Aga Khan Development Network Impact Tour
Witness the remarkable transformation of Khorog and the Pamir region through the Aga Khan Development Network's programs in education, health, economic development, and infrastructure serving the world's most isolated Ismaili Muslim communities.
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Aga Khan University Campus
Visit the University of Central Asia campus in Khorog, part of a network of mountain universities established by the Aga Khan to provide higher education access to young people from Central Asian mountain communities.
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Mountain Societies Research Center
Learn about the research institute studying mountain cultures, ecology, and sustainable development, producing knowledge that informs programs across the Hindu Kush-Pamir-Karakoram mountain region.
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AKDN Health Facility
See the modern health clinic that has dramatically improved maternal and child health outcomes in a region where the nearest government hospital is hours away across difficult mountain roads in all seasons.
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Micro-enterprise Center
Visit the micro-finance and enterprise development center where women's cooperatives producing handicrafts, dried fruits, and dairy products have created income streams for rural families in the Pamir valleys.
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Renewable Energy Project
Learn about the solar and micro-hydro energy projects that have brought electricity to remote Pamiri villages for the first time, transforming daily life and enabling students to study after dark in a historically energy-poor region.
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Cultural Heritage Site
Conclude at an AKDN-supported cultural heritage preservation project where traditional Pamiri architecture, oral traditions, and craft knowledge are documented and supported as foundations of community identity in a rapidly changing world.