Mombasa, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - The Aga Khan Foundation today marked the 25th anniversary of the Madrasa Early Childhood Development Programme in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Chief Guest Kenya's Minister for Science and Technology, Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa. The Madrasa Programme was launched a quarter ...
Mombasa, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - Kenya's Education Minister, Professor George Saitoti, today laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Residential Campus at the Aga Khan Academy in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The residential campus will transform the Academy from a high quality day school attended by Mombasa-area ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was awarded Kenya's highest medal of honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, (C.G.H.) by the President of the country, His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki. Bestowing the award during a state banquet held in honour of the ...
Mombasa, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - The Aga Khan Foundation today marked the 25th anniversary of the Madrasa Early Childhood Development Programme in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Chief Guest Kenya's Minister for Science and Technology, Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa. ...
Mombasa, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - Kenya's Education Minister, Professor George Saitoti, today laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Residential Campus at the Aga Khan Academy in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The residential campus will transform the Academy from a high quality day school attended by Mombasa-area ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 13 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, accompanied by Professor George Saitoti, Kenyan Minister for Education, today inaugurated the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Aga Khan University (AKU-FHS) - East Africa's first premier private medical school. ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 13 August 2007 - His Highness The Aga Khan Meets with His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki at State House, Nairobi, Kenya. ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 13 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, accompanied by Professor George Saitoti, Kenyan Minister for Education, today inaugurated the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Aga Khan University (AKU-FHS) - East Africa's first premier private medical school. The US $250 million health sciences campus to be established in Nairobi, aims to ...
12 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan arrives in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Sunday, 12 August, on the first leg of a 12-day official visit to the East Africa region, at the invitation of the Governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. During the trip the Aga Khan will meet with members of the Ismaili Community and top ranking government ...
Cairo, Egypt, 17 July 2007 - Cairo's Governor, H.E. Dr. Abdel Azim Wazir, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's General Manager, Mr. Luis Monreal, today signed an historic Public-Private Partnership (PPP) linking Al-Azhar Park, a future "Urban Plaza" project at the northern end of the Park, and ongoing work by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Darb al-Ahmar. The ...
Delhi, India, 11 July 2007 - An agreement on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the revitalisation of the Nizamuddin district of India's capital was signed today. To be carried out by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Aga Khan Foundation in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India, the Central Public Works Department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, ...
Lahore, Pakistan, 2 July 2007 - The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) joined the Government of the Punjab and the World Bank today in support of a project for the regeneration, renewal, and conservation of Lahore's Walled City. "This remarkable project should be seen as a catalyst for overall development. In our experience, projects like this one have had a ...
Paris, France, 15 June 2007 - ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 6 June 2007 - Afghan government officials, private sector figures, civil society leaders and donor community representatives have agreed on a series of actions designed to create a favourable climate for Afghanistan's struggling private sector. In a series of discussions during a two-day meeting in Kabul, dubbed the Enabling Environment Conference, numerous participants praised Afghanistan's effort in drafting business-friendly ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 4-6 June 2007 - Over 300 government officials, entrepreneurs and civil society leaders from around the world have registered to take part in the conference. The Aga Khan called for government, civil society, and the business community to better coordinate their efforts in fostering the development of the country's private sector. Photographs of 4 June 2007. Photos may be ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 4 June 2007 - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia and His Highness the Aga Khan, speaking on the "Enabling Environment Conference, called today (Monday) for the private sector to play a greater role in Afghanistan's development. The Aga Khan called for government, civil society, and the business community to better coordinate their ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 17 April 2007 - A model for re-building lives, environments and livelihoods after the devastating South Asian earthquake in 2005 was profiled by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) at the just concluded first stakeholders' forum of the Business Partnership for Sustainable Urbanization organized by UN-HABITAT. Official figures suggest that 75,000 people lost their lives in the quake that ...
Parma, Italy, 30 March 2007 - Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Teatro Regio di Parma and Parma Capitale della Musica Present Five Concerts of Traditional Central Asian Music and an Exhibition of Masterpieces of Art from the Aga Khan Museum Collections. ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 15 March 2007 - Microfinance banks of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) have received top financial transparency awards from the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP). The First MicroFinanceBank of Pakistan and the First MicroFinanceBank of Afghanistan, both AKAM institutions, have received the top award for achieving the highest standards of financial disclosure. The Award criteria ...
