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Funding Strategy

The Foundation has a sharply defined funding strategy, and its standards are, of necessity, high. Grants are normally given to local organisations interested in testing new solutions, in learning from experience and in being agents of lasting change. These organisations must share the Foundation's and AKDN's goals in the fields of health, education, rural development and strengthening of civil society. If no established group exists, the Foundation occasionally creates new organisations to tackle particularly important problems.

With few exceptions, the Foundation funds programmes in countries where it has offices and local professional staff to monitor implementation (South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East).

Except for buildings that it owns, the Foundation does not fund construction. It cannot make grants to individuals in response to personal needs. Travel and study awards are made only to Foundation-sponsored project staff directly involved in programme implementation and the sharing of lessons learned through such activities.

Application Procedures

There are no formal application procedures. Before developing full proposals, enquiries should be made to the Foundation office in the country where the proposal originates or where the project would be executed. If there is no local AKF branch or affiliate, enquiries may be addressed to the Foundation office in Geneva.

The Foundation will only respond to serious requests that correspond to the concerns expressed in the AKDN website and propose activities that further the Foundation's understanding of development issues, problems and effective solutions. Unrelated solicitations will not be entertained.

Addresses of Aga Khan Foundation Country Offices

Aga Khan Foundation (Afghanistan)
House N° 43, Street N° 13, Main Road
Wazir Akbar Khan
P.O. Box 5753
Kabul
Afghanistan

Aga Khan Foundation (Bangladesh)
SW(F)3B, Road N° 2 Gulshan
P.O. Box 6025
Dhaka 1212
Bangladesh

Aga Khan Foundation (Canada)
Constitution Square
360 Albert Street
Suite 1220
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1R 7X7

Aga Khan Foundation (India)
Sarojini House, 2nd floor
6, Bhagwan Dass Road
New Delhi 110001
India

Aga Khan Foundation (Kenya)
East Africa Regional Office
P.O. Box 40898-00100
ICEA Building (8th floor)
Kenyatta Avenue
Nairobi
Kenya

Aga Khan Foundation (Kyrgyz Republic)
7, Michurina Street
714000 Osh
Kyrgyz Republic

Aga Khan Foundation (Mozambique)
Edificio Sua Alteza Aga Khan
Av. Albert Luthuli 739
P.O. Box 746
Maputo
Mozambique

Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan)
House N° 1, Street N° 61,
Sector F-6/3
Islamabad
Pakistan

Aga Khan Foundation (Portugal)
Ismaili Centre
1, Avenida Lusiada
1600-001 Lisbon
Portugal

Aga Khan Foundation (Syria)
Abou Rumaneh, Rawda Square
Abdul Kader Al Jazairi Street
Building No. 15
Damascus
Syria

Aga Khan Foundation (Tajikistan)
Rudaki 137
Building “Tajikmatlubot”, 4th floor
Dushanbe 734003
Tajikistan

Aga Khan Foundation (Tanzania)
P.O. Box 125
Plot 37, Haile Selaissie Road
Oyster Bay
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania

Aga Khan Foundation (Uganda)
2nd Floor, Diamond Trust Building
Plot 17/19
Kampala Road
Kampala
Uganda

Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom)
3 Cromwell Gardens
London SW7 2HB
United Kingdom

Aga Khan Foundation (USA)
1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 901
Washington, D.C. 20006
United States of America