Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, 3 August 2018 - On 17 July, Badswat and Bilhanz villages in Immit Valley of Ghizer District in Gilgit-Baltistan were hit by a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), which led to the formation of an artificial lake. As a result, over 40 houses were damaged and road access for around 10 villages was blocked from the rest of the ...
Toronto, Canada, 11 July 2018 - To mark His Highness the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations taking place in Lisbon, the Aga Khan Museum has loaned a special exhibition of 17 artifacts to Portugal's Assembly of the Republic. The exhibition is titled Ideals of Leadership: Masterpieces from the Aga Khan Museum Collections and includes captivating folios and colourful ceramics as well ...
Gujarat, India, 16 March 2018 - In collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority under the Government of India, the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority, and district-level partners in Surendranagar, Rajkot and Gandhinagar, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat undertook a large-scale disaster simulation exercise to respond to an emergency situation related to earthquakes. The simulation exercise tested the Government and ...
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 24 January 2018 - On the third day of his Diamond Jubilee visit to the United Arab Emirates, His Highness the Aga Khan travelled to Abu Dhabi where he met with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The meeting was also attended ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 January 2018- The Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received His Highness the Aga Khan today at the Zabeel Palace on the occasion of the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee visit to the United Arab Emirates. The meeting was an opportunity for both parties to discuss increased ...
Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 21 August 2017 - As part of the on-going collaboration between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) to improve the quality of life in Naryn Oblast, the University of Central Asia (UCA) hosted the International Investment Forum "Naryn - A Transnational Economic Hub on the Great Silk Road". More than 100 ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 17 August 2017 - Two students from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School in Karachi emerged first and second in Pakistan in the Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) Higher Secondary School Certificate examination, while a student from the Aga Khan School in Garden, emerged third in the AKU-EB Secondary School Certificate examination. Mariam Sajjad emerged first in all of ...
Manchester, United Kingdom, 30 June 2017 - The Aga Khan Education Services Early Learning Centre (AKELC) in Dubai was a runner up in two key categories at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Conference and Awards Ceremony in Manchester, England. AKELC teacher Fazilat Notta was runner up for the "Best Practitioner of the Year" award, while Aga Khan Early Learning Centre ...
Moscow, Russia, 20 April 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and chairman and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today met His Excellency Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss areas of cooperation and mutual interest. ...
Oxford, United Kingdom, 16 January 2017 - How can we educate young students to help them better develop open-mindedness, intercultural understanding and comfort with plurality and complexity in a global context? The Aga Khan Foundation has launched a new research programme with the University of Oxford entitled, Re-examining the Meaning of Learning in an Uncertain World. The partnership begins on 17 ...
Paris, France - On 13 October 2016, the President of the Republic of Madagascar, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, met with His Highness the Aga Khan to discuss development in Madagascar, where the Aga Khan Development Network operates a number of programmes. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has been implementing a rural development programme in all seven districts of north-western Madagascar's Sofia Region since ...
Dubai, U.A.E, 28 September 2016 - The Aga Khan Early Learning Centre is proud to achieve the UK National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Level 3 accreditation. This award is the highest award given by the NDNA and the Aga Khan Early Learning Centre is the first and only nursery to achieve this level of certification in the UAE. The accreditation recognizes ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 26 August 2016 - The fabled 19th Century Stor Palace (also known as the Qasre Storay) has been restored to its former grandeur by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) in collaboration with the governments of Afghanistan and India. The conservation project, which employed more than 300 Afghan craftsmen and laborers and generated 282,000 man/days of employment, was ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 23 July 2016 - Judith D'Souza, who was working for the Aga Khan Foundation when she was abducted in Kabul on 9 June, has been released. Her release was confirmed by the Indian government earlier today. The Foundation is deeply grateful to the Afghan authorities and the Indian government for their sustained efforts to secure Ms. D'Souza's release. Ms. ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 7 July 2016 - The French Medical Institute for Children, Afghanistan's leading children's hospital, is managed by the Aga Khan University. It was established in a four way partnership between the Government of Afghanistan, the Government of France, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the French NGO, La Chaîne de l'Espoir. The hospital's eHealth programme, which brings expertise ...
