RELIGION-RELATED INTERNATIONAL NGOs

Aga Khan Development Network
 http://www.akdn.org/index.html

Founded and currently headed by Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the AGA Khan Development Network is a group of 10 private organizations that seek to empower communities and individuals to improve living conditions and opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East.   With origins resting upon the tradition of service observed by the Shia Imami Muslims, AKDN is primarily concerned with the fields of health, education, rural development, microfinance, humanitarian assistance and planning and building services.   Each member organization seeks to reach people without access to services, in a complementary manner that does not substitute the efforts of government and other providers.  In recent years the Network has expended an annual average of $300 million for non-profit activities.  Funding is provided by the Imamat and by the Ismaili Community as well as by international and local donor agencies.

Staff:
Board Members: n/a
Full-Time Employees: 1
Part-Time Employees: 5
Volunteers: n/a

Major Projects/Programs:
Building Rehabilitation –
Integrated Rural Rehabilitation activities to Curb Poppy Cultivation
Economic Assistance –
Community Action Investment Program First Microfinance Bank of Afghanistan
Processing, packaging, handling and distribution of milk –
Education Dairy Nutrition Program
Educational training/initiatives –
Education QUALITY and Improvement Program
Improving Basic Education in Tajikistan
Community –led Initiatives in Child Survival in India
Releasing Confidence and Creativity: Building Sound Foundations for Early Learning in Pakistan,
The Institutional Management Certification Program
Aga Khan Education Services Project
Aga Khan Educational Services Project
The Institute for Islami Studies, Islamic Cultural Ccenters Program
Tajik Scholarship Program
Earthquake Relief –
            South Asia Earthquake Program
Community Health & Development –
            Rockefeller Foundation Community Health Development Program in Kenya
American Red Cross Community Health Program in Afghanistan
Raising Awareness of Mental Health Issues and the Telemedicine Program
Provide Housing –
Shelter Provision for Afghan Returnees in  Baghlan, Junduz and Badakshan Provinces 

Countries Served:
Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, India, and Kenya

Budget:
$125,000,000.00

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