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We break the cycle of poverty

A member of the Aga Khan Development Network, we make long term investments, cultivate an active civil society, and build high quality institutions to break the cycle of poverty and create opportunities for all regardless of faith, gender or origin.
Who we are

Our impact

As a member of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the Foundation partners with communities to build better futures together. Each year, the Network helps improve the quality of life for tens of millions of people in over 30 countries.
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people provided with safe drinking water, sanitation, and sewage
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people benefited from our rural support programs worldwide
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people supported with access to financial services—from community-based savings groups to corporate banking
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students reached annually, from early childhood to primary and secondary grades to vocational training, university degrees, and professional development

We improve quality of life

Reliable hospitals, schools and roads. Clean water and affordable energy. Opportunity and security. Flourishing economies. People working to shape their own futures. To improve quality of life for all, we work to ensure these cornerstones of thriving societies are in place for the long term.
What we do

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“The voices of civil society will reflect and express the growing complexity of society, not as autonomous fragments, but as diversified institutions seeking the common good. And I believe that the voices of civil society can be among the most powerful forces in our time.”

HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN
BROWN UNIVERSITY, MARCH 10, 2014