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Current Projects of the Aga Khan Foundation (2006)

Listed below are illustrative examples of projects currently sponsored by the Foundation and its partners. The list is indicative of the range of the Foundation's interests and of how it works to transfer useful experiences across the regions it serves.

Education

AKU-Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan
Allied Schools (school improvement) project, Tajikistan
Coastal Rural Support Programme - Education (Mozambique)
Continuing education and institutional strengthening, Mozambique
Education, Dairy and Nutrition Programme (school milk programme), Tajikistan
Education sector reform programme, Tajikistan
Educational support for children of marginalised populations, Kenya
Improving the quality of learning in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Institute for Professional Development, Tajikistan
Madrasa Programme Resource Centres and research, East Africa
Mountain Societies Development Support Programme - Education (Kyrgyz Republic)
National early childhood development programme, Syria
Northern Pakistan Education Programme
PIAR-LCPC Women’s Development Program (language development), USA
Programme for Enrichment of School Level Education, India
Quality Assurance Institutional Development (improving private education in urban areas), Pakistan
Releasing Confidence and Creativity (early childhood development), Pakistan
Rural education support programme, Afghanistan
School improvement projects and research, East Africa
Teacher Advancement Programme, Zanzibar
Teacher education programme (AKU-IED), Syria
Teacher training colleges, Afghanistan

Rural Development

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India)
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, Pakistan
Coastal Rural Support Programme (Kenya)
Coastal Rural Support Programme (Mozambique)
Integrated rural development programme, with a particular focus on enhancing alternative livelihood options, Afghanistan
Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (Kyrgyz Republic)
Mountain Societies Development Support Programme, Tajikistan
Salamieh rural support programme, Syria

Health

Advanced Nursing Studies programme, East Africa
Building and Construction Improvement Programme, Pakistan
Building capacity to treat Tuberculosis, Pakistan
Coastal Rural Support Programme - Health (Mozambique)
Community health programme in Salamieh, Syria
Community health programme in the Northern Areas, Pakistan
Community health programme, Afghanistan
Community Led Initiatives for Child Survival (Child survival programme in Maharashtra), India
Essential Hospital Services Programme (Providing essential hospital services), Tajikistan
Gujarat Environmental Health Improvement
Programme (water and sanitation), India
Health sector reform programme, Tajikistan
HIV/AIDS Programme, Zanzibar
Institutes of Health Sciences, Afghanistan
Medical facility construction and rehabilitation, Afghanistan
Mountain Societies Development Support Programme - Health (Kyrgyz Republic)
Nursing Improvement Programme (AKU-SON), Syria
Raising awareness of mental health issues, USA
Rationalising Pharmaceutical Management and Policy, Tajikistan
Reproductive Health and Child Survival, Tajikistan
Strengthening health systems in Coast Province, Kenya
Water and Sanitation Extension Programme, Pakistan
Water and sanitation programme, Afghanistan

Civil Society

Human Resource Development Network, Pakistan
Kashf Foundation, Pakistan
NGO Resource Centre Zanzibar, Tanzania
NGO Resource Centre, Pakistan
Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy
Social Institutions Development Programme, Pakistan (PAKSID)
Young Development Professionals programme, East Africa

Humanitarian Assistance

Earthquake relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction, Pakistan/India
Fostering Disaster Resilient Communities in Isolated Mountain Areas of Tajikistan
Post-Tsunami Relief to Development, India
Provision of shelters to returning refugees, Afghanistan

Other Projects

Aga Khan Humanities Project Film on Nosir Khusraw, Tajikistan and Afghanistan
BRAC Learning Partnership, Canada/Bangladesh
Canadian Development Exchange Programme
Capacity building and institutional linkages - University of Central Asia, Canada/USA
Fellowship in International Development Management, Canada
Fellowship in International Microfinance and Microenterprise, Canada
First MicroFinanceBank of Afghanistan
Human resource development for volunteers, USA
Initiative on Pluralist Societies, Canada
International Development Scholarship Programme, Canada
International Scholarship Programme
Internship Program, USA
Islamic Cultural Studies Program, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Policy and research initiatives, Canada
Gujarat earthquake rehabilitation, India
Strategic Alliances for Learning, Policy Change and Funding, United Kingdom
Tajik Scholarship Programme, Tajikistan
University Seminar Series, Canada
Urban Community Support Programme, Portugal