In India, programmes of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) span
the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan
and address a broad spectrum of development issues ranging from cultural
restoration to education quality, microfinance to health care. These initiatives
include 82 schools and educational centres, a 137-bed multi-specialty acute
care hospital in Mumbai, a rural support programme that has benefited 400,000
people in four Indian states and the restoration of a World Heritage site
in the nation's capital.
In the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami, AKDN went to work on the coast of the eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Building on its experience in post-disaster reconstruction and area development, it supported community-based projects that helped restore livelihoods while decreasing the vulnerability of communities in the tsunami-affected area. More