The Mountain Societies Development Support Programme is a branch of the Aga Khan Development Network

Aga Khan Development Network

The Aga Khan Development Network is a group of private, non-denominational development agencies that seek to empower communities and individuals to improve living conditions and opportunities, in sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East...

 ("AKDN") dedicated to improving the quality of life of the people of the mountainous oblasts of Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

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Their most notable project is the multi-phase revitalization of a 28 megawat powerplant in the Tajik province of Gorno-Badakhshan, just outside of the town of Khorog

Khorog

The town of Khorugh , also transliterated as Khoroq, Khorogh, Khorog, or Xoroq) is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan. It is also the capital of the Shughnon District of Gorno-Badakhshan. It has a population of 28,000...

. With the aid of the International Finance Corporation

International Finance Corporation

The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....

the MSDSP plans to restore the plant and rectify the food and power shortages faced by Tajiks in the province for decades.

External links

• Description of MSDSP on AKDN official website