AKDN in Burkina Faso
Introduction
In Burkina Faso, AKDN activities cover social, economic and cultural development. In addition to several economic development projects ranging from aviation to agricultural extension services -- investments which have made AKDN one of the largest employers in the country -- the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance launched the First Microfinance Agency (Première Agence de Microfinance (PAMF) in Ouagadougou in 2005. Cultural activities include a recent seminar highlighting two recent Burkinabé recipients of the Aga Khan Award of Architecture.
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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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