Aga Khan Foundation

Group members:
Sushila Junna (81)
Amit Kadam (82)
Mahesh Kadam (83)
Reshma Kalamkar (84)
Akash Kamdi (85)
Jignesh Karania (86)
Madhura Karnik (87)
Qudsiya Khan (88)
Amol Khawale (89)
Shilpa Kohli (90)
 Brief Life Sketch

• Aga Khan meaning

– Chief commander
– Title of spiritual leader of the sect of Muslims known as Nizari Ismailis.

• Aga Khan IV
– 1936- Prince Karīm al-Hussainī born in Geneva
– Son of Prince Aly Khan and Princess Tajuddawlah Aly Khan
– 1957, July 11- Became Aga Khan IV at the age of 20
– 1957- Title His Highness granted by Queen Elizabeth II of UK
– 1959- Title His Royal Highness by the Shah of Iran
– Became a strong leader

– Founded
 Aga Khan Foundation, an international philanthropic organization
 Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private
development networks in the world
 Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University
and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to promote the
study of Islamic art, architecture, urbanism, landscape design, and
conservation
 Aga Khan Foundation
• Organisation
Private, not-for-profit, development agency

• Purpose
Seeks sustainable solutions to long-term problems of
– poverty, hunger,
– Illiteracy
– ill-health with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in
resource-poor areas

• Programme Priorities
– Health
– education, rural development
– Environment
– strengthening of civil society
 Cont..
• Grantees
– Non-governmental organisations that share the Foundation’s
goals.
– In some cases, help to create a new civil society organisation

• Sources of Funding and Endowment

– His Highness the Aga Khan
– Grants from development agencies
– Income from the endowment
– Donations from individuals and corporations

• Principal criterion for programme choices

– potential for bringing lasting benefit to project participants
• Geographic Focus
– Reaches out to vulnerable populations on four continents
– Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Kenya, the Kyrgyz
Republic, Mozambique, Pakistan, Portugal, Switzerland,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom,
and the United States of America

• Staff
2,800 worldwide

• Evaluation
– Evaluated by independent professional
– partnership with the agencies that co-fund them.
 Vision and goals
• Work for the common good of all citizens regardless of their origin
or religion.

• To make it possible for poor to act in ways leading to long-term

improvements in income and health, in the environment and in the
education of children.

• To help people make informed decisions.

• To enable beneficiaries to gain the confidence and competence to

participate in activities that affect the quality of their lives.

• To bring local knowledge, energies and resources to bear on local

problems.
Personal Wealth and Income

• Estimated to be $1 billion
• Annual income is estimated to be $300m
• Business interests include
– hotels and airlines
– also invested in a tourist complex in Sardinia
– main source of income is through investing in
stocks, companies and material goods.
 Achievements and recognitions

• Received civilian decorations from the governments of France,

Portugal, Côte d'Ivoire, Upper Volta, Madagascar, Iran, Pakistan,
Italy, Senegal, Morocco, Spain, and Tajikistan

• Presented with the Gold Medal of the City of Granada

• Awarded honorary degrees by universities in Pakistan, Canada, the

United Kingdom, and the United States

• Received numerous awards and prizes from various professional

organisations in recognition of his work in architecture and the
conservation of historic buildings

• The title His Highness was granted by the Queen of Great Britain in
1957, and His Royal Highness by the Shah of Iran in 1959.
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