Our year in pictures 2025
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Finding her voice: A young woman breaking gender barriers in Pakistan
Adiba grew up in a rural community in northern Pakistan, where traditional gender roles prevent women and girls from making decisions about their bodies and lives.
AKF receives Development Leadership Award for sustainable development efforts in Pakistan
AKF was recognised as the sole INGO amongst the cohort of Development Leadership awardees
Breaking barriers: Supporting health and gender equality in Pakistan
Razia is a Lady Health Visitor in northern Pakistan. In this short film, learn how women like Razia are crucial to elevate the status of women, and how women’s empowerment can lead to better health care for women and children in her community.
Pakistan floods: AKF partners with Bank Alfalah to provide critical health services to flood-affected communities
Bank Alfalah’s donation will enable AKF to continue to support communities to rebuild their lives after the disaster
Tackling water scarcity in Pakistan’s ‘vertical desert’
Over 40 years the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme has constructed more than 1,500 irrigation channels creating 210,000 acres of arable land
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme receives global award for sustainable rural electrification project in Pakistan
AKRSP has been awarded the Energy Globe Award for its commitment to clean energy in Chitral
Fighting climate and emergency shocks: Voices from the frontline in northern Pakistan
Strengthening community disaster and health preparedness in the most remote regions of Gilgit-Baltistan
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme commemorates 40 years of community-led development in Pakistan
AKF established AKRSP in 1982. This year, it celebrates 40 years of improving the quality of life of communities in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral
The Pakistan floods: Our response
Learn about our emergency response, early recovery and rehabilitation efforts
Winning the battle against COVID-19 in northern Pakistan
Through mass testing, hygiene awareness and vaccine roll-out, AKF and the communities we serve are fighting back against COVID-19