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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Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at Portugal's Academy of Sciences
08 May 2009 - Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Academy of Sciences, in Lisbon, Portugal
SĂ©minaire et Exposition de l'Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Ouagadougou
26 April 2008 - Discours de Son Altesse l’Aga Khan à l’Ouverture du Séminaire et de l’Exposition de l’AKAA sur les projets primés au Burkina Faso et en Afrique de l’Ouest (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Dîner Officiel lors de la Visite du Jubilée d'Or au Burkina Faso
26 April 2008 - Discours de Son Altesse l’Aga Khan au Dîner Officiel offert par le Président de la République du Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
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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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