Bonita Mulungi, a Primary 6 student at the Aga Khan Primary School in Kampala, shares the storybooks she has authored recently with younger children. Bonita is a renowned young writer in Uganda.
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Bonita Mulungi, a Primary 6 student at the Aga Khan Primary School in Kampala, shares the storybooks she has a...
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Aga Khan High School, Kampala, Uganda.
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Aga Khan High School, Kampala, Uganda.
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AKES schools are the bedrock of AKDN's work in education in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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AKES schools are the bedrock of AKDN's work in education in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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AKES in East Africa
The origins of the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) in East Africa go back to the 19th century, when a girls' school was started in 1905 in Zanzibar by Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III. This was one of the first Aga Khan schools globally. During pre-independence East Africa, Aga Khan schools were the first to admit students of all faiths, ethnicities and origins. Today, their commitment to pluralism is still at the heart of the services they offer.
The Aga Khan schools in East Africa offer both the country’s national curriculum and the international IGCSE and IB programmes. Many of our students and teachers undertake community outreach and voluntary work. For example, teachers in Kenya support the training of teachers in government schools.
8,000
AKES educates almost 8,000 students in East Africa
1905
We have worked in this region since 1905
800
We provide employment for almost 800 staff, the majority of whom are local.
8,000
AKES educates almost 8,000 students in East Africa
1905
We have worked in this region since 1905
800
We provide employment for almost 800 staff, the majority of whom are local.
Kenya
We operate five schools in Kenya, serving over 4,000 students from pre-primary to secondary. Our graduates attend universities including Kenyatta University and Nairobi University in Kenya, the University of British Columbia in Canada and the University of Warwick in the UK.
Tanzania
AKES operates two schools in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, serving over 1,500 students. Our graduates attend universities including the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, the University of Exeter in the UK, the University of Toronto in Canada and many others in countries such as Turkey, Malaysia, Germany and Russia.
Uganda
Our schools were first established in 20 villages and towns in Uganda in the 1930s. Today, we operate two schools in Kampala, serving over 2,000 students. Our graduates attend universities including Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Cape Town in South Africa and Vancouver Island University in Canada.