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The Aga Khan Development Network is a group of development agencies dedicated to improving living conditions and opportunities in the areas where it operates.
Over 25 countries
Joined October 2008
The @EarthshotPrize is back and traveling to #Singapore for its third annual awards!. AKDN is proud to be a Global Alliance Founding Partner of the Prize. Find out more: . #EarthshotSingapore2023
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In cooperation with the High Commission of Pakistan, His Highness the Aga Khan hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in advance of the Royal Visit to Pakistan. #AgaKhan #AgaKhanCentre #AKC @KensingtonRoyal
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The @EarthshotPrize is back and they’re heading to Cape Town for Earthshot Week and the fourth annual awards ceremony to celebrate inspiring solutions from around the world to repair our planet. AKDN is proud to be a Global Alliance Founding Partner of the Prize.
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan opens a Software Technology Park in Hunza, Pakistan. It will act as the central resource for a hub and spokes model linking other IT facilities in more remote areas of the region.
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Pleased to announce His Highness the #AgaKhan has been selected as the @unfoundation Champion for Global Change.
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.@KofiAnnan presents His Highness the Aga Khan with the Champion for Global Change Award at the 2017 United Nations #GlobalLeadership Dinner
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The Ismaili Imamat has announced it will be donating US$10 million to support relief efforts following the severe flooding in Pakistan. #FloodsinPakistan #Pakistan #IsmailiImamat #Ismaili
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Today, we celebrate the 87th birthday of our founder, His Highness the Aga Khan. The management, staff and volunteers of all AKDN institutions respectfully wish His Highness a very happy birthday, and express our gratitude for his vision and inspiration, which guide our efforts.
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Very pleased that #AgaKhan Agency for #Habitat Search and Rescue team in Kalash Valley were able to show the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal some of our great work with communities in #Pakistan in disaster risk mitigation #improvingqualityoflife #RoyalVisitPakistan
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The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan), Asif Ali Zardari, today conferred the Nishan-i-Pakistan, the nation’s highest civilian award, on Prince Rahim Aga Khan.
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Today, we celebrate the 86th birthday of our founder, His Highness the Aga Khan. The management, staff and volunteers of all AKDN institutions respectfully wish His Highness a very happy birthday, and express our gratitude for his vision and inspiration, which guide our efforts.
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His Highness the Aga Khan arrives in Canada for the official Diamond Jubilee Visit marking 60 years as spiritual leader of the global Shia Ismaili Muslim community. Read more: #DiamondJubilee #AgaKhan #CanadaVisit
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Exciting news! The finalists of the 2022 #EarthshotPrize have been announced. The Aga Khan Development Network is proud to be a Founding Partner of the Prize. Good luck to all the finalists. We look forward to supporting these ground-breaking solutions to repair our planet. 🌍.
Introducing the Finalists of The #EarthshotPrize 2022. Fifteen extraordinary innovators and leaders from around the world with ground-breaking solutions to repair our planet 🌎. Read about them all here 👉 #EarthshotBoston2022
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AKDN is delighted to be at the @EarthshotPrize Awards and to support its mission to unleash the urgent optimism required to accelerate and scale the environmental innovations that will repair and regenerate our planet. Watch the show on 12th November.
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#AKAH #Pakistan won the #WorldHabitatAwards 2020 Gold Award today for its work helping vulnerable communities in #Pakistan manage disaster risk and plan for a better future using hazard vulnerability and risk assessments. #climatechange #DDR #resilience.
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On this day in 1985, His Highness the #AgaKhan inaugurated the Aga Khan University Hospital in #Karachi #Pakistan. Over the last 30 years, the #Patient Welfare Programme at #AKUH has provided US$117 million to over 2.34 million patients. #SDG3 #qualityoflife #development
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UN Secretary General @antonioguterres and His Highness the Aga Khan after their meeting, UN Headquarters, October 18, 2017 #AgaKhan
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Exciting to see @EarthshotPrize will be heading to Boston in December for its second annual awards, celebrating extraordinary solutions to repair our planet from all around the world. AKDN is proud to be a global alliance founding partner of the prize. #EarthshotBoston2022.
Introducing #EarthshotBoston2022 🇺🇸. This December, we're heading to the @CityofBoston for the second annual #EarthshotPrize awards ceremony where we'll celebrate 15 extraordinary Finalists, and award five new Winners ✨
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The Aga Khan Development Network is pleased to be supporting the @ParisPeaceForum which opened today. The #AgaKhan joined @EmmanuelMacron and dozens of world leaders for the opening session. #Peace #Paris #akdn #pluralism
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His Highness the #AgaKhan met this morning with @KGeorgieva of @WorldBank to discuss collaboration and partnership with #AKDN in international #development and reduction of #poverty in countries of mutual interest.
