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What are Nature-based Solutions?
Over the last couple of years, the term ‘Nature-based Solutions’ or ‘NbS’ has increasingly entered the vocabulary of those working in the environment and development space. NbS are widely considered to be an important component in achieving sustainable development and addressing climate change. But what are NbS?
AKF launches $7.2m nutrition and immunisation programme in Pakistan in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and The Power of Nutrition
New initiative aims to support over 1 million pregnant women, mothers and children in particularly marginalised and underserved areas
Building climate resilience: How eco-innovators are reducing water stress in the mountainous Kyrgyz Republic
15 years of impact: The Olivais Sul Children’s Centre in Portugal
In 2009, AKF took over the management of the Centro Infantil Olivais Sul (CIOS) – or the Olivais Sul Children's Centre. 15 years on, we reflect on the impact it has had on children, parents, staff, and the wider community.
Digging deeper: Meet Esther in Uganda
Meet Esther, a student living in a refugee settlement in Uganda, who is planting seeds of change and making education more accessible for students at her school.
The month in pictures: July
Re-cultivating soil in the Kyrgyz Republic, girls’ football in Syria, and giant cabbages in Mozambique: scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this month.
How savings groups and cooking classes are combating malnutrition and building climate resilience in Madagascar
In Madagascar, where climate-related effects threaten the food security of millions, rural families are learning new farming techniques and recipes that are diversifying their family’s diet, improving their nutrition, and supporting them in becoming more climate-resilient
She Farms: Women’s rooftop gardens in Aswan
AKF is working with women in Aswan to establish rooftop gardens, where they grow fresh vegetables to sell and feed their families.
The women running solar-powered flour mills in Uttar Pradesh
Meet Maya Devi and Neelam, inspiring women from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, who are revolutionising their village with solar-powered flour mills.
Energy Plus: AKF and EU launch €35m programme to improve access to clean energy for 350,000 people in northern Pakistan
New programme part of broader efforts to promote a low-carbon, sustainable economy and society in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral