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Toronto, Canada, 7 December 2016 - The University of Toronto (UofT) and the University of Central Asia (UCA) signed a memorandum of understanding to build linkages through curriculum and faculty development, faculty and student mobility and joint research collaborations. The first initiative under this agreement foresees UofT's Computer Science Department develop UCA's undergraduate Computer Science curriculum to be delivered at its ...

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Bamako, Mali, le 24 novembre 2016 - Alors que les Jeudis Musicaux fêtent leur onzième année d'existence, l'Initiative Aga Khan pour la musique poursuit et développe son partenariat avec le Musée National du Mali. Jeudi 24 novembre à 17h00, Bassekou Kouyaté et son ensemble Garana Roots donneront le coup d'envoi à la nouvelle formule des Jeudis Musicaux sur la scène du ...

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Al-Ain, UAE, 6 November 2016 - The recipients of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were honoured at a ceremony at the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates on Sunday, 6 November 2016. The six winners of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced on 3 October at a press conference held in the United Arab ...

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Al Ain, UAE, 6 November 2016 - The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were celebrated in a glittering tribute at the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, UAE, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, Chairman of the ...

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Kyrgyz Republic, 17-20 October 2016 - During a four day visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, His Highness the Aga Khan, accompanied by members of his family, presided over the inauguration of the Naryn Campus of the University of Central Asia. His Excellency Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic also presented the Aga Khan with the Order of Danaker, the highest ...

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Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 19 October 2016 - As part of AKDN's broader commitment to the Naryn area, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture rehabilitated the Seitaaly Jakypov Park, creating space for leisure, play and exercise. On 19 October 2016, Naryn Governor Amanbay Kayipov joined Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov and His Highness the Aga Khan to officially open the rehabilitate park. ...

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Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 19 October 2016 - Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the Naryn campus of the University of Central Asia in a ceremony held under the patronage of His Excellency President Almazbek Atambayev. ...

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Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 18 October 2016 - On the first day of an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, His Highness the Aga Khan was presented the Order of Danaker by His Excellency Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic. The order is the country's highest recognition given to a foreign citizen for contributions to the strengthening of peace, friendship and ...

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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 ...

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Kabul, Afghanistan, 7 October 2016 - Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network donated 125 tents and 100 Non Food Item packages to the Governor of Takhar to support 750 Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Kunduz. The Governor of Takhar, Mohammad Yasin Zia, expressed his gratitude to Focus Humanitarian Assistance and other NGOs who are helping ...

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Brussels, Belgium, 5 October 2016 - His Highness the Aga Khan confirmed today that the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) would continue its long-standing commitment to Afghanistan by making new investments in education, health, poverty alleviation, energy and cultural heritage. He made these remarks at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan co-hosted by the European Union and the government of Afghanistan. President ...

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Brussels, Belgium, 5 October 2016 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the conservation and rehabilitation of Kabul's key historic areas was signed today on the sidelines of the Conference on Afghanistan in Brussels. The agreement between the government of Afghanistan, represented by the Ministry of Urban Development, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) - an agency of the ...

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Brussels, Belgium, 5 October 2016 - His Highness the Aga Khan has delivered a statement at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan today. ...

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Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3 October 2016 - The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The venue for the winners' ceremony, the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, was also announced by His Excellency Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive ...

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AbuDhabi,UAE,3 October 2016 - The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The venue for the winners' ceremony, the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, was also announced by His Excellency Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive Council of Abu ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 30 September 2016 - Hilal Hemed Hilal had an impressive performance at the Aquatics Stadium during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Competing in the 50m freestyle, Hilal broke a new national record for Tanzania, winning the heat in 23.70 seconds. The Tanzania Swimming Association (TSA) has paid tribute to him for an outstanding performance at the Olympic Games ...

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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 ...

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Kampala, Uganda, 27 September 2016 - Students from the Aga Khan High School Kampala's debate team will participate in the Tournament of Champions to be held at Yale University in the United States this November. The 10 students, aged 11-17 years, triumphed at the World Scholars Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand this past June. They were selected from the participant group ...

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Gouvieux, France, 27 September 2016 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Rémy Rioux, Director-General of the French Development Agency (AFD), today presided over the signing of a loan agreement for US$25 million to finance the construction of the Aga Khan Academy Maputo. The agreement will expand provision of high quality education to ...

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Lahore, Pakistan, 9 September 2016 - The Conservation of the 17th Century Shahi Hammam in the Walled City of Lahore has received the Award of Merit in this year's UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, announced in Bangkok on 1st September 2016. The Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCSP), with financial support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy (RNE) and facilitation ...

