Since 2011, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been participating in the Great ShakeOut, a global earthquake drill designed to educate people on how to protect themselves during an earthquake, and how to get prepared. In 2011 more than 137,000 people, including AKDN staff, volunteers, students, organizations, community members, men and women participated in this endeavor, which increased to over 168,000 in 2012 with 425 AKDN agencies and institutions in Australia, Afghanistan, Canada, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the USA. This year, people and institutions in 20 countries are expected to participate in the AKDN ShakeOut (see table).
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