The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, which has worked in disaster management in Pakistan for almost 25 years, has been providing advice, evacuation support and relief services during the extreme heat and heavy rains recently causing intense flooding across Pakistan
AKDN in retrospect: 65 years of service
Istanbul, 1983. His Highness the Aga Khan presenting a certificate to a...
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Under the leadership of His Highness the Aga Khan, AKDN has grown and evolved over the decades to help improve the quality of life of millions of people. This feature delves into the beginning, middle and now of his vision, and how at every turn he has seen and talked about – and brought to life – what very few people could imagine.
EU grant to assist over 100,000 Afghans and their communities
Farmers in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. In the remote mountains of the...
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A new programme aims to support rural Afghans through the ongoing crisis with emergency food goods, improved water and sanitation facilities and agricultural provisions.
Trees to filter wastewater in Hunza
AKDN has planted over 100 million trees in the past 50 years, building...
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The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat has introduced a system that uses trees to safely treat wastewater, providing improved sanitation to the community and restoring cleaner water to the Hunza River.
A bank with a soul: How HBL is enriching lives
An HBL Microfinance Bank beneficiary from Gilgit runs her own farm....
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HBL’s spending on social development is the highest of any bank in Pakistan. Its team of experts are keeping their fingers on the pulse of how society is changing to help devise strategies that not only have financial implications but benefit people and the planet.
