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Air Mali clouée au sol pour 9 mois
Vendredi, 28 Décembre 2012 12:16
Jeune Afrique
La compagnie aérienne malienne Air Mali a suspendu ses activités pour neuf mois. En cause, le refus de ses actionnaires de soutenir la compagnie au vu des perspectives politiques du pays.
Selon un dirigeant de la compagnie cité par l’AFP, il s’agit d’une conséquence directe de la crise politique et économique que traverse le pays. "Ce n'est en aucun cas une fermeture", a affirmé Souleymane Sylla, directeur administratif d'Air Mali, qui n'exclut pas une "reprise des activités, en fonction de l'évolution de la situation politique et économique".
À plusieurs reprises, la compagnie a demandé l'aide de l'État et des investisseurs, selon Souleymane Sylla. "Mais l'État a aussi des problèmes. Les actionnaires n'étaient pas prêts, par ailleurs, à réinjecter des moyens dans la compagnie et préfèrent se donner le temps, afin d'avoir davantage de visibilité quant à l'avenir du pays", a-t-il déclaré.
Coup d'État
Les 66 salariés restants d'Air Mali, rescapés d'une première vague de licenciements en mai, toucheront leur dû et seront prioritaires pour retravailler dans l'entreprise si elle reprend ses vols. Le coup d'Etat du 22 mars qui a renversé le président Amadou Toumani Touré et a précipité la chute du nord du pays aux mains de groupes islamistes armés, a eu raison de la compagnie, selon Souleymane Sylla. En mai elle avait perdu 45% de son chiffre d'affaires par rapport à janvier.
Créée en avril 2005 avec le concours de l'État, Air Mali avait été recapitalisée en 2009. Le groupe Aga Khan en était devenu le principal actionnaire, à plus de 95%. Le reste était détenu par l'État et d'autres actionnaires.
(Avec AFP)
AKDN / AKF INITIATIVES WORLDWIDE
Aga Khan Foundation speaks out on living conditions in Mozam .
Published on Jan 24, 2013
Agostinho Mamade, education program manager for Aga Khan Foundation Mozambique, is crossing Canada making presentations to shed some light on the dire living conditions in Mozambique.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWdyJ-A_ ... e=youtu.be
Published on Jan 24, 2013
Agostinho Mamade, education program manager for Aga Khan Foundation Mozambique, is crossing Canada making presentations to shed some light on the dire living conditions in Mozambique.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWdyJ-A_ ... e=youtu.be
Meeting held between Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development and President Ugo Cappellacci of Sardinia to discuss the future of Meridiana Airlines
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AKDN Quality of Life Assessment Programme Brochure
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Brochure: AKDN Quality of Life Assessment Programme
See also: Improving Quality of Life in Remote Mountain Communities
The AKDN Quality of Life Assessment Programme brochure encompasses the programme’s core concepts, methodology, the assessment framework, domains and indicators and key principles.
The overall goal of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is the improvement of Quality of Life (QoL) in the areas where its member institutions work. AKDN’s vision and strategies encompass an improvement in material standards of living, health and education, as well as a set of values and norms in the organisation of society which include pluralism and cultural tolerance, gender and social equity, civil society organisation and good governance. AKDN therefore has a holistic view of what constitutes progress that goes beyond material benefits or only poverty alleviation, and which encompasses a more rounded view of human experience and aspirations.
In 2007, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) initiated Quality of Life (QoL) assessments in geographical areas where it undertakes multi-input area development programmes. The QoL initiative differs from conventional monitoring and evaluation practice, which is usually project- or sector-based, rather than trying to understand changes in people’s lives overall. QoL Assessments are carried out periodically (every 3-5 years) at a sub-national level in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Mali and Tanzania.
The AKDN takes a long-term perspective, usually working in countries over decades, and so these assessments are designed to provide an overview of how people’s lives are changing over time. The main aim is to analyse and adjust AKDN’s interventions in the light of the findings.
For more information, please see the brochure.
http://www.akdn.org/Content/1169/AKDN-Q ... e-Launched
Brochure: AKDN Quality of Life Assessment Programme
See also: Improving Quality of Life in Remote Mountain Communities
The AKDN Quality of Life Assessment Programme brochure encompasses the programme’s core concepts, methodology, the assessment framework, domains and indicators and key principles.
The overall goal of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is the improvement of Quality of Life (QoL) in the areas where its member institutions work. AKDN’s vision and strategies encompass an improvement in material standards of living, health and education, as well as a set of values and norms in the organisation of society which include pluralism and cultural tolerance, gender and social equity, civil society organisation and good governance. AKDN therefore has a holistic view of what constitutes progress that goes beyond material benefits or only poverty alleviation, and which encompasses a more rounded view of human experience and aspirations.
In 2007, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) initiated Quality of Life (QoL) assessments in geographical areas where it undertakes multi-input area development programmes. The QoL initiative differs from conventional monitoring and evaluation practice, which is usually project- or sector-based, rather than trying to understand changes in people’s lives overall. QoL Assessments are carried out periodically (every 3-5 years) at a sub-national level in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Mali and Tanzania.
The AKDN takes a long-term perspective, usually working in countries over decades, and so these assessments are designed to provide an overview of how people’s lives are changing over time. The main aim is to analyse and adjust AKDN’s interventions in the light of the findings.
For more information, please see the brochure.
Globeleq building natural gas-fired plant in Cote d'Ivoire03/21/2013
By Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International
Globeleq started construction for the 139 MW expansion of its existing Azito gas-fired power plant near Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The final nominal capacity of the plant will be 420 MW, making it one of the largest and the most efficient thermal power plants in Cote d'Ivoire.
Construction should be completed during early 2015. The project was financed on a limited recourse basis with 80 percent of the expansion funding provided by lenders including the International Finance Corp., European development finance institutions led by Proparco and BOAD.
The majority of the equity funds will be contributed by Globeleq, which is solely owned by Actis (the pan-emerging markets private equity firm), with the remaining funds provided by its project partner, IPS (West Africa), a company majority-owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing insurance cover for some aspects of Globeleq's investment.
Once operational, the additional electricity will be sold to the Cote d'Ivoire, acting through CI Energies, under a 20-year concession. Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd is the EPC contractor and will design, build and commission the expansion on a turnkey basis. During the peak of construction, over 1,000 jobs will be created, with an emphasis on local resourcing.
Globeleq is an experienced operating power company, actively developing energy solutions for the emerging markets of Africa and the Americas. The company develops economically sustainable projects that support the continued development of the electric power sector in these regions. Globeleq is solely owned by Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm.
http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/03/glo ... voire.html
By Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International
Globeleq started construction for the 139 MW expansion of its existing Azito gas-fired power plant near Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The final nominal capacity of the plant will be 420 MW, making it one of the largest and the most efficient thermal power plants in Cote d'Ivoire.
Construction should be completed during early 2015. The project was financed on a limited recourse basis with 80 percent of the expansion funding provided by lenders including the International Finance Corp., European development finance institutions led by Proparco and BOAD.
The majority of the equity funds will be contributed by Globeleq, which is solely owned by Actis (the pan-emerging markets private equity firm), with the remaining funds provided by its project partner, IPS (West Africa), a company majority-owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing insurance cover for some aspects of Globeleq's investment.
Once operational, the additional electricity will be sold to the Cote d'Ivoire, acting through CI Energies, under a 20-year concession. Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd is the EPC contractor and will design, build and commission the expansion on a turnkey basis. During the peak of construction, over 1,000 jobs will be created, with an emphasis on local resourcing.
Globeleq is an experienced operating power company, actively developing energy solutions for the emerging markets of Africa and the Americas. The company develops economically sustainable projects that support the continued development of the electric power sector in these regions. Globeleq is solely owned by Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm.
http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/03/glo ... voire.html
Agakhan Foundation makes a donation in Uganda.
Excerpt:
Aga Khan donates
He made the remarks following a donation of four sit-toilet pans by the Aga Khan Foundation and Shia Imami Ismaili Community of Uganda to Wakiso Health Centre IV and Mende Health centre III on Saturday.
The donation came after a weekend health camp focusing on the treatment of childhood infections, ante-natal care done by 30 volunteers from the Ismaili Community and the UK International Emergency Trauma Register that treated close to 1,500 patients
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Aga Khan Foundation helps preserve Cairo’s past
Excerpt:
The foundation is currently carrying out several renovation projects in many historical sites around old Fatimid Cairo, like restoring the crumbling city wall built by King Saladin, and has also initiated a private micro-investment project that supports craftsmen and women in old Cairo with technical and financial facilities. The foundation started with the historic district Al-Darb Al-Ahmar in Old Cairo, where it provided funding and rehabilitation for a number of workshops that produce traditional handcrafts like leather cushions, steel lamps and many others.
The latest achievement of the Aga Khan Foundation in Egypt is the establishment of a car park next to Al-Azhar Park. All construction costs, including workers’ salaries, were paid by the foundation.
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Excerpt:
Aga Khan donates
He made the remarks following a donation of four sit-toilet pans by the Aga Khan Foundation and Shia Imami Ismaili Community of Uganda to Wakiso Health Centre IV and Mende Health centre III on Saturday.
The donation came after a weekend health camp focusing on the treatment of childhood infections, ante-natal care done by 30 volunteers from the Ismaili Community and the UK International Emergency Trauma Register that treated close to 1,500 patients
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/ ... index.html
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Aga Khan Foundation helps preserve Cairo’s past
Excerpt:
The foundation is currently carrying out several renovation projects in many historical sites around old Fatimid Cairo, like restoring the crumbling city wall built by King Saladin, and has also initiated a private micro-investment project that supports craftsmen and women in old Cairo with technical and financial facilities. The foundation started with the historic district Al-Darb Al-Ahmar in Old Cairo, where it provided funding and rehabilitation for a number of workshops that produce traditional handcrafts like leather cushions, steel lamps and many others.
The latest achievement of the Aga Khan Foundation in Egypt is the establishment of a car park next to Al-Azhar Park. All construction costs, including workers’ salaries, were paid by the foundation.
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/03/2 ... iros-past/
Learning about learning: What affects children’s learning in Sindh, Pakistan?
