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Meet Linah: Nurturing the community with mental health support
Linah is a counsellor for women and youth in her community navigating mental health challenges.
The month in pictures: September
Dairy farming in Afghanistan, women’s community leadership in India, and beekeeping in Syria: see what we’ve been up to this month.
Photo essay: How women in India’s informal settlements are shifting gender stereotypes
Meet the women launching their own businesses, taking a step towards economic resilience and greater gender equality
Rebuilding Syria: How AKF is supporting entrepreneurs to revitalise the economy
Every year, we train 1,000 businesspeople and fund 500 businesses in Syria – with a particular emphasis on women entrepreneurs
The month in pictures: August
Women in leadership in Tanzania, solar power in Kyrgyz Republic, and disaster preparedness in Pakistan: see what we’ve been up to this month.
4 ways to build climate resilient food systems
In this Climate Conversation, Alfa Gadhavi, Deputy Manager for Health and Nutrition at the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India shares four ways communities can build climate resilient food systems. Climate Conversations is a series of interviews with experts from AKF and its partners, exploring how AKF is tackling pressing climate challenges to help communities build resilience and improve their quality of life.
Project Lehar: A wave of change for young women in India
Explore the livelihood centres of Project Lehar, where young women from marginalised communities in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are learning, leading and transforming their lives.
The month in pictures: July
Canoeing through the mangroves of Madagascar, learning innovations in Zanzibar, and installing solar panels in Syria: see what we’ve been up to this month.
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
Tajikistan’s most remote province set for near-universal electrification by end of 2025 following major energy investments
Inauguration of Sebzor Hydroelectric Power Plant, off-grid energy projects and infrastructure upgrades will realise ambition to fully electrify Pamir region by the end of the year.