DUBAI: A Dubai Cares delegation, led by Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has visited Kenya to monitor and evaluate the implementation of its “Transforming Students Learning and Teacher Professional Development through ICT” programme, launched in 2014. The programme, which is being implemented…
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Kenyan scholars say China a reliable partner in realizing "African dream" — China org
NAIROBI, June 2 (Xinhua) — China’s foreign policy centered on a win-win partnership and respect for other country’s political structures will be key to hasten inclusive growth, peace and stability in Africa, Kenyan scholars said Saturday. The scholars who spoke at the 20th Wanshou Forum held in Nairobi said China will continue to be an…
Kenya: Aga Khan University Master of Arts in Digital Journalism Programme Launched
NAIROBI, 15th February 2018: The Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC), launched the Master of Arts in Digital Journalism Programme on Thursday, February 15th 2018 at the GSMC campus in Nairobi. The event drew deliberations on East Africa’s Changing Media Landscape, focusing on the past, present and future of the media…
You need compassion to be a good nurse —By Angela Oketch on Nation co Kenya
Dr Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NATION MEDIA GROUP In Summary Dr Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, 39, is the academic head of the Kenyan branch of the Aga Khan University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. She has been married to Professor David Mugo Gichoya since 2010 and together they have two children aged six and…
Aga Khan Academies: A better world through education, developing Leaders and Maputo student led tour of their school|Watch Videos
The International Baccalaureate featured the Aga Khan Academies and its approach to creating home-grown leaders. Watch to learn how the Academies work to transform the communities in which they are located. AKA Developing Leaders The aim of the Aga Khan Academies is to develop future leaders with the skills and knowledge to support positive development…
More article on Aga Khan Foundation by Alphonce Shiundu: ‘Poverty Alleviation Reaching out to disadvantaged communities’ — D+C EU
To understand the impact of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), one has to look at specific programmes. The foundation has improved the lives of many people on Kenya’s ocean coast for example. In Mombasa and the neighbouring counties of Kilifi and Kwale, the AKF has been engaged in pre-primary and primary education for almost four…
From Khorog to Mombasa: The transformative power of education — By Aleesha Suleman on Aga Khan Academies org
For each of the past several years, a group of students about to enter secondary school have travelled from their home country of Tajikistan in Central Asia pursue their secondary education at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa. At the Academy, these talented students have received an international standard of education they would not otherwise have been able…
The Aga Khan Academies: watch Videos from Kenya, India and Mozambique on how the schools are Pomoting students to become Pluralistic leaders to lead their countries
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THE AGA KHAN: SWEET AND ENDEARING STORIES OF HIS CHILDHOOD DAYS IN KENYA — Barakah com
FROM THE DIARY OF LATE KADERALI B. PATEL (RELIGIOUS TUTOR OF PRINCE KARIM AGA KHAN AND PRINCE AMYN AGA KHAN) Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III, 48th Ismaili Imam, with his grandsons Prince Amyn (right) and Prince Karim, who succeeded him in 1957 as the 49th Hereditary Ismaili Imam. The picture…
Aga Khan Foundation to train early childhood teachers in Kwale — The Nation Kenya | The partnership will benefit more than 100,000 schoo lchildren
Aga Khan Foundation CEO Kevin Moorhead (seated left) and Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya signing an MoU to improve capacity of early childhood programs in the county on October 5, 2016. PHOTO FAROUK MWABEGE | NATION MEDIA GROUP In Summary The region will be allocated Sh248 million and a similar percentage will be issued to support…
NMG (Nation Media Group) launches training for 11 graduates at Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications
Nation Media Group chief executive Joe Muganda (right) shakes hands with Michael Meyer, the Dean of Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications, during the March 7 launch of the Nation Media Group Media Lab at the university in Westlands, Nairobi. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL The Nation Media Group (NMG) has launched its…
A ‘Hotel Room To Classroom’ Campaign Aiming To Eradicate Kerosene Lamps In Rural Kenya — Coast Week Com|What is Sunny Money?- watch Videos
Coastweek– A ground breaking initiative brought alive by the Nairobi Serena Hotel and SunnyMoney solar lights. Only 7 per cent of Kenya’s rural population have access to electricity. (…) Understanding that a majority of schools in Nairobi are on the grid, The Nairobi Serena has decided to extend a hand by aiding schools that are…
East Africa’s Sufi Path to Countering Violent Extremism — By Rashid Abdi on Crisis Group org
Sufis perform before breaking their fast on the first Friday of Ramadan in a mosque at Umdowan Ban village outside Khartoum, 11 August 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah Many paths have been tried to counter the appeal of violent religious extremism in East Africa. In the Muslim community, traditional Sufism is being increasingly viewed as an…
1st lady to lobby for equipment|Zambia’s First Lady Esther Lungu was impressed with the facilities at the Aga Khan Hospital heart and cancer surgery center
First Lady Esther Lungu says she will continue to engage President Edgar Lungu for continued upgrade of equipment for cancer treatment in Zambia Mrs. Lungu says it is important that facilities pertaining to treatment of cancer are well equipped. The First Lady was speaking to ZNBC’s Pennipher Nyirenda after touring the Aga Khan University Hospital…
Kenya launches Islamic studies curriculum in madrasas — By Rajab Ramah in Nairobi on Sabahi Online com Dated: March 07, 2014
A new curriculum being piloted in 50 religious schools in Kenya aims to streamline Islamic studies and ensure extremist teachings are not propagated in madrasas. A young boy walks behind his mother as they head to the mosque for Friday prayers in the old town of Mombasa on February 20, 2014. [Ivan Lieman/AFP] The development…
East African Community-Germany Sign Intergovernmental Agreement on GAVI
As EAC, KfW and AKN Sign Agreement to support Graduate School of Media and Communications East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 1 December 2014: The Signing ceremony of the Intergovernmental Agreement for the new phase of the GAVI Program in the EAC and the Financing Agreement for the Aga Khan University’s Graduate School for Media and…
Training nurses to save mothers and babies in East Africa — Rotary org
Rotary scholar Irene Okang’a (second from right) joins classmates at the Aga Khan University graduation ceremony held on the Kenya campus. Okang’a is a neonatal nurse at AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya. Photo Credit: Jennifer Huxta Josephine Awor doesn’t need statistics to know Uganda struggles to provide adequate health care to expectant mothers and babies….
DT Dobie Campaigns For Healthier Employees — Coast Week com
Coastweek– WELLNESS – Catherine Gichuhi [left] the DT Dobie Company Nurse takes the blood pressure of Phoebe Morra an Accounts Assistant during a wellness campaign for employees at the organisation. The two day clinic offered free screening for cervical and breast cancer, hypertension, obesity, diabetes and HIV and advice was given on diet and family…
“Khoja Mosque lit city’s night skyline in 1920s” — Daily Nation Kenya article by ZAHIR DHARSEE on Ismaili Jamatkhana
Khoja Mosque was built from January 1920 and was officially opened in January 1922. File | DAILY NATION In Summary In the colonial days, this location was the axis of the old city centre. It was the confluence of Government Road, Indian Bazaar Street, Hardinge Street (Kimathi Street), and Victoria Street (Tom Mboya Street). The…
Medical Breakthrough: Pioneering Operation To Treat High Blood Pressure — Coastweek com
Coastweek — Heart specialists at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi have performed first key-hole operation to treat hypertension in the region. Coastweek — Dr. Mohamed Jeilan, co-Director of Cardiac Services at the HCC, and an Interventional Cardiologist at the Aga Khan University Hospital, led the team of specialists who performed the ground-breaking operation. (…) “Renal…