Recently, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) released a publication summarizing and reflecting upon major research studies carried out alongside AKF’s education initiatives in ten countries (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, and Portugal). For each study, the publication provides a brief introduction to the programme, an overview of the study design, and a summary of key findings – especially in terms of children’s learning. The report, authored by Sheridan Bartlett, is entitled Learning about Learning: Reflections on Studies from 10 Countries and can be found among AKF’s publications on the AKDN website. (Another related publication, also authored by Sheridan Bartlett, was released in 2010, entitled Improving Learning Achievement in Early Primary in Low-Income Countries: A Review of the Research.)
http://sadafshallwani.net/2013/03/29/le ... -learning/
Recently, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) released a publication summarizing and reflecting upon major research studies carried out alongside AKF’s education initiatives in ten countries (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, and Portugal). For each study, the publication provides a brief introduction to the programme, an overview of the study design, and a summary of key findings – especially in terms of children’s learning. The report, authored by Sheridan Bartlett, is entitled Learning about Learning: Reflections on Studies from 10 Countries and can be found among AKF’s publications on the AKDN website. (Another related publication, also authored by Sheridan Bartlett, was released in 2010, entitled Improving Learning Achievement in Early Primary in Low-Income Countries: A Review of the Research.)
http://sadafshallwani.net/2013/03/29/le ... -learning/
Jubilee Life wins 'Putting The Consumers First' award
March 23, 2013 RECORDER REPORT 1 Comments Jubilee Life, one of the fastest growing life insurance companies in Pakistan, won the "Putting the Consumers First" award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the 7th National Awards ceremony organised by HelpLine Trust at a local hotel in Karachi.
The event was organised to mark World's Consumer Rights Day to realize and promote the rights of consumers, and to demand that these rights be respected and implemented to protect consumers from market abuses and social injustices, which undermine them.
The award was presented to Zahid Barki, General Manager - Customer Services, Jubilee Life by Hamid Maker, Founder of HelpLine Trust. Jubilee Life was awarded the honour for its outstanding performance in health, safety & environmental responsibility, stakeholder relations, social contributions, economic responsibility, and employee welfare. The award represents the jury's acclaim for Jubilee Life's commitment to consumer protection and its efforts for sustainable responsible business in the country. "We are so proud of this achievement because we were able to showcase our company's value for 'Corporate Social Responsibility' towards Pakistani community," said Barki. "Jubilee Life understands that we have a responsibility towards everyone in our society, be it environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders, and all other members of the public sphere and thus actively contributes towards the uplift and welfare of the society," he added. The company is also a pioneer in Micro Insurance in the country for the underprivileged class through which Jubilee Life has gone beyond business in CSR and ensures that its CSR activities benefit the consumers as well. Jubilee Insurance is a global brand of Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) that offers diverse insurance solutions (life, health and general) in the Asian and East African markets.-PR
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March 23, 2013 RECORDER REPORT 1 Comments Jubilee Life, one of the fastest growing life insurance companies in Pakistan, won the "Putting the Consumers First" award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the 7th National Awards ceremony organised by HelpLine Trust at a local hotel in Karachi.
The event was organised to mark World's Consumer Rights Day to realize and promote the rights of consumers, and to demand that these rights be respected and implemented to protect consumers from market abuses and social injustices, which undermine them.
The award was presented to Zahid Barki, General Manager - Customer Services, Jubilee Life by Hamid Maker, Founder of HelpLine Trust. Jubilee Life was awarded the honour for its outstanding performance in health, safety & environmental responsibility, stakeholder relations, social contributions, economic responsibility, and employee welfare. The award represents the jury's acclaim for Jubilee Life's commitment to consumer protection and its efforts for sustainable responsible business in the country. "We are so proud of this achievement because we were able to showcase our company's value for 'Corporate Social Responsibility' towards Pakistani community," said Barki. "Jubilee Life understands that we have a responsibility towards everyone in our society, be it environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders, and all other members of the public sphere and thus actively contributes towards the uplift and welfare of the society," he added. The company is also a pioneer in Micro Insurance in the country for the underprivileged class through which Jubilee Life has gone beyond business in CSR and ensures that its CSR activities benefit the consumers as well. Jubilee Insurance is a global brand of Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) that offers diverse insurance solutions (life, health and general) in the Asian and East African markets.-PR
http://www.brecorder.com/money-a-banking/198/1166704/
Aga Khan’s Smart telecom move
Saturday, 22 March 2014 21:30 By Peter Nyanzi
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Ugandans are tossing to the entry of a new telecom operator in the market. Smart Telecom Uganda, which was launched on March 17, is operated by Industrial Promotional Services, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Development (AKFED).
The new telecom company enters a market dominated by old boys MTN and Airtel but which over the years has proved to be a difficult one for new comers. The development comes only weeks after reports emerged that French company Orange Telecom was looking for a buyer, and barely a year after Warid Telecom was bought off by Airtel following a difficult spell in the market.
However, Lutaf Kassam, the IPS managing director, was positive that Smart Telecom is here to say. “We are looking forward to many years of building on the investments that sister organizations have been making across Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda for more than 100 years,” he said in a statement. He suggested that IPS would leverage its “deep knowledge and experience” in the telecom industry as the majority shareholder of Roshan, Afghanistain’s leading total communications provider, as a 40% stakeholder in TCell in Tajikistan and as the largest investor in SEACOM submarine cable venture in East Africa, to be a top player in the Ugandan market.
He added that Timeturns, IPS’s partner in Smart Telecom, brings to the partnership an established track record of starting telecommunications companies in Nepal and Cambodia and building them leading market players. Given the network’s financial muscle, MTN and Airtel can only expect to be given a good run for their money.
Already, the group operates the NTV and Daily Monitor, Diamond Trust Bank, Jubilee Insurance and is of course the lead investor in the $860-million Bujagali Hydro Power Project, which was launched two years ago. Indeed, AKFED operates as a network of financially strong affiliates with more than 90 separate project companies whose total revenue totaled $ 2.3 billion in 2010.
The Group is active in 16 countries, which include; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the DR Congo, India and Ivory Coast. The others are; Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Senegal, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania as well as Uganda. Using Uganda as a launch pad, the Group sees itself making inroads into the virgin regional telecom market with a focus on innovation and excellent customer service. If Ugandans will get the quality services they have been longing for is what remains to be seen.
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Saturday, 22 March 2014 21:30 By Peter Nyanzi
independent.co.ug/business/business-news/8825-aga-khans-smart-telecom-move#sthash.tfhLvvc7.dpuf
Ugandans are tossing to the entry of a new telecom operator in the market. Smart Telecom Uganda, which was launched on March 17, is operated by Industrial Promotional Services, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Development (AKFED).
The new telecom company enters a market dominated by old boys MTN and Airtel but which over the years has proved to be a difficult one for new comers. The development comes only weeks after reports emerged that French company Orange Telecom was looking for a buyer, and barely a year after Warid Telecom was bought off by Airtel following a difficult spell in the market.
However, Lutaf Kassam, the IPS managing director, was positive that Smart Telecom is here to say. “We are looking forward to many years of building on the investments that sister organizations have been making across Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda for more than 100 years,” he said in a statement. He suggested that IPS would leverage its “deep knowledge and experience” in the telecom industry as the majority shareholder of Roshan, Afghanistain’s leading total communications provider, as a 40% stakeholder in TCell in Tajikistan and as the largest investor in SEACOM submarine cable venture in East Africa, to be a top player in the Ugandan market.
He added that Timeturns, IPS’s partner in Smart Telecom, brings to the partnership an established track record of starting telecommunications companies in Nepal and Cambodia and building them leading market players. Given the network’s financial muscle, MTN and Airtel can only expect to be given a good run for their money.
Already, the group operates the NTV and Daily Monitor, Diamond Trust Bank, Jubilee Insurance and is of course the lead investor in the $860-million Bujagali Hydro Power Project, which was launched two years ago. Indeed, AKFED operates as a network of financially strong affiliates with more than 90 separate project companies whose total revenue totaled $ 2.3 billion in 2010.
The Group is active in 16 countries, which include; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the DR Congo, India and Ivory Coast. The others are; Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Senegal, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania as well as Uganda. Using Uganda as a launch pad, the Group sees itself making inroads into the virgin regional telecom market with a focus on innovation and excellent customer service. If Ugandans will get the quality services they have been longing for is what remains to be seen.
- See more at: http://www.independent.co.ug/business/b ... Lvvc7.dpuf
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Redazione - Dom, 06/04/2014 - 07:33
6 April 3014
The Aga Khan buys the shares of employees
Staff Writer - Sun , 04/06/2014 - 07:33
Arly Holding, a Swiss corporation controlled by the Aga Khan , has made a tender offer of EUR 0.50 per share of Meridiana. The proposal, which comes from a company in the same group , seeks the purchase of shares in the hands of airline employees and excludes other hand, the shares already held by the same company ( 2.28% ) . Prince Aga Khan already owned , directly and indirectly , 84 , 70 % of the capital of Meridian and the offer has therefore subject to more than 6 million ordinary shares of Meridiana SpA, equal to 13.02% of capital has therefore a value total of approximately € 6 million .
Meridiana is the holding company that controls the Olbia airport ( via Geasar ) and 100% of Meridiana Fly , the operating company that already in May last year was the subject of a takeover bid at Piazza Affari once delisted . The purchase by Arly allow employees to not be penalized from Service of the value related to the delisting .
Google Translated from :
L'Aga Khan compra le azioni dei dipendenti
Redazione - Dom, 06/04/2014 - 07:33
commenta
Arly Holding, società elvetica controllata dall'Aga Khan, ha avanzato un'offerta di acquisto pari a 0,50 euro per azione di Meridiana. La proposta, che arriva da una società dello stesso gruppo, mira all'acquisto delle azioni in mano ai dipendenti della compagnia aerea ed esclude invece le azioni già detenute dalla stessa società (il 2,28%). Il principe Aga Khan deteneva già direttamente e indirettamente l'84,70% del capitale di Meridiana e l'offerta ha pertanto per oggetto oltre 6 milioni di azioni ordinarie di Meridiana Spa, pari al 13,02% del capitale: ha quindi un valore complessivo di circa 6 milioni di euro.
