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It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies#Content" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">content policies</a>, particularly <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">neutral point of view</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2024</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akdn-logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="AKDN Logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Akdn-logo.png/300px-Akdn-logo.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Akdn-logo.png/450px-Akdn-logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Akdn-logo.png/600px-Akdn-logo.png 2x" data-file-width="2317" data-file-height="1391" /></a><figcaption>The new logo of AKDN consists of Polygons of three, five, and seven, forming 49 units that interact with and reinforce each other to become one.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Aga Khan Development Network</b> (<b>AKDN</b>) is a network of private, non-denominational development agencies<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> founded by the <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan" title="Aga Khan">Aga Khan</a>, with the primary focus of improving the quality of life in different regions of Asia and Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-Aga_Khan_2004_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aga_Khan_2004-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The network focuses on health, education, culture, <a href="/wiki/Rural_development" title="Rural development">rural development</a>, institution building, and economic development. AKDN's mission includes improving living conditions and opportunities for the poor without regard to faith, origin, or gender. While the agencies are <a href="/wiki/Secular" class="mw-redirect" title="Secular">secular</a>, they follow Islamic values.<sup id="cite_ref-Aga_Khan_2004_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aga_Khan_2004-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="AKDN_agencies">AKDN agencies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aga_Khan_Development_Network&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: AKDN agencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AKDN agencies' mission statement is to work towards the elimination of global <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a>; the promotion and implementation of <a href="/wiki/Pluralism_(philosophy)" title="Pluralism (philosophy)">pluralism</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-SecularPluralism_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SecularPluralism-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the advancement of the status of <a href="/wiki/Woman" title="Woman">women</a>; and the honoring of <a href="/wiki/Islamic_art" title="Islamic art">Islamic art</a> and <a href="/wiki/Islamic_architecture" title="Islamic architecture">architecture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fortunes_2008_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fortunes_2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-canada_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canada-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ppaf_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppaf-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-akdn_2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akdn_2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To pursue their mandates, AKDN institutions rely on <a href="/wiki/Volunteering" title="Volunteering">volunteers</a> as well as paid staff. </p><p>As of 2008, the organization's annual budget for not-for-profit activities is approximately $950 million, mainly in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fortunes_2008_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fortunes_2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AKDN works in 30 countries around the world, and it employs approximately 96,000 paid staff.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following is a list of AKDN agencies: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td>AKA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Academies" title="Aga Khan Academies">Aga Khan Academies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKAH </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Agency_for_Habitat" title="Aga Khan Agency for Habitat">Aga Khan Agency for Habitat</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKAM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Agency_for_Microfinance" title="Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance">Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKES </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Education_Services" title="Aga Khan Education Services">Aga Khan Education Services</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKF </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Foundation" title="Aga Khan Foundation">Aga Khan Foundation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKFED </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Fund_for_Economic_Development" title="Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development">Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKHS </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Health_Services" title="Aga Khan Health Services">Aga Khan Health Services</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKTC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Trust_for_Culture" title="Aga Khan Trust for Culture">Aga Khan Trust for Culture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>AKU </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_University" title="Aga Khan University">Aga Khan University</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>UCA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Asia" title="University of Central Asia">University of Central Asia</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development and its affiliates, Tourism Promotion Services, <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Promotion_Services" title="Industrial Promotion Services">Industrial Promotion Services</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Agency_for_Microfinance" title="Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance">Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance</a>, seek to strengthen the role of the private sector in developing countries by supporting private sector initiatives in the development process. The fund and the foundation also encourage government policies that foster what the Aga Khan first called "an enabling environment of favorable legislative and fiscal structures". </p><p>AKDN also runs civil society programs. A number of their organizations are sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a> with the help of partner foundations.