Historic seafront buildings were restored TANZANIA and converted into the Zanzibar Serena Inn as part of an AKDN initiative to revitalise the heritage of the island’s Stone Town. The Serena Inn -- part of AKDN’s efforts to promote a culturally and environmentally appropriate tourism infrastructure -- has since become an important part of the social and economic life of Zanzibar. Programme Development Partners companies, both acquired through the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, it has Government’s privatisation programme. received numerous international awards. It Canadian International Development Agency Moshi Leather Industries Limited, directly employs 120 people. Danida acquired from the Government in 1994, Department for International Development involves processing of hides into leather Media Services Foundation for Civil Society with over 90 percent of the production Government of Tanzania Government of Zanzibar being exported to the international The Nation Media Group, founded by the Johnson & Johnson market. In 1998, IPS acquired the assets Aga Khan in 1960, has its origin in Kenya. United Nations Development Programme of the KIBO Paper Industries Limited. It entered the Tanzanian market in 2002 United States Agency for International Subsequently, TLL Printing & Packaging by purchasing the majority shareholding Development Limited was incorporated. For the last of Mwananchi Communications Limited Social, Economic and Cultural Programmes of the two years, TLL has been a recipient of (MCL). MCL currently publishes the President’s Manufacturer of the Year Mwananchi, the Citizen and Mwanaspoti Aga Khan Development Network Award in its sector. newspapers. Mwananchi, a Swahili daily, has a circulation of 25,000 copies and Tourism Promotion Services is the market leader in Tanzania with a The Aga Khan Development Network and significant investments in human enrolment of 179 pupils and a faculty of market share of 40 percent. The Citizen (AKDN) has roots in Tanzania that stretch resource development. three. At their peak in the 1960s there In Tanzania, the Network’s involvement is an English daily and Mwanaspoti is back for more than a century, since the were 65 Aga Khan Schools. The schools in tourism began in 1993 with the a sports and entertainment newspaper establishment of the first Aga Khan Girls Microcredit activities widely known were the first to open their doors to establishment of Tourism Promotion published on Tuesday and Saturday. School in Zanzibar in 1905. to alleviate poverty were initiated in students of all cultures. Today, AKES Services (TPS). Operating under the brand October 2005 by the Aga Khan Agency operates three schools in Dar es Salaam name, Serena Hotels, TPS supports the In recognition of AKDN’s commitment for Microfinance (AKAM) in Mtwara, one (Nursery, Primary and Secondary) and a building and managing of hotels, resorts Cultural Development to the country, an Agreement of of the most poverty stricken regions Nursery School in Mwanza. and lodges that incorporate local cultural Co-operation was signed with the in Tanzania. AKAM offers working and architectural traditions, while stressing Government of the United Republic of capital loans for the establishment and The schools occupy spacious, well- Through the Aga Khan Historic Cities local sourcing and the development Tanzania in 1991. The Agreement was expansion of micro and small retail and maintained campuses which include Programme, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture of human resources. In 1996, the first subsequently revised and endorsed commercial enterprises in the urban facilities for science, indoor and outdoor has assisted the Stone Town Conservation For further information lodges were opened at Lake Manyara, in 2001, and today enables AKDN to centres and agricultural loans in the sports, art and music. and Development Authority in Zanzibar Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Parks contribute significantly to Tanzania’s rural areas. Aga Khan Development Network (Tanzania) to draw out a strategic conservation plan and Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp. development agenda. The Aga Khan Academy located in Dar Plot # 78, Haile Selassie Road through which a number of key buildings During 2006, AKAM disbursed 930 es Salaam will be part of an integrated Oysterbay on the waterfront, such as the “Old In Zanzibar, TPS embarked on the loans amounting to nearly US$ 194,000; network of residential schools located P.O. Box 125 Dispensary” and the Old Customs House, restoration of two historic buildings (The Social Development over 40 percent of the borrowers were in Africa, South and Central Asia Dar es Salaam have been restored. The former Ex-Telcom Chinese Doctor’s Residence and the Ex- female. In the first six months of 2007, and the Middle East. The Academies Tanzania building, deserted since the 1930s, has Tel: +255 22 266 6914 Telcom House), with assistance from the With a long history of commitment 1,150 loans were disbursed totalling aspire to develop students of integrity, been converted into a hotel in partnership Aga Khan Trust for Culture, to