The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is firmly committed to its core mandate of undertaking a range of innovative programmes and projects to improve the quality of life of communities in many parts of the world. In Afghanistan, AKDN agencies have…
With the world in the grip of the second wave of Coronavirus, six AKDN agencies have come together to support Pakistan’s health system to manage the spread of the disease, with a focus on training and awareness-raising. The work forms part of an emergency 17-month programme being implemented in Pakistan aimed at responding to Coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan…
Overview In every place we work, the Aga Khan Development Network is at the forefront of the COVID-19 response to provide urgent humanitarian assistance, slow the virus’s spread, care for the infected, and respond to the broad consequences of the virus. Many supporters have come forward seeking ways to contribute to the AKDN’s uniquely wide-ranging work to…
From 11 to 13 November the 2ndannual Paris Peace Forum was held, bringing together politicians, activists, journalists and experts from around the world to share knowledge and discuss concrete solutions to the major issues of our time. The Aga Khan…
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were hosted by His Highness the Aga Khan on 2 October 2019 at a reception to celebrate Pakistani heritage and culture. Many notable members of the British Pakistani diaspora were in…
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown moderated a conversation with Jesse Fripp, General Manager of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance and Maria Largey, Director and Head of Financial Institution at the CDC Group to understand how microfinance can transform lives and give people…
For more than 15 years, the Aga Khan Development Network and the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust have worked in partnership to improve the quality of life and human health for those most in need. Jane Griffiths, Johnson &…
Numbers are one helpful way to illustrate the impact of the Aga Khan Development Network. This video shows how the Network is working to improve the quality of life for tens of millions of people across the globe through its wide…
Gulnara Kasmambetova, Senior Producer for BBC Kyrgyz, presented a feature piece produced by the BBC about UCA and led a discussion with Shamsh. Ahead of the launch of the first undergraduate campus in September, Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, Executive Chairman, UCA Board…