🏍️ In the remote places where AKF works, access is a major challenge – regular training is essential for ensuring safe and efficient travel. In #Mozambique, AKF staff take part in regular motorcycle safety training sessions. Motorcycles are often essential for reaching the communities they work with. Strengthening driving skills helps our teams to travel more safely, reduces risks and fosters a culture of safety across programme operations. Thank you to Concord Safety for delivering the training. 📍 Pemba, Mozambique 📸 Rahim Bangy #AKF #Safety #StaffDevelopment

💧 How can rainwater help solve water scarcity? Through #ReGeneration, AKF's 10-year initiative supporting coastal communities and the natural environments they depend on across the Indian Ocean region, communities are driving solutions that enable people and nature to thrive together. In this episode of #ReportingForAKF, Soraiya explores how rainwater harvesting is helping families in coastal Kenya capture and store water for everyday use, improving water security as rainfall becomes increasingly unpredictable. 🇰🇪 Next week, Soraiya explores another community-led climate solution in coastal Kenya. 🔗 About ReGeneration: akf.org/regeneration/ #WaterSecurity #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateResilience

💧 “A well-designed water investment can be a climate investment, a livelihoods investment and a community resilience investment all at once.” Speaking at the Global IDA Forum during the @WorldBankGroup-IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok last week, Sultan Abbas – National Manager for Programme Development at AKF Afghanistan – shared how AKF's Water Emergency Relief Project (WERP) is helping communities respond to increasing climate pressures while strengthening local governance of water resources. Supported by the World Bank through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), and implemented by AKF with @ActionAid and @dacaar, WERP reaches around half a million people across 400 communities in 20 provinces. In a country facing recurring drought, declining groundwater levels and climate-related shocks, the programme combines climate adaptation, responsible water management and community ownership to support communities to secure reliable access to water and build resilience for the future. As drought deepens, farmers dig deeper for water and women walk farther to fetch it. A tap at the doorstep ends that walk, freeing time for health, learning and livelihoods. Women also helped shape the decisions: nearly 10,000 helped choose and prioritise schemes. During the session on 'Scaling Innovation to Deliver Impact', Sultan shared three lessons for scaling impact: ⚖️ Co-create solutions with communities from the outset, ensuring local priorities shape design and delivery. 🤝 Co-operate through trusted partnerships that combine global standards with deep local knowledge and long-term presence. 📊 Co-benefit by investing in solutions that address multiple challenges at once, strengthening climate resilience, supporting livelihoods and improving access to essential services. Thank you to the World Bank for the opportunity to contribute to this conversation and for its support in delivering impact with communities across Afghanistan. #AKF #WorldBank #WaterSecurity #ClimateResilience @WBG_IDA

In Bihar, #India, a simple mobile app is digitalising the way livestock keepers track and use their resources, ensuring good nutrition for their livestock. AKF is training pashu sakhis (para-vets) in animal nutrition, ethno-veterinary practices and livestock management – they then share this knowledge with farmers, providing tailored feeding advice and animal husbandry practices. Their work is strengthened by an app that enables data collection and analysis to support evidence-based advice for livestock keepers. 📍 Bihar, India 📸 Tinni Sawhney #AKF #Agriculture #SustainableLivelihoods

🛠️ Upgrades to the Al-Qantara Water Station in Salamieh are now complete! Led by AKF in partnership with the Hama Water Authority and local communities, the upgraded facility forms part of efforts to strengthen water infrastructure and ensure a more reliable water supply for residents across Salamieh city. The project included the completion of civil, mechanical, electrical, control and monitoring works required to bring the new pumping station into operation. 📍 Salamieh, Syria 📸 Ali Shaheen #AKF #SustainableInfrastructure #Water

⚖️ We all want a healthy, prosperous future – but no one can build it alone. For nearly 60 years, AKF has been addressing the root causes of poverty by supporting locally led solutions that create lasting change. Together with communities and partners, we are building a future where we all thrive together. Today, on the Day for the Eradication of Poverty, watch our video to learn more about who we are. 🔗 Visit our website to explore further: akf.org #AKF #DayForTheEradicationOfPoverty #ThriveTogether

🌱 How can cow dung, ash and weeds build climate resilience? Following the launch of #ReGeneration last month, we're continuing to share stories from communities across the Indian Ocean region who are finding practical ways to adapt to a changing climate while strengthening their livelihoods. In this first episode of #ReportingForAKF, Soraiya meets Emmanuel, a farmer from Kenya who has adopted regenerative farming to improve soil health, strengthen food security and help his farm adapt to changing weather conditions. This #WorldFoodDay, discover how seemingly small changes can help lay the foundations for a more resilient future. 👀 Stay tuned to learn more over the coming weeks. 🔗 About ReGeneration: akf.org/regeneration/ #RegenerativeFarming #FoodSecurity #ClimateResilience

