Our Partners

Aga Khan Development Network

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a network of private, non-denominational development agencies founded by the Aga Khan, which work primarily in the poorest parts of Asia and Africa. The network focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution building and the promotion of economic development. The AKDN aims to improve living conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to their faith, origin or gender. The AKDN works in 30 countries around the world, and it employs over 80,000 paid staff, mostly in developing countries. While the agencies are secular, they are guided by Islamic ethics, which bridge faith and society.

Founded in 1981 and based in Washington, DC, the Aga Khan Foundation in the United States (AKF USA) mobilizes resources and strategic partnerships with individuals and institutions to support its mission. These partners include government agencies, corporations, foundations, NGOs, universities, and professional networks. In the United States, the Foundation serves as a learning institution for programme enhancement, policy dialogue, education and disseminating best practices in international development. AKF USA works to break the cycle of poverty by investing in interrelated areas of society (from education to infrastructure) in the same place and at the same time for the greatest impact.

Since 1995, Focus Humanitarian Assistance USA (FOCUS USA) has been serving vulnerable communities throughout Central and South Asia in the aftermath of devastating natural disasters. We are also committed to fostering and building disaster-resilient communities in susceptible areas—including areas in the United States—by developing disaster risk mitigation programs to minimize impact and better prepare families and individuals before environmental emergencies such as winter storms, hurricanes or earthquakes strike.

Focus Humanitarian Assistance Canada
Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) has its first roots in Canada. FOCUS Canada also engages in resettlement and reintegration programmes for populations displaced by civil instability or conflict. Amongst its more significant work over the last 20 years with refugees is the resettlement in Canada of close to 10,000 Afghan refugees beginning in the 1990s and later, of a smaller group of Kosovar refugees under agreements with the Canadian Government.