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“Our collaborative work with Aga Khan Development Network over the years exemplifies the power of publicprivate partnerships in making measurable, long-term impact for those most in need.”
Conrad Person, Director of Johnson & Johnson’s International Programs and Product Giving, Corporate Contributions

"Nonprofit development organizations, such as AKF USA, have a major role to play in achieving long-term development. Governments cannot do it by themselves; the U.S. government only has so many resources. It is important that those scarce resources go to groups like AKF USA that can make good use of them, get them to the people most in need, bring other resources to bear, and put into place some positive, long-lasting results."
Mary Chambliss Former Deputy Administrator Foreign Agriculture Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

“The achievements of AKF USA demonstrate that overcoming the extremely challenging problems of poverty is, indeed, possible. In fact, it is inspirational.”
Phil Wilson, Texas Secretary of State

“It is amazing to watch very young children and teenagers teach others about the necessity of aiding people who are desperately in need. They are not sitting around waiting on the politicians to authorize funding or figure out a way to intervene in some of the world’s disastrous situations. They are actively making a difference.”
Bob Ray Sanders, Fort Worth Star Telegram

"To all of you who have come to Partnership Walk today, you have a large role to play in helping the world be peaceful, loving, prosperous, and dedicated to the values of this great Foundation.”
Sheila Jackson Lee, Congresswoman, 2007 Houston Partnership Walk

“Partnership Walk is a commitment for all of us to address poverty, hunger, illiteracy and the AIDS pandemic in the world. AKF is something bigger than just the number of people here today at the Walk. It is about commitment to the human race. We cannot address all the poverty in the world unless we come together.”
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles

“It is amazing to watch very young children and teenagers teach others about the necessity of aiding people who are desperately in need. They are not sitting around waiting on the politicians to authorize funding or figure out a way to intervene in some of the world's disastrous situations. They are actively making a difference.”
Bob Ray Sanders, Fort Worth Star Telegram

“All of you are making a significant contribution; this is a worthy cause, whenever we can do something to help people help themselves we are doing the right thing.”
Al Green, U.S. Representative, Texas

"I believe we all have love in our heart for our fellow man and woman. I know you came out here today in the rain to show your commitment to helping others, to sharing the light at the end of the tunnel and providing a safety net."
Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State

“Aga Khan Foundation is about providing hope to people that don’t have anything to eat, don’t have money and face poverty. It is one of the greatest organizations that I have had the opportunity of spending time with in recent years.”
David Wallace, Mayor of Sugar Land, Texas

“The answer to so much of the conflict in the world today rests in our ability to deal with the wretched conditions of poverty ... that's what makes the Aga Khan Foundation so significant.”
David Scott, Congressman

“What the Aga Khan Foundation and Partnership Walk say to all the world, is that we can reduce the gap between rich and poor, that global poverty is curable, not inevitable, that we can feed the hungry, we can provide clean water, we can educate all the people of the world including the women.”
Jan Schakowsky, Congresswoman