The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reigning in the risks that they face. The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) works closely with communities living in hazard-prone areas, particularly in remote mountain areas in the Roof of the World, to ...
"When I first came to this school...I was really confused of how to fit in because I came from a whole different place of different things." Mwanapwani Said Suleiman is amongst a diverse group of students attending the Aga Khan Academies through a full scholarship Talent Identification Programme. In this short film, she talks about how studying and living on campus at ...
"When I first came to this school...I was really confused of how to fit in because I came from a whole different place of different things." Mwanapwani Said Suleiman is amongst a diverse group of students attending the Aga Khan Academies through a full scholarship Talent Identification Programme. In this short film, she talks about how studying and living on campus at ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan University Convocation on 19 December 2013, Karachi, Pakistan. Read full speech: ...
This year's theme for World Habitat Day, Housing for All: A better Urban Future, is an opportunity to reflect on the state of housing in our towns, cities, and communities, exploring how we can build stronger, more resilient settlements. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights how fundamental our homes and neighbourhoods are to our quality of life - are our homes safe and comfortable, ...
Transcript of a conversation between His Highness the Aga Khan and Synergos Founder Peggy Dulany at the Synergos University for a Night Event, London, United Kingdom, 22 October 2012. Read full transcript: ...
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The Aga Khan Centre is a place of education, knowledge, cultural exchange and insight into Muslim civilisations. The building is the UK home for three organisations founded by His Highness Aga Khan IV, the hereditary spiritual leader of the Shi'a Ismaili Muslims. This building is designed to represent the values of openness, dialogue and respect for different viewpoints (pluralism). The architecture incorporates a ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan University Convocation, Karachi, Pakistan, 19 December 2013. Read full speech: ...
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) requested a second video from one of the Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited organisations to highlight World Patient Safety Day (17 September 2020), JCI approached the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar as Salaam. The result is a video, made at the Aga Khan Hospital, highlighting this year's theme: "Health Worker Safety - A priority for patient safety". ...
Spanning nearly two decades, the unique design partnership between Pritzker Prize winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki and the Aga Khan Development Network has resulted in a trilogy of signature buildings - The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat (Ottawa, Canada), the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto, Canada) and most recently the Aga Khan Centre (London, UK). As part of the Open House Festival 2020, Maki ...
In Conversation with Oleg Grabar consists of three videos that, together, represent one of the last recordings made with the scholar, who received the Chairman's Award of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2010 in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the field of Islamic art and architecture. In the videos, he talks with three of his former students: Renata Holod, ...
In Conversation with Oleg Grabar consists of three videos that, together, represent one of the last recordings made with the scholar, who received the Chairman's Award of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2010 in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the field of Islamic art and architecture. In the videos, he talks with three of his former students: Renata Holod, ...
In Conversation with Oleg Grabar consists of three videos that, together, represent one of the last recordings made with the scholar, who received the Chairman's Award of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2010 in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the field of Islamic art and architecture. In the videos, he talks with three of his former students: Renata Holod, ...
On 16 April 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates hosted a live 24-hour online cultural marathon symposium which saw UAE Ambassadors from countries around the world engaging with museum directors, artists, design specialists, and heads of cultural institutions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and sharing insights in relation to future trends. This ...
"We never thought this could happen to us, but it did." Families from across the United States share their harrowing experiences of surviving natural disasters including tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires. Natural disaster preparedness is key to saving lives and protecting property. ...
Don't know how to prepare for a natural disaster? Watch this short video to learn basic steps to ensure your own and your family's safety when disaster strikes. ...
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Aga Khan Education Services in Pakistan developed a Digital Learning Programme to support their students in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Royal Toledo Foundation award ceremony, Toledo, Spain, 2 March 2006 ...
Despite adolescents representing a large proportion of the population in Afghanistan, they are largely invisible as citizens, excluded from decisions that affect them and have limited access to information. They also have limited opportunities to acquire and share knowledge and to actively participate in decision-making processes. To address this gap, a consortium made up of the Aga Khan Foundation-Afghanistan, World Vision, and AEPO ...
Due to COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown measures, children around the world have been unable to go to school -- in some countries for as long as six months. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) have been at the forefront of responding to this educational crisis. By co-designing new solutions with communities, educators and learners worldwide, they ...
In rural Afghanistan, youth represent a large proportion of the population, but they are largely invisible as citizens. Subject to traditional, conservative norms that include unsupportive attitudes towards education, most girls and boys do not complete their secondary studies and are obliged to marry before the age of 18. In response to this, from May 2017 to April 2020, the Aga Khan ...
The video outlines the painstaking steps taken to restore the Shah Burj Gate in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lahore Fort, in Pakistan. The Gate, which forms part of the famous Picture Wall, was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1041 A.H. (1631-32) under the supervision of architect Abdul Karim Mamur Khan. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) began ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Philanthropy Forum, Washington DC, USA, 23 April 2009. Read full speech: ...
The Serena Group is more than a collection of hotels. This film explores how it is an engine for economic development in local communities - and has been for over the last 40 years. Serena provides employment to 4,000 East Africans and gives priority and training to over 2,000 local suppliers and companies, while engaging the local community in ways that help ...
In 2016, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) launched the School Improvement Programme (SIP) in partnership with local government. Based on AKF's global "whole-school improvement" model and AKDN's long-term experience in Pakistan, SIP seeks to improve public sector, community, and low-cost private schools in some of the most marginalised parts of northern Pakistan. ...
In 2016, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) launched the School Improvement Programme (SIP) in partnership with local government. Based on AKF's global "whole-school improvement" model and AKDN's long-term experience in Pakistan, SIP seeks to improve public sector, community, and low-cost private schools in some of the most marginalised parts of northern Pakistan. ...
In 2016, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) launched the School Improvement Programme (SIP) in partnership with local government. Based on AKF's global "whole-school improvement" model and AKDN's long-term experience in Pakistan, SIP seeks to improve public sector, community, and low-cost private schools in some of the most marginalised parts of northern Pakistan. ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the official opening of the Kampala Serena Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, 10 November 2006. Read full speech: ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Leadership and Diversity Conference, Gatineau, Canada, 19 May 2004. Read full speech: ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture ceremony, Doha, Qatar, 24 November 2010. Read full speech: ...
It is not every day that a man over 100 years of age survives COVID-19, but that is exactly what happened to Aziz Abdul Alim, a 103-year old man from Upper Chitral, the remote mountainous region of Upper Chitral in Northern Pakistan. Read more: ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Evora University Symposium, Evora, Portugal, 12 February 2006. Read full speech: ...
Told through the eyes of Dr. Nyabera, the local medical officer, we explore the upgrades to the Kenyenya hospital: the new operating theatre; renovations to the maternity wing; and training opportunities for staff. We learn about the difference these improvements will make to the hospital's staff and patients, particularly pregnant women and newborn babies. This hospital is an example of how new ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the opening of the Kabul Serena hotel. Read full speech: ...
Core to the vision and mission of the Aga Khan Academies is that students should be developed in terms of their values of giving back and contributing to the communities in which they live. This short film follows a group of students from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, who formed the group STEM for Growth (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), ...
