RESULTS: 58 articles

1.     Towards a Happier State: Many NGOs are helping Bihar bring in change
The Telegraph, Calcutta, India
India - 30/11/2009 - "Non-governmental organisations are making a difference to the lives of poor and marginalised people in India," and most particularly in the state of Bihar, reports Surendra Laxminarayan Rao in The Telegraph. "The Aga Khan Foundation is an example of an NGO that, through its development network, is working on livelihood enhancement, health, sanitation and education," the journalist states, stressing that "the difference that small interventions by NGOs can make in the limited geography they work in is striking".

2.     Afghan Enclave Seen as Model for Development
New York Times, New York, USA
USA - 12/11/2009 - “Small grants given directly to villagers have brought about modest but important changes in this corner of Afghanistan, offering a model in a country where official corruption and a Taliban insurgency have frustrated many large-scale development efforts... But forcing conditions would have violated a basic principle of the approach: never start a project that is not backed by all members of the community, or it will fail. ‘People have to be mentally ready,’ said Akhtar Iqbal, Aga Khan’s director in Badakhshan. If they are not, the school or clinic will languish unused, a frequent problem with large-scale development efforts.”

3.     Looking Beyond the Cities
Toronto Globe & Mail
Washington, USA - 29 April 2009 - The Opinion pages of the Toronto Globe & Mail excerpted portions of a speech delivered by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Philanthropy Forum, Washington, DC, 23 April 2009: "If we are to succeed we will need, first, to readjust our orientation by focusing on the immense size and diversity of rural populations whether they are in peri-urban or rural environments. For no one can dispute, I think, that a large number of the world's recent problems have been born in the country sides of the poorest continents."

4.     Aga Khan holds up Canada as model for the world
Vancouver Sun
Canada - 23 November 2008 - What may often sound to Canadians like a discordant cacophony of voices from our diverse cultures and interest groups is apparently music to the ears of the Aga Khan.

5.     Blooming in Cairo
Saudi Aramco
Cairo, Egypt - 1 September 2008 - "A daring “green” experiment closely linked to Cairo’s past is blossoming in an unlikely spot - next to the city’s ancient eastern ramparts, on the site of a vast, almost equally ancient rubbish dump. For half a millennium, residents had tossed and hauled household garbage and building debris “over the wall,” creating a hilly landfill that rose as high as 40 meters (130') in the medieval heart of Cairo. Today, the site has been turned into a park modeled on the traditional Islamic garden, offering peace and quiet, and a view like no other. The $30-million park project was spearheaded by the Aga Khan, whose family ties to Cairo date back to its founding by the Fatimids in 969..."

6.     Des pavés recyclés contre le fléau des déchets à Mopti
France 24
Mopti, Mali - 25 August 2008 - "Depuis des années, des tonnes de déchets plastiques s'entassent aux quatre coins de la ville de Mopti, au Mali. Une solution pour mettre fin à un tel fléau a été trouvée : le recyclage et la transformation de ces déchets en pavés urbains. La prolifération des sachets plastiques à Mopti, au Mali, pose un véritable problème de salubrité et d'assainissement. C'est dans ce contexte que le Trust Aga Khan pour la Culture (AKTC) s'est inspiré d'une expérience qui a fait école au Niger et a collaboré avec l'ONG RESEDA afin de former des apprentis artisans à la technique de transformation des déchets plastiques en pavés urbains..."

7.     Why the world needs more Canada
Vancouver Sun
Canada - 12 June 2008 - "Twenty-five years ago, in the geographically isolated and economically marginalized regions of northern Pakistan, Canada - through funding from the Canadian International Development Agency and the Aga Khan Development Network - began an ambitious development effort. Built on the premise that beneficiaries, over time, must become the masters of the development process, the program brought together communities in local village organizations and helped them to define priorities and begin working towards achieving them."

8.     The French government, the Afghan government and the Aga Khan sign a letter of intent on medical projects in Afghanistan
ReliefWeb
France - 12 June 2008 - "The French Development Agency (AFD), an institution under the patronage of the French government ministries, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan decided to pursue their partnership for the benefit of the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul."

9.     Best of Asia 2008: The Wakhan Corridor
Time Asia
Asia - 25 April 2008 - "Local guides, trained by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), offer expert introductions to the region's nomadic cultures. Food is simple - rice, lamb, yogurt - but you can easily augment it with a yak-load of your own goodies to last the two-week round trip. The AKF has also established a string of simple guesthouses and spacious yurts for trekkers along the length of the journey, meaning that you can enjoy many of the comforts of home, without the proximity of work..."

10.   La mosquée de Djingareyber - Tombouctou, Mali
TV5
Tombouctou, Mali - 2 April 2008 - "Restauration de la plus grande mosquée de Tombouctou : la mosquée de Djingareyber construite au XIVème siècle. La fondation Agha Khan est venue financer les travaux de ce patrimoine dont l'architecture en terre est très fragile. La beauté du site est une ressource essentielle à la survie de Tombouctou : c'est une halte touristique. Le chantier permet également d'apporter une vraie qualification professionnelle à la population locale... "

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