Go local: Trusting communities in an age of aid austerity
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A selection of our favourite photos from 2025. From Syria to Pakistan to Kenya, we are building a future where we all thrive together.
Amid flash floods, rising temperatures and increasing natural disasters, communities in the high valleys of Chitral are leading their own disaster preparedness efforts.
Cookstoves in Kenya, Taekwondo in Pakistan and sweet apricots in Tajikistan: see what we’ve been up to this month.
As the UN's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins, meet the women working with their communities to bring about change
School gardens in the Kyrgyz Republic, a new bridge in Pakistan’s mountains, and enhancing agricultural production in Syria: see what we’ve been up to this month.
At Mnacho Primary School and Chienjele Primary School, communities are growing solutions to education challenges.
Linah is a counsellor for women and youth in her community navigating mental health challenges.
Dairy farming in Afghanistan, women’s community leadership in India, and beekeeping in Syria: see what we’ve been up to this month.
Meet the women launching their own businesses, taking a step towards economic resilience and greater gender equality
Every year, we train 1,000 businesspeople and fund 500 businesses in Syria – with a particular emphasis on women entrepreneurs