AHF supports projects that work on a human scale. The projects are led by carefully chosen local partners who deliver education, healthcare, trafficking prevention, shelter, livelihood development, infrastructure, cultural preservation, environmental conservation, and disaster relief projects directly to the neediest communities in the Himalayas. The support provided by AHF includes funds for teachers, doctors, medicine, food, shelter, infrastructure projects, crisis responses, and a wide range of other kinds of services that directly benefit the people by responding to their most basic needs. The projects respond to the priorities of their communities, in a way that respects both tradition and innovation.