AKF Annual Report - Aga Khan Development Network

During these 10 years, the Foundation has made significant inroads into
poverty reduction. In the Rasht Valley, the average per capita income increased
by 25 percent between 2001 and 2004. Access to essential economic and
social services has also improved. In the Rasht Valley, for example, access to
clean drinking water increased from 54 percent in 2001 to 78 percent in
2004 in communities with village organisations.
Now, in its second phase of operations, AKF is moving away from the role of
direct service provider and concentrating more on indirect service delivery.
The role and capacity of Government, the private sector and civil society will
be enhanced so that each can contribute more effectively to improving the
quality of life.
Funding partners for activities in Tajikistan include: the Canadian International
Development Agency, Christenson Fund, Christian Aid, European Commission,
European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office, German Embassy, Gesellschaft
für Technische Zusammenarbeit, Netherlands Organisation for International
Development Co-operation, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries,
Swedish International Development Agency, Swiss Agency for Development
and Co-operation, Tajikistan Government, UK Department for International
Development, US Agency for International Development, US Department of
Agriculture and the World Bank.
Clean drinking water is often a priority
for community-based village
organisations. In the Rasht Valley,
access to clean drinking water increased
by 24 percent from 2001 to 2004 in
communities with village organisations.
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