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.
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