2010 Annual Report: Education - PartnershipsInAction

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O v e r v i e w Aga Khan Development Network Founded and guided by His Highness the Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) brings together a number of international development agencies, institutions and programs that work primarily in the poorest parts of South and Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East. All AKDN agencies conduct their programs without regard to faith, origin or gender. AKDN consists of the following agencies: The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa. Created as a private, non-profit foundation under Swiss law, it has branches and independent affiliates in 20 countries. Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. was established in 1981 and is based in Washington, DC. The Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) works to expand access for the poor to a wider range of financial services, including micro-insurance, small housing loans, savings, education and health accounts. Its programs range from village lending cooperatives to self-standing microfinance banks in South and Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) aims to diminish obstacles to educational access, quality and achievement. It operates more than 300 schools and advanced educational programs at the preschool, primary, secondary and higher secondary levels in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania and Uganda. It emphasizes studentcentered teaching methods, field-based teacher training and school improvement. Top: AKDN has worked in partnership with Afghan communities since 2002. Middle: The First MicroFinanceBank Pakistan, an institution of Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, offers credit, savings, life insurance services and low cost funds-transfer services as a means to alleviate poverty. Bottom: Over 2.5 million people have benefited directly from the AKF’s rural support programs worldwide in over 8,400 village organizations. Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) provides primary and curative health care in Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Tanzania in over 200 health centers, dispensaries, hospitals, diagnostic centers and community health outlets. Annually, AKHS provides primary health care to 1.8 million beneficiaries and handles 1.5 million patient visits. AKHS also works with governments and other institutions to improve national health systems. Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS) assists communities with village planning, natural hazard mitigation, environmental sanitation, water supply systems and improved design and construction of both housing and public buildings. It provides material and technical expertise, training and construction management services to rural and urban areas.
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) encompasses the triennial Aga Khan Award for Architecture; the Historic Cities Program, which undertakes conservation and rehabilitation in ways that act as catalysts for development; the Music Initiative, which preserves and promotes the traditional music of Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa and South Asia; ArchNet.org, an online archive of materials on architecture and related issues; the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, which is based at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and the Museums Project, which is creating museums in Toronto and Cairo. The Aga Khan University (AKU) is a major center for education, training and research. Chartered as Pakistan’s first private international university in 1983, it has teaching sites in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Kingdom. Following the establishment of the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Institute for Educational Development and the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, AKU is moving towards becoming a comprehensive university with a Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Karachi. The University of Central Asia (UCA), chartered in 2000, is located on three campuses: Khorog, Tajikistan; Tekeli, Kazakhstan; and Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic. UCA’s mission is to foster economic and social development in the mountain regions of Central Asia. It will offer Master of Arts degrees in mountain development; a Bachelor of Arts program based on the liberal arts and sciences; and non-degree continuing education courses. The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) is the only forprofit agency in the Network. Often acting in collaboration with local and international partners, the Fund takes bold but calculated steps to invest in fragile and complex settings. AKFED mobilizes investment for the construction, rehabilitation or expansion of infrastructure; sets up sustainable financial institutions; builds economically viable enterprises that provide essential goods and services; and creates employment opportunities. The Aga Khan Academies (AKA), an integrated network of schools, are dedicated to expanding access to education of an international standard of excellence. The Academies, which will educate young men and women from pre-primary through higher secondary education, are planned for key locations in Africa and Asia. The first such school, the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, began operating in August 2003. Top: Al-Azhar Park, a project of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, has proven to be a powerful catalyst for urban renewal in Darb al-Ahmar, one of the poorest districts in Cairo. Middle: Frigoken, an AKFED project company, supports over 45,000 small scale farmers in rural Kenya. Bottom: The Aga Khan Academies is dedicated to expanding access to education of an international standard of excellence.
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