Meridiana è la holding che controlla l'aeroporto di Olbia (tramite Geasar) e il 100% della Meridiana Fly, la società operativa che già nel maggio scorso era stata oggetto di un'Opa a Piazza Affari volta al delisting del titolo. L'acquisto da parte di Arly consentirà ai dipendenti di non essere penalizzati dall'azzeramento del valore legato al delisting.
Redazione - Dom, 06/04/2014 - 07:33
6 April 3014
The Aga Khan buys the shares of employees
Staff Writer - Sun , 04/06/2014 - 07:33
Arly Holding, a Swiss corporation controlled by the Aga Khan , has made a tender offer of EUR 0.50 per share of Meridiana. The proposal, which comes from a company in the same group , seeks the purchase of shares in the hands of airline employees and excludes other hand, the shares already held by the same company ( 2.28% ) . Prince Aga Khan already owned , directly and indirectly , 84 , 70 % of the capital of Meridian and the offer has therefore subject to more than 6 million ordinary shares of Meridiana SpA, equal to 13.02% of capital has therefore a value total of approximately € 6 million .
Meridiana is the holding company that controls the Olbia airport ( via Geasar ) and 100% of Meridiana Fly , the operating company that already in May last year was the subject of a takeover bid at Piazza Affari once delisted . The purchase by Arly allow employees to not be penalized from Service of the value related to the delisting .
Google Translated from :
L'Aga Khan compra le azioni dei dipendenti
Redazione - Dom, 06/04/2014 - 07:33
commenta
Arly Holding, società elvetica controllata dall'Aga Khan, ha avanzato un'offerta di acquisto pari a 0,50 euro per azione di Meridiana. La proposta, che arriva da una società dello stesso gruppo, mira all'acquisto delle azioni in mano ai dipendenti della compagnia aerea ed esclude invece le azioni già detenute dalla stessa società (il 2,28%). Il principe Aga Khan deteneva già direttamente e indirettamente l'84,70% del capitale di Meridiana e l'offerta ha pertanto per oggetto oltre 6 milioni di azioni ordinarie di Meridiana Spa, pari al 13,02% del capitale: ha quindi un valore complessivo di circa 6 milioni di euro.
Meridiana è la holding che controlla l'aeroporto di Olbia (tramite Geasar) e il 100% della Meridiana Fly, la società operativa che già nel maggio scorso era stata oggetto di un'Opa a Piazza Affari volta al delisting del titolo. L'acquisto da parte di Arly consentirà ai dipendenti di non essere penalizzati dall'azzeramento del valore legato al delisting.
Air Uganda
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Air Uganda suspends operations indefinitely
By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa Correspondent | Jul 18, 2014
Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority’s dictatorial withdrawal of AOC’s for airlines flying international routes has now claimed a second victim as Air Uganda has announced the indefinite suspension of operations with immediate effect. This affirms earlier suspicion that the regulators with their actions, hiding behind misleading claims they were acting in the interest of aviation safety, are destroying aviation as we know it in Uganda. In fact new allegations are now emerging that certain individuals could have developed an interest in re-launching the defunct Uganda Airlines which is now seen as a major opportunity to ‘eat big’ should those keen on this white elephant project succeed to milk government and the Ugandan taxpayers of the tens if not hundreds of millions of US Dollars it would take to establish such an airline in this day and age.
Meridiana Africa Airlines (Uganda) Limited, which trades as Air Uganda, was the country’s only jet airline serving international routes, flying from Entebbe to Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Juba, Mogadishu, Bujumbura and Kigali. Owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development was Air Uganda, until it received the ill-conceived directive from the UCAA to surrender their AOC, operating three CRJ200 jets and was Entebbe International Airport’s number one airline in terms of daily flight numbers.
All 231 staff are now bound to stare at an uncertain future, possibly facing layoffs, as in spite of initial assurances, empty assurances as it turned out, by the UCAA to process the renewal application for an AOC expeditiously and with all due haste, this turned out to have become a game of bureaucratic ping pong. The regulators in fact are showing no sense of urgency, enjoying their weekends and regular working hours instead of working flat out to resolve this issue, which was after all caused by their imminent failure of an ICAO audit, where they only escaped being cited by pulling all AOC’s valid for international routes.
Air Uganda’s CEO Cornwell Muleya, issued the following statement to put the record straight, and while he of course cannot accuse the UCAA of misleading the public, this is certainly the impression the public now has, no matter what utterances to the contrary the regulator’s mouthpieces now make:
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Announcement from Air Uganda – Indefinite Suspension of Operations
1. Air Uganda was started at the request of the Government of Uganda in 2007 and has a staff complement of 231, the vast majority of whom are Ugandan. Employees in other Eastern African countries and destination cities are drawn from the local labor pool. Air Uganda’s normal operations are from Entebbe as its home base to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Bujumbura, Kigali, Mogadishu, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa and Juba. Since inception, Air Uganda has flown over three quarters of a million passengers, strengthening ties within Eastern Africa and providing direct access for Ugandans to countries in the region, making Entebbe into an aviation hub. Air Uganda has paid over US$23.5 million in fees and taxes to the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), invested US$4 million in staff training, contributed over US$10 million in employment taxes, and injects over US$15 million per annum directly into the Ugandan economy.
2. Air Uganda prides itself on its excellent safety record. It is certified by the aviation industry’s hallmark IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program which is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline with specific reference to passenger safety. Air Uganda was IOSA certified after its first audit in 2011 and has had its certificate renewed for a further two years up to 2015. IATA is the International Air Transport Association, and its 240 voluntary members account for 84% of global air traffic. All IATA members are IOSA registered and must remain registered to maintain IATA membership. Air Uganda is a member of IATA.
3. An audit of the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority’s policies and procedures was conducted between 11th and 17th June, 2014 by the international regulator ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) based in Montreal. Such audits are aimed at assessing the CAA’s capacities rather than the airlines that operate under its supervision. It is now apparent that the audit revealed shortcomings in the CAA’s oversight and regulatory capacities, consequently impacting the CAA’s ability to award Air Operators Certificates. The Ugandan CAA regrettably opted on 17th June to withdraw, without consulting the airlines affected, Air Operator’s Certificates (AOC) for all international commercial air operators registered in the country. Air Uganda, which is the only scheduled passenger airline affected, has inevitably suffered the greatest damage. Each carrier was requested to submit a fresh application for an AOC, and in the meantime was required to cease operations, thus forced to incur massive financial losses on a daily basis and suffer reputational damage.
4. Air Uganda has been working with the Ugandan CAA since 17th June, 2014 to implement revised procedures at the CAA required by ICAO and had expected its AOC to be reinstated in a timely and expeditious manner. Unfortunately, 31 days have elapsed and recertification is still several weeks away.
5. The result of this prolonged period of grounding has in turn affected key contracts at Air Uganda. In particular, covenants in the aircraft lease agreements require that the aircraft can remain on lease to Air Uganda only as long as the airline continues flying. The extended period of the aircraft remaining grounded has thus, sadly, triggered these covenants and Air Uganda is now contractually obligated to return the aircraft to the Lessors’ chosen facility abroad. The prolonged inability to generate any revenues has necessitated the airline’s Board of Directors to suspend indefinitely Air Uganda’s operations. This will unfortunately adversely impact key stakeholders, including the airline’s workforce. This is all the more regrettable, as Air Uganda, after its seven years of operation, was actively looking at upgrading and enhancing all aspects of its operation.
6. Air Uganda is extremely grateful for the patronage and support of its customers and highly regrets the frustration and inevitable inconvenience suffered since the grounding. Air Uganda assures the public that it did everything under its control in the most difficult of circumstances to minimize the impact on its clientele.
Cornwell Muleya
Chief Executive Officer
Air Uganda
July 18th, 2014
End quote
As a result of the Uganda Civil Aviation action, were Air Uganda flights removed from the electronic booking and reservations systems, were all interline and code share agreements suspended, was membership of Air Uganda in AFRAA and IATA suspended and through insinuations, if not outright intended smears the reputations of the airline left in tatters. Said one aviator, despite the late hour: “Playing around by raising question on Air Uganda’s safe operations, after all they are IOSA certified, is almost criminal. Those who made such suggestions hopefully will face the consequences when they are sued, in an individual and institutional capacity, for the damage they caused with their attempted character assassination. I personally feel there is not one Iota of truth in such allegations and the attempt to whitewash the CAA action has failed. They may dupe the public who perhaps do not understand the technicalities behind all of this but us aviators, they cannot fool. They are plain wrong and thankfully someone keeps pointing this out bringing the truth to light.”
While one CAA mouthpiece was technically right to point out that it is by law the AOC which matters and not the IATA Operational Safety Audit which Air Uganda passed with flying colours, that is just another smokescreen put up behind which the regulators are now trying to hide. Uganda’s reputation in the aviation world has taken a huge hit and the fact that regulatory staff in the region are entirely critical of the UCAA’s actions, in private that is as in public they are preferring not to comment on the follies of a fellow regulator, again speaks for itself, a damning indictment of those responsible in Entebbe for this travesty of aviation administration.
Aviators and aviation pundits are united in their assessment that the fault lies squarely with the UCAA and that no amount of mitigating words can alter the fact that they failed the aviation industry in Uganda, prompting calls for “tabula rasa” at the authority to throw out arrogance, incompetence and ignorance, as one aviation source put it to this correspondent earlier in the week.
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Air Uganda suspends operations indefinitely
By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa Correspondent | Jul 18, 2014
Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority’s dictatorial withdrawal of AOC’s for airlines flying international routes has now claimed a second victim as Air Uganda has announced the indefinite suspension of operations with immediate effect. This affirms earlier suspicion that the regulators with their actions, hiding behind misleading claims they were acting in the interest of aviation safety, are destroying aviation as we know it in Uganda. In fact new allegations are now emerging that certain individuals could have developed an interest in re-launching the defunct Uganda Airlines which is now seen as a major opportunity to ‘eat big’ should those keen on this white elephant project succeed to milk government and the Ugandan taxpayers of the tens if not hundreds of millions of US Dollars it would take to establish such an airline in this day and age.