<sup id="cite_ref-world_bank_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world_bank-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Aga Khan Trust for Culture coordinates the Imamate's cultural activities. Its programs include the <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Award_for_Architecture" title="Aga Khan Award for Architecture">Aga Khan Award for Architecture</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Historic_Cities_Programme" title="Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme">Aga Khan Historic Cities Program</a>, and the Education and Culture Program. The trust also provides financial support for the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> in the United States. It also supports cultural development and preservation with the Award for Architecture, <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Trust_for_Culture" title="Aga Khan Trust for Culture">Aga Khan Trust for Culture</a> (AKTC), Historic Cities, Museums & Exhibitions, Islamic Architecture and Music. </p><p>The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), Financial Services, Industrial Promotion, Tourism Promotion, Media, Aviation Services are some agencies and programs offered for economic development. </p><p>In the field of education, AKDN has the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), Aga Khan University (AKU), Aga Khan Academies (AKA), and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Asia" title="University of Central Asia">University of Central Asia</a> (UCA). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rural_development">Rural development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aga_Khan_Development_Network&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rural development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan" title="Gilgit-Baltistan">Gilgit-Baltistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, the Aga Khan Foundation is employed to improve residents' standards of living.<sup id="cite_ref-povertylaw_2013_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-povertylaw_2013-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) works to mitigate educational and food scarcity in several disadvantaged East African communities. The AKF has partnered with organizations in rural regions of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> to augment their economic capacity. Programs in Kenya have built over 120 dams and small farm reservoirs to increase water accessibility, along with water pipes for schools and hospitals. Programs in Tanzania have focused on helping to train farmers on sustainable agricultural practices to battle harsh and unpredictable climate.<sup id="cite_ref-D+C_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D+C-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philosophy_of_AKDN">Philosophy of AKDN</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aga_Khan_Development_Network&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Philosophy of AKDN"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_IV" title="Aga Khan IV">Aga Khan IV</a> succeeded to the office of the 49th hereditary <a href="/wiki/Imam" title="Imam">Imam</a> as spiritual and administrative leader of the <a href="/wiki/Shia_Islam" title="Shia Islam">Shia</a> faith-rooted <a href="/wiki/Nizari_Isma%27ilism" title="Nizari Isma'ilism">Nizari Isma'ili Muslim</a> <a href="/wiki/Supranational_union" title="Supranational union">supranational union</a> in 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-Aga_Khan_2004_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aga_Khan_2004-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Steinberg_2011_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steinberg_2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ismailis consist of an estimated 25 to 30 million adherents (about 20% of the world's <a href="/wiki/Shia_Islam" title="Shia Islam">Shia Muslim</a> population).<sup id="cite_ref-nytimesJetSet_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimesJetSet-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pewMuslimPopulation_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pewMuslimPopulation-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Most_Influential_Muslims_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Most_Influential_Muslims-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Aga Khan Development Network states that its mandate is to improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable. This mandate guides the network of AKDN institutions active in more than 35 <a href="/wiki/Underdeveloped_countries" class="mw-redirect" title="Underdeveloped countries">underdeveloped countries</a> to provide support in the fields of <a href="/wiki/Health_care" title="Health care">health care</a>, <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">education</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">economics</a>. </p><p>The functions and philosophy of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) according to the organisation are quoted below:<sup id="cite_ref-Aga_Khan_2004_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aga_Khan_2004-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"The engagement of the Imamat in development is guided by <a href="/wiki/Islamic_ethics" title="Islamic ethics">Islamic ethics</a>, which bridge faith and society. It is on this premise that I established the Aga Khan Development Network. This Network of agencies, known as the AKDN, has long been active in many areas of Asia and Africa to improve the quality of life of all who live there. These areas are home to some of the poorest and most diverse populations in the world." </p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Aga Khan Keynote address at the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, 9 May 2004</cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Partners">Partners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aga_Khan_Development_Network&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Partners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The AKDN partners with like-minded institutions in the design, implementation, and funding of innovative development projects.<sup id="cite_ref-akdn_partners_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akdn_partners-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Partners included governments of many nations: <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire" class="mw-redirect" title="Côte d'Ivoire">Côte d'Ivoire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Republic of Congo">Democratic Republic of Congo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyrgyz_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyrgyz Republic">Kyrgyz Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> Bangladesh and many governmental agencies in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-akdn_partners_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akdn_partners-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The AKDN is one of the first Global Alliance Founding Partners, that will be providing funding for the <a href="/wiki/Earthshot_prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Earthshot prize">Earthshot Prize</a>, launched in October 2020 by <a href="/wiki/Prince_William,_Duke_of_Cambridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince William, Duke of Cambridge">Prince William</a> in partnership with <a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">Sir David Attenborough</a> through <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Foundation">The Royal Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 2021 and 2030, five prizes of £1 million will be awarded annually to recipients who identify solutions to global environmental problems.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aga_Khan_Development_Network&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nizari_Ismaili_state" title="Nizari Ismaili state">Nizari Ismaili state</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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