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AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

What is the AKDN?

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of international, private, non-denominational development agencies and institutions that seek to empower communities and individuals, usually in disadvantaged circumstances, to improve living conditions and opportunities.

Unless they can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink into apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.”

His Highness the Aga Khan

“There are those who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot.

About the AKDN’s Founder

Stone TownZanzibar, Tanzania

• His Highness the Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him);

• He has emphasised the view of Islam as a thinking, spiritual faith, one that teaches compassion and tolerance and that upholds the dignity of man, Allah's noblest creation;

• In recent generations, the Aga Khan’s family has followed a tradition of international service;

• Over the years the Aga Khan has received numerous decorations, honorary degrees, and awards in recognition of the various dimensions of his work

Core Theme: Education

Cross Cutting

Higher Education

Primary and Secondary

Pre-Primary

• Early childhood care and education programmes

• Manages pre-schools

• Human Development Programme

• Develops and operates

• Primary and secondary schools in rural and urban areas

• Centre of Excellence schools

• School Improvement Programmes (public, private, community)

• Professional Development Centres

• International Academic Partnership

• Institute for Educational Development

• Masters programme

• In-service teacher training

• Humanities Programme

• Policy reform

• Action research

• Curriculum development

Madrasa programmeKampala, Uganda

Sultan Mohammed Shah SchoolKarachi, Pakistan

AKU-Institute for Educational Development

Health

Cross Cutting

Higher Education

Service deliveryPrimary Care

• Community health care programmes

• Builds village-level capacity (CHNs TBAs, LHVs)

• Immunisation

• Health promotion

• Mobilisation

• Health education

• Develops and operates

• Basic health care centres in rural areas

• Secondary health care facilities

• Diagnostic centres

• Maternity homes

• Referral hospitals

• Medical education

• Nursing education

• Pre-service

• In-service

• Public health training

• Health sector reform

• Technical assistance to government systems

• Infectious diseases programmes

Lady Health VisitorKwale,Kenya

Aga Khan Hospital AKU-Faculty of Health Sciences

Rural Development

Rural savings and creditNorthern Areas, Pakistan

Farming practicesKwale, Kenya

Check-dam constructionGujarat, India

Agricultural inputsNorth Coast, Mozambique

Social mobilisationChitral, Pakistan

Bridge and irrigation channel constructionTajikistan

Housing

Construction of Professional Development Centre, Gilgit, Pakistan

Water supplyGujarat, India

SanitationZanzibar, Tanzania

NGO Enhancement

Indigenous Philanthropy

Building a knowledge base on civil society

Enabling Environment Initiative

Macro

Developing professional associations and networks

Strengthening civil society organisations

Development management education and leadership development

Micro

Economic Development

Zanzibar Serena Inn Zanzibar, Tanzania

Financial ServicesDevelopment Credit Bank, India

Fastoplast SABurkina Faso

Enterprise Support FacilityKhorog, Tajikistan

FrigokenKenya

Azito EnergieCôte d’Ivore

Architecture

Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architectureat Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Historic Cities Support ProgrammeKarimabad and Balit Project, Hunza, Pakistan

Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka Recipient of the Chairman’s Award, 2001Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 8th Cycle

PublicationAga Khan Trust for Culture

ArchNet.org

Aga Khan Award for Architecture CeremonyEgypt

Culture

Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central AsiaSilk Road Project with Yo-Yo MaSmithsonian Folklife Festival 2002

Aga Khan Museum (under development)Toronto, Canada

Institute for Studies in Muslim CivilisationsLondon, UK

Pluralism

society as are poverty alleviation and conflict prevention. In fact all three are intimately related. ... The inability of human society to recognise pluralism as a fundamental value constitutes a real handicap for its development and a serious danger for our future.”


“My conviction is that the strengthening of institutions supporting pluralism is as critical for the welfare and progress of human

AKDN’s Geographic Presence: 31 Countries in 6 Regions

Europe and North America• Bosnia-Herzegovina• Canada• France• Portugal• Russian Federation• Spain• Switzerland• United Kingdom• United States of America

West Africa• Burkina Faso• Congo• Côte d’Ivoire• Mali• Niger• Senegal

Middle East• Egypt• Iran• Syria

Eastern Africa• Kenya• Madagascar• Mauritius• Mozambique• Tanzania• Uganda

South Asia• Bangladesh• India• Pakistan

Central Asia• Afghanistan• Kazakhstan • Kyrgyz Republic• Tajikistan

AKDN’s Organisational Structure: Foundations

University of Central Asia

Aga Khan University

THE IMAMAT


Economic Development CultureSocial Development

Aga KhanFoundation

Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Aga Khan Education Services

Aga KhanHealth Services

Aga KhanPlanning and

Building Services

Aga KhanAward for

Architecture

Historic Cities Support

Programme

Educationand Culture Programme

Aga Khan Fundfor EconomicDevelopment

TourismPromotionServices

IndustrialPromotionServices

FinancialServices

AGA KHAN FOUNDATION

• Seeks to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and Eastern Africa;

• Focuses on rural development, education, health and enhancement of non-governmental organisations; and

• Has interest in cross-cutting issues of gender and human resource development.