Meridiana Africa Airlines (Uganda) Limited, which trades as Air Uganda, was the country’s only jet airline serving international routes, flying from Entebbe to Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Juba, Mogadishu, Bujumbura and Kigali. Owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development was Air Uganda, until it received the ill-conceived directive from the UCAA to surrender their AOC, operating three CRJ200 jets and was Entebbe International Airport’s number one airline in terms of daily flight numbers.
All 231 staff are now bound to stare at an uncertain future, possibly facing layoffs, as in spite of initial assurances, empty assurances as it turned out, by the UCAA to process the renewal application for an AOC expeditiously and with all due haste, this turned out to have become a game of bureaucratic ping pong. The regulators in fact are showing no sense of urgency, enjoying their weekends and regular working hours instead of working flat out to resolve this issue, which was after all caused by their imminent failure of an ICAO audit, where they only escaped being cited by pulling all AOC’s valid for international routes.
Air Uganda’s CEO Cornwell Muleya, issued the following statement to put the record straight, and while he of course cannot accuse the UCAA of misleading the public, this is certainly the impression the public now has, no matter what utterances to the contrary the regulator’s mouthpieces now make:
Start quote:
Announcement from Air Uganda – Indefinite Suspension of Operations
1. Air Uganda was started at the request of the Government of Uganda in 2007 and has a staff complement of 231, the vast majority of whom are Ugandan. Employees in other Eastern African countries and destination cities are drawn from the local labor pool. Air Uganda’s normal operations are from Entebbe as its home base to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Bujumbura, Kigali, Mogadishu, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa and Juba. Since inception, Air Uganda has flown over three quarters of a million passengers, strengthening ties within Eastern Africa and providing direct access for Ugandans to countries in the region, making Entebbe into an aviation hub. Air Uganda has paid over US$23.5 million in fees and taxes to the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), invested US$4 million in staff training, contributed over US$10 million in employment taxes, and injects over US$15 million per annum directly into the Ugandan economy.
2. Air Uganda prides itself on its excellent safety record. It is certified by the aviation industry’s hallmark IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program which is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline with specific reference to passenger safety. Air Uganda was IOSA certified after its first audit in 2011 and has had its certificate renewed for a further two years up to 2015. IATA is the International Air Transport Association, and its 240 voluntary members account for 84% of global air traffic. All IATA members are IOSA registered and must remain registered to maintain IATA membership. Air Uganda is a member of IATA.
3. An audit of the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority’s policies and procedures was conducted between 11th and 17th June, 2014 by the international regulator ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) based in Montreal. Such audits are aimed at assessing the CAA’s capacities rather than the airlines that operate under its supervision. It is now apparent that the audit revealed shortcomings in the CAA’s oversight and regulatory capacities, consequently impacting the CAA’s ability to award Air Operators Certificates. The Ugandan CAA regrettably opted on 17th June to withdraw, without consulting the airlines affected, Air Operator’s Certificates (AOC) for all international commercial air operators registered in the country. Air Uganda, which is the only scheduled passenger airline affected, has inevitably suffered the greatest damage. Each carrier was requested to submit a fresh application for an AOC, and in the meantime was required to cease operations, thus forced to incur massive financial losses on a daily basis and suffer reputational damage.
4. Air Uganda has been working with the Ugandan CAA since 17th June, 2014 to implement revised procedures at the CAA required by ICAO and had expected its AOC to be reinstated in a timely and expeditious manner. Unfortunately, 31 days have elapsed and recertification is still several weeks away.
5. The result of this prolonged period of grounding has in turn affected key contracts at Air Uganda. In particular, covenants in the aircraft lease agreements require that the aircraft can remain on lease to Air Uganda only as long as the airline continues flying. The extended period of the aircraft remaining grounded has thus, sadly, triggered these covenants and Air Uganda is now contractually obligated to return the aircraft to the Lessors’ chosen facility abroad. The prolonged inability to generate any revenues has necessitated the airline’s Board of Directors to suspend indefinitely Air Uganda’s operations. This will unfortunately adversely impact key stakeholders, including the airline’s workforce. This is all the more regrettable, as Air Uganda, after its seven years of operation, was actively looking at upgrading and enhancing all aspects of its operation.
6. Air Uganda is extremely grateful for the patronage and support of its customers and highly regrets the frustration and inevitable inconvenience suffered since the grounding. Air Uganda assures the public that it did everything under its control in the most difficult of circumstances to minimize the impact on its clientele.
Cornwell Muleya
Chief Executive Officer
Air Uganda
July 18th, 2014
End quote
As a result of the Uganda Civil Aviation action, were Air Uganda flights removed from the electronic booking and reservations systems, were all interline and code share agreements suspended, was membership of Air Uganda in AFRAA and IATA suspended and through insinuations, if not outright intended smears the reputations of the airline left in tatters. Said one aviator, despite the late hour: “Playing around by raising question on Air Uganda’s safe operations, after all they are IOSA certified, is almost criminal. Those who made such suggestions hopefully will face the consequences when they are sued, in an individual and institutional capacity, for the damage they caused with their attempted character assassination. I personally feel there is not one Iota of truth in such allegations and the attempt to whitewash the CAA action has failed. They may dupe the public who perhaps do not understand the technicalities behind all of this but us aviators, they cannot fool. They are plain wrong and thankfully someone keeps pointing this out bringing the truth to light.”
While one CAA mouthpiece was technically right to point out that it is by law the AOC which matters and not the IATA Operational Safety Audit which Air Uganda passed with flying colours, that is just another smokescreen put up behind which the regulators are now trying to hide. Uganda’s reputation in the aviation world has taken a huge hit and the fact that regulatory staff in the region are entirely critical of the UCAA’s actions, in private that is as in public they are preferring not to comment on the follies of a fellow regulator, again speaks for itself, a damning indictment of those responsible in Entebbe for this travesty of aviation administration.
Aviators and aviation pundits are united in their assessment that the fault lies squarely with the UCAA and that no amount of mitigating words can alter the fact that they failed the aviation industry in Uganda, prompting calls for “tabula rasa” at the authority to throw out arrogance, incompetence and ignorance, as one aviation source put it to this correspondent earlier in the week.
Africa
Aga Khan Foundation - India extends humanitarian support to
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Business Standard
Aga Khan Foundation - India extends humanitarian support to Afghanistan.
ANI | New Delhi
August 19, 2014 Last Updated at 18:24 IST
The Aga Khan Foundation and Aga Khan Development Network (AGDN) have been working in Afghanistan for nearly two decades now.
Talking exclusively to ANI, Dr. Matt Reed, CEO, Agha Khan Foundation, India said, "India's contribution to Afghanistan's development through the AGDN have been substantial. We have a substantial number of Indians that have worked for us in Afghanistan, bringing their knowledge from whole variety of sectors, ranging from world development health care, education, financial services, mobile telephony and other sectors".
The engagement started in 1995, during Afghanistan's civil war. The foundation had distributed aide from Tajikistan through AKDN's affiliate.
Today it has channeled roughly about $700 million of assistance to Afghanistan and has benefited more than 2.5 million people.
The perennial challenge of Aga Khan Foundation is doing high quality work with local partners and one of the things that the foundation is very rigid on is building the capacity of local Afghans to do this work. Thus, they take a lot of care to choose their partners in Afghanistan and work very closely with them.
The foundation is not only working with a variety of partners but also the Indian government and the World Bank to deliver development assistance at the village level.
In those areas it is active in building schools helping the local teachers to learn student-oriented techniques.
"The Government of India has actually contributed financially to some of the programmes that we are operating in Afghanistan, most notably in and around the restoration of cultural monuments and cultural activities. Thus, the government has supported the restoration of the office of Ministry Of Foreign Affairs which is the historic building in Kabul", added Dr Reed.
The active participation of AGDN has been in reducing maternal mortality, child morality and literacy rates going up.
Dr Reed believes that India has the sustainability of doing work over decades in Afghanistan and it will be a long lasting one.
"We have sent variety of technical support to our teams working in Afghanistan, and teams in Afghanistan including Afghanis have come and trained in India from our staff. For example, we have a support called Aga Khan World support programme. They are primarily based in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar and the work they do is natural resource management. Water shed management, check dams working with community organizations on how to govern water resources and another resources as well as agricultural work, things like rain water harvesting, safe water those kinds of things," Dr Reed further added.
Aga Khan Foundation has actively participated in a number of sectors. It has taken into its ambit areas like agricultural productivity, natural resource management especially building community development councils, building village organization, building Afghanistan's civil society, getting participatory governance between local Afghan people and district officials, regional officials.
Business Standard
Aga Khan Foundation - India extends humanitarian support to Afghanistan.
ANI | New Delhi
August 19, 2014 Last Updated at 18:24 IST
The Aga Khan Foundation and Aga Khan Development Network (AGDN) have been working in Afghanistan for nearly two decades now.
Talking exclusively to ANI, Dr. Matt Reed, CEO, Agha Khan Foundation, India said, "India's contribution to Afghanistan's development through the AGDN have been substantial. We have a substantial number of Indians that have worked for us in Afghanistan, bringing their knowledge from whole variety of sectors, ranging from world development health care, education, financial services, mobile telephony and other sectors".
The engagement started in 1995, during Afghanistan's civil war. The foundation had distributed aide from Tajikistan through AKDN's affiliate.
Today it has channeled roughly about $700 million of assistance to Afghanistan and has benefited more than 2.5 million people.
The perennial challenge of Aga Khan Foundation is doing high quality work with local partners and one of the things that the foundation is very rigid on is building the capacity of local Afghans to do this work. Thus, they take a lot of care to choose their partners in Afghanistan and work very closely with them.
The foundation is not only working with a variety of partners but also the Indian government and the World Bank to deliver development assistance at the village level.
In those areas it is active in building schools helping the local teachers to learn student-oriented techniques.
"The Government of India has actually contributed financially to some of the programmes that we are operating in Afghanistan, most notably in and around the restoration of cultural monuments and cultural activities. Thus, the government has supported the restoration of the office of Ministry Of Foreign Affairs which is the historic building in Kabul", added Dr Reed.
The active participation of AGDN has been in reducing maternal mortality, child morality and literacy rates going up.
Dr Reed believes that India has the sustainability of doing work over decades in Afghanistan and it will be a long lasting one.
