Aga Khan Development Network delegation visit Wellington
Prime Minister John Key discusses the work of the Agan Khan Development Network with Bashir Sumar at a recent visit to the Auckland Ismaili Community Centre.
A delegation of representatives of His Highness the Aga Khan, led by Amyn Ahamed, the International Special Projects Coordinator for the Aga Khan Development Network, visited Wellington on 4 December to meet with various government agencies, including NZAID and the wider Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Crown research institute Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS).
The Aga Khan Development Network operates for-profit and not-for-profit programmes across 30 countries. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the related Aga Khan Education Services and Aga Khan Health Services are part of the not-for-profit arm of the network. The AKF is a key partner of the New Zealand Government in Afghanistan in the areas of education, health and rural development. Despite being an Ismaili organisation, AKF is non-denominational, with staff from a variety of ethnic and religious backgrounds. The AKF provide services to all regardless of religious belief.
The visiting delegation comprised of Mr Amyn Ahamed, Secretariat and Special Projects Coordinator of His Highness the Aga Khan; Mr Azeem Chunara, President of His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Australia and New Zealand; Mr Bashir Sumar, Communications Coordinator for the Aga Khan for Australia and New Zealand; and Mr Shiraz Haji, from the New Zealand Ismaili Community.
The group’s visit included a meeting regarding disaster risk response with representatives from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, and GNS. The agencies briefed the visitors on their work in the New Zealand context around disaster risk management and disaster risk response. The delegation also had the opportunity to visit the GNS offices where they were given a presentation which covered the GeoNet project, NZ Seismic Hazard Research, the Riskscape Project, and GNS’s International work in disaster risk response. This was of particular interest to the Aga Khan delegation due to their growing engagement in disaster risk and seismic risk management.
For more information about the work of the Aga Khan Development Network visit http://www.akdn.org.
http://enews.nzaid.govt.nz/index.php?id=227#c1289
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I attended the inaugural event of the
Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Australia & New
Zealand’s photographic display and audio presentation of
‘AKDN- the journey’. The display highlighted 50 years of
humanitarian, developmental and environmental works of
the Aga Khan Development Network. The Aga Khan is
the hereditary title of the Imam of the Nizari Muslims, the
largest branch of the Ismaili followers of the Shia faith.
The President of the Council for Australia & New Zealand
is Prof. Bashir Sumar who came from Sydney with other
members to join in the celebrations. This was held on 14
March at the Bribie Island Library. The coordinator for the
function was Nooreen Harris.
http://www.eccq.com.au/downloads/Evoca%20May%2009.pdf
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
The Aga Khan Exhibition of Architecture arrives in Auckland
An exhibition featuring the winning entries from the world-renowned Aga Khan Award for Architecture was opened for display at the University of Auckland on Wednesday, 12th September and was attended by Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore, Associate Professor of the School of Architecture and Planning Julia Gatley, National List MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Young Engineer of the Year 2018 Jenny Chu and President of the Ismaili Council for Australia and New Zealand Karim Sumar along with many other esteemed guests. The exhibition was a momentous occasion reflecting the relationship between the Aga Khan Development Network and the University of Auckland and its shared values of culture, pluralism and the ethos of excellence.
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Gallery:
https://the.ismaili/aga-khan-exhibition ... s-auckland
An exhibition featuring the winning entries from the world-renowned Aga Khan Award for Architecture was opened for display at the University of Auckland on Wednesday, 12th September and was attended by Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore, Associate Professor of the School of Architecture and Planning Julia Gatley, National List MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Young Engineer of the Year 2018 Jenny Chu and President of the Ismaili Council for Australia and New Zealand Karim Sumar along with many other esteemed guests. The exhibition was a momentous occasion reflecting the relationship between the Aga Khan Development Network and the University of Auckland and its shared values of culture, pluralism and the ethos of excellence.
More...
https://the.ismaili/aga-khan-exhibition ... auckland-0
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Gallery:
https://the.ismaili/aga-khan-exhibition ... s-auckland