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, ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 28 October 2011 - On October 20, 2011, over 20,000 people affiliated with AKDN institutions joined millions of other participants in the Great ShakeOut campaign, an annual earthquake drill designed to educate people and organizations on how to prepare and protect themselves at work, school and community centres during an earthquake. The AKDN operates in some of the most ...
Los Angeles, USA, 27 October 2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today received the 2011 Urban Land Institute's (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development at the ULI's Annual Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo in Los Angeles. The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize recognizes an individual, or a person representing ...
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". ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 19 October 2011 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Lions Clubs International today committed to planting 1.5 million trees in Kenya by June 2012. The United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Forests. The pledge was made at a tree planting ceremony in Nairobi City Park attended by Hon. Noah Wekesa, Minister for Forestry and ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 19 October 2011 - During the United Nations' International Year of Forests, AKDN and Lions Clubs International are teaming up to plant 1.5 million trees in Kenya (by June 2012). The pledge was made at a tree planting ceremony in Nairobi City Park attended by Hon. Noah Wekesa, Minister for Forestry and Wildlife, Lions Clubs International President Wing-Kun Tam ...
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 5 October 2011 - The Kyrgyz Küüs: Analysis, Thoughts, and Opinions, Volumes I and II (Kïrgïz küülörü: Iliktöölör, oylor, pikirler, 1-2 kitep) published by the University of Central Asia, was launched yesterday evening at Bishkek's Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. The launch brought together over 300 prominent representatives of the academic and cultural community, Government officials and Parliamentarians, ...
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 ...
Bangkok, 01 September 2011 - The restoration of Altit Fort in Hunza, in Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan province, 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. ...
26 August 2011 - The Aga Khan Foundation is supporting the "Global Compact on Learning: Taking Action on Education in Developing Countries". From the event extract: "Children and youth all around the world are facing a serious learning crisis. Beyond the 67 million children who are not attending primary school in low-income countries, there are countless children who are going through ...
Khumrogi, Vanj District, Tajikistan, 16 August 2011 - The Vanj Bridge, the fourth in a series of bridges funded by the Aga Khan Development Network, was inaugurated today by Tajikistan's President H.E. Emomali Rahmon. The bridge connects Tajikistan's Vanj District with Mohi-May Vulusvoli in Afghanistan and is expected to enhance cross-border humanitarian assistance delivery, infrastructure development, socio-economic exchange, tourism and trade ...
Tajikistan, 16 August 2011 - The Vanj Bridge, the fourth in a series of bridges funded by the Aga Khan Development Network, was inaugurated today by Tajikistan's President H.E. Emomali Rahmon. The bridge connects Tajikistan's Vanj District with Mohi-May Vulusvoli in Afghanistan and is expected to enhance cross-border humanitarian assistance delivery, infrastructure development, socio-economic exchange, tourism and trade between the two ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 9 August 2011 - Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, has mobilised members of its Disaster Assessment and Response Team (DART), to assess the damage resulting from the collapse of the Lyari Building and identify rescue and relief needs. Based on the DART's recommendations, FOCUS Pakistan immediately deployed a team of 15 ...
4 August 2011 - The University of Central Asia recently announced the establishment of the University's first research centre, the Mountain Societies Research Centre (MSRC).The official announcement was made by UCA Director General Dr Bohdan Krawchenko during the opening of an International Symposium on Pastoralism in Central Asia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities in Mountain Areas, co-hosted by UCA and the National ...
Arusha, Tanzania, 29 July 2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan met with His Excellency Ambassador Dr Richard Sezibera, the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) at the EAC Headquarters in the Arusha International Conference Centre. The two discussed how the AKDN could continue to contribute to the regionalisation of East Africa and the forthcoming campus being developed by ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 27 July 2011 - Aga Khan University's Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi was launched at a foundation stone ceremony held today in the presence of the Right Honourable Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, and His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the Aga Khan University and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development ...
Nairobi, 27 July 2011 - Aga Khan University's Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi was launched at a foundation stone ceremony held in the presence of Prime Minister Raila Odinga and His Highness the Aga Khan. The School, which will begin accepting students in 2014, is dedicated to educating media leaders - and fostering media institutions - who will ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 25 July 2011 - His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya inaugurated the Aga Khan University Hospital's Heart and Cancer Centre today, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The US$ 50 million facility brings international standards of patient care and cardiology and oncology treatment to Kenya, positioning the ...
27 June 2011 - For the first time in Kazakhstan high school students received International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) certification having successfully completed examinations on 14 May 2010. Six grade eight students from Schools #5 and #1 in Tekeli received ICDL credentials and SPCE Certificates of Achievements for the "Using Computer and Managing Files "course. In 2010 the University of Central ...
13-17 June 2011 - Faculty from the University of Ottawa (Canada), Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute delivered a training programme on teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Naryn, attended by 17 English instructors from the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) UCA, in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan. Ottawa faculty members Ms Carla Hall and Ms Bianca Sherwood ...
London, United Kingdom, 16 June 2011 - The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service's (AKPBS) innovative Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP) received the award for avoided deforestation at the 2011 Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. ...