Mombasa, Kenya, 27 May 2016 - In a partnership with the University of British Columbia (UBC), the Aga Khan Academy will help prepare young Kenyan teachers to teach the International Baccalaureate and contribute more widely to the improvement of education in Kenya. Top graduates in the field of education from Kenyan universities will be recruited for 18-month internships at the Academy ...
Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 10 April 2015 - Eighteen months after the inauguration of the Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, India, His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, reviewed the progress of the school. The Aga Khan toured the campus including the Athletics Centre, the Junior and Senior Schools, and the student residences. In its ...
Mombasa, Kenya, 14 November 2014 - The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa has been selected by the Microsoft Corporation to be a Showcase School. This elite status is given to only 150 schools across 75 countries worldwide and the Academy is the only school in Eastern Africa and one of two schools in Sub Saharan Africa to be selected. The Academy was ...
Ahmedabad, 13 May 2014 - The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) in India was honored with the JSW - The Times of India, EARTH CARE AWARDS 2014 under the category of "Community based mitigation and adaptation to climate change". The honor recognises the efforts of AKRSP (India), through the SCALE project, to help villagers in the tribal districts of Bharuch, ...
Kabul, 5 May 2014 - In the wake of a disastrous mudslide in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) was working closely with the government and other organisations in providing urgent relief supplies, including tents for shelter, food items, and emergency medical care. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families that have been affected by this terrible ...
Bamako, Mali, 5 May 2014 - The Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) is launching a new partnership with the National Museum of Mali, aiming to re-establish the "Jeudis Musicaux", a weekly concert programme at the National Museum, located in the National Park of Mali. The collaboration ensures that live concerts featuring musical expressions from Mali's rich and diverse artistic traditions are ...
Paris, 26 March 2014 -- An exhibition entitled "5 Projets pour un monde responsable" ("Five Projects for a Sustainable World") was inaugurated today. The Exhibition, which focuses on the 2013 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, will be on display at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, in the Palais de Chaillot (Trocadéro), Paris, from 26 March until ...
Six winners of the 'Change the World Around You!' social entrepreneurship competition received up to $2,500 each to implement innovative projects in their communities across the Kyrgyz Republic. The winners received their awards at a ceremony at the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Bishkek on 17 January 2014. The winning projects include a fitness centre for the elderly with diabetes ...
On Thursday 17 October 2013, millions of people around the world will be participating in The Great ShakeOut, an annual drill that teaches people around the world how to protect themselves in the event of an earthquake. Having originated in California in 2008, ShakeOut has since spread globally and gained significant momentum, with millions of people participating from British Columbia, to ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 23 August 2013 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is relieved to announce the release of two staff members of the Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan, who had been abducted by unidentified gunmen in Bamyan, Afghanistan on 20 August. The two individuals are unharmed. The AKDN would like to thank the authorities in Afghanistan and the British government for ...
29 May 2013 - A 2013 update for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture app is now available for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch from the iTunes app store. If you have the app installed, you will be prompted to install the update. Both the app and the update are free. To find the app, simply search for "aga khan" or ...
Lisbon, 2 April 2013 - As part of a week-long programmes celebrating Nowruz, musicians from the Silk Route performing with the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) presented a specially curated concert programme in the Senate Room of the Portuguese Parliament. Nowruz marks the beginning of Spring, which is a cherished holiday in the Silk Route region. A second concert was performed ...
Delhi, India, 11 February 2013 - As part of a major Urban Renewal project in the Humayun's Tomb-Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti area of Delhi, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) is hosting the Jashne Khusrau festival with the support of the Ford Foundation from 15 February onwards.The urban renewal initiative links conservation of the built heritage with programmes to improve the ...