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Introducing AKDN’s new logo and website!. The AKDN logo expresses interconnectivity. Polygons of three, five and seven form forty-nine different yet congruent units which interact with and reinforce each other to become one.
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Congratulations to the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Pakistan, which has won an Energy Globe Award award for its commitment to clean energy and climate resilience. #Pakistan #EnergyGlobeAward #AKRSP
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The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) has sent medical personnel and equipment to the border crossing point on the Tajik-Chinese border to test people for coronavirus. The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat have provided protective equipment and medical accessories to Tajikistan.
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The management, staff and volunteers of all AKDN institutions respectfully offer #congratulations to His Highness the #AgaKhan on the occasion of his 65th anniversary as the Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. His Highness is the Founder and Chairman of the #AKDN. #ImamatDay65
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President Macron awards His Highness the Aga Khan France’s highest honour, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.#AgaKhan #QualityOfLife.
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Yesterday, Prince Rahim Aga Khan visited Hunza district in Gilgit-Baltistan to launch the development of Duiker Phase II and Nasirabad Solar Power Plants with a total capacity of 3.6 MWp.
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Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural #EarthshotPrize and all the finalists! These truly inspiring initiatives create new pathways to help repair our planet and improve the quality of life for us all. #AKDN is proud to be a Founding Partner of this wonderful initiative.
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Happy birthday to Prince Amyn #AgaKhan – thank you for all that you do to support #akdn #qualityoflife #culture #agakhanmuseum #serenahotels
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#ICYMI - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the @AKUGlobal (AKU), addressed AKU's first-ever global virtual convocation earlier today. #AKUConvocation #AKU20. We invite you to read his speech and watch the video here: .
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Yesterday, Prince Rahim Aga Khan met the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the Bellevue Palace, Berlin.
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.@akdn Founder and Chairman, His Highness the Aga Khan, met with @JeanCASTEX, Prime Minister of France, to discuss areas of mutual collaboration and the long-standing relationship between the #AKDN and #France. 🇫🇷
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On 11 November 2019, His Highness the #AgaKhan joined a gathering of world leaders for a dinner reception hosted by French President @EmmanuelMacron at Élysée Palace, representing #AKDN as a part of the events related to #ParisPeaceForum2019. #pluralism #CivilSociety
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His Highness the Aga Khan and Her Excellency Julie Payette with former Governor Generals Adrienne Clarkson and David Johnston, and current and former Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau, Joe Clark, and Jean Chretien and their respective spouses this evening at Rideau Hall #CanadaVisit
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"This is a day for all of us to renew our commitment to an.evermore hopeful future, one that will be richer in the products of human ingenuity, more just in their distribution, and more abundant in respect and compassion for one another." -His Highness the Aga Khan @AKUGlobal
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His Highness the #AgaKhan arrived in #Portugal today for a visit commemorating his #DiamondJubilee, marking 60 years of #leadership as the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the world’s Shia Ismaili Muslim community. #AKDN For more information:
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Speaking today on behalf of His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Rahim urged the international community to act with generosity & speed “at a time when so many Afghans are in peril”. #Afghanistan.Prince Rahim's remarks: Press Release:
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In Karachi, more than 400 #graduates were awarded at the @AKUGlobal #convocation ceremony. This year’s ceremony was especially significant as it marked the graduation of the university’s 15,000th student and its 10,000th female student. #AKDN Read:
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Her Majesty the Queen this evening hosted a dinner at Windsor Castle to mark the #DiamondJubilee of His Highness the #AgaKhan
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As we mark the start of 2018, we take this opportunity to thank all our staff, volunteers, supporters and partners for helping #AKDN work toward improving #qualityoflife for those who need it most around the world. May 2018 be a year of prosperity and peace for all.
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His Excellency President Michael Higgins of Ireland @PresidentIRL & his wife Sabina Mary Coyne, today received His Highness the Aga Khan at their official residence Áras an Uachtaráin. The occasion honoured the Aga Khan’s #DiamondJubilee.
