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What is this charity about?
The Partnership Walk & Run ("PWR") is an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation ("AKF"). AKF is an international development agency and part of the Aga Khan Development Network ("AKDN"). Here are a few quick facts about AKDN: - It operates over 300 schools and advanced education programmes around the world (including 2 universities) - It operates over 200 healthcare facilities, including 12 hospitals, which together serve over 1.5 million patients annually - Its private sector arm (the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development or "AKFED") operates over 90 project companies which collectively employs over 90,000 people (and it has partnered with the World Bank in over 30 of these projects) - Is partnered with organisations like: OXFAM, World Bank, UN, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DFID, US AID, Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft, and others
100% funds raised from the event will go towards poverty alleviation projects in the developing world There are NO administration fees as overheads are funded from endowment income. This year’s theme is “Make a difference with every step” highlighting the work done in health, education, and rural development. Specifically, all of the funds raised from this year's PWR will directly support the following three projects: An environmental health project in India (Gujarat)
From supporting water and sanitation infrastructure to training villagers on good hygiene behaviour, AKF's health improvement programme help to save thousands of lives every year (http://www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk/walkrunenvirguj.html ) An early childhood education project in the Kyrgyz Republic
AKF helps many rural Kyrgyz children, get the knowledge and life skills they need to realise their full potential (http://www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk/walkrunearlychildhoodkyrg.html ) A rice yield improvement project in Madagascar
Farmers in the Sofia region have benefitted from alternative farming methods proposed by AKF, leading to a doubling of their average rice yield. (http://www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk/walkrunricemad.html )
The Partnership Walk & Run ("PWR") is an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation ("AKF"). AKF is an international development agency and part of the Aga Khan Development Network ("AKDN"). Here are a few quick facts about AKDN: - It operates over 300 schools and advanced education programmes around the world (including 2 universities) - It operates over 200 healthcare facilities, including 12 hospitals, which together serve over 1.5 million patients annually - Its private sector arm (the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development or "AKFED") operates over 90 project companies which collectively employs over 90,000 people (and it has partnered with the World Bank in over 30 of these projects) - Is partnered with organisations like: OXFAM, World Bank, UN, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DFID, US AID, Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft, and others
100% funds raised from the event will go towards poverty alleviation projects in the developing world There are NO administration fees as overheads are funded from endowment income. This year’s theme is “Make a difference with every step” highlighting the work done in health, education, and rural development. Specifically, all of the funds raised from this year's PWR will directly support the following three projects: An environmental health project in India (Gujarat)
From supporting water and sanitation infrastructure to training villagers on good hygiene behaviour, AKF's health improvement programme help to save thousands of lives every year (http://www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk/walkrunenvirguj.html ) An early childhood education project in the Kyrgyz Republic
AKF helps many rural Kyrgyz children, get the knowledge and life skills they need to realise their full potential (http://www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk/walkrunearlychildhoodkyrg.html ) A rice yield improvement project in Madagascar
Farmers in the Sofia region have benefitted from alternative farming methods proposed by AKF, leading to a doubling of their average rice yield. (http://www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk/walkrunricemad.html )
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