When Zainab Samad was 13 or 14, she accompanied her mother to see a physician at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The doctor her mother consulted for treatment was a woman, a heart surgeon. "I was struck by her ability," Zainab says now of that doctor. When Zainab applied to medical schools, she applied to AKU. "I am the ...
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, famously called for the education of girls and women in the early 1900s. In 1905, he established several schools, which admitted girls. In 1945, he said that "If I had two children, and one was a boy and the other a girl, and if I could afford to educate only one, I would have ...
Kampala, Uganda, 8 February 2020 - Evelyne Amulen, a midwifery graduate at Aga Khan University (AKU), went to great lengths to pursue her education. For two years, she travelled over 600 kilometres from Karamoja to Kampala twice a week to pursue undergraduate studies at AKU's School of Nursing and Midwifery. "If I didn't get a boda boda, I would risk hitching ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 7 February 2020 - The University of Central Asia's (UCA) Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA) held a graduation ceremony on 1st February 2020 in Dushanbe for 14 civil servants of Tajikistan, who completed the Certificate Programme in Economic Policy (CPEP). This IPPA programme is conducted in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration under the President of ...
H.E Benjamin Mkapa graced Aga Khan University's 15th convocation ceremony Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 5 February 2020 - Former Tanzania President His Excellency Benjamin Mkapa has called for decisive and servant leadership among the youth, saying that national service is essential to the unity of the people. President Mkapa made the remarks at Aga Khan University's 15th convocation ceremony held at ...
Bangladesh team receives three bronze medals in International Biology Olympiad.Rafsan Rahman Raayan has always enjoyed trying to understand the natural systems around him. Among the sciences, biology intrigues him the most. "I find reason and order in it," he says.Two years ago, Rafsan started competing in the Bangladesh Biology Olympiad. The first two years of his journey ended at the national ...
Lahore, Pakistan, 27 January 2020 - Habib Bank Limited (HBL) was the lead sponsor for the second Lahore Biennale (LB02) held on 26 January 2020, in Lahore. LB02 seeks to provide public space for experimentation in visual expression and experience. The Lahore Biennale is held every two years. HBL also partnered with the inaugural Lahore Biennale in 2018. The Honourable President ...
Water connects every aspect of life. Access to safe water and sanitation can quickly turn problems into potential - empowering people with time for school and work, and contributing to improved health for women, children and families around the world. According to Water.org, a nonprofit organisation that aims to bring clean water and sanitation around the world, 41 per cent of ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 20 January 2020 - Aga Khan University's Centre for Innovation in Medical Education, CIME, has become South Asia's first simulation-based educational institution to be accredited by the US-based Society for Simulation in Healthcare, SSIH. The University's CIME was judged to meet the highest standards in simulation-based education by the SSIH which has accredited over 170 centres in 19 countries ...
20 December 2019, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya - Serena Hotels in partnership with Mettle Solar OFGEN have transformed a third property, Mara Serena Safari Lodge in Kenya, into a fully solar powered property. The inauguration of the Mara Serena solar power plant demonstrates Serena Hotels commitment to be the 'Full Scale Solar Pioneers' in the East African hospitality sector. The ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 13 January 2020 - While in Mozambique, His Excellency President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa toured the evolving campus of the Aga Khan Academy and spoke with Academy students. The President took a guided tour around the Academy's campus and facilities and the construction work that will expand the school. The tour included the junior school library, the residential facilities ...
Bahrain, 11 January 2020 - The Revitalisation of Muharraq, a series of restoration and reuse projects that highlight the World Heritage site's pearling history, was celebrated today at a ceremony under the presence and patronage of H.E. Sheikh Khaled Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain; H.E. Sheikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of the ...
Kulob, Tajikistan, 30 December 2020 - In an effort to increase the number of Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres and contribute to the implementation of national educational programmes, OXFAM and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) established five ECD centres in Tajikistan. AKF entered into a partnership with OXFAM Tajikistan to extend ECD centres into the Khatlon Region and implemented the project ...