11 February 2013 - The AKDN Quality of Life Assessment Programme brochure encompasses the programme's core concepts, methodology, the assessment framework, domains and indicators and key principles. The overall goal of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is the improvement of Quality of Life (QoL) in the areas where its member institutions work. AKDN's vision and strategies encompass an improvement in ...
29 June 2012 What Is IATI? IATI aims to increase the accountability and transparency of those who receive money for aid and international development by showing how and where it is spent. This will be done by publishing information on the IATI website and announcing this on organisational websites. What does this mean for Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) (AKF(UK))? The ...
16-18 May 2012 at University of London's Senate House (The conference, which is open to the public, will conclude with a concert of Central Asian music at SOAS's Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre on 18 May 2012 at 7.30 pm) London, UK, 16 May 2012 - The Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) and the University of London's School of Oriental and African ...
16 March 2012 The Bamyan Ecotourism Programme, supported by Afghanistan's Ministry of Information and Culture, the Bamyan provincial government, the Aga Khan Development Network and New Zealand's Aid Programme, is therefore developing sustainable tourism in Bamyan to help preserve and develop the history and culture of the region, to provide employment and to give local people the ability to improve their ...
19 January 2012 - The Aga Khan Award for Architecture app is now available for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch from the iTunes app store. It is free. To find it, simply search for "aga khan" or "architecture prize" in the iTunes search box or visit the iTunes store. The application contains detailed documentation, including photos, videos, drawings and descriptions, of ...
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 19 January 2012 --The Kyrgyz Republic's Ministry of Education and Science, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Aga Khan Foundation signed an agreement this morning to reprint 90,500 copies of dual-language children's books aimed at promoting peace, tolerance and respect for diversity among primary school children. The books will be distributed to all 2,204 ...
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 12 January 2012 - The Aga Khan Planning and Building Services' (AKPBS) Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP) is one the finalists of the 2012 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The prize, which will be announced later this month, recognizes and rewards outstanding work in renewable energy and sustainability. A prize of US$ 1.5 million will be awarded to ...
Delhi, India, 22 November 2011 -- Humayun's Tomb, one of India's 26 World Heritage Sites, is visited by over 300,000 school children every year. But until recently, they did not have a child-friendly guide book to the site. With the launch of "Let's Explore Humayun's Tomb", that is set to change. The guidebook, authored by Dr Narayani Gupta and illustrated by ...
Penang and Kuala Lumpur, 29 October 2011 - Five Malaysian recipients of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and the Award's Director, Mr. Farrokh Derakhshani, participated in a one-day seminar on architecture held in Penang on 29 October 2011. The Malaysian recipients--Dr. Ken Yeang, Professor Ar. Jimmy Lim, Kamil Merican, Ar. William Khoo and Hamdan Abdul Majeed--all spoke at the seminar, ...
25 October 2011 - "The Arts of Darb al Ahmar", a catalogue showcasing the unique arts of Egyptian craftspeople who work in the district of Darb al-Ahmar, at the heart of Historic Cairo, is now available. The designers and producers featured in the catalogue received support from the First MicroFinance Foundation in Egypt, either through loans or business support services. The ...
Dushanbe, 22 October 2011 - Speaking at a meeting called the "Town Hall with Women, Youth, and Civil Society", U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton thanked the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for arranging for the use of the Ismaili Centre for the forum and remarked that the Network was "working so hard to create opportunities for the Tajik people". ...
Bangkok, Thailand, 1 September 2011 - The restoration of Altit Fort in Pakistan, an Aga Khan Trust for Culture project undertaken by the Aga Khan Cultural Service, has received an Award of Distinction at the 2011 UNESCO Asian-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Conservation works for the 900-year-old Altit Fort focused on mending structural defects, stabilising and repairing existing walls, replacing ...