🚨 Job alert! AKF (UK) is looking for a Head of Property Finance to lead the financial management and reporting of our property portfolio and trading subsidiary. Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, you'll play a key role in ensuring robust accounting processes, financial oversight and effective reporting across AKF (UK)'s managed properties. You'll also build strong relationships with colleagues, commercial tenants and external property management partners, while overseeing shared service contracts and procurement processes at the Aga Khan Centre in London's King's Cross. If you're an experienced finance professional with expertise in property finance and a collaborative approach to leadership, apply today. 📆 Apply by 27 October 2026 🔗 Learn more and apply: akf.org/careers/ #AKF #Careers #PropertyFinance #LondonJobs #FinanceCareers

🩺 At almost any hour of the day or night, Gulzat can be found walking rural mountain roads to provide essential healthcare in her village in the Kyrgyz Republic. This #DayOfRuralWomen, meet a family nurse whose dedication helps ensure people in remote mountain communities can access the care they need. Based at a health clinic serving around 6,000 residents across three villages in the Naryn region of the #KyrgyzRepublic, Gulzat provides round-the-clock care to up to 700 people in her assigned area. Without a vehicle of her own, she travels on foot in all seasons, often day and night, to reach patients despite the challenges of distance and limited transport. Alongside her clinical work, Gulzat teaches at a Parent School, where expectant mothers and their partners learn about pregnancy and childbirth, and new parents receive guidance on supporting their children's early development. With support from @CanadaDev, AKF has helped strengthen primary healthcare services through staff training, infrastructure improvements and equipment procurement, helping dedicated health workers like Gulzat deliver quality care closer to home. 🎬 Watch 'Walking the Distance' to learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=ZE394b3k… #Health #HealthForAll #RuralWomen @AKFCanada

🇰🇬 Across three villages in the Kyrgyz district of Osh, new kindergarten facilities are bringing joy to young children and their families. The enhanced buildings are designed to accommodate larger kindergarten groups, helping more children access quality early childhood education close to home. They are equipped with indoor sanitary facilities and provide a more comfortable learning environment. The extension was constructed by the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP), an initiative of AKF, in partnership with local government. 🤝 This initiative is supported by the PATRIP Foundation and @KfW_FZ_int. 📍 Osh, Kyrgyz Republic 📸 Ulukbek Adanbaev #AKF #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #QualityEducation

🌍 In our latest newsletter, discover how AKF is helping turn environmental restoration into economic opportunity through #ReGeneration, a ten-year, $500 million initiative supporting coastal communities and marine ecosystems across six countries in the Indian Ocean region. 📚 We also share news of AKF’s $20 million commitment to the @GPforEducation's Multiply Possibility campaign, helping expand access to quality education for children and strengthen teacher training worldwide by 2030. 🤝 And in Afghanistan, learn about AKF’s new €13.5 million partnership with @EUinAfghanistan to support displaced populations, strengthen resilience, and help communities build more secure futures. ➡️ Explore these stories and more at: mailchi.mp/akdn/akf-oct-26 💌 Not subscribed yet? Sign up here to stay connected: ow.ly/VAch50ZAVhZ #AKF #Newsletter

🌍 Exploring the Our Potential, Our Purpose exhibition in #Canada. The travelling exhibition, developed by @AKFCanada, is touring the country to showcase inspiring stories of people around the world taking on big challenges like inequality, education access and climate change to build stronger communities. Visitors can discover interactive activities that prompt them to explore how aspects like community, skills, education, health and hope are all part of building a future where we all thrive together. The exhibition has been travelling across Canada since last year and will continue to tour until 2027. 🔗 Learn more & see tour dates here: ourpotentialourpurpose.com/e… 📍 Edmonton and Vancouver, Canada 📸 Ian Selig #AKF #SustainableDevelopment #OurPotentialOurPurpose

🦀 For Umar Sarwan, this crab-fattening pond is helping build a sustainable source of income in the face of climate change. As pressure on coastal resources builds, fishing becomes increasingly uncertain. As an alternative, Umar (in blue) has adopted soft-shell crab farming with support from the @AKRSPPAKISTAN. Through AKRSP's efforts to build coastal resilience in Sindh, fishers are rearing crabs in controlled ponds and selling them in Karachi’s markets, where soft-shell crabs can fetch premium prices. To date, AKRSP has established five crab-fattening ponds and trained 105 fishers in crab farming, diversifying livelihoods while remaining connected to the coastal economy. This work is supported by the Embassy of Denmark in Pakistan and forms part of AKF’s wider coastal restoration and livelihoods initiative, #ReGeneration. 📍 Sindh, Pakistan 📸 AKRSP #AKF #AKRSP #CoastalResilience #SustainableLivelihoods

👏 Congratulations to @schools2030 – AKF's flagship education programme – which has been awarded Silver in the Educational Excellence category at the @GlobalGoodAward 2026. The award celebrates Schools2030's efforts to scale teacher-led innovation through its Human-Centred Design toolkit, which was co-developed with teachers from the Schools2030 network. The toolkit is reaching new heights – it is now hosted on the AKF Learning Hub and openly available to educators anywhere in the world, enabling them to design new practices and implement ideas that can have a positive impact in their classrooms. Today, on #WorldTeachersDay, recognition of this work matters more than ever; this award demonstrates that a different kind of education reform is possible: one that is low-cost, locally rooted and driven by those closest to learners. 🔗 Learn more: schools2030.org/news/schools… 🔎 Explore the toolkit on The Learning Hub: akflearninghub.org/document/… #AKF #GlobalGood #SDG4 #Teachers #Education