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H.E. the President of the Portuguese Republic today inaugurated the state-of-the-art robotics surgical technology donated by @TheIsmaili Imamat in the presence of the #AgaKhan at Lisbon’s Curry Cabral Hospital. #AKDN @AKUGlobal #Health.Press release:
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His Highness the Aga Khan receives Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from @UCalgary #AgaKhan #AKDN #KnowledgeSociety
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Shortly after arriving in Vancouver, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the Honourable John Horgan @jjhorgan, Premier of British Columbia #DiamondJubilee #AgaKhan #Ismaili #OneJamat #CanadaVisit
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan today met the President of Kenya, H.E. Dr @WilliamsRuto, in Dubai, UAE. They discussed the decades-long development partnership between the #AKDN and the @GovtOfKenya to improve the quality of life of all Kenyans, and potential for future cooperation.
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His Highness the Aga Khan: One of the special gifts that old friends offer is introducing us to wonderful new friends, and that has also happened here. The project we celebrate today - the Inauguration of the Aga Khan Garden, is a particularly happy example.
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His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Prince Hussain Aga Khan, and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan joined the Steering Committee and the Master Jury of the 2019 Aga Khan Music Awards at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon on the first day of the #AgaKhanMusicAwards.
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We’re excited to see the launch in 2020 of the most prestigious environment prize in history, the @EarthshotPrize – a decade of action to repair our planet. #EarthshotPrize @KensingtonRoyal.
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HH the Aga Khan: "Now I know that in some parts of the world, “Muslim” and “music” are not so often linked together in the public mind. But they should be. The cultural heritage of Islam has long embraced musical language as an elemental expression of human spirituality.".
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The @AKUGlobal, #AKAH and @ucentralasia are launching Voices from the Roof of the World, a film series on the world’s highest altitude climate crisis. Echoing #EarthshotPrize’s challenge, VRW probes the risks of these melting glaciers. #AKDN #VRW.
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan on @akdn’s partnership with @EarthshotPrize, led by Prince William @kensingtonroyal. #EarthshotPrize
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Today the @AgaKhanCentre (AKC) was opened by The Prince of Wales in the presence of His Highness the #AgaKhan, in King’s Cross, at the heart of London’s thriving Knowledge Quarter. #AKDN @ClarenceHouse For more information:
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On 8 March, Queen Elizabeth II met with the #AgaKhan in Windsor Castle during a reception before a private dinner to mark his #DiamondJubilee. Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and members of His Highness' family were also present. Read article:
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Congratulations to the Winners of the @EarthshotPrize 2023! A trailblazing group of innovators, entrepreneurs, community leaders and activists with cutting-edge solutions to repair and regenerate our planet. AKDN is proud to be a Global Alliance Founding Partner of the Prize.
Meet our #EarthshotSingapore2023 Winners!. With their £1 million prize and our support, they'll accelerate their projects and continue making a positive impact on people and the planet. ..🌳 @AccionAndina .🚙 GRST .🌊 @WildAid .♻️ @S4sTechnologies .🌎 @Boomitra
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His Highness the Aga Khan remind us of the importance of Teachers in all our lives. Happy World Teacher Day #WorldTeacherDay #AgaKhan
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🇮🇳Ongoing #conservation works by #AgaKhan Trust for Culture at the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park in #Hyderabad on 40+ buildings. ⚒️All carried out by craftsmen using traditional building materials, tools and building techniques.
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan met the President of the @WorldBank, Ajay Banga, at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington, DC, today. They discussed the decades-long development partnership between the World Bank and the various institutions of the AKDN.
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Prince Rahim yesterday met with HE Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, UAE’s Minister of Culture and Youth, at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon. The Minister was later received at the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon, for a guided tour of the building and its gardens.
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"This region is where medicine was founded, where algebra got its name, where the earth's diameter was precisely calculated, where some of the world's greatest poetry was penned."-His Highness the Aga Khan @ucentralasia #AgaKhan #UCAConvocation21 #UCAGrad #CentralAsia
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Inauguration of a US $22.8 million hospital that will serve the people of Bamyan, #Afghanistan . #AKHS #Health Read:
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HRH The Prince of Wales @ClarenceHouse addresses the audience during the inauguration of the Aga Khan Centre in London. Photo: Shyrose Bhanji #DiamondJubilee #AgaKhan #AgaKhanCentre
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Comprehensive #solutions are key to facing global #development challenges. As a Founding Member of the @ParisPeaceForum, we are proud to stand behind a multifaceted initiative for better global governance. #AKDN #ImprovingQualityOfLife .
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A senior cardiac/thoracic surgeon & his team at @AKUGlobal have invented a heart simulator, which can help teach resident doctors open-heart surgery & other related operations in much better conditions. Dr Saulat Fatmi said it had been patented in the US.