establish the to social development, AKDN social nearly US$ 135,000. understanding and generosity of with the AKDN TPS. Zanzibar Serena Inn. As a member of the agencies have worked with the poor to spirit who will go on to build and lead achieve self-reliance through long-term, The Aga Khan schools, managed under institutions of civil society. community-based and participatory the aegis of the Aga Khan Education approaches. Vast improvements in Services (AKES), have been operational The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) the quality of health and education since 1905 when the first Aga Khan built the first dispensary providing free The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of private development agencies working to empower communities and individuals, often in disadvantaged services have been made as a result School (a girls school) was established medical services in Dar es Salaam in circumstances, to improve living conditions and opportunities, especially in Africa and Asia. Its agencies work in over 30 countries for the common good of all citizens, of forging public-private partnerships in Zanzibar. By 1914, the school had an 1929. In 1939, a 10-bed maternity home regardless of their gender, origin or religion. Its underlying impulse is the ethic of compassion for the vulnerable in society. © AKDN, August 2007. Information contained in this brief can be reproduced with acknowledgement to AKDN. Photography: AKDN / Gary Otte, Zahur Ramji AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK www.akdn.org Studies, Educational Development and Economic Development Intrinsic to all of AKDN’s work is The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar Postgraduate Medical Education. the belief in the ability of people es Salaam is a 70-bed tertiary The Advanced Nursing Studies The Network’s investment in sub-Saharan to improve the quality of their own care facility staffed by 25 full-time Africa’s private sector dates as far back Programme (AKU-ANS) offers a lives. To enable this, AKDN is consultants and 103 nurses offering distance-learning diploma that helps as the 1930s and 1940s when financial quality health care to Tanzanians. nurses upgrade to the level of registered institutions were established to meet committed to working with people to nurses. It also offers a two-and-a-half- the insurance, credit and housing needs contribute to each of the three major of the Ismaili community in East Africa. year Bachelor of Science degree in clusters of poverty reduction, social Nursing. By 2010, a total of 400 students Thereafter, the scope was extended not will have benefited from the programme. only to other areas such as industry and well-being and good governance, as tourism, but also to the wider population. outlined in MKUKUTA, Tanzania’s The Institute for Educational National Strategy for Growth and Development (AKU-IED,EA), established Financial Services in January 2007, offers a two-year, full- Poverty Reduction. time Masters of Education programme The Jubilee Insurance Group was for in-service teachers and educational incorporated in Kenya in 1937 and was opened. In 1948, a nursing home across Zanzibar, benefiting more than managers. This programme aims subsequently extended its facilities to equipped with surgical facilities and 32 5,000 children, over 50 percent of whom to develop graduates as exemplary Tanzania. Headquartered in Dar es inpatient beds was built. are girls. classroom teachers and educational Salaam, Jubilee Insurance has branches leaders; effective teacher educators, in Mwanza, Arusha, Mbeya and Zanzibar. The current 70-bed Aga Khan Hospital Through a public-private partnership mentors and professional developers; in Dar es Salaam was constructed in agreement with the Ministry of Health and researchers with a critical In 1946, marking the celebration of 1964. Simultaneously, medical facilities and Social Welfare in Zanzibar, the understanding of educational research. the Diamond Jubilee of Sir Sultan were established in the towns of Arusha, Foundation has improved the quality of Mahomed Shah, the late grandfather Moshi, Mwanza, Morogoro, Mbeya, maternal and child health services at the Twenty-two teachers are currently of the Aga Khan, the Diamond Jubilee Iringa and Dodoma. Today, these centres Raha Leo Dispensary. Patient volumes enrolled in this programme; another 25 Investment Trust Company Limited provide a range of services including have increased from less than 10 per are expected to enrol in October 2007. (DJIT) was established. Headquartered outpatient care and free maternal and day to over a 100 per day. In addition, in Dar es Salaam, it served East Africa child health services in collaboration with the Dispensary provides voluntary AKU-IED also offers Certificates in with branches in Mombasa, Kampala, the Government. counselling and testing services and has Education, which are short professional Nairobi and Kisumu. It obtained full introduced the concept of cost-sharing. development programmes designed for commercial banking licence in 1997 and In October 2003, the hospital was The dispensary also implements a youth teachers and other educators.