AKDN brochure
Last upadted: 2007
Syria
Achieving success through microfinance in Syria
The First Microfinance Bank - Syria aims to alleviate poverty, helping its clients achieve financial, economic and social integration to enhance their quality of life. In this video, three entrepreneurs discuss how they used their loans.
Taking services to the patient: Mobile health teams in Syria
A mobile medical team helped Nadia from Salamieh District safely give birth – she is one of 12,500 Syrian women who have received maternal and child health services in this way.
The Touchstones of Identity: Preserving World Heritage
From Mali to Malaysia, AKHCP’s urban regeneration projects have helped transform historic cities and the lives of countless numbers of people. Overall, AKTC has worked on over 350 restoration and conservation projects in 11 countries, including 11 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and created 10 major parks and gardens that have been visited by over 50 million people. AKHCP’s work, which has received over 18 major awards and is now recognised as the highest standard in restoration, is also helping shape government policy on the value of historic urban centres and the role of culture in strengthening identity and instilling hope.
World snapshots: Syria – The old souks of Aleppo
In Syria, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s award-winning work on the World Heritage site of Aleppo – for which it received an ICCROM-Sharjah Award for Best Practice in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management in the Arab region – will be featured on TV5 Monde’s Clin d’oeil sur le monde (“World Snapshots”).
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The Aga Khan Foundation supports 21,000 volunteer or community health/nutrition workers.
Aga Khan Trust for Culture receives ICCROM-Sharjah award for best practice in conservation of Islamic heritage
The rehabilitation of the central souk in the Old City of Aleppo by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has received an ICCROM-Sharjah Award for Best Practice in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management in the Arab region. The biennial Award seeks to honour and reward outstanding work that contributes to the protection and vitality of tangible cultural heritage in the Arab world.
The story of Sirin Yousef
Sirin Yousef’s life changed drastically as a result of the on-going crisis in Syria. Sirin lost both her house and her job as a pharmacist as the conflict engulfed Aleppo.
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat helps create innovative knowledge sharing platform for Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 21 February 2019 – In order to address the important need identified by the Government of Tajikistan for Government agencies and partners to have access to clear and reliable information on the hazards and risks impacting the country, the Aga Khan Agency for
Early Childhood Development in Syria
Prior to the current situation in Syria, the AKDN was engaged with the Ministry of Education in supporting the Early Childhood Development programme. Some of the early childhood development activities have continued during the crises, to provide safe learning spaces for children and to help train parents in dealing with crises. The text below describes the activities of AKDN before the current crises.