Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
Street address: 1-3 avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Mailing address: P O Box 2369, Geneva Switzerland
Telephone: 41 (0) 22 909 7200
Fax: 41 (0) 22 909 7291
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.akdn.org/agency/akf.html
Contact: Robert Shaw General Manager
Established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, this private, non-denominational agency is one of the social development arms of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of institutions working to improve living conditions and opportunities in specific regions of the developing world. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa. Created as a private, non-profit foundation under Swiss law, it has branches and independent affiliates in 12 countries.
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