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The #AgaKhan inaugurates state-of-the-art healthcare education centre in Karachi. @AKUGlobal #Pakistan #AKDN #Healthcare .For more information:
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Construction of the new Aga Khan Hospital in Khorog, Tajikistan #GlobalGoals #SDG3 #qualityoflife #AgaKhan
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Her Excellency Ms Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, met today to discuss #education and #climate priorities in Bangladesh.
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Today marks the launch of The @EarthshotPrize, the most prestigious global environment prize in history, incentivising worldwide change with a decade of action to repair our planet. Learn more at: #EarthshotPrize
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His Highness the #AgaKhan today joined over 30 world leaders for the opening session of the second #ParisPeaceForum2019. #AKDN.Read press release:
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan met with His Excellency Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, at the Ala Archa State Residence in Bishkek to discuss AKDN’s long-standing presence in the Kyrgyz Republic & their shared desire to deepen cooperation.
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Pakistani mountaineer Sirbaz Khan has achieved yet another milestone by scaling Mount Everest (8848 metres), the tallest peak in the world. The expedition was sponsored by @serenahotels under its Adventure Diplomacy. #AKFED.Read the article to learn more:
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The Aga Khan Trust for Culture announces the creation of The Aga Khan Garden, Alberta @UABotanicGarden @UAlberta.
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Speaking at #GVAfghanistan2018, the #AgaKhan: “I have always maintained that my institutions would make a permanent commitment to the country. Therefore, on behalf of the Ismaili Imamat and @AKDN, I underline, once again, our enduring commitment to #Afghanistan and its peoples.”.
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As His Highness the Aga Khan arrives in Portugal today for the last visit of his Diamond Jubilee commemoration, we are pleased to publish this overview of the work of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal. /ismaili-imamat-and-akdn-portugal
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The #AgaKhan was recently named the Global Founding Patron of the Prince of Wales's charitable trust. The Aga Khan will now support the delivery of the work of The Prince's Trust in #Canada, #Australia, #NewZealand. #AKDN.Read article:
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When in New Delhi, the #AgaKhan will inaugurate the Sunder Nursery, a 16th-century heritage garden adjacent to Humayun’s Tomb. The 96-acre green patch was restored over 9 years by the Aga Khan Trust for #Culture. #AKDN #conservation #HistoricCities Read:
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Originally built in 1570, Humayun’s Tomb was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. The restoration of the Tomb complex in Delhi is the #AgaKhanTrustforCulture’s largest cultural project to date. In 1993, the tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Video - His Highness the #AgaKhan, Chancellor of @AKUGlobal inaugurates the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education, a unique teaching & learning facility for #health sciences #education. #AKDN
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The Mayor of Porto Mr Rui Moreira conferred His Highness the Aga Khan with the keys to the City of Porto on 2 May 2019. Read more at
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At @COP28, the Aga Khan Health Services and @AKUGlobal participated in an event at the @WHO Health Pavilion to explore how to reduce the emissions of the #health sector's most significant carbon source - its supply chain.
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The new hospital, Bamyan, Afghanistan is an energy efficient building with1635 solar panels providing 60% of energy needs #WorldEnergyDay
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Members of Calgary’s Ismaili Muslim community are preparing for a visit from His Highness the #AgaKhan next month. The spiritual leader will be in #Calgary from 9 to 11 May as part of a visit to #Canada to celebrate his #DiamondJubilee anniversary. #AKDN
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Today, #SunderNursery will be inaugurated by Indian Vice-President @MVenkaiahNaidu and the #AgaKhan in #NewDelhi #India. Since 2007, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture together with the Indian Government has been restoring the Nursery. See more in this video. @noradno
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The creation of the 30-hectare Al-Azhar Park, undertaken in the historic district of Cairo by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, has become a catalyst for urban renewal in one of the most congested cities in the world #AKDN #Egypt #AKTC #InternationalDayForMonumentsAndSites
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His Excellency, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, today presented his credentials as the Representative of Canada to the Ismaili Imamat. Prince Rahim Aga Khan received Mr Goodale’s credentials on behalf of His Highness the Aga
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The Aga Khan Development Network is responding to the torrential rains and devastating floods in Pakistan by evacuating residents to safer areas, and providing food, shelter and health care.
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Since 2005, the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme has been researching the viability of glacier grafting in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. As a steward of the environment, AKDN is extremely proud that we are a Global Alliance Founding Partner of The @EarthshotPrize. #EarthshotPrize
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According to @VOGUEIndia His Highness the #AgaKhan is one of the 8 global personalities who have used their wealth to make an impact in the world. #AKDN Read article:
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