The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. received a grant of $5.2 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development in support of its efforts to help Pakistani flood victims. To secure the funding, the national foundation has to contribute $1 million. Dallas did its part in helping raise funds for this project. The 11th annual Partnership Walk in October raised a record $850,000, and other local fundraisers brought the total to about $1 million. Part of that amount, along with money from other U.S. PartnershipsInAction fundraisers, went toward the $1 million contribution.
The foundation already has teams in Pakistan serving thousands in government and U.N. health camps. Food distribution is also under way, and grant funds will be used to replenish diminishing stocks. Visit http://www.akdn.org/usa
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