"We have sent variety of technical support to our teams working in Afghanistan, and teams in Afghanistan including Afghanis have come and trained in India from our staff. For example, we have a support called Aga Khan World support programme. They are primarily based in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar and the work they do is natural resource management. Water shed management, check dams working with community organizations on how to govern water resources and another resources as well as agricultural work, things like rain water harvesting, safe water those kinds of things," Dr Reed further added.
Aga Khan Foundation has actively participated in a number of sectors. It has taken into its ambit areas like agricultural productivity, natural resource management especially building community development councils, building village organization, building Afghanistan's civil society, getting participatory governance between local Afghan people and district officials, regional officials.
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Air Burkina to transition to an all-Embraer fleet
20 JAN 2015
Air Burkina (2J, Ouagadougou) is to transition into an all-Embraer operation with its current McDonnell Douglas and Bombardier machinery set to be phased out of service.
Sources in West Africa inform ch-aviation that the Burkinabe carrier took delivery of its first EMB-170, XT-ABS (cn 17000027), at a ceremony held in Ouagadougou last week. The twinjet, which replaces an MD-87 XT-ABD (msn 49839), began revenue flights on January 18. The carrier's other MD-87, XT-ABC (msn 49834), is currently in storage in Olbia, Sardinia.
A second EMB-170 aircraft, sister-ship XT-ABT (cn 17000023), is to be delivered in mid-March 2015 and will replace CRJ-200 TZ-RCA (cn 7392).
One of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development's (AKFED) various African airline investments, Air Burkina serves Bobo Dioulasso locally as well as Abidjan, Accra, Bamako, Cotonou, Dakar, Niamey, and Lomé regionally.
About Air Burkina
Type Scheduled Carrier
Base Ouagadougou
Aircraft 4
Destinations 9
Routes 14
Daily Flights 6
Air Burkina on course to add first E170 shortly
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Air Burkina to transition to an all-Embraer fleet
20 JAN 2015
Air Burkina (2J, Ouagadougou) is to transition into an all-Embraer operation with its current McDonnell Douglas and Bombardier machinery set to be phased out of service.
Sources in West Africa inform ch-aviation that the Burkinabe carrier took delivery of its first EMB-170, XT-ABS (cn 17000027), at a ceremony held in Ouagadougou last week. The twinjet, which replaces an MD-87 XT-ABD (msn 49839), began revenue flights on January 18. The carrier's other MD-87, XT-ABC (msn 49834), is currently in storage in Olbia, Sardinia.
A second EMB-170 aircraft, sister-ship XT-ABT (cn 17000023), is to be delivered in mid-March 2015 and will replace CRJ-200 TZ-RCA (cn 7392).
One of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development's (AKFED) various African airline investments, Air Burkina serves Bobo Dioulasso locally as well as Abidjan, Accra, Bamako, Cotonou, Dakar, Niamey, and Lomé regionally.
About Air Burkina
Type Scheduled Carrier
Base Ouagadougou
Aircraft 4
Destinations 9
Routes 14
Daily Flights 6
Air Burkina on course to add first E170 shortly
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the Aga Khan Development Network
June 2015
The Aga khan Foundation Unveils New Look
The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. has refreshed its website to make it easier for you to engage with us and learn about our work. We may look different, but we’re still the same organization dedicated to partnering with communities to build better futures together. Check out the new website here and let us know what you think! Read more about the changes here.
http://www.akfusa.org/?dm_i=2UOH,12W3,17BABY,2MNU,1
New Aga Khan Foundation Annual Report Highlights Pursuit of Good Governance Together
The new 2014 Annual Report of the Aga Khan Foundation in the United States focuses on the theme “In Pursuit of Good Governance Together.” The report presents four engaging stories that show how the Foundation works with communities to improve their quality of life. Companion infographics in each story underscore the impact. Read the new report, downloadable here.
http://www.akfusa.org/publications/2014 ... ABY,2MNU,1
Aga Khan Foundation initiated a pilot program for breed improvement in Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
New Life in Afghanistan
Spring means new life for the Multi-Input Area Development Global Development Alliance (MIAD GDA) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Surveys by program staff with Aga Khan Foundation paved the way for testing livestock improvement and in 2014 AKF initiated a pilot program for breed improvement, mainly of cattle. See how that paid off this spring by reading the blog here.
New Long-term Investment in the University of Central Asia
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has signed an agreement to finance the construction of a campus of the University of Central Asia in Tajikistan. OPIC will lend $30 million, alongside $7.5 million from the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A., to fund construction of academic facilities, a laboratory building, student residencies, and a student life building. The University is setting a new standard of quality education in Central Asia, and building a Khorog campus is an important step toward that goal. This is OPIC’s second collaboration with the Aga Khan Development Network, following a 2013 deal to expand the Aga Khan University Hospital in Pakistan.
Integrated Development Must be Backed by Evidence
It is up to development organizations to advocate for an integrated approach, and the effort must be backed by evidence. Panelists agreed on this approach during a first-ever international development discussion organized by a new coalition known as Locus: The Point of International Development. The June 23 event, held in Washington, D.C., included Aga Khan Foundation Multi-Input Area Development program manager Elizabeth Grant, along with speakers from Pact, FHI 360 and. To read more visit the blog here.
New Stories
Stories of Success from
the Aga Khan Development Network
June 2015
The Aga khan Foundation Unveils New Look
The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. has refreshed its website to make it easier for you to engage with us and learn about our work. We may look different, but we’re still the same organization dedicated to partnering with communities to build better futures together. Check out the new website here and let us know what you think! Read more about the changes here.
http://www.akfusa.org/?dm_i=2UOH,12W3,17BABY,2MNU,1
New Aga Khan Foundation Annual Report Highlights Pursuit of Good Governance Together
The new 2014 Annual Report of the Aga Khan Foundation in the United States focuses on the theme “In Pursuit of Good Governance Together.” The report presents four engaging stories that show how the Foundation works with communities to improve their quality of life. Companion infographics in each story underscore the impact. Read the new report, downloadable here.
http://www.akfusa.org/publications/2014 ... ABY,2MNU,1
Aga Khan Foundation initiated a pilot program for breed improvement in Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
New Life in Afghanistan
Spring means new life for the Multi-Input Area Development Global Development Alliance (MIAD GDA) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Surveys by program staff with Aga Khan Foundation paved the way for testing livestock improvement and in 2014 AKF initiated a pilot program for breed improvement, mainly of cattle. See how that paid off this spring by reading the blog here.
New Long-term Investment in the University of Central Asia
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has signed an agreement to finance the construction of a campus of the University of Central Asia in Tajikistan. OPIC will lend $30 million, alongside $7.5 million from the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A., to fund construction of academic facilities, a laboratory building, student residencies, and a student life building. The University is setting a new standard of quality education in Central Asia, and building a Khorog campus is an important step toward that goal. This is OPIC’s second collaboration with the Aga Khan Development Network, following a 2013 deal to expand the Aga Khan University Hospital in Pakistan.
Integrated Development Must be Backed by Evidence
It is up to development organizations to advocate for an integrated approach, and the effort must be backed by evidence. Panelists agreed on this approach during a first-ever international development discussion organized by a new coalition known as Locus: The Point of International Development. The June 23 event, held in Washington, D.C., included Aga Khan Foundation Multi-Input Area Development program manager Elizabeth Grant, along with speakers from Pact, FHI 360 and. To read more visit the blog here.
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NGO: The rise of the third sector
he extraordinary growth that NGOs have experienced in recent years in their numbers, their outreach and their resources is unprecedented even by Pakistani standards. The number of active NGOs in the country is, at the very least, anywhere between 100,000 to 150,000, investigations by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP), a certification organisation for NGOs and charity institutions, reveal. By this count, there is at least one NGO for every 2,000 people. Way back in 2001, a Civil Society Index put together by the Aga Khan Foundation in Pakistan, in coordination with Civicus, an international alliance of civil society groups, put the number of “active and registered NGOs in Pakistan” at “around 10,000 to 12,000”.
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http://herald.dawn.com/news/1152863/ngo ... ird-sector
he extraordinary growth that NGOs have experienced in recent years in their numbers, their outreach and their resources is unprecedented even by Pakistani standards. The number of active NGOs in the country is, at the very least, anywhere between 100,000 to 150,000, investigations by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP), a certification organisation for NGOs and charity institutions, reveal. By this count, there is at least one NGO for every 2,000 people. Way back in 2001, a Civil Society Index put together by the Aga Khan Foundation in Pakistan, in coordination with Civicus, an international alliance of civil society groups, put the number of “active and registered NGOs in Pakistan” at “around 10,000 to 12,000”.
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Ivory Coast’s AKFED project inaugurated with 139 MW expansion of Azito Energie’s power station
Abidjan, 30 June 2015: Azito Energie SA (“Azito”) today celebrated the commercial start-up of Phase 3 of its 430 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (“CCGT”) power plant in Abidjan with an onsite inauguration ceremony held in the presence of His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Prince Rahim Aga Khan, son of His Highness the Aga Khan (founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network) and Globeleq executives led by Mikael Karlsson, CEO of Globeleq.
Azito is now one of the most modern, efficient power plants in West Africa, providing 25 percent of Côte d’Ivoire’s electricity capacity.
The newly built Phase 3 adds 10 percent more affordable and reliable electricity to the country.
“This clearly demonstrates what can be achieved when governments, the international financing community and the private sector act in close cooperation to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector.
Azito provides a blueprint for the development and financing of similar power projects, both in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa as a whole.”
– Mikael Karlsson, CEO of Globeleq, Azito’s major shareholder
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer and Francophone West Africa’s largest economy, has been inhibited by a lack of dependable electricity infrastructure even as it emerges as a regional power hub. The need for reliable and efficient power supplies has become increasingly urgent, as the country’s economic growth is dependent on it. The Azito Power Plant will help address this need.
Côte d’Ivoire already exports electricity to Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo and Mali, all on the same network, and has plans to add Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone to its grid.