On 3 June 2011, World Bank Managing Director Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala addressed an audience of 100 academics, students, civil servants and representatives of international organizations as part of the University of Central Asia Public Lecture Series. She spoke on the challenges of restoring economic growth in Kyrgyzstan after the crises of 2010. Dr Okonjo-Iweala discussed the possible sources of renewed growth, ...
On 30 May 2011, the University of Central Asia's School of Professional Education (UCA SPCE) officially opened its Bishkek Learning Centre. The Ceremony was attended by His Excellency Aliyasbek Alymkulov, Minister of Youth Affairs, Mrs Ulara Naruzbayeva, State Secretary of the National Agency for Local Self-Government. Guests included Mr Pradeep Sharma, acting Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme, Mr ...
30 May 2011 - For the first time, learners from Afghanistan graduated from the University of Central Asia's School of Professional and Continuing Education, Khorog. At a ceremony held at the the Khorog Theatre on 14 May 2011, 63 Afghan learners received awards together with 139 learners from Tajikistan. The 5th Graduation Ceremony learners received certificates in Accounting Technology and Certified ...
On 20 May 2011 The University of Central Asia's School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) Naryn building was officially opened by Akylbek Japarov, Member of Parliament and Head of Finance and Budget Committee together with Vice Governor of Naryn Oblast Emilbek Alymkulov. Also present were Aga Khan Development Network Representative Nurjehan Mawani and UCA Director General Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 May 2011 - The twelfth triennial cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which runs from 2011 until autumn 2013, is now open for nominations. General criteria for nomination are straightforward: "projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture". Projects are required to have been completed between 1 January ...
San Francisco, California, 26 April 2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received the 2011 University of California San Francisco Medal, the University's most prestigious award. Established in 1975, the Medal replaces the granting of honorary degrees and recognises outstanding personal contributions in areas associated with the UCSF's health science mission. Recipients of the Medal are honoured each year in ...
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 23 March 2011 - Her Excellency President Otunbaeva today officially inaugurated the new Head Office of the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB) in the presence of Prince Rahim Aga Khan -- the eldest son of His Highness the Aga Khan - the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) one of the organisations that helped ...
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 23 March 2011 - Her Excellency President Otunbaeva today officially inaugurated the new Head Office of the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB) in the presence of Prince Rahim Aga Khan -- the eldest son of His Highness the Aga Khan - the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) one of the organisations that ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 18 March 2011 - Six albums and songs from the Central Asia series produced by the Aga Khan Music Initiative and Smithsonian Folkways were selected as finalists for the 10th Independent Music Awards. In addition, the Songlines Music Awards Nominees 2011 include Rainbow - Music of Central Asia Vol 8, the collaboration featuring the Kronos Quartet, Alim and Fargana ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 22 February 2011 - A client of the First MicroFinanceBank (an institution of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance) in Pakistan, Purdum Wali, won the "Best National Micro-Entrepreneur Award Male" at the recent Citi-PPAF Micro-entrepreneurship Awards 2010 ceremony held in Islamabad. Purdum Wali, from Mastuj, Chitral, was awarded a cash prize of PKR 200,000. Another FMFB client, Sirajuddin from ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 21 January 2011 - The Musical Arts of the Pamirs, Volumes I, II, and III was launched today at the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe. Published by the University of Central Asia (UCA), the three-volume set is part of a five-volume study on folk music, oral history, and theatre traditions from the Pamir region of Tajikistan. Widely viewed as the most ...
17 December 2010 - Situated in the heart of Maputo on four hectares of lush grounds, the Polana has long been regarded one of Africa's leading hotels. Built in 1922, it was the brainchild of Lourenço Marques - a 16th century trader and explorer after whom Maputo was previously named - who wished to transform the city into a second Monte ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 16 December 2010 - Mozambique's president, His Excellency Armando Guebuza, today officially inaugurated the refurbished Polana Serena Hotel, a historic water-front landmark in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, and one of Africa's grandest colonial era hotels. His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 16 December 2010 - During his recent visit to Maputo, Mozambique, His Highness the Aga Khan toured the Aga Khan Academy's Professional Development Centre (PDC). In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, an approach to whole school improvement has been developed, including the training of teachers and head teachers aimed at improving teaching and learning in the schools in ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 15 December 2010 - Situated in the heart of Maputo on four hectares of lush grounds, the Polana has long been regarded one of Africa's leading hotels. Built in 1922, it was the brainchild of Lourenço Marques - a 16th century trader and explorer after whom Maputo was previously named - who wished to transform the city into a ...
Doha, Qatar, 24 November 2010 - The five projects selected for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced at a ceremony held at the Museum of Islamic Art today. His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the Emir of Qatar and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser joined His Highness the Aga Khan in presiding over the ceremony. ...
Doha, Qatar, 24 November 2010 - The five projects selected for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced at a ceremony held at the Museum of Islamic Art today. His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the Emir of Qatar and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser joined His Highness the Aga Khan in presiding over the ceremony. ...
Davis, California, USA, 17 November 2010 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has joined regional, state and provincial leaders and representatives of non-governmental organizations in a new sub-national effort to break the current climate negotiation impasse. Prince Hussain Aga Khan, son of His Highness the Aga Khan, signed the Charter for Regions of Climate Action (R20 Charter) yesterday, on behalf ...
