June 2018 - This Diamond Jubilee visit of His Highness the Aga Khan to the United Kingdom reminds us of the longstanding connections between the Ismaili Community, the institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network and the United Kingdom. ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 9 June 2018 - The First MicroFinance Bank, Afghanistan (FMFB-A) today announced the launch of Awdat, a new loan product designed for vulnerable Afghan returnees who may not be able to avail loans from local banks due to their unique risk profile and vulnerable socioeconomic condition. Six million Afghan refugees were hosted in Pakistan and Iran, making Afghanistan one ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 9 June 2018 - The Department of Emergency Management of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), formerly FOCUS Pakistan, in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) organised a six-day training session in Islamabad on Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM). The training was attended by 38 participants including government officials and community leaders from Chitral ...
Ottawa, Canada, 2 May 2018 - This evening, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, the Governor General of Canada, hosted an official dinner at Rideau Hall to mark the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan - celebrating six decades of leadership as Imam (Spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. ...
Ottawa, Canada, 2 May 2018 - This evening, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, the Governor General of Canada, hosted an official dinner at Rideau Hall to mark the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan - celebrating six decades of leadership as Imam (Spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. Guests included Princess Zahra Aga Khan, past ...
Ottawa, Canada, 1 May 2018 - His Highness the Aga Khan arrived in Ottawa today as part of an international celebration of his Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years as spiritual leader of the global Shia Ismaili Muslim community. The visit takes place at the invitation of the Government of Canada and includes an official dinner at Rideau Hall on Wednesday 2 ...
Darvoz, Tajikistan, 28 April 2018 - In collaboration with the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence (CoES) of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast Division, and the local government including the police division and fire department, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) took part in a joint emergency management drill and simulation exercise to test preparedness for natural disasters and emergency situations. ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 13 April 2018 - His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta today welcomed His Highness the Aga Khan at the State House in Nairobi. The Aga Khan is in the country at the invitation of the Government of Kenya to commemorate his Diamond Jubilee - 60 years since he assumed the role as 49th hereditary Imam of the global Shia Ismaili ...
Dushanbe and Khatlon Province, Tajikistan, 12 April 2018 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, in partnership with the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence under the Government of Tajikistan, UNHCR, other UN Agencies, government and humanitarian partners conducted a large-scale disaster simulation exercise to respond to an emergency situation related to massive influx of refugees. The simulation exercise was ...
Antananarivo, Madagascar, 12 April 2018 - The Premiere Agence de Microfinance (PAMF) launched a new digital credit and savings service in Madagascar, distributed by Orange Money via mobile phones. This partnership allows PAMF to offer Orange Money customers across Madagascar instant, digital access to PAMF's credit and savings products, helping them to quickly and easily manage unplanned expenses or save for ...
Brussels, Belgium, 11 April 2018 - President Sooronbai Jeenbekov expressed his appreciation to the Aga Khan for the effective implementation of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) initiatives in the Kyrgyz Republic, particularly in the areas of education, and specifically the University of Central Asia as well as healthcare, agriculture, small and medium sized businesses and the banking sector of the Kyrgyz ...
First Award Ceremony to be held in 2019 in Lisbon at Gulbenkian Foundation Geneva, Switzerland, 21 March 2018 - His Highness the Aga Khan announced the establishment of the Aga Khan Music Awards today. The Awards, which come with US$ 500,000 in prizes, recognise exceptional creativity, promise, and enterprise in music performance, creation, education, preservation and revitalisation in societies across the ...
Houston, USA, 18 March 2018 - Texas Governor Greg Abbott today lauded the longstanding partnership and friendship with His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and the Ismaili Muslim Community in Texas. The Governor spoke at a luncheon hosted in honour of the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee, drawing upon examples of the Aga Khan's exemplary ...
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 ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 March 2018 - The Aga Khan Award for Architecture today announced the members of the Steering Committee for the Fourteenth Award Cycle (2017 - 2019). Established in 1977, the Award is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. The Steering Committee is chaired by ...
Windsor, United Kingdom, 8 March 2018 - Her Majesty the Queen this evening hosted a dinner at Windsor Castle to mark the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan at which The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of York, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were present. The Aga Khan was accompanied ...
Ottawa, Canada, 6 March 2018 - The Global Centre for Pluralism has launched a worldwide call for submissions to the Global Pluralism Award from individuals and organisations that champion respect for diversity. Through their remarkable achievements, Award winners are contributing in innovative and high-impact ways to building societies where diversity is respected and valued. Individuals, businesses, academics, civil society and government ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 6 March 2018 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR) in Almaty. The MoU was signed under the framework of the project Fostering Disaster Resilience in Isolated Mountain Environments of Tajikistan Phase X, part of ...
