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"For two generations now, those who care about African development have been seeking an important key, searching for the best way to improve the quality of human life by advancing the pace of economic development. One of the most promising outcomes of that search was the creation of a new set of venture capital institutions – ready to invest in projects which traditional private investors were less likely to support."

HH the Aga Khan speaking at the Official Opening of the Kampala Serena Hotel (10 November 2006)

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Aga Khan Sees a Bright Future for Eastern Africa
24 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan said Africa’s enormous potential made him optimistic about the continent’s future.

Aga Khan to Build Uganda's First Aga Khan Academy: Economic development must be matched by human development
22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said "people power" was vital for economic growth in developing countries.

President Museveni and Aga Khan Inaugurate Kampala Serena Hotel
10 November 2006 - His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni today officially inaugurated the Kampala Serena Hotel in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The opening of the five-star hotel, previously the Nile Hotel, is a milestone for Uganda’s service and tourism industry.

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Introduction

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and its institutional predecessors have been working in Uganda for over 50 years. Over the past decade, AKDN has been expanding its activities in Uganda. AKDN’s activities in the country now extend from infrastructure development that is bringing electricity to the West Nile region to an early childhood education programme that assists poor communities create and maintain pre-schools. Its activities also include an economic development project that manufactures essential pharmaceuticals to an advanced nursing studies programme that provides professional career development and clinical training to nurses. In every endeavour, the aim is to help meet Uganda’s development needs with projects that are efficient, effective and which have a wide impact on the quality of life for citizens of the country.