Our work
We run evidence-based programmes in health, education and community development. Our longest experience is in HIV services and in the care of orphans and vulnerable children.
Thematic areas
Select an area to read more about it and see related programmes.
Health
Fair access to good health care, with a long record in HIV prevention, testing, care and support.
Orphans and vulnerable children
Care, protection and support for children made vulnerable by HIV, poverty and violence, and for the households that look after them.
Education
Getting girls into school and keeping them there until they finish.
Nutrition and food security
Safe, nutritious and sufficient food for every household, to end hunger and malnutrition.
Gender and social inclusion
Equal participation for women and marginalised groups in every part of community life.
Economic empowerment
Skills, savings and enterprise for women and young people, so families can stand on their own.
Agriculture and climate change
Better farming practice that raises yields while reducing harm from a changing climate.
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene practice for every household.
Human rights and protection
Upholding the rights and dignity of every person through advocacy, awareness and accountability.
Peace building and good governance
Dialogue, social cohesion and citizen participation in transparent, accountable government.
How we work
The same set of methods runs through every programme, whatever the theme.
Advocacy
We press for policies and services that work for women, girls and children, and we bring community voices to the people who make decisions.
Community mobilisation
Ward and community structures, volunteers and caregivers are at the centre of how we plan and deliver every programme.
Programme management
We manage donor-funded programmes to agreed targets, budgets and reporting standards.
Research and evidence
We collect and use data to decide where to work and to show what has changed. We took part in the national AIDS survey, NAIIS.
Capacity building
We train caregivers, volunteers, community groups and our own staff so skills stay in the community after a project ends.
Outreach and monitoring
Our teams go house to house and facility to facility, then follow up so that referrals turn into services received.
Our approach
Three principles decide how we design and run a programme.
Evidence first
We ground our programmes in research and proven practice, and we measure results so we can show what worked and fix what did not.
Led by the community
We work with communities as partners. Ward leaders, caregivers and young people help shape the solutions, and they stay involved after we leave.
Built to last
We favour long-term answers that build local skills and structures over short-term handouts.