AKDN | Switzerland

The Aga Khan Foundation, the first component part of AKDN, was founded in Switzerland by His Highness the Aga Khan, in 1967, as a private, international, non-denominational, non-profit development agency. Switzerland is the registered home for AKDN and several agencies maintain small headquarters offices in Geneva.

As such, Switzerland often serves as a hub for the coordination of development programmes within AKDN and with international partners. The Geneva head office represents approximately 0.1 percent of AKDN staff globally, with most staff based in the field.