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A common purpose: France and AKDN partner for health
A common purpose: France and AKDN partner for health
AKDN | France
AKDN has for decades partnered with the French government and numerous French organisations on social (education and health), cultural and economic development. We are a Founding Partner of the Paris Peace Forum, which brings together world leaders to find cooperative solutions to global problems. The Network is present in France through the French Delegation of the AKDN, a non-profit foundation with its seat in Geneva.
His Highness the Aga Khan IV founded, and for many years served as President of, the Fondation pour la sauvegarde et le développement du Domaine de Chantilly, of which he was also one of the main patrons and donors. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour (1990), a Member of Academie des Beaux Arts (2008), one of France's oldest Academies, and a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (2010).
His Late Highness Aga Khan IV
Paris, September 2018
Cultural Development
Artefacts from the Aga Khan Museum collection have been displayed at the Louvre in Paris, and the two museums continue to collaborate on a number of projects. The Aga Khan Music Programme has also brought world-class musicians to Paris to perform. Find out more about the Museum and the Music Programme.
Health
Projects have included building the Heart and Cancer Centre of the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, financial and technical support for the French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children in Kabul, and the launching of an US$ 80 million programme to improve health facilities in Tanzania.
Infrastructure Development
Joint projects have included the building of the Bujagali Dam, which today provides about a third of the electricity in Uganda, as well as the establishment of Roshan, the first mobile telephony provider in Afghanistan.