The 2005 Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance Annual Report

Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) aims to diminish obstaclesto educational access, quality and achievement. It operates morethan 300 schools and advanced educational programmes at thepre-school, primary, secondary and higher secondary levels inBangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan,Tanzania and Uganda. It emphasises student-centred teachingmethods, field-based teacher training and school improvement.Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) provides primary and curativehealth care in Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Tajikistanand Tanzania through 237 health centres, dispensaries, hospitals,diagnostic centres and community health outlets. Annually, AKHSprovides primary health care to one million beneficiaries and handles1.2 million patient visits. AKHS also works with governmentsand other institutions to improve national health systems.Aga Khan Planning and Building Services(AKPBS) assists communitieswith village planning, natural hazard mitigation, environmentalsanitation, water supply systems and improved designand construction of both housing and public buildings. It providesmaterial and technical expertise, training and construction managementservices to rural and urban areas.ABOVE: AKES OPERATES OVER 300SCHOOLS, INCLUDING 82 IN INDIA.MIDDLE: ALLTEX, AN AKFED PROJECTCOMPANY, MANUFACTURES GARMENTSTHAT ARE EXPORTED.BELOW AKTC’S RESTORATION PROJECTSINCLUDE PARTS OF THE ANCIENT CITA-DEL OF ALEPPO IN SYRIA.The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED)is theonly for-profit agency in the Network. Often acting in collaborationwith local and international partners, AKFED takes bold butcalculated steps to invest in fragile and complex environments. Itmobilises investment for the construction, rehabilitation or expansionof infrastructure, sets up sustainable financial institutions,builds economically viable enterprises that provide essential goodsand services and creates employment opportunities.The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) encompasses the triennialAga Khan Award for Architecture; the Historic Cities SupportProgramme, which undertakes conservation and rehabilitationin ways that act as catalysts for development; the HumanitiesProject, which develops humanities curricula for use in universitiesin Central Asia; the Music Initiative, which preserves and12