Johnson & Johnson / First MicroFinanceBank / Aga Khan Trust / Development Bank Barclays / The Habib Bank / Dry Areas International Finance Corporation / AKDN / /
Continent
Africa / Asia / /
Country
Tajikistan / Japan / Afghanistan / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Company Expansion / Funding / Product Issues / /
Facility
tomb of Babur / Kabul Serena Hotel / Government’s Institute / Bamyan Provincial Hospital / Queen’s Palace / French Medical Institute / /
IndustryTerm
business development services / microfinance products / overall food security / food shortages / fixed and mobile telephone lines / reception services / food / non-food aid / watershed management / mobile phone network / community infrastructure / Food aid / financial services / bank / food-for-work initiatives / information technology / High-energy rations / hospital services / microfinance services / /
NaturalFeature
Pyanj River / /
Organization
Bamyan Provincial Hospital / World Health Organization / Germany Government / UN Children’s Fund UN Development Programme UN Education / Scientific / and Cultural Organisation UN High Commission / Afghan Government / India Government / Canada Government / UN High Commission for Refugees UN / Japan Government of the Kingdom / American Red Cross / Aga Khan University’s School of Nursing / French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul / International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre International Organisation / Denmark Government of the Kingdom / Switzerland Government / Italy Government / France Government / European Commission Food and Agriculture Organisation Government / Norway Government / Afghanistan Government / Afghan Ministry of Education / Afghan Ministry of Public Health / civil society / World Bank / Drugs and Crime World Bank World Food Programme World Health Organisation AFGHANISTAN / New Zealand Government of the Kingdom / United Nations / Portugal Government / Government’s Institute for Health Sciences in Kabul / United Kingdom Government / of America International Centre of Agricultural Research / United States of America International Centre of Agricultural Research / /
Person
Gary Otte / Aga Khan / Jean-Luc Ray / Wazir Akbar / Timur Shah / Babur / Enfants Afghans / / /
Position
classes and in-service teacher / Officer / teacher / king / /
Product
quarters / /
ProvinceOrState
Kabul Municipality / /
Region
northern Afghanistan / central Afghanistan / central Kabul / western Afghanistan / Central Asia / northeast Afghanistan / /
Technology
information technology / cellular telephone / GSM / /
Pre- and post-implementation surveys show that AKDN’s water and sanitation interventions, over a one year period, reduce child mortality and morbidity by half. These interventions reach over 50,000 households every yea