• Founded in 1967. Has branches and independent affiliates in 14 countries.

Village OrganisationSost, Northern Areas, Pakistan

AGA KHAN TRUST FOR CULTURE

• Focuses on culture as a means to enhance the physical, social and economic revitalisation of communities in the Islamic world; and

• Aims to recognise excellence in architecture, conservation and creative re-use of historic buildings and public spaces and strengthen education of architectural practice.

• In addition to the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Museum Unit, conducts the Historic Cities Support Programme and Education and Culture Programme.

Al-Azhar Park Project and Conservation and Rehabilitation of Darb al-Ahzar,Cairo, Egypt

Universities


Aga Khan University

THE IMAMAT



Aga KhanFoundation





Building Services

Aga KhanAward for

Architecture


Programme





FinancialServices

• Aims to promote human welfare by disseminating knowledge and by providing instruction, training, research and services;

• Comprises the Faculty of Health Sciences (Medical College, School of Nursing, University Hospital), Institute for Educational Development, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. Under development are the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Institute for Human Development;

• Maintains relationships with leading international universities; and

• Has campuses in Pakistan, East Africa and UK. Established in 1983. Has over 3,500 alumni.

Faculty of Health Sciences campusKarachi, Pakistan

AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY

• World’s first university dedicated to education and research in mountain regions and societies;

• Founded by treaty between Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan and Ismaili Imamat

• Located on three campuses Khorog, Tajikistan; Tekeli, Kazakhstan; and Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic;

• Will offer programmes in Mountain Development, Liberal Arts and Continuing Education and Training; and

• Will use state-of the-art distance learning technology and English as medium of instruction.

Campus locationKhorog, Tajikistan

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA

Private, not-for-profit social service delivery agencies


Aga Khan University

THE IMAMAT



Aga KhanFoundation





Building Services

Aga KhanAward for

Architecture


Programme





FinancialServices


• Operates over 300 schools across Eastern Africa, South and Central Asia, from pre-school to higher secondary levels.

• Enrols 55,000 students and employs 3,500 staff;

• Aims to diminish the many obstacles to educational access, quality and achievement; and

• Emphasis on excellence in educational practice and management, child-centred learning, female education, ethics and school-based teacher training.

Aga Khan SchoolKarachi, Pakistan

Aga Khan HospitalDar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Aga Khan Health Services

• Operates 320 medical facilities in Eastern Africa, South and Central Asia, comprising primary health care centres in rural areas, dispensaries, diagnostic centres, maternity homes and referral hospitals;

• Provides technical support in the management of government health systems; and

• Cares for 1 million people annually and employs 3,900 staff.

• Major initiatives include assisting communities in manage their health, providing care in modern, efficient and cost-effective facilities and educating health professionals.

Water and Sanitation activitiesSangodra, India

Aga Khan Planning and Building Services

• Improves the built environment through design and construction, village planning, natural hazard mitigation, environmental sanitation and improved water supply systems;

• Provides material and technical assistance and construction management services for rural and urban areas; and

• Develops appropriate, low-cost ‘technologies’ for the built environment.

For-profit venture capital development agency


Aga Khan University

THE IMAMAT



Aga KhanFoundation





Building Services

Aga KhanAward for

Architecture


Programme





FinancialServices

• Strengthens the private sector in developing countries by promoting entrepreneurial activity and supporting private sector initiatives;

• Catalyses investment in developing or transitional economies;

• Constructs or rehabilitates infrastructure and builds economically viable enterprises;

• Operates over 100 companies in the hotel, banking, insurance, microfinance, property development, telecommunications, agro-processing, power, printing and textile industries; and

• Employs over 15,000 staff.

Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development

Sewing factoryEnterprise Support FacilityKhorog, Tajikistan

Defining characteristics: Grounded in Ethics

Inclusiveness

Education and Research

Compassion and Sharing

Self-reliance

Respect for life and healthcare

Sound mind

Sustainable environment

Governance

Works in difficult, often marginalised places

Post-conflictAfghanistan

Resource-poorSyria

Harsh climate and terrainTajikistan

Takes a long-term perspective

1989

1990

1999

Rural developmentGujarat, India

• Engages for the long term to ensure sustainability - in some areas for over 30 years;

• Moves communities from poverty to self-reliance;

• Has its own funding sources, reducing the impact of ‘peaks and valleys’ in donor funding; and

• Builds lasting institutions.

