Aga Khan Foundation

The Madrasa Early Childhood Programme
Africa
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In the early 1980s research suggested that it was important that particular attention be paid to the lives of young children, since it became increasingly clear that events during the early years (proper care, health, nutrition and education) provided the foundation for children's later success in school and life.

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance

Microfinance for Women in Northern Pakistan

Since its establishment in 2005, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) has taken over 25 years of microfinance activities, programmes and banks that were administered by sister agencies within the AKDN. The underlying objectives of the Agency are to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and alleviate economic and social exclusion. more

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Western Africa
Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali
Central and Eastern Africa
DRC, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania & Zanzibar, Uganda
Middle East
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South Asia
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Central Asia
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan

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