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Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, 6 September 2016 - Representing His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Rahim Aga Khan attended the official opening of the Second World Nomad Games, 2016, at the invitation of H.E. President Almazbek Atambayev. He was amongst 30 other Heads of Delegations, which included Heads of Republics, Ministers and other high level dignitaries. With more than 1,000 performers and an ...

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Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic - The University of Central Asia (UCA) is a regional, fully residential, internationally chartered university devoting considerable resources to mountain-based research. It is a secular, private and not-for-profit university founded by the Governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The pioneering class of undergraduates began their educational journey at the first ...

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Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 5 September 2016 - Undergraduate classes at the University of Central Asia's (UCA) Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic campus commenced on 5 September 2016. The 71 students admitted through a competitive, transparent and merit-based admissions process come from Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Welcoming the students, Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, Executive Chairman, UCA Board Executive Committee and Diplomatic Representative ...

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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 ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 23 August 2016 - Tanzania's Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Honourable Madam Ummy Ally Mwalimu, and Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Chair of the Aga Khan Health Services Board Executive Committee, officially launched Phase 2 construction of the Aga Khan Hospital today. The Hospital is at the centre of a healthcare system under the ...

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Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 29 July 2016 - Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, and the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan have signed an agreement to implement Phase II of a 36-month project that will directly and indirectly enhance community disaster preparedness levels of approximately 50,000 people in Tajikistan. The project, "Creating Opportunities in a Safe Environment ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 24 July 2016 - In a ceremony attended by the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health, the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam was awarded Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, the gold standard in hospital accreditation. The Hospital is the first hospital in Tanzania to achieve JCI accreditation. The accreditation means that the Aga ...

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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. ...

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Bamyan, Afghanistan, 23 July 2016 - Today, 45 women trained by the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) graduated from the two-year Community Midwifery Education (CME) programme in Bamyan. The training of these 45 Community Midwives, in two separate batches, was supported by the Ministry of Public Health SEHAT project and the governments of Canada and France, respectively. The 45 women that ...

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London, United Kingdom, 14 July 2016 - "Classical Masters of Azerbaijan and Tajikistan," the second concert in a three-part series at London's prestigious Wigmore Hall entitled "The Other Classical Musics" was held today. The concert, which was co-produced by the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI), brought together Tajik stringed instrument virtuoso Sirojiddin Juraev with the legendary Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov, his ...

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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 ...

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Central Asia, 5 July 2016 - UCA will complete Phase I of its main campus construction in Kyrgyzstan in 2016, when UCA will enroll its first class of undergraduate students at the residential campus. The campus includes a three-story academic building, housing a library, classrooms, laboratories, a dining hall and faculty housing, and two dormitory buildings. Previously constructed international standard sports ...

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Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 June 2016 - Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) has delivered vital food supplies provided by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to 327 households, or 1,547 individuals in the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan, who have suffered severe food shortages during recent months. Villagers in the districts of Big and Small Pamirs, located in Afghanistan's remote Badakhshan province received ...

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Geneva, Switzerland, 20 June 2016 - Syrian saxophonist and composer Basel Rajoub and his Soriana Project are the featured performers for the 2016 commemoration of World Refugee Day at the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva today. First marked in 2001, World Refugee Day is observed each year on 20 June to commemorate the "strength, courage, and perseverance of millions of refugees," according ...

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London, United Kingdom, 28 May 2016 - A senior delegation from the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic today concluded a four day visit to the United Kingdom focused on multi-dimensional aspects of secular and religious education. Headed by Mr. Orozbek Moldaliev, Director of the State Commission on Religious Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCRA), the nine member delegation comprised the Deputy ...

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Khorog, Tajikistan, 27 May 2016 - Nearly 3,000 people in Deshor and Wiriz, Afghanistan now have access to clean, cheap, renewable energy for the first time in their history. The villages were connected to the grid as part of the Cross-Border Energy in Shugnan District project, funded with a $1 million grant from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ...

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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 ...

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Contribution of education institutions on health also highlighted Gilgit, Pakistan, 24 May 2016 - In its push to provide health care in large underserved areas of Pakistan, and to complement the Government's efforts to attain the Sustainable Development Goals in health, an Aga Khan Medical Centre was inaugurated today by Princess Zahra Aga Khan and Prince Rahim Aga Khan. The 50-bed ...

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Mombasa, Kenya, 21 May 2016 - The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa celebrated its 10th graduating class at a ceremony held earlier today at the Academy. The First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, was the keynote speaker who addressed the 68 members of the Class of 2016, congratulating them and saying she was "truly amazed at the ...

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Toronto, Canada, 16-21 May 2016 - His Highness the Aga Khan spent 5 days in Canada during which he met with various government leaders, including The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. The Aga Khan also met with the Boards of the Global Centre for Pluralim and the Aga Khan Museum and delivered the introductory remarks at the Global ...

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