ROFESSIONAL
DEVELO PMENT CENTRES AIM TO
H AVE A MU LTIPL IER EFFECT
THROUGH PROGRAMMES IN
TEACH ER TRAINING , SCHO OL
ADMINISTRATION AND SCH OO L
IMPRO VEMENT. B ESIDE S PAKISTAN,
PDC S H AVE BEEN REPLIC ATED I N
EAST AFRICA AND CENTRAL ASIA.
Muslims. It seeks to strengthen research an d tea ching o nthe heritage of Muslim societies in all their historic diver-
sity, as well as their mora l and ethical th ough t, structures
of governance an d public life, and artistic and creative ex-
pressions in all forms. It also seeks to crea te con texts for
the interaction of academics, traditionally trained scholars
an d o ther pro fessionals. AKU-ISMC will also seek to make
a d istinctive contribution to th e und erstan ding o f Muslim
societies an d th e emergence o f new attitudes amon g Mus-
lims and non-Muslims.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
To ma intain th e q uality of its programm es, AKU ha s forged
ties with several internationally recognised institutions for
curriculum, programme and faculty development, as well
as research . Ha rvard , McG ill an d McMaster U niversities, for
example, were instrumental in establishing the curricula
at AKU. The U niversity also collabo rates with Oxfo rd andToronto Universities and the Karolinska Institute. AKU
works closely with the G overnmen t o f P akistan an d various
international agencies in community development and
outreach efforts.
EXPANSION
In keeping with its mandate, AKU is now moving toward
becoming a genuinely international University, with the
intention of establishing a permanent presence in some
region s, such as in East Africa, an d focusing on interm ediary
capaci ty bu i ld ing in o thers . At the same t ime, the
Aga Khan University is extending the range and scope of
its academic, tra ining a nd service operat ions. In 2002, the
AKU Examination Board, a testing service based on the
national curriculum for the secondary school certificate,
was estab lished . AKU is now plann ing a major Faculty of Arts
and Sciences at a new campus on the outskirts of Karachi,
as well as a program me in huma n developmen t.
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UNI VERSI T Y OF CENT RAL ASI A (UCA)
IN 2000, HIS HIG HNESS THE
AG A KH AN SIGNED AN AG REEMENT
TO ESTABLI SH THE U NI VERSITY
OF CENTRAL ASIA WITH THE
PRESI DENTS O F TAJIKI STAN,
THE KYRGYZ REPUB LIC AND
KAZAKH STAN.
The Un iversity of Cent ra l Asia ( UC A) wa s created
on the premise tha t educat ion i s cen tra l to
development. Foun ded in 2000 by the governments
of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan and
H is H ighness the Aga Kha n, U CAs mission is to foster the
econom ic an d social development of the region in genera l
and mountain communities in particular by offering aninternationally recognised stand ard of h igher education.
Within the broader context of addressing development
issues, the Universitys ethical framework stresses the
importance of : individual rights and security; public
service and responsibility to community; and ethical and
transparent operations in government and business.
UC A is private and secular. It is the worlds first internat iona llychartered institution of higher education. The Internat ional
Treat y and Ch ar ter establishing the U niversity was signed
by the Presidents of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and
Tajikista n, lat er ra tif ied by the respective pa rliaments, and
then registered with the United Nations.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
UC A will offer th ree main a cad emic progra mmes across itsthree campuses:
The Graduate School of Development is made up of six
institutes addressing the needs of the region: Business
and Economic Development , Publ ic Administrat ion,
Rura l Development, Tourism an d Leisure, Educat ion, and
Environment a nd Natu ra l Resource Management.
The School of Arts and Sciences will offer a four-yearBachelor of Arts degree in the liberal arts and sciences.
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UC AS SCHO OL O F PROFESSIONAL
AND CONTINUI NG EDUC ATION IS
CEN TRAL ASIAS FIR ST PROVIDER
OF FORMAL, U NI VERSITY-BASED,
NON-DEGREE EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMES. COU RSES INCLUDE
VOCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL
IMPROVEMENT OPP ORTUNITIES FOR
YOU NG P EOPLE AND ADU LTS.