Arusha, Tanzania, 10-12 March 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan Attends International Investors' Round Table (IIRT) in Arusha, Tanzania. ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9 March 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan visits Malaysia. ...
Brussels, Belgium, 23 January 2007 - President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission and His Highness the Aga Khan, Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today signed a Joint Declaration that aims to broaden the scope of their collaboration on development endeavours, strengthening civil society institutions, promoting governance and social inclusion, in countries of Central, South ...
Brussels, Belgium, 23 January 2007 - President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission and His Highness the Aga Khan, Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today signed a Joint Declaration that aims to broaden the scope of their collaboration on development endeavours, strengthening civil society institutions, promoting governance and social inclusion, in countries of Central, South ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 13-14 November 2006 - During his recent visit to Kenya, His Highness the Aga Khan visited the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, where he reviewed critical issues and discussed the next phase of the hospital's development. ...
Kampala, Uganda, 10 November 2006 - His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni today officially inaugurated the Kampala Serena Hotel in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The opening of the five-star hotel, previously the Nile Hotel, is a milestone for Uganda's service and tourism industry. The Kampala Serena Hotel is the latest addition to the Serena Group of Hotels, owned ...
Kampala, Uganda, 10 November 2006 - His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni today officially inaugurated the Kampala Serena Hotel in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The opening of the five-star hotel, previously the Nile Hotel, is a milestone for Uganda's service and tourism industry. ...
Northern Areas, Pakistan, 3 November 2006. ...
Tajikistan, 29 October - 1 November 2006 - During his visit to Tajikistan between 29th October and 1st November, 2006, His Highness the Aga Khan had meetings with President Emomali Rahmonov and senior government officials in Dushanbe. ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 30 October, 2006 - President Emomali Rahmonov today laid the foundation stone of Dushanbe's first five-star hotel in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The Dushanbe Serena Hotel, a US$25million project whose 120 units will range from luxury rooms to ...
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 28-29 October 2006. ...
Ottawa, Canada, 25 October 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan will meet today on Parliament Hill with The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage, to sign a funding agreement for the Global Centre for Pluralism, to be located in Ottawa, Canada. The Global Centre for Pluralism is a ...
Ottawa, Canada, 25 October 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan will meet today on Parliament Hill with The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage, to sign a funding agreement for the Global Centre for Pluralism, to be located in Ottawa, Canada. ...
Kazan, Russian Federation, 4 October 2006 - Princess Zahra AgaKhan today attended the World Habitat Day in Kazan and accepted a World Habitat Award on behalf of the AgaKhan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). AKPBS was cited for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). ...
Berlin, Germany, 3 October 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today commended Viktor Yushchenko, President of the Ukraine, as "a perceptive student of human institutions, an ardent advocate of cultural traditions, and a courageous voice of democratic aspirations". ...
Berlin, Germany, 3 October 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today commended Viktor Yushchenko, President of the Ukraine, as "a perceptive student of human institutions, an ardent advocate of cultural traditions, and a courageous voice of democratic aspirations. The Aga Khan was delivering a laudatory address as he presented the ...
Naples, Italy, 2 October 2006 - Princess Zahra Aga Khan accepted a World Habitat Award today on behalf of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). AKPBS was cited for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). ...
Naples, Italy, 2 October 2006 - Princess Zahra Aga Khan accepted a World Habitat Award today on behalf of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). AKPBS was cited for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). The World Habitat Awards are presented each year by the United Nations Human Settlements ...
Leicestershire, United Kingdom, 4 September 2006 - The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan (AKPBS, P) has received the World Habitat Award 2006 for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). It is the second time in the Award's history that a Pakistani organisation has received this prestigious award. The World ...
Bangkok, 1 September 2006 - The UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific announced today that Shigar Fort Palace (in Skardu in the Northern region of Pakistan) has been honoured with the Award of Excellence in the 2006 UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards recognize the efforts of private individuals ...
Damascus, Syria, 21 August 2006 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and its emergency response affiliate, FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance provided immediate humanitarian relief in response to the conflict which affected hundreds of thousands in the Middle East. ...