Burden of cancer morbidity and mortality in Tanzania to be reduced Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 16 December 2019 - To combat the rise in cancers and enhance comprehensive cancer care in Tanzania, the Government of Tanzania, the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), and the French Development Agency (AFD) today signed a grant agreement and memoranda of understanding related to an innovative ...
L'Agence Aga Khan pour l'habitat aide le Comité des situations d'urgence et de la défense civile du Tadjikistan à renforcer ses capacités Douchanbé, Tadjikistan, du 11 au 15 novembre 2019 - Des spécialistes du Comité des situations d'urgence et de la défense civile (CoES) du Tadjikistan ont pris part à une formation de cinq jours, organisée par l'Agence Aga Khan pour ...
Aga Khan delivers a message to Kusi Ideas Festival in Rwanda Kigali, Rwanda, 8 December 2019 - "Africa's strength has always been her peoples. Their resilience, sense of community and self-help, ingenuity and resourcefulness ... is responsible for the continent's progress and exciting prospects." This was the message by His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (Spiritual Leader) of the ...
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) supports the Committee of Emergency and Civil Defense to strengthen existing capacity Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 11-15 November 2019 - A five-day training on the use of hazard assessment and disaster management technologies, including Geographic Information System (GIS) and the application of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), was delivered for the specialists of the Committee ...
The first 1,000 days of a child's life, it is said, sets the stage for all future growth. When children receive the "eat, play, and love" their brains need to develop, they are more likely to grow up as healthy, productive adults who contribute significantly to their families and communities. But there are often many barriers to early childhood development. Income, ...
A must-see exhibition, an Afrofuturist art installation, talks from influential scholars, and pan-African music are all part of our fall season, Africa! Toronto, Canada, 28 November 20199 -- As African countries gain recognition as 21st-century global leaders, the Aga Khan Museum celebrates the continent's power -- past, present, and future -- in an exhibition that runs through 23 February 2020. In ...
Ottawa, Canada, 21 November 2019 - The Global Centre for Pluralism, founded by His Highness the Aga Khan and the Government of Canada, recognised the recipients of the 2019 Global Pluralism Award at a ceremony on 20 November 2019 in Ottawa, Canada at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat with His Highness the Aga Khan and the Centre's Board members including ...
Global Centre for Pluralism recognised recipients for their dedication to promoting respect for diversity Ottawa, Canada, 21 November 2019 - The Global Centre for Pluralism, founded by His Highness the Aga Khan and the Government of Canada, recognised the recipients of the 2019 Global Pluralism Award at a ceremony on 20 November 2019 in Ottawa, Canada at the Delegation of the ...
Ottawa, Canada, 21 November 2019 - The Global Centre for Pluralism, founded by His Highness the Aga Khan and the Government of Canada, recognised the recipients of the 2019 Global Pluralism Award at a ceremony on 20 November 2019 in Ottawa, Canada at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat with His Highness the Aga Khan and the Centre's Board members including ...
20 November 2019 - From setting up yurt kindergartens in the high mountain pastures of Kyrgyzstan to providing digital literacy apps for young school children in the remote coastal regions of Kenya, to raising the bar on teaching and nursing credentials across almost all of the countries in which it works, in all of its endeavours the AKDN is committed to ...
Paris, France, 12 November 2019 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today joined over 30 world leaders for the opening session of the second Paris Peace Forum. Initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Forum was founded on the principle that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring ...
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Pulitzer Prize winning poet Maya Angelou. Azra Fatima*, a lady health worker (LHW) in Umerkot, Pakistan, lets out an audible sigh as she knocks on the door of her tenth home of the day. The house brings back ...
Twelve-year-old Reshma Praveen is a resident of the Lal Kothi urban slum in Patna, Bihar. She lives in a one-room hut with her mother, father and four siblings. Life for her family is difficult, as her father is the sole earning member, making ends meet as a rickshaw puller. Most other families in the slum also live in similar conditions. As ...
