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What we do

Six areas of support, one connected approach

Education, health, nutrition, water, livelihoods and emergency relief reinforce each other. A child who is well, fed and safe can learn; a family with income can keep them in school.

Programme areas

How we support communities

Each area below describes the type of activity typically delivered. Confirm the organisation's actual programmes and remove anything not currently active.

Primary school students in a bright classroom raising their hands during a lesson

Education

Helping children and young people access education, school materials, scholarships, training and opportunities for a better future.

Programme work can include school materials and uniforms, scholarship support, safe learning spaces, teacher support, catch-up classes and vocational pathways for out-of-school young people.

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Community health worker gently examining a baby held by their mother in a clinic

Healthcare

Supporting communities with essential healthcare, maternal and child health initiatives, medical assistance and health education.

Programme work can include community health outreach, maternal and newborn care, medical assistance for families who cannot afford treatment, immunisation support and preventative health education.

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Volunteers sorting fresh vegetables, grains and pulses into food parcels

Food & Nutrition

Helping vulnerable families and children access nutritious food while supporting longer-term food security.

Programme work can include nutrition support for children and mothers, school feeding, food parcels during shortages, and longer-term food security through farming inputs and training.

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Children filling jerrycans with clean water at a village handpump

Clean Water & Sanitation

Improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene education and healthier living conditions.

Programme work can include water points and boreholes, repair of broken infrastructure, household and school sanitation, hygiene promotion and community water management committees.

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Women learning tailoring skills on sewing machines in a vocational training workshop

Women & Livelihoods

Supporting women and families through vocational training, entrepreneurship, income-generating opportunities and economic empowerment.

Programme work can include skills training, start-up support for small businesses, savings groups, financial literacy and mentoring so families can build stable, independent incomes.

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Refugee adults attending a health and protection training session with a trainer at a community centre

Refugee Training & Protection

Training and protection support for refugees and displaced families — health awareness, protection, life skills and pathways to work.

Programme work in this sector can include health and hygiene awareness sessions, psychosocial support, protection and safeguarding awareness (including gender-based violence prevention and referral pathways), legal-rights and documentation orientation, language and literacy classes, and vocational or livelihood training so displaced people can rebuild independent lives. Delivery is planned with refugee-led groups, settlement authorities and local partners in each location.

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Aid workers and local volunteers unloading relief supplies from a truck for affected families

Emergency Relief

Providing humanitarian assistance to communities affected by emergencies, displacement, natural disasters and other crises.

Programme work can include emergency food, water and shelter items, support for displaced families, and working with local partners so response reaches people quickly and safely.

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Requires NGO confirmation: Programme descriptions are drafted from the organisation's stated focus areas and have not been verified against real activity, budgets or partners.

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