🤝 AKF is delighted to partner with @EU_Partnerships and @AFD_France to strengthen climate resilience across Gilgit-Baltistan, northern #Pakistan. In collaboration with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, the €54.2 million initiative will: 💧 Support access to clean water and sanitation ♻️ Invest in renewable energy 🧱 Construct climate-resilient housing and infrastructure 📈 Support sustainable enterprise development Expected to support more than 325,000 people – with at least 40% women – the programme combines investment in essential services with community-led approaches to strengthen resilience to climate shocks in one of the world's most environmentally fragile regions. Swipe to learn more 👉 🔗 Read the full story: akf.org/article/akf-afd-and-… #AKF #ClimateResilience #CleanEnergy #MountainCommunities

🌱 A new hub for green innovation has opened in northern Pakistan. @ApProsperity and @OfficialKIU have inaugurated the Centre for Green Innovation in Gilgit, a dedicated space supporting entrepreneurs, innovators and emerging businesses developing solutions to environmental and economic challenges in the region. Supported by the European Union, the Centre combines KIU's academic and innovation ecosystem with Accelerate Prosperity's expertise in entrepreneurship development, business support and investment readiness. It will provide a platform for co-working, collaboration and enterprise development, helping innovators transform locally developed ideas into sustainable businesses and practical solutions. Focused on challenges including climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, energy, natural resource management and sustainable economic development, the Centre will strengthen connections between innovation, entrepreneurship and investment across the region. The inauguration brought together His Excellency Raimundas Karoblis, Ambassador of the EU to Pakistan; Prof. Dr. Abdul Razaq, Acting Vice-Chancellor of KIU; Akhtar Iqbal, CEO of AKF Pakistan; and Zahir Sakhi, Country Director of Accelerate Prosperity, alongside representatives from partner organisations and the local innovation ecosystem. 📈 Accelerate Prosperity is an initiative of @akdn, led by AKF and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. Working across Central and South Asia, it supports entrepreneurs to build sustainable enterprises that generate social, environmental and economic impact while delivering strong financial returns. #GreenInnovation #Entrepreneurship #AccelerateProsperity

🥒 “When I walk into the greenhouse in the morning, my mood instantly improves for the entire day!” – Usmonova Sabohat In November 2025, Sabohat planted her first crop in her new greenhouse, and by December, she was already bringing fresh herbs home to her family. In her second harvest, Sabohat grew vegetables; some were used for home preserves, while the rest were sold to local shops. “Now, I am not only doing what I love, but I am also earning an income," she shares. "I feel deeply motivated knowing that I grow organic produce using biofertilisers. On top of that, we have fresh vegetables and greens on our table all year round!” Sabohat’s greenhouse is part of AKF’s wider efforts to enhance climate resilient agriculture in Tajikistan’s rural areas. 🤝 This project is funded by @SwissDevCoop and supported by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. 📍 Sangvor, Tajikistan 📸 Sharofat Shafieva #AKF #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #ClimateResilience

📸 Want to know what we've been up to this month? Explore our month in pictures to read stories from some of the communities we're working with around the 🌍. This month: 🦀 Sustainable crab farming in Pakistan 🏍️ Motorcycle safety in Mozambique 🍁 AKF Canada’s travelling exhibition 🔗 Explore here: akf.org/article/the-month-in… #AKF #ThriveTogether #MonthinPictures

🚨 Job alert! AKF UK is looking for a Finance Officer (Income) to support the effective management of income processing, financial controls, reporting and monitoring. Working closely with the Head of Finance and Administration, you'll play an important role in ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and well-managed, while helping maintain strong financial processes across the organisation. If you're a detail-oriented finance professional with a commitment to accuracy and accountability, apply below. 📆 Apply by 14 October 🔗 Learn more and apply: akf.org/careers/ #AKF #Careers #FinanceJobs #CharityJobs #LondonJobs

🤝 AKF is delighted to share that the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme (MECP) has been selected as one of seven new @coimpactcollab Programme Partners through its partnership with @LEGOfoundation. Together, these community-driven and locally rooted organisations will help strengthen education systems for children affected by conflict and crisis in #Kenya and #Nigeria. MECP was established in Mombasa by AKF in 1982 in partnership with local communities to improve educational opportunities and give young girls and boys the best possible start in life. AKF is proud to have supported MECP for over 45 years, demonstrating our long-term commitment to supporting local institutions and building stronger, more inclusive education systems. 🔗 Learn more about the partnership here: co-impact.org/news/lego-foun… MECP joins the following partners in this initiative: Girl Child Network Kenya, @BasicNeeds_KE, @TaRL_Africa, Common Heritage Foundation, Centre for Girls' Education, and @nigeria_rohi. #AKF #MECP #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #ECD