The programme will include requ ired found ationa l coursesemphasising critical th inking a nd interdisciplinar y study, a s
well as concentr at ions in the hum an ities, na tur al sciences,
the social sciences and management.
The School of Professional and Continuing Education
ad d r esses th e l ack o f p r o f es s i on a l an d v oca t i on a l
development opportunities in the region. Programmes
led by certified instructors are offered in economically
relevant areas, such as Enterprise Development andMana gement, In forma tion Technolog y an d New Media ,
Applied Languages, Public and Socia l Sector Management,
Voca tiona l Educat ion and Tra ining a nd P rofessiona l
Development.
Instruction for all degree programmes will be in English.
Those requir ing remed ial lang uage tra ining will receive it
prior to their matriculation. Progra mmes in th e School of
Professional and Continuing Education are taught in thena tiona l languages or Russian. Teach ing at U CA will be
student-centred and will make vigorous use of informat ion
and computer technologies.
Adm issions to UC A will be based strictly on merit an d open
to students from all parts of Central Asia. Those students
who are ad mitted and who a re in need of partial or complete
fin an cial aid will receive it in the form of loan s, scholarships,
or combinations of both.
RESEARCH
As there a re few universities which fun ction as a foca l point
for research a nd knowledge on Central Asia, UC A intend s to
serve th is role by ma king research integra l to all academic
prog ra mmes and activities. It will place specia l empha sis on
the integr ated , interdisciplinar y type of inquir y required to
add ress the challenges Cent ra l Asia faces, including n atu ra l
resource ma nagement, public adm inistrat ion, education,
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THE THREE U CA CAMPUSES
WILL SERVE A PO PU LATION O F
OVER 30 MILLIO N PEOPLE IN
THE MOU NTAINOUS REG IONS OF
CEN TRAL ASIA. THE C AMPUSES ARE
NARYN, KYRG YZ REPU BLI C (ABOVE),
KHOROG, TAJIKISTAN (BELOW) AND
TEKELI, KAZAKHSTAN.
rural development and culture. Its priorities will includepolicy-oriented, community-based research that fosters
social, econom ic and cultur al development.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
As UCA is expected to have an important social and
economic impact on the region, an outreach progr am me
is designed to man age these effects. The progra mme
will also work to attract new investment by identifyingeconomic opportunities; expanding existing regional
businesses; creating opportunities by offering access to
UC As infr astructure, knowledge a nd services; an d fostering
economic multiplier effects through business spin-offs,
tra ining and employment of the local population. It will
also provide expertise and linkages to other regional and
interna tiona l initiat ives.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMPUSES
UC A is con str ucting campu ses at Tekeli, Ka zakhsta n;
Nar yn, Kyrgyz Republic; and Khorog, Tajikista n. Each of
the th ree ca mpuses will have world-class academ ic, ath letic
an d residentia l facilities surround ed by land scaped parks,
which will create unique learning environments that are
accessible to surrounding communities. When the main
campus facilities are completed, the tota l University campus
population for the residential gradua te and undergradua te
progr am mes will be a lmost 3,000.
The Universi ty s endowment was s tar ted when the
Aga Khan made gif ts totaling US$ 15 mill ion during
the signing of the UC A treat y. Add itiona l fund ing will
be provided by individual donors, private foundations,
international corporations, international development
agencies and governments . The founding states are
providing land for the campuses, a package of f iscal
concessions and var ious oth er forms of support.
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C U L T U R E
AGA KHAN T RU ST
FOR CUL TURE ( A K T C )
FACING PAGE:AKTCS H ISTORIC
CITIES PROGRAMME RESTORED
THE B ALTIT FORT IN HU NZA,
PAKISTAN, AS PART OF AN OVERALL
STRATEGY TO REH ABIL ITATE
AND UPG RADE THE H ISTORIC
COMMUNI TY AND SURROUNDI NGSETTLEMENTS.
IN KABUL, TH E RESTORATION OF
TIMUR SHAHS MAUSOLEUM AND
BABURS GARDENS, THE OLDEST
MUGHAL PARADISE GARDEN, ARE
PART OF AKDNS COMMITMENT
TO THE RECONSTRUCTION AND
LO NG-TERM D EVELOPMENT
OF AFGH ANISTAN.
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture implements cultural
init