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) partners with State Sanitary Epidemiological and Surveillance Service (SSESS) of Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 8 November 2019 - To improve drinking water supplies, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and the State Sanitary Epidemiological and Surveillance Service (SSESS) of Tajikistan in order to formalise a partnership ...
By Dr. Sweta Shah, Aga Khan Foundation What do all children around the world have in common? The love to play! Play is a basic and natural thing that all humans crave. It helps children (and adults) make sense out of the world and to process their experiences. While play brings joy to children's lives, it is also critical for their ...
Paris, France, 12 November 2019 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today joined over 30 world leaders for the opening session of the second Paris Peace Forum. Initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Forum was founded on the principle that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring ...
The Global Centre for Pluralism announced the three winners of the 2019 Global Pluralism Award: Deborah Ahenkorah - a young Ghanaian social entrepreneur and book publisher bringing African children's stories to life; the Center for Social Integrity - an organization giving youth from conflict-affected regions in Myanmar the skills and voice to be leaders for change amidst the many overlapping conflicts ongoing in the country; and 'Learning History that is not yet History' - a network of history educators and specialists in the Balkans pioneering a new approach to teaching the controversial history of conflict. ...
RajuBhai Gaikwad is a young successful tribal entrepreneur from Ambapada village of Dangs district in Gujarat. He worked as general bamboo artisan earning Rs.200 per day as wages prior to joining the entrepreneurship programme of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) in year 2017. With seed funding and handholding support, he established a modern workshop to produce innovative bamboo crafts ...
State-of the art robotics surgical equipment will improve healthcare for the people of Portugal Lisbon, Portugal, 8 November 2019 - His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, today inaugurated the state-of-the-art robotics surgical technology in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (hereditary Spiritual Leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at Lisbon's Curry Cabral ...
Paris, France, 7 November 2019 - 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 President Rahmon of Tajikistan ahead of the Paris Peace Forum. The two leaders discussed areas of regional cooperation and AKDN's shared agenda to promote social and economic development ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 29-31 October 2019 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) hosted a Conference entitled "Snow Leopard Conservation through Effective Habitat Management", bringing together over fifty snow leopard experts, scientists, government and non-government organisations According to the World Wild Fund for Nature, there are about 4,000 snow leopards left in the world and the numbers are declining due to ...
Most tourists visiting East Africa might transit through Nairobi on their way to the expansive Masai Mara game reserve, to see elephants gliding across the grasslands, giraffes stripping leaves from acacia trees, and water buffalo standing sentry at a watering hole. But some visitors are more interested in the animals you can find in Kenya's capital city: Francis Wachira's rabbits. "People ...
The alarming prevalence of vitamin and mineral deficiencies in children across the country is undermining Pakistan's ability to achieve its development potential, said speakers at Aga Khan University's Conference on Nutrition and Early Human Development. Vitamins and minerals, or micronutrients, are vital components of good nutrition and health which promote physical and intellectual development in many important ways. A lack of ...
Mombasa, Kenya, 24 October 2019 - Today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Senator Angela Paxton visited the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Kenya to further their understanding of areas for collaboration between Texas universities and the network of Aga Khan Academies. During their visit to Kenya, the Senator and the Texas Attorney General also visited the Aga Khan University Hospital ...
My name is Asfiyo and today I am exceptionally proud to be a part of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) team in Tajikistan as a member of the AKAH Search and Rescue Team. Today I had the opportunity to participate in a very high-profile national exercise where the Committee for Emergencies and Civil Defence for Tajikistan simulated the response ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 15 October 2019 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), in collaboration with other agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network, government agencies and voluntary bodies, facilitated events in schools across Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan to celebrate Global Handwashing Day. These activities aimed at raising awareness about healthy and hygienic practices including the importance of handwashing with soap as an ...
15 October 2019 - Investing in agriculture is a way to break the cycle of poverty for some of the world's poorest women, many of whom rely on farming for their livelihoods. The creation of economic opportunities allows women to educate their children, provide their families with nutritious food, save money and transform their lives and the lives of their communities. ...
