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Netherlands’ FMO Lending $5m to First MicroFinance Bank-Afghanistan to alleviate poverty in Afghanistan
Posted July 29th, 2017 by librarian-hdThe Netherlands Development Finance Company, a government-backed institution also known by its Dutch acronym FMO, recently announced it will loan the local-currency equivalent of USD 5 million to The First MicroFinance Bank-Afghanistan (FMFB-A), which is owned by the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), a unit of Switzerland-based Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) that provides microfinance services across ten different countries [1, 6]. Established in 2004, FMFB-A seeks to alleviate poverty and promote economic development “through the provision of sustainable financial services to t
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Speech by His H. the Aga Khan at the Archon Award Ceremony of Sigma Theta Tau International (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2001-06-07
Posted January 2nd, 2015 by librarian-ldThank you very much, Dr. Thompson and Dr. Wykle, for your warm and generous words of introduction. It is an honour to have been selected as a recipient of a leadership award by such a distinguished international professional organisation working in the field of health. It is particularly meaningful to receive this recognition from Sigma Theta Tau with its record of focussed dedication to the global advancement of nursing. I have long felt the enhancement of the nursing profession to be absolutely critical to the improvement of health care in the developing world, and the Islamic world.
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Aga Khan receives Archon Award for Promoting Global Health and Welfare - AGA KHAN RECEIVES ARCHON AWARD FOR PROMOTING GLOBAL HEALTH AND WELFARE - 2001-06-07
Posted July 9th, 2009 by heritageHis Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims and founder of one of the largest private networks of healthcare institutions in the developing world, this evening received the prestigious Archon Award from the international nursing honour society, Sigma Theta Tau International.
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