Aga Khan Rural Suport Programe Chitral

20/10/2025

village of Rukut, Upper Yarkhun (Chitral), the newly constructed jeepable bridge over the Yarkhun River has brought long-awaited relief to local residents. The bridge now connects the village with nearby areas, significantly improving mobility, market access, and access to essential services.

For years, the community — comprising 42 households in Rukut and 36 in Periyur — had no proper crossing point, forcing residents to face serious challenges in daily travel, education, and healthcare.

Beyond its immediate beneficiaries, the bridge will also indirectly support around 400 households in the neighboring villages of Yukshokot, Shuist, Inkip, and Lasht, whose farmlands lie on the Rukut side of the river.

Built under the Central Asia Poverty Programme (CAPP), the 70-foot-long Rukut Jeepable Bridge now serves as a vital lifeline for these remote mountain communities.

02/10/2025

Muhammad Isa Khan, Finance Manager, after serving for 29 years, has retired from AKRSP. May Allah grant him a long life and success in his future endeavors.

01/01/2025

The construction of the power plant in Guru Barir Kalash Valley under the Aga Khan Rural Support Program has been completed, electricity supply started on the first day of the new year.The power plant project, which was launched in 2024 with the support of the community Al-Mir Bar organization under the Aga Khan Rural Support Program, has started supplying electricity to its consumers on January 1, 2025. It may be recalled that A.K.R.S.P. has completed this project with the support of donor agencies of the Danish Government. More than 80 families will benefit from this 30kv power plant

The people of the area, Al-Mir Bariz Organization President Muhammad Ibrahim, General Secretary Shams Al-Rabi and other people of the area thanked the Aga Khan Rural Support Program and its staff, and paid tribute to them and termed this project a great gift for the area.

01/12/2024

The Regional Programme Office in Chitral held a cake-cutting ceremony to mark the commencement of the 16 Days of Activism campaign to end violence against women and girls.

This symbolic event underscores the AKRSP’s commitment to raising awareness and fostering collective action against gender-based violence in the region.

03/07/2024

AKRSP Regional office Chitral 1990

Tage old employees!

17/06/2024

Eid Mubarak

As we celebrate the blessed occasion of Eid ul Adha, we reflect on the values of sacrifice, compassion, and unity. This festivity reminds us of the importance of helping those in need and sharing our blessings with others.

At AKRSP, we are committed to fostering a community of support and growth, and we are grateful for your continuous support in our efforts to uplift the lives of those in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral.

May this Eid bring peace, joy, and prosperity to you and your loved ones.
Eid Mubarak!

15/05/2024

𝐀𝐊𝐅 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐈𝐙 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥

𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝: The Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will support three selected projects to receive grant from the Regional Climate Smart Business Challenge Facility (CSBCF) to foster climate-smart business solutions in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral regions in Pakistan.

The CSBCF program seeks to address the pressing challenges of climate change and promote sustainable business practices in target countries by focusing on the agriculture and water nexus. Supporting innovative and environmentally friendly business ideas, the program aims to create opportunities for economic growth while simultaneously mitigating the impact of climate change.

Following an extensive evaluation process, the three selected grant winners from Pakistan intend to promote climate regenerative agriculture, reducing carbon footprint and reversing climate change through carbon trading and transform barren lands into green pastures. Implemented through AKRSP, the selected Pakistani companies will be introducing and promoting climate resilient high value saffron and rosa damascene crop in District Chitral Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, developing and implementing a user-friendly carbon credit application and digital trading platform to facilitate climate action and transform barren lands into green pastures using mobile solar pumps in Gilgit.
CSBCF program will provide not only financial support but also technical assistance and mentorship to the selected SGBs, enabling them to develop and implement climate-smart business models that benefit both the environment and the economy.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of the Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan Mr. Akhtar Iqbal, noted, “The regional pilot project will serve as an important milestone creating a financially sustainable regional climate facility that promotes greater awareness raising, knowledge sharing and innovations on climate resilience both in Pakistan and in wider Central and South Asia”.

The Climate Smart Business Challenge Facility (CSBCF) is a pilot project implemented by Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). This project is supported by the IKI Small Grants program, which is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the Federal Foreign Office (AA).

GIZ,German International Cooperation Aga Khan Foundation Aga Khan Development Network

12/03/2024

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