Aga Khan Foundation

🌱 Do you know which tree is the ultimate climate defender?

With #COP31 underway, our stories from coastal Kenya highlight the important role that nature-based solutions can play in creating a more climate resilient future.

Protecting and restoring mangrove forests is just one of the ways AKF's #ReGeneration initiative is supporting communities and ecosystems to thrive together across the Indian Ocean region.

In this episode of #ReportingForAKF, Soraiya explores Kenya's mangrove forests, vital ecosystems that help protect coastlines, support biodiversity and store carbon.

👀 Stay tuned for the final episode in the series.

🔗 About ReGeneration: akf.org/regeneration/

#ClimateResilience #Mangroves #NatureBasedSolutions

🛝 Bringing new life to a neighbourhood park in Damascus, #Syria.

The newly rehabilitated Al-Zubair Park is providing a safe and welcoming space for local families. The park brings together green spaces, play areas and shaded seating, creating opportunities for community connection.

The rehabilitation included improved accessibility for people with disabilities, landscaping and tree planting, repairs to play equipment and benches, solar-powered lighting and new areas for sitting and study.

Implemented by Aram Association for Social Services with support from AKF and in collaboration with local authorities, the project is helping strengthen community life and encourage greater participation in shared public spaces across Syria.

📍 Damascus, Syria
📸 Ali Shaheen

#CommunityDevelopment #SocialCohesion

🩺 At this community outreach clinic in Sindh, #Pakistan, mothers and children receive vaccinations, immunisations and nutrition support close to home. These services can be difficult to access in remote communities, where poverty, distance and limited healthcare infrastructure create significant barriers.

By bringing healthcare directly to villages, outreach teams are helping ensure that children are protected from preventable diseases and families can access the support they need.

The clinic forms part of the Strengthening Nutrition and Immunisation in Pakistan (SNIP) programme, delivered by AKF, the @AKRSPPAKISTAN and @AKUGlobal, and supported by @gavi and @FundNutrition.

📍 Sindh, Pakistan
📸 Christopher Wilton-Steer

#Nutrition #Immunisation #CommunityHealth

🐄 How can livestock manure be used for cleaner and greener cooking?

In this episode of #ReportingForAKF, Soraiya meets Christine, an AKF Green Champion helping households adopt biogas systems that convert livestock waste into renewable energy.

This otherwise unused resource is helping create cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy while strengthening community resilience.

Biogas is just one of the locally led solutions within AKF's #ReGeneration initiative, a 10-year programme working across the Indian Ocean to strengthen livelihoods while protecting nature.

🇰🇪 Next week, Soraiya explores another community-led climate solution in coastal Kenya.

🔗 About ReGeneration: akf.org/regeneration/

#Biogas #CleanEnergy #ClimateResilience

💉 At this agricultural and veterinary laboratory in Salamieh, #Syria, rooftop solar panels and new equipment are supporting essential diagnostic services.

The facility supports livestock breeders, poultry farmers and agricultural producers across the district and surrounding villages.

As well as a solar power system, the laboratory has been equipped with essential veterinary diagnostic equipment and a portable soil analysis kit for on-site fertility assessments. This investment will help veterinary technicians diagnose diseases more accurately, identify pathogens and determine appropriate treatments, reducing costs and improving response times for farmers.

📍 Salamieh, Syria
📸 Ali Shaheen

#AKF #Agriculture #LivestockServices