Agha Khan Foundation

In 1990, the early foundations of the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme were established in Zanzibar to respond to a request from local leaders for assistance in improving the overall level of educational achievement of their children.

This preceded the formalization of Aga Khan Foundation’s operations in Tanzania, expanding to Mainland Tanzania in 1991. In 2009, Aga Khan Foundation launched efforts to address rural poverty in the Lindi and Mtwara regions.

In Tanzania, the Aga Khan Foundation leads a range of integrated, innovative, and gender sensitive programmes in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pwani, and Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba).