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Go local: Trusting communities in an age of aid austerity
2025 has been a year of reckoning for the aid sector
Photo essay: Meet the community leaders breaking cycles of harm in Tanzania
As the UN's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins, meet the women working with their communities to bring about change
Meet Linah: Nurturing the community with mental health support
Linah is a counsellor for women and youth in her community navigating mental health challenges.
Celebrating community-led innovation: AKF and the ”la Caixa” Foundation award grants to 10 Mozambican CSOs under JUNTOS! initiative
Over a decade on, JUNTOS! continues to support Mozambican civil society to lead resilient, collaborative, and impactful development
A cut above: Meet Areej
Areej’s future was uncertain. Like many young Syrians, her opportunities were limited by conflict. Now, she’s building new skills at a vocational training centre in Salamieh that is helping young people in crisis forge a path to work and stability.
Ripples of change: Women’s change groups in Mozambique
In Cabo Delgado, women's 'change groups' help educate, empower, and engage people in the community.
Syrian youth design their future
In a context of loss and fragmentation, AKF is partnering with the people of Syria to rebuild the social fabric of communities through Human-Centered Design and social innovation.
Back to school: Meet Sedrat
Sedrat's education was interrupted by Syria's civil war. Her family were displaced, and her education suffered. Now, Sedrat is studying at a learning centre in Aleppo which focuses on supporting learners who have left the education system.
Educating girls amid crisis
In times of conflict, education is often one of the first things to be disrupted, and girls are most at risk of being left behind.
In safe hands: Meet Awa and Zura
As internally displaced people, Awa and Zura are settling into a new community in Cabo Delgado.