Canada, 1 March 2018 - The Aga Khan Academies global network of schools and Ryerson University have established a partnership to help develop Academies students as part of the next wave of socially conscious young innovators. Ryerson is providing 12 fellowships over three years for Academies students and faculty to attend the Ryerson DMZ Sandbox Basecamp summer programme, an intensive six-week ...
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 1 March 2018 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today met with Honourable Shri C.Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra at the Raj Bhavan, as well as Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who called upon him at his ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 28 February 2018 - The Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) breaks new ground as a producer and incubator of cutting-edge artistic work with the multimedia production Qyrq Qyz (Forty Girls), whose world premiere will take place at Dartmouth College's Hopkins Center for the Arts on 1 March, 2018. Following performances at Dartmouth, Qyrq Qyz will travel to other venues ...
Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 27 February 2018 - Continuing his official visit to India, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today met with Honourable Shri E.S.L. Narisiham, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. His Highness thanked the Government ...
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 22 February 2018 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today arrived in Ahmedabad on the second stop of his 10-day official visit to the country at the invitation of the Government of India. During his visit to Ahmedabad His ...
New Delhi, India, 21 February 2018 - Sunder Nursery, a new 90-acre (36 hectare) city park in New Delhi, was officially inaugurated today by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, and His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network. Speaking at the ceremony, Vice ...
New Delhi, India, 20 February 2018 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) arrived in New Delhi today on a 10-day official visit at the invitation of the Government of India. He was received by Shri Sanjay Verma, Chief of Protocol and Shri ...
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 ...
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 Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, followed by His Highness Sheikh ...
Dubai, UAE, 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 his Diamond Jubilee visit to the United Arab Emirates. ...
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 ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 15 December 2017 - The Aga Khan University's Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME), a state-of-the-art facility for technology-based learning for health professionals, was inaugurated today by His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of AKU. ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 15 December 2017 - The Aga Khan University's Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME), a state-of-the-art facility for technology-based learning for health professionals, was inaugurated today by His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of AKU. In his inaugural address, His Highness the Aga Khan acknowledged the many contributions made towards the advancement of healthcare in the country stating ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 November 2017 - Designs for the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka (a state-of-the-art, 1200-student residential school planned for Dhaka, Bangladesh) won the award for best 'Future Education' project at the World Architecture Festival 2017, held on 15-17 November in Berlin, Germany. The award recognises the excellence of the school's design as well as the project's intention to generate positive ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 November 2017 - Designs for the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka (a state-of-the-art, 1200-student residential school planned for Dhaka, Bangladesh) won the award for best 'Future Education' project at the World Architecture Festival 2017, held on 15-17 November in Berlin, Germany. The award recognises the excellence of the school's design as well as the project's intention to generate positive ...
Ottawa, Canada, 15 November 2017 - This evening, three winners, Leyner Palacios of Colombia, Alice Nderitu of Kenya and Daniel Webb of Australia, were presented the Global Pluralism Awards 2017. They were recognised alongside seven honourable mentions for their unparalleled and sustained commitment to building more inclusive, peaceful societies. His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Global Centre for Pluralism, ...
New York City, USA, 1 November 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received the Asia Society's Lifetime Achievement Award - the Society's most esteemed - at the organisation's Game Changer Award ceremony in New York. The awards are presented annually to individuals, organisations, and movements, that have inspired, enlightened, and shown true leadership in areas that reflect Asia Society's ...
New York, USA, 18 October 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan spoke on pluralism and accepted the Champion for Global Change Award at the 2017 United Nations Global Leadership Dinner today. ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 9 October 2017 - Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan, youngest son of His Highness the Aga Khan, today arrived in Pakistan for a private visit. During his trip, Prince Aly Muhammad will visit projects of the Aga Khan Development Network to enhance his understanding of issues related to the built environment, natural hazard mitigation, health, education, culture, and rural ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 9 October 2017 - Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan, youngest son of His Highness the Aga Khan, today arrived in Pakistan for a private visit. During his trip, Prince Aly Muhammad will visit projects of the Aga Khan Development Network to enhance his understanding of issues related to the built environment, natural hazard mitigation, health, education, culture, and rural ...
Bushenyi, Uganda, 9 October 2017 --His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, was conferred with the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa by His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni during Uganda's 55th Independence Day celebration held in Bushenyi earlier today. This is the ...
Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 19 September 2017 - "UCA is an example others should emulate", said the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sapar Isakov, during his visit to the University of Central Asia's (UCA) campus in Naryn on 19 September 2017. He asked the journalists accompanying him to photograph the campus facilities and share with their readers as an example of ...
