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2 million

Al-Azhar Park, formerly a rubbish dump, hosts nearly two million visitors per year

Even as we look back over many centuries today – even as we have reopened and literally “uncovered” gifts from the past as this project [restoration of monuments in Darb al-Ahmar] has developed – so we can also look far ahead in time. We are aware today of the connections we are establishing to generations yet unborn, those who will live here and those who visit from afar, and who will treasure these sites as precious gateways to their history.

His Highness the Aga Khan
Cairo, October 2007

Agriculture and Food Security

6,000

Over 6,000 farmers have learned improved farming techniques

Civil Society

99,000

The civil society organisations we support reach 99,000 people

Cultural Development

2 million

Al-Azhar Park, formerly a rubbish dump, hosts nearly two million visitors per year

Early Childhood Development

8,000

Over 8,000 children have benefited from the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme

Economic Development

4,000

The Continuing Education Programme reaches over 4,000 people

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