€12 million EU partnership agreement to support marginalised communities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan · 17 July 2023 · 1 min
AKDN / Jean-Luc Ray
Afghanistan, 17 July 2023 - The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has signed a €12m partnership agreement with the European Union in Afghanistan. This will support vulnerable people to meet their basic needs and build resilience by safeguarding vulnerable livelihoods and improving economic opportunities.
Support includes assistance to ensure sustainable food production, climate-smart agriculture and resilient infrastructure, community-based employment, income-generation and savings opportunities, and market-oriented business development. The work will directly benefit over 70,000 individuals (of which 62 percent are women) and close to 500,000 household members across seven provinces in rural, underserved areas.
Raffaella Iodice, EU Chargée d’Affaires a.i. at the EU Delegation to Afghanistan and Matt Reed, Global Director of Institutional Partnerships at AKF, sign the new partnership agreement.
Courtesy of the European Union
“This project will support efforts to safeguard the livelihoods of some of the most marginalised communities in Afghanistan and build their resilience to external shocks and stressors. The funding will directly contribute to improved food and income security for vulnerable households, and promote their self-reliance”, said Dr Najmuddin Najm, CEO of AKF Afghanistan.
AKF is partnering with the Danish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp and Rehabilitation Association and Agriculture Development for Afghanistan (RAADA) to strengthen the impact of this project.
Read more about AKDN’s commitment to supporting the Afghan people.