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Can Africa lead the fight against dementia?

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture announces 2025 Master Jury

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Supporting child development amid crisis in Syria

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Seven Pavilions of Love exhibition opens at the Aga Khan Centre in London

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Princess Zahra Aga Khan visits education projects in India

Princess Zahra Aga Khan visits education projects in India

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5 reasons we need mangroves

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Prince Rahim Aga Khan meets Swiss Foreign Minister

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6 ways the restoration of Humayun’s Tomb is enriching lives

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Improving the Quality of Life

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is dedicated to improving the quality of life of those in need, mainly in Asia and Africa, irrespective of their origin, faith, or gender. Our multifaceted development approach aims to help communities and individuals become self-reliant.


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14 million

We provide care to more than 14 million people each year.

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2 million

We reach over two million learners each year.

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50 million

We provide financial services to over 50 million people.

Developing Human Capacity

We offer healthcare, education, and parental support to help people flourish.

Three young children in school uniform share a laptop, learning to use technology at an early age

Early Childhood Development

Young children point to countries on a map during a geography lesson.

Education

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Health

Building Resilient Communities

We help communities mitigate and overcome natural disasters, and improve their habitats.

Solar panels outside Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge, with the Tsavo landscape behind.

Environment & Climate Change

A Tajik farmer keeps his irrigation channel clear, against a mountain backdrop.

Agriculture & Food Security

A brightly-clothed woman stands and speaks at a nursing council meeting in Zanzibar. Other participants sit alongside her.

Civil Society

Men and women in Tajikistan build protective gabion walls from woven wire and stone.

Disaster Preparedness & Response

A construction site in Immit, Pakistan. Workers perform different tasks to build a hazard-resistant school.

Habitat Planning & Improvement

Generating Economic Growth

We build infrastructure, offer financial services, and provide expertise to drive inclusive economic growth.

Four entrepreneurs in the Kyrgyz Republic have a discussion around a table.

Enterprise Development

Two microfinance bank staff in Côte d'Ivoire do some paperwork at a table.

Financial Inclusion

Maasai men attend horticultural training and plant seedlings near Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, Kenya.

Hospitality & Tourism

A smiling man operates controls on a wall at SOSUCO, Burkina Faso.

Industrial Development

A Pamir Energy employee monitors screens at his desk.

Infrastructure Development

Three reporters look at web and print versions of the Daily Nation newspaper.

Media

Honouring Cultural Heritage

We invest in heritage, architecture and the arts to enable communities to build on their past and look to the future with confidence.

A research institute building with glass partitions, and an external terrace with tables and seats.

Architecture

The Mughal architecture and white dome of Humayun's Tomb, Delhi and its reflection at night.

Historic Cities

Concert at the Aga Khan Music Awards with musicians fusing instruments from around the world, lit up in red and green.

Music

Art exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.

Museum

People sit, lie and walk amidst palm trees in Al-Azhar Park, Cairo.

Parks & Gardens

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Aga Khan Health Services

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Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

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Aga Khan Foundation

Aga Khan Schools

Aga Khan Schools

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Aga Khan University

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University of Central Asia

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Aga Khan Trust for Culture

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Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance

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Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development

Our Partners

Meet our partners
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