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The following links lead to videos made both by AKDN and by external institutions. The views expressed in these videos do not necessarily reflect those of the Network and are provided here only as a public service.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of development agencies and consists of the following organizations: Aga Khan Academies (AKA), Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), Aga Khan Planning and Building services (AKPBS), Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), Aga Khan University (AKU), Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) and University of Central Asia (UCA).
Video of Aga Khan and Canadian Prime Minister Preside Over Foundation Ceremony in Toronto
Toronto, Canada - 28/05/2010 - His Highness the Aga Khan and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper were in Toronto today to mark the Foundation of the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and their Park.
His Highness the Aga Khan addresses the Pan-Africa Media Conference
Nairobi, Kenya - 18 March 2010 - His Highness the Aga Khan today announced the establishment of the Aga Khan University Graduate (AKU) School of Media and Communications.
Music of Central Asia vol. 5: The Badakhshan Ensemble: Song and Dance from the Pamir Mountains (The Badakhshan Ensemble)
Tajikistan - March 2010 - In the majestic Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, poetically called the "Roof of the World", trance-like rhythms and piercing melodies propel these vivid performances of Badakhshani folk songs, dance music, and mystical religious poetry.
Music of Central Asia vol. 6: Alim and Fargana Qasimov: Spiritual Music of Azerbaijan (Alim and Fargana Qasimov)
Azerbaijan - 02/03/2010 - "To be a musician, there has to be a fire burning in you," declares Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijan’s most beloved traditional singer.
Music of Central Asia vol. 7: In the Shrine of the Heart: Popular Classics from Bukhara and Beyond
Uzbekistan - March 2010 - "Our songs—they don’t grow old!" exclaimed Nodira Pirmatova, the affable young alto from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, whose haunting performance of "Galdir" (Fool of God) opens In the Shrine of the Heart.
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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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