akrsp.org.pk

Empowering Communities

The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) is a non-profit organisation, established in 1982 by the Aga Khan Foundation, to improve the quality of life of local communities in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. In its early years, AKRSP focused on enhancing incomes in rural areas, and currently, with the support of the government and communities, it works to improve the key elements of the quality of life of local communities.
AKRSP has been working in nine districts of Gilgit-Baltistan and two districts of Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and expanded its programmes to Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan in 2022 and to three districts of Sindh in 2024. It facilitates community-driven solutions to address the diverse needs of local communities, and the success of this model has inspired its replication across Pakistan and beyond.

Thematic Areas

Agriculture and Food Security

Civil Society

Climate Resilience

Early Childhood Development

Education

Health and Nutrition

Work and Enterprise

News & Updates

Our Projects

Key Achievements

26046.47 tCO2

Carbon sequestered through AKRSP interventions
 

500

Passive Solar Greenhouses

13,844 kW

Clean Energy  

51 million

Trees Planted

131,912 Ha

New Land Developed

4,706

Community Infrastructure Projects

126,365

Trained in organisational & Productive skills

8,225

Formed & Supported Civil Society Organisations (CSO)
 

4,539

Trained and Supported in Entrepreneurship

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47,717

Students Benefited from Education & ECD Programmes

40,731

Reached/Benefited from Health and Nutrition progarmme

Current Partners