Arial view of 139-megawatt expansion of Azito Energie’s power station in Ivory Coast
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•AKDN | Azito Energie Inaugurates Côte d’Ivoire’s First Operational Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant
•Reuters | Azito Energie to boost I.Coast power plant capacity by 139 MW
•Energy Business Review | Azito close to commission 430MW power plant in Ivory Coast
AKFED's IPS West Africa: Construction to commence to expand Cote d'Ivoire plant
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AKFED's Azito Energie awards US$250 Mln Power Plant Contract to Hyundai
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Abidjan, 30 June 2015: Azito Energie SA (“Azito”) today celebrated the commercial start-up of Phase 3 of its 430 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (“CCGT”) power plant in Abidjan with an onsite inauguration ceremony held in the presence of His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Prince Rahim Aga Khan, son of His Highness the Aga Khan (founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network) and Globeleq executives led by Mikael Karlsson, CEO of Globeleq.
Azito is now one of the most modern, efficient power plants in West Africa, providing 25 percent of Côte d’Ivoire’s electricity capacity.
The newly built Phase 3 adds 10 percent more affordable and reliable electricity to the country.
“This clearly demonstrates what can be achieved when governments, the international financing community and the private sector act in close cooperation to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector.
Azito provides a blueprint for the development and financing of similar power projects, both in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa as a whole.”
– Mikael Karlsson, CEO of Globeleq, Azito’s major shareholder
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer and Francophone West Africa’s largest economy, has been inhibited by a lack of dependable electricity infrastructure even as it emerges as a regional power hub. The need for reliable and efficient power supplies has become increasingly urgent, as the country’s economic growth is dependent on it. The Azito Power Plant will help address this need.
Côte d’Ivoire already exports electricity to Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo and Mali, all on the same network, and has plans to add Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone to its grid.
Arial view of 139-megawatt expansion of Azito Energie’s power station in Ivory Coast
Discover, Explore and Learn more via
•AKDN | Azito Energie Inaugurates Côte d’Ivoire’s First Operational Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant
•Reuters | Azito Energie to boost I.Coast power plant capacity by 139 MW
•Energy Business Review | Azito close to commission 430MW power plant in Ivory Coast
AKFED's IPS West Africa: Construction to commence to expand Cote d'Ivoire plant
In "Fund for Economic Development"
A Profile of the Azito Energie Project in West Africa In "Africa"
AKFED's Azito Energie awards US$250 Mln Power Plant Contract to Hyundai
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Azito Energie Inaugurates Côte d’Ivoire’s Power Plant
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Azito Energie Inaugurates Côte d’Ivoire’s First Operational CCGT Power Plant
June 30, 2015 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azito Energie SA (‘Azito’) today celebrates the commercial start-up of Phase 3 of its 430 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (‘CCGT’) Power Plant in Abidjan with an onsite inauguration ceremony held in the presence of His Excellency, President Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
“This clearly demonstrates what can be achieved when governments, the international financing community and the private sector act in close cooperation to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector. Azito provides a blueprint for the development and financing of similar power projects, both in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa as a whole.”
Azito is now one of the most modern, efficient power plants in West Africa and will provide one-quarter (25%) of Cote d’Ivoire’s current total electricity capacity.
The newly built Phase 3 of the Azito Power Plant adds ten percent (10%) more affordable and reliable electricity to the country.
Including the recent capacity expansion, the total investment in the Azito Power Plant amounts to USD615 million. Phase 3 was financed by shareholder equity, and loans from international and bilateral development agencies.
Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd, the engineering, procurement and construction contractor, completed the expansion earlier in 2015. During the peak of construction, the plant’s expansion created more than 1,300 jobs of which more than 60% were met by local employment.
The CEO of Globeleq, Azito’s major shareholder, Mikael Karlsson, commented: “This clearly demonstrates what can be achieved when governments, the international financing community and the private sector act in close cooperation to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector. Azito provides a blueprint for the development and financing of similar power projects, both in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa as a whole.”
Luc Ayé, Azito's CEO said: “The scale of this power plant is indicative of the Government’s ambitions for Côte d’Ivoire. I would like to thank the Prime Minister and the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, our shareholders -Globeleq and IPS WA, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Funds for Economic Development, AKFED - and financial partners for sharing our vision and ambition in bringing such a landmark power project to fruition, not forgetting the entire project team.”
- ENDS -
Notes to the Editors
Côte d’Ivoire, Francophone West Africa's largest economy, is an emerging regional power hub that has been in urgent need of increased reliable and efficient power supplies to stimulate the country’s economic growth.
The Azito Power Plant will contribute to the industrialisation of the country, which has been inhibited by a lack of dependable electricity infrastructure.
About Azito
The Azito power plant is located close to Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, at 6 km from the port. The plant has been in operation since 1999. The original simple cycle facility of 290 MW has been converted to a 430 MW CCGT power plant via the addition of a condensing steam turbine, powered by the gas turbines exhaust heat. This has increased electricity output by almost 50%, with no incremental gas consumption. In addition to increase energy efficiency, CCGT technology also reduces emissions. For more information, visit azitoenergie.com.
Contacts
Azito Energie SA
Angela Ezaley
+225 22 40 02 40
or
Brand Communications (London)
Lynette Lambert
+44 207 638 6856
Azito Energie Inaugurates Côte d’Ivoire’s First Operational CCGT Power Plant
June 30, 2015 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azito Energie SA (‘Azito’) today celebrates the commercial start-up of Phase 3 of its 430 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (‘CCGT’) Power Plant in Abidjan with an onsite inauguration ceremony held in the presence of His Excellency, President Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
“This clearly demonstrates what can be achieved when governments, the international financing community and the private sector act in close cooperation to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector. Azito provides a blueprint for the development and financing of similar power projects, both in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa as a whole.”
Azito is now one of the most modern, efficient power plants in West Africa and will provide one-quarter (25%) of Cote d’Ivoire’s current total electricity capacity.
The newly built Phase 3 of the Azito Power Plant adds ten percent (10%) more affordable and reliable electricity to the country.
Including the recent capacity expansion, the total investment in the Azito Power Plant amounts to USD615 million. Phase 3 was financed by shareholder equity, and loans from international and bilateral development agencies.
Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd, the engineering, procurement and construction contractor, completed the expansion earlier in 2015. During the peak of construction, the plant’s expansion created more than 1,300 jobs of which more than 60% were met by local employment.
The CEO of Globeleq, Azito’s major shareholder, Mikael Karlsson, commented: “This clearly demonstrates what can be achieved when governments, the international financing community and the private sector act in close cooperation to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector. Azito provides a blueprint for the development and financing of similar power projects, both in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa as a whole.”
Luc Ayé, Azito's CEO said: “The scale of this power plant is indicative of the Government’s ambitions for Côte d’Ivoire. I would like to thank the Prime Minister and the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, our shareholders -Globeleq and IPS WA, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Funds for Economic Development, AKFED - and financial partners for sharing our vision and ambition in bringing such a landmark power project to fruition, not forgetting the entire project team.”
- ENDS -
Notes to the Editors
Côte d’Ivoire, Francophone West Africa's largest economy, is an emerging regional power hub that has been in urgent need of increased reliable and efficient power supplies to stimulate the country’s economic growth.
The Azito Power Plant will contribute to the industrialisation of the country, which has been inhibited by a lack of dependable electricity infrastructure.
About Azito
The Azito power plant is located close to Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, at 6 km from the port. The plant has been in operation since 1999. The original simple cycle facility of 290 MW has been converted to a 430 MW CCGT power plant via the addition of a condensing steam turbine, powered by the gas turbines exhaust heat. This has increased electricity output by almost 50%, with no incremental gas consumption. In addition to increase energy efficiency, CCGT technology also reduces emissions. For more information, visit azitoenergie.com.
Contacts
Azito Energie SA
Angela Ezaley
+225 22 40 02 40
or
Brand Communications (London)
Lynette Lambert
+44 207 638 6856
Aga Khan Foundation boosts Kilifi County agricultural projects.
Kilifi county government is set to partner with Aga Khan foundation to revive the long forgotten agricultural projects in the County with an aim of boosting the county agricultural sector and economy in general.
Through an MOU signed between the county department of Agriculture and the Aga Khan Foundation all stalled agricultural projects will also be revived to create more job opportunities and improve living standards of the county residents.
Speaking during the signing of the MOU, the Agha Khan Foundation Coast region Manager Atrash Ali
Said the foundation will ensure the projects are owned by the community.
“Today we are here to sign the memorandum of understanding with the county department and identify the projects areas,” said Atrash.
The foundation is yet to disclose the exact amount of money to be pumped into the revival of projects.
The County Executive member for agriculture, fisheries and livestock Mwalimu Menza however said the county government has allocated Ksh. 280 millions for development projects.
“These projects include School farming will help increase food security in schools,” said Mwalimu.
“We are also targeting at reviving the fish farming in the county that failed to pick when it was started four years back. We urge the community to cooperate with us in the prosperity of these projects.”
The projects will commence immediately and already officers from both parties have been deployed to the field to assess the projects to be revived and the areas to set up new projects.
http://barakafm.org/2015/09/13/aga-khan ... -projects/
Kilifi county government is set to partner with Aga Khan foundation to revive the long forgotten agricultural projects in the County with an aim of boosting the county agricultural sector and economy in general.
Through an MOU signed between the county department of Agriculture and the Aga Khan Foundation all stalled agricultural projects will also be revived to create more job opportunities and improve living standards of the county residents.
Speaking during the signing of the MOU, the Agha Khan Foundation Coast region Manager Atrash Ali
Said the foundation will ensure the projects are owned by the community.
“Today we are here to sign the memorandum of understanding with the county department and identify the projects areas,” said Atrash.
The foundation is yet to disclose the exact amount of money to be pumped into the revival of projects.
The County Executive member for agriculture, fisheries and livestock Mwalimu Menza however said the county government has allocated Ksh. 280 millions for development projects.
“These projects include School farming will help increase food security in schools,” said Mwalimu.
“We are also targeting at reviving the fish farming in the county that failed to pick when it was started four years back. We urge the community to cooperate with us in the prosperity of these projects.”
The projects will commence immediately and already officers from both parties have been deployed to the field to assess the projects to be revived and the areas to set up new projects.
http://barakafm.org/2015/09/13/aga-khan ... -projects/
Changing lives by transforming learning
AKDN
Watch this film about one of our education projects in Kenya which is helping to improve prospects for these young children living in some of the poorest shanty towns in Nairobi.
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AKDN
Watch this film about one of our education projects in Kenya which is helping to improve prospects for these young children living in some of the poorest shanty towns in Nairobi.
