October 31, 2013 – Opening Plenary Session 1: Keynote – Heritage and Social Development Aga Khan Trust for Culture Historic Cities Programme Location: Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Speaker: Khalil Shariff, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Over the past 20 years, this path-breaking programme has promoted the conservation and reuse of buildings and public spaces in historic cities in the Muslim World — from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Zanzibar’s Stone Town, and Azhar Park in Cairo, Egypt – as a catalyst to improving the quality of life of their inhabitants. The Trust believes the longterm sustainability of historic fabric is inseparable from the health of the living communities that inhabit it. The restoration of monuments and the re-use of historic buildings are integrated into broader economic and social initiatives that include micro-credit for business development, housing rehabilitation, employment-generation, and the improvement of small-scale infrastructure and open spaces.
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