 The Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) awarded the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan the Global Leadership Award for the year 2009.The award was extended to the AKPBS,P for its Building and Construction Improvement Program (BACIP) and its achievements in improving health, livelihood, and quality of life, particularly of women and children, by reducing exposure to indoor air pollution from household energy use.The award was presented at the 4th Biennial PCIA Forum in Kampala, Uganda on 28 March 2009.