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skift.com/2016/02/06/qatar-airways-wants-a-piece-of-italian-air-carrier-meridiana/
Qatar Airways Wants a Piece of Italian Air Carrier Meridiana
Deena Kamel Yousef and Christopher Jasper , Bloomberg - Feb 06, 2016 3:00 pm
Qatar Airways buying a piece of Meridiana and revamping its fleet would allow it to better compete in Italy against Etihad and Emerates.
— Andrew Sheivachman
Meridiana SpA, Italy’s second-largest airline, said a holding company of its owner the Aga Khan has signed a preliminary accord on a partnership with Qatar Airways.
The memorandum of understanding between the Gulf carrier and Alisarda lays out conditions for a transaction to be completed in the first half, Meridiana said Thursday. Under European law, Qatar Air could buy as much as 49 percent of the Olbia, Sardinia-based carrier.
Next Story Airline Predictions for 2016 and 4 Other Aviation Trends This Week 14 hours ago
“The two parties have agreed upon the pillars of the business proposition, which envisages a reinforcement of Meridiana with the objective of making it a solid player in the very competitive European aviation industry,” the Italian airline said in a statement.
Qatar Airways, the second-biggest Middle Eastern operator, already owns a 10 percent stake in British Airways parent IAG SA and has been linked with Royal Air Maroc, India’s SpiceJet and SriLankan Airways. Chief Commercial Officer Hugh Dunleavy said Wednesday that it’s open to taking stakes in companies needing “more of an investment” to reach full potential.
Meridiana’s 20-strong fleet is ripe for upgrade, featuring McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and first-generation Boeing Co. 737s, according to its website. The carrier connects Sardinia and Sicily with Italy’s main airports and has routes to Egypt, Greece, the Canaries and a handful of long-haul destinations.
The airline, which lost 155 million euros ($171 million) in 2013, when it last posted numbers, said Tuesday that after a state-backed restructuring it had held discussions with ministers in Rome about “perspectives” for its future that include industrial partnerships.
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For Qatar, a deal with Meridiana would prompt comparisons with Gulf rival Etihad Airways, which has bought stakes in struggling airlines including Italian No. 1 Alitalia SpA.
This article was written by Deena Kamel Yousef and Christopher Jasper from Bloomberg and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
Qatar Airways Wants a Piece of Italian Air Carrier Meridiana
Deena Kamel Yousef and Christopher Jasper , Bloomberg - Feb 06, 2016 3:00 pm
Qatar Airways buying a piece of Meridiana and revamping its fleet would allow it to better compete in Italy against Etihad and Emerates.
— Andrew Sheivachman
Meridiana SpA, Italy’s second-largest airline, said a holding company of its owner the Aga Khan has signed a preliminary accord on a partnership with Qatar Airways.
The memorandum of understanding between the Gulf carrier and Alisarda lays out conditions for a transaction to be completed in the first half, Meridiana said Thursday. Under European law, Qatar Air could buy as much as 49 percent of the Olbia, Sardinia-based carrier.
Next Story Airline Predictions for 2016 and 4 Other Aviation Trends This Week 14 hours ago
“The two parties have agreed upon the pillars of the business proposition, which envisages a reinforcement of Meridiana with the objective of making it a solid player in the very competitive European aviation industry,” the Italian airline said in a statement.
Qatar Airways, the second-biggest Middle Eastern operator, already owns a 10 percent stake in British Airways parent IAG SA and has been linked with Royal Air Maroc, India’s SpiceJet and SriLankan Airways. Chief Commercial Officer Hugh Dunleavy said Wednesday that it’s open to taking stakes in companies needing “more of an investment” to reach full potential.
Meridiana’s 20-strong fleet is ripe for upgrade, featuring McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and first-generation Boeing Co. 737s, according to its website. The carrier connects Sardinia and Sicily with Italy’s main airports and has routes to Egypt, Greece, the Canaries and a handful of long-haul destinations.
The airline, which lost 155 million euros ($171 million) in 2013, when it last posted numbers, said Tuesday that after a state-backed restructuring it had held discussions with ministers in Rome about “perspectives” for its future that include industrial partnerships.
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For Qatar, a deal with Meridiana would prompt comparisons with Gulf rival Etihad Airways, which has bought stakes in struggling airlines including Italian No. 1 Alitalia SpA.
This article was written by Deena Kamel Yousef and Christopher Jasper from Bloomberg and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
Impact & Relevance: The Aga Khan Development Network – Legacy in the Contemporary World
Dubbed as the second United Nations* (UN), the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been improving the quality of life of millions of people around the world for over a century. And the legacy continues …
Watch the YouTube below to learn more on what the AKDN does and its impact beyond numbers.
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Dubbed as the second United Nations* (UN), the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been improving the quality of life of millions of people around the world for over a century. And the legacy continues …
Watch the YouTube below to learn more on what the AKDN does and its impact beyond numbers.
ismailimail.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/impact-relevance-the-aga-khan-development-network-legacy-in-the-contemporary-world/
In Honor of International Women’s Day (March 8th ) – AKDN’s contributions
Building on its experience in other countries, in 2010 the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) began forming self-help and savings groups in rural Bihar to help marginalised women.
This is the story of one of those women.
Published on Mar 8, 2016
Over the past twenty-five years, women in India have made important gains. Over 1.2 million women have been elected as local representatives. Female literacy has increased to 65% in the past twenty years and girls now make up over 50% of new primary schools students. But the ongoing challenges for women in India are stark:
■One-third are malnourished and half are anemic.
■Most women spend at least six hours a day fetching water or firewood, cooking, and farming. Only a third of homes treat their water, resulting in illness, malnutrition, and lost work.
■Lack of sanitation facilities affects women’s safety and rates of school absenteeism, and illness.
■Only 26% of women in India have an account with a formal financial institution impeding their ability to balance family responsibilities with career or entrepreneurial opportunities.
The more women come together, the more they can earn and save, the more economic benefits they bring to their families and the more voice and respect they have in their community.
Elsewhere in Bangladesh, Industrial Promotion and Development Company (IPDC) has been playing a vital role in financing the women entrepreneurs of the country since 2009.
IPDC aspires to have more success stories in the year ahead and stand strong beside women entrepreneurs to realize their dreams. The IPDC is the first private sector financial institution of the country established in 1981 by a distinguished group of shareholders namely International Finance Corporation (IFC), USA, German Investment and Development Company (DEG), Germany, The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Switzerland, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC), UK and the Government of Bangladesh.
Source: The Financial Express
And in Tanzania, Aga Khan University – East Africa makes a statement while celebrating!
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Building on its experience in other countries, in 2010 the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) began forming self-help and savings groups in rural Bihar to help marginalised women.
This is the story of one of those women.
Published on Mar 8, 2016
Over the past twenty-five years, women in India have made important gains. Over 1.2 million women have been elected as local representatives. Female literacy has increased to 65% in the past twenty years and girls now make up over 50% of new primary schools students. But the ongoing challenges for women in India are stark:
■One-third are malnourished and half are anemic.
■Most women spend at least six hours a day fetching water or firewood, cooking, and farming. Only a third of homes treat their water, resulting in illness, malnutrition, and lost work.
■Lack of sanitation facilities affects women’s safety and rates of school absenteeism, and illness.
■Only 26% of women in India have an account with a formal financial institution impeding their ability to balance family responsibilities with career or entrepreneurial opportunities.
The more women come together, the more they can earn and save, the more economic benefits they bring to their families and the more voice and respect they have in their community.
Elsewhere in Bangladesh, Industrial Promotion and Development Company (IPDC) has been playing a vital role in financing the women entrepreneurs of the country since 2009.
IPDC aspires to have more success stories in the year ahead and stand strong beside women entrepreneurs to realize their dreams. The IPDC is the first private sector financial institution of the country established in 1981 by a distinguished group of shareholders namely International Finance Corporation (IFC), USA, German Investment and Development Company (DEG), Germany, The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Switzerland, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC), UK and the Government of Bangladesh.
Source: The Financial Express
And in Tanzania, Aga Khan University – East Africa makes a statement while celebrating!
/ismailimail.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/in-honor-of-international-womens-day-march-8-akdns-contributions/
Aga Khan Foundation: Educating Girls in Afghanistan
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), alongside its sister Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies, has implemented innovative, community-driven solutions to development challenges for more than 45 years. It focusses on a small number of specific development problems by forming intellectual and financial partnerships with organisations sharing its objectives. With a small staff, a host of cooperating agencies and thousands of volunteers, the Foundation reaches out to vulnerable populations on four continents, irrespective of their race, religion, political persuasion or gender
VIDEO
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The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), alongside its sister Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies, has implemented innovative, community-driven solutions to development challenges for more than 45 years. It focusses on a small number of specific development problems by forming intellectual and financial partnerships with organisations sharing its objectives. With a small staff, a host of cooperating agencies and thousands of volunteers, the Foundation reaches out to vulnerable populations on four continents, irrespective of their race, religion, political persuasion or gender
VIDEO
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Meridiana and Qatar Airways M.O.U. 2016-03-23
http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-fin ... 59219.html
Qatar Airways lorgne la compagnie italienne de l'Aga Khan Meridiana
Par latribune.fr | 23/03/2016, 18:25
La compagnie aérienne italienne Meridiana a proposé mercredi aux syndicats la suppression de 514 postes, au lieu de 902 envisagés initialement, dans le cadre de son projet de partenariat avec Qatar Airways, qui prendrait 49% de son capital, selon les médias italiens
Après le sauvetage d'Alitalia par la compagnie d'Abu Dhabi Etihad Airways, un autre transporteur italien, Meridiana, est en passe de se placer sous l'aile d'une compagnie du Golfe, en l'occurrence Qatar Airways.
Ce mercredi, Meridiana a proposé aux syndicats la suppression de 514 postes, au lieu de 902 envisagés initialement, dans le cadre de son projet de partenariat avec Qatar Airways, qui prendrait 49% de son capital, selon les médias italiens. Le syndicat Filt Cgil (gauche) s'était dit prêt à négocier mais avait indiqué que "900 suppressions de postes n'étaient pas soutenables".
