Microfinance
In 2005, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) started microcredit operations in mainland Tanzania in the Mtwara and Lindi regions, which were classified as among the most marginalised areas of the country. The programme offers working capital loans for the establishment and expansion of micro and small retail and commercial enterprises in the urban centres and agriculture loans in the rural areas.
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The Revitalisation of Forodhani Park, Zanzibar (2008, 354KB, PDF)
Tanzania: Social, Economic and Cultural Programmes of the Aga Khan Development Network (262KB, PDF)
Building a Strong Civil Society Sector: The NGO Resource Centre in Zanzibar (163KB, PDF)
Upgrading Nursing Studies: Strengthening the Health-Care System in Tanzania (186KB, PDF)
Promoting Better Health: The Raha Leo Community Health Programme (185KB, PDF)
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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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