It is striking in this regard that nearly one-third of internationally recognised World Heritage sites are in the Muslim world, but like most such sites in the developing world they are inhabited by some of the poorest people. Traditional approaches to cultural regeneration — often designed simply to create museums at such sites — fail to address the full potentials of such situations and often become unproductive burdens. The central objective of our work, therefore, is to leverage cultural opportunities in pursuit of poverty alleviation. We do this through a critical mass of programmes — the creation of parks and gardens, heritage conservation, water and sanitation improvements, microfinance resources, open space and infrastructure improvements, and education and health initiatives. It is the MIAD approach which seems to work best.
–His Highness the Aga Khan: a life in the service of development. Politique Internationale 2011-2012
Via
- AKDN’s Speeches & Interviews – https://www.akdn.org/press-centre/speeches
- The Ismaili’s Speeches & Interviews – https://the.ismaili/speeches
Source:
- https://www.akdn.org/speech/his-highness-aga-khan/his-highness-aga-khan-life-service-development
- https://the.ismaili/speeches/his-highness-aga-khan-life-service-development
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