Début février, Qatar Airways et Meridiana, ont signé un protocole d'accord portant sur un projet de partenariat, avait indiqué Meridiana dans un communiqué.
La nouvelle proposition a été faite à l'occasion d'une rencontre au ministère du Développement économique.
Dans un communiqué, la ministre Federica Guidi a appelé les parties "à rechercher rapidement" un accord sur l'emploi --en sélectionnant "les instruments nécessaires pour réduire substantiellement le nombre de suppressions de postes"-- afin de "rendre possible le partenariat avec Qatar Airways, stratégique pour le futur de l'entreprise".
Aga Khan garderait le contrôle
Ce partenariat, s'il voit le jour, doit se traduire par la création d'une nouvelle holding, dans laquelle Qatar Airways prendrait 49% du capital. Le fonds Akfed de l'Aga Khan garderait le contrôle de la compagnie italienne, basée en Sardaigne, avec une participation de 51%.
Aujourd'hui, Alisarda contrôle la compagnie Meridiana mais aussi la société Geasar qui contrôle l'aéroport d'Olbia, en Sardaigne, est elle-même contrôlée par AKFED, le Fonds de développement économique d'Aga Khan qui a investi d'importantes sommes dans le tourisme sur cette île italienne.
Plan industriel de trois ans
La compagnie qatarie a proposé un plan industriel sur trois ans, en prévoyant initialement 900 suppressions d'emplois sur les quelque 2.000 que compte actuellement Meridiana.
L'idée de ce partenariat est de renforcer Meridiana dans le but de la transformer"en un solide opérateur de l'industrie du transport aérien et extrêmement compétitif en Europe".
L'objectif était de signer un accord d'ici à fin juin
Meridiana a fusionné avec l'opérateur charter Eurofly puis a racheté une autre compagnie charter, Air Italy.
Qatar Airways lorgne la compagnie italienne de l'Aga Khan Meridiana
Par latribune.fr | 23/03/2016, 18:25
La compagnie aérienne italienne Meridiana a proposé mercredi aux syndicats la suppression de 514 postes, au lieu de 902 envisagés initialement, dans le cadre de son projet de partenariat avec Qatar Airways, qui prendrait 49% de son capital, selon les médias italiens
Après le sauvetage d'Alitalia par la compagnie d'Abu Dhabi Etihad Airways, un autre transporteur italien, Meridiana, est en passe de se placer sous l'aile d'une compagnie du Golfe, en l'occurrence Qatar Airways.
Ce mercredi, Meridiana a proposé aux syndicats la suppression de 514 postes, au lieu de 902 envisagés initialement, dans le cadre de son projet de partenariat avec Qatar Airways, qui prendrait 49% de son capital, selon les médias italiens. Le syndicat Filt Cgil (gauche) s'était dit prêt à négocier mais avait indiqué que "900 suppressions de postes n'étaient pas soutenables".
Début février, Qatar Airways et Meridiana, ont signé un protocole d'accord portant sur un projet de partenariat, avait indiqué Meridiana dans un communiqué.
La nouvelle proposition a été faite à l'occasion d'une rencontre au ministère du Développement économique.
Dans un communiqué, la ministre Federica Guidi a appelé les parties "à rechercher rapidement" un accord sur l'emploi --en sélectionnant "les instruments nécessaires pour réduire substantiellement le nombre de suppressions de postes"-- afin de "rendre possible le partenariat avec Qatar Airways, stratégique pour le futur de l'entreprise".
Aga Khan garderait le contrôle
Ce partenariat, s'il voit le jour, doit se traduire par la création d'une nouvelle holding, dans laquelle Qatar Airways prendrait 49% du capital. Le fonds Akfed de l'Aga Khan garderait le contrôle de la compagnie italienne, basée en Sardaigne, avec une participation de 51%.
Aujourd'hui, Alisarda contrôle la compagnie Meridiana mais aussi la société Geasar qui contrôle l'aéroport d'Olbia, en Sardaigne, est elle-même contrôlée par AKFED, le Fonds de développement économique d'Aga Khan qui a investi d'importantes sommes dans le tourisme sur cette île italienne.
Plan industriel de trois ans
La compagnie qatarie a proposé un plan industriel sur trois ans, en prévoyant initialement 900 suppressions d'emplois sur les quelque 2.000 que compte actuellement Meridiana.
L'idée de ce partenariat est de renforcer Meridiana dans le but de la transformer"en un solide opérateur de l'industrie du transport aérien et extrêmement compétitif en Europe".
L'objectif était de signer un accord d'ici à fin juin
Meridiana a fusionné avec l'opérateur charter Eurofly puis a racheté une autre compagnie charter, Air Italy.
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Qatar Airways lorgne la compagnie italienne de l'Aga Khan Meridiana
Par latribune.fr | 23/03/2016, 18:25
La compagnie aérienne italienne Meridiana a proposé mercredi aux syndicats la suppression de 514 postes, au lieu de 902 envisagés initialement, dans le cadre de son projet de partenariat avec Qatar Airways, qui prendrait 49% de son capital, selon les médias italiens
Qatar Airways eyeing the Italian airline Meridiana Aga Khan
The Italian airline Meridiana Wednesday proposed to the unions the removal of 514 posts instead of 902 originally planned , as part of its partnership project with Qatar Airways, which take 49 % of its capital , according to Italian
http://allafrica.com/stories/201604240155.html
24 April 2016
The Monitor (Kampala)
East Africa: EAC Chiefs Commend Aga Khan Investments
East Africa
Uganda
By Dorothy Nakaweesi
Kampala — East African executives have commended the investments the Aga Khan has brought to the region.
The EAC executives, including the Assembly Speaker, Secretary General and the Chief Justice said this during a tour of the construction site of Aga Khan University (AKU) in Arusha, Tanzania on Friday, according to a statement issued by the East African Community Secretariat in Arusha.
The leaders said the university is viewed as a catalyst for transformation that will see the city expand as the intellectual, social and political hub for East Africa. The project is part of the planned $500m (Shs1.6 trillion) expansion in East Africa by the Aga Khan. It seeks to enrol health sciences and Arts students from across the region, notably Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.
Impressed
According to the statement, the East African Legislative Assembly Speaker, Mr Daniel Kidega, was impressed with the project plan and commended Aga Khan Development Network's initiatives to not only invest for profit but also to support the population under what he termed 'humanitarian capitalism'.
24 April 2016
The Monitor (Kampala)
East Africa: EAC Chiefs Commend Aga Khan Investments
East Africa
Uganda
By Dorothy Nakaweesi
Kampala — East African executives have commended the investments the Aga Khan has brought to the region.
The EAC executives, including the Assembly Speaker, Secretary General and the Chief Justice said this during a tour of the construction site of Aga Khan University (AKU) in Arusha, Tanzania on Friday, according to a statement issued by the East African Community Secretariat in Arusha.
The leaders said the university is viewed as a catalyst for transformation that will see the city expand as the intellectual, social and political hub for East Africa. The project is part of the planned $500m (Shs1.6 trillion) expansion in East Africa by the Aga Khan. It seeks to enrol health sciences and Arts students from across the region, notably Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.
Impressed
According to the statement, the East African Legislative Assembly Speaker, Mr Daniel Kidega, was impressed with the project plan and commended Aga Khan Development Network's initiatives to not only invest for profit but also to support the population under what he termed 'humanitarian capitalism'.
23 April 2016
The Nation (Nairobi)
Tanzania: Construction of Aga Khan Varsity Set to Begin in Tanzania
http://allafrica.com/stories/201604251829.html
By Zephania Ubwani
Construction of the Aga Khan University campus in Arusha is set to take off soon, its officials have announced.
This will see Arusha -- the seat of the East African Community (EAC) and allied regional organisations -- playing an additional role as the intellectual, social and political hub of the region.
The project is part of a planned $500 million expansion in East Africa by the Aga Khan. It seeks to enrol health sciences and arts students from across the region -- notably from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan.
Senior executives of the EAC who visited the site, situated four kilometres from the heart of the city on Dodoma Road on Friday, were told that all was set for commencement of the project.The site covers 3,200 acres, of which the potential area for investment rests on 1,700 acres.
EAC deputy secretary general Jesca Eriyo said the community was eager to see the project materialise for the benefit of the region in areas such as training the youth in various academic disciplines.
The Nation (Nairobi)
Tanzania: Construction of Aga Khan Varsity Set to Begin in Tanzania
http://allafrica.com/stories/201604251829.html
By Zephania Ubwani
Construction of the Aga Khan University campus in Arusha is set to take off soon, its officials have announced.
This will see Arusha -- the seat of the East African Community (EAC) and allied regional organisations -- playing an additional role as the intellectual, social and political hub of the region.
The project is part of a planned $500 million expansion in East Africa by the Aga Khan. It seeks to enrol health sciences and arts students from across the region -- notably from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan.
Senior executives of the EAC who visited the site, situated four kilometres from the heart of the city on Dodoma Road on Friday, were told that all was set for commencement of the project.The site covers 3,200 acres, of which the potential area for investment rests on 1,700 acres.
EAC deputy secretary general Jesca Eriyo said the community was eager to see the project materialise for the benefit of the region in areas such as training the youth in various academic disciplines.
AKDN.org website refreshed
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The About section contains photographs of Deedar!
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The About section contains photographs of Deedar!
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Religion
Can heaven help the UN World Humanitarian Summit?
Germany's government supports the participation of religious leaders in the UN World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. Terrorism, displacement and lack of safe access to nutrition and health care are on the agenda.
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Another summit participant is the Aga Khan Development Network, which has about 80,000 employees and an annual budget of $625 million (550 million euros). It has been led by the Nizari-Ismailis Shiite cleric Aga Khan for the past 60 years.
http://www.dw.com/en/can-heaven-help-th ... a-19264310
Can heaven help the UN World Humanitarian Summit?
Germany's government supports the participation of religious leaders in the UN World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. Terrorism, displacement and lack of safe access to nutrition and health care are on the agenda.
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Another summit participant is the Aga Khan Development Network, which has about 80,000 employees and an annual budget of $625 million (550 million euros). It has been led by the Nizari-Ismailis Shiite cleric Aga Khan for the past 60 years.
http://www.dw.com/en/can-heaven-help-th ... a-19264310