Protocols

His Highness with President Karzai, 2002Afghanistan

• Has agreements and protocols with over 20 countries and international bodies;

• Provides AKDN with• Fiscal privileges

• Ability to bring in world-class expertise

• Sustained relationships with host governments; and

• Demonstrates AKDN’s long-term commitment.

Area development approach

EXAMPLE: Northern Pakistan

AKU: PDC Gilgit

AKPBS: Water supply

AKF: Agriculture AKHS: Lady Health Visitor AKTC: Ganesh restoration

AKES: Sultanabad school

AKFED: Micro-credit

cannot be contemplated exclusively in economic terms, but rather as an integrated programme that encompasses social and cultural dimensions”


“Development is sustainable only if the beneficiaries become, in a gradual manner, the masters of the process. This means that initiatives

Broad range of capabilities

EUPEK School Improvement ProgrammeKampala, Uganda

• Privileged relationships with a broad range of partners

• Governments – policy dialogue• Donor agencies – funding and expertise• Technical experts – world-leading expertise • Field-level NGOs – operational experience• Communities – ownership;

• Scale (all numbers are for 2002)• Annual expenditure: US $825 million• Not-for-profit expenditure: US $235 million• Number of employees: 28,200;

• Developed deep expertise in specific fields• For example in high-mountain and coastal area development;

• Efficiency and effectiveness• Innovation• Systematic, cross-sector and cross-geography learning• Relentless focus on quality, evaluation and impact

assessment; and

• Can draw on a diverse set of institutions - to tackle a range of development challenges.

Grounded in a constituency

Partnership WalkHouston, USA

• Draws from the presence, locally and globally of the Ismaili community:

• Extensive voluntary support

• Leadership and governance

• Institutional infrastructure

• Local knowledge and access

• Financial support.

Key drivers

• Field-driven• Over 99 percent of AKDN’s staff is in the field;

• Community-based• Mobilises and engages communities to identify,

prioritise and implement development projects;

• Creates opportunities and not dependence• Provides an environment as well as support, for

communities to take control of their development; and

• Facilitates a slip-stream of investment• Pioneers development models that others can use

• Invests seed ‘development’ capital that is leveraged by other investments

• Leads work in ‘hard-to-reach’ areas, allowing others to join in the development process.

Community group constructing pre-school facilityZanzibar, Tanzania

Impact: Improved economic indicators…

AKRSP programme areaPassu, Northern Areas, Pakistan

1987

2000

“While the AKRSP (Aga Khan Rural Support Programme) is at the top end of a range of global and local comparators for operating costs per household, the estimated economic rate of return of at least 16 percent – probably closer to 25 to 30 percent if all benefits could be quantified and attributed – suggests the investment choices have been sound and the program has been highly efficient”

World Bank Operations and Evaluation Department, 2002

…and social indicators

Community health centreGujarat, India

Health case study: Gujarat Health Systems Development Programme

Indicator 1998 2002

Immunisation 49% 74%

Post-natal check-up 13% 57%

Antenatal registration 36% 70%

Incidence of anemia 46% 21%

Built local capacity and infrastructure

Bridge linking Afghanistan and Tajikistan, 2002Shugnan, Badakshan

• Strengthens local capacity through training, staff development, and replacing expatriate staff with locals;

• Strengthens existing and builds new local institutions;

• Enhances government capacity; and

• Creates infrastructure, for example:• Schools and hospitals

• Banks

• Roads, bridges and dams

• Power plants.

Policy reform

Health sectorGorno-Badakshan, Tajikistan

• Education – contributed to setting national policies and curricula in early childhood education, in Pakistan and East Africa

• Health – reformed the pharmaceutical regime in Gorno-Badakshan, Tajikistan

• NGO Enhancement – enacted legislation for private sector tax incentives, to enhance social sector giving – Pakistan, Kenya and Tanzania

• Rural development – policy changes in forestry and irrigation to enable sustainable development – India

Setting new standards

Nursing profession in PakistanAKU-School of Nursing

Setting standards in corporate citizenship, quality service and progressive employment practices.Nairobi Serena Hotel

Centre of Excellence schoolMombasa, Kenya

this region is the need to attack its true roots. These lie not in religion or in corruption, but rather in deprivation, poverty, exclusion and lack of opportunity – and therefore hope. ... We firmly believe that the disadvantaged amongst us must be able to build a sound and secure future with dignity and pride – and not merely to survive.”


“Poverty is a problem whose import is ignored at great peril. Perhaps, the greatest lesson of the tragedy of conflict that has recently engulfed

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