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The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of private, non-denominational development agencies that seek to improve living conditions and opportunities, in sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East. Founded and guided by Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the network focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development. The AKDN aims to improve living conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to their faith, origin or gender. Its annual budget for not-for-profit endeavours exceeds US$500 million. The AKDN works in 30 countries around the world, and it employs over 80 thousand paid staff, mostly in developing countries.〔(Frequently Asked Questions, Official Website ) (2008 figure, accessed 12 Dec 2010)〕 The AKDN's annual budget for non-profit activities in 2010 was US$ 625 million. All AKDN agencies are non-profit except AKFED, which seeks to generate profits as part of its formula for sustainability, but reinvests any profits in development activities. The Aga Khan Foundation, including the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme and the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme, the Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Health Services, Aga Khan Education Services, and the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, operate in social development. The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development with its affiliates, the Tourism Promotion Services, Industrial Promotion Services, and Financial Services, 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 favourable legislative and fiscal structures. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture co-ordinates the Imamat's cultural activities. Its programmes include The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme, and the Education and Culture Programme. The Trust also provides financial support for the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. The agencies common goal is to help the poor achieve a level of self-reliance whereby they are able to plan their own livelihoods and help those even more needy than themselves. To pursue their mandates, AKDN institutions rely on volunteers as well as remunerated professionals. == AKDN agencies == AKDN consists of the following organisations: *Aga Khan Academies (AKA) *Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) *Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) *Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) *Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) *Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) *Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS) *Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) *Aga Khan University (AKU) *Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) *University of Central Asia (UCA) AKDN Focus Areas 〔http://www.akdn.org/programmes.asp?type=p〕 Architecture Award for Architecture Civil Society Civil Society Programme Culture Award for Architecture, Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), Historic Cities, Museums & Exhibitions, Islamic Architecture, Music Economic Development Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), Financial Services, Industrial Promotion, Tourism Promotion, Media, Aviation Services Education Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), Aga Khan University (AKU), Aga Khan Academies (AKA), University of Central Asia (UCA) Health Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), Aga Khan University (AKU) Planning and Building Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS) Rural Development Humanitarian Assistance Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aga Khan Development Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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