Healthy,Skilled,Resilient Communities.

Our work at a glance

We link learning, livelihoods, and health so progress in one area reinforces the others.

3 Result Areas
UG Communities Served
Inclusive GESI Focus
Community partnership Learning support
Education & Skills

Quality Education, Foundational Literacy & Vocational Skilling

We work with schools, community structures, and families to ensure that learners gain the literacy, numeracy, life skills, and vocational competencies needed to participate fully in society and the economy.

Education objective
Objective

Improve foundational literacy, numeracy, essential life skills, and market-relevant vocational skills for learners in Uganda, with a focus on girls, out-of-school children, and marginalized groups.

Education interventions
Key interventions
  • Community learning centers & remedial support
  • Capacity-building for educators
  • Integrated life skills & vocational training
  • Family and community engagement
  • Soft skills for employability and leadership
Education outcomes
Expected outcomes
  • Measurable gains in literacy and numeracy in targeted communities
  • Improved retention and completion rates, particularly among girls and vulnerable learners
  • Increased employability and enterprise readiness among youth and disadvantaged groups
  • Stronger community ownership of education and youth development
Climate-Smart Livelihoods

Climate-Smart Livelihoods & Entrepreneurship

We support smallholder farmers, producer groups, youth, and women to build resilient, climate-smart livelihoods and inclusive enterprises.

Livelihoods objective
Objective

Enhance the resilience, productivity, income, and entrepreneurial capacity of farmers, youth, and vulnerable groups through climate-smart agriculture, sustainable livelihood practices, and enterprise development.

Livelihoods interventions
Key interventions
  • Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)
  • Farmer field schools & demonstration sites
  • Group strengthening and market linkages
  • Entrepreneurship and business-development support
  • Promotion of green and agri-based enterprises
Livelihoods outcomes
Expected outcomes
  • Increased and more stable household incomes and, where relevant, agricultural yields
  • Reduced vulnerability to climate-related shocks and environmental degradation
  • Stronger producer and enterprise groups with enhanced market positioning
  • Expansion and sustainability of youth- and women-led agribusinesses and enterprises
  • Improved environmental stewardship at community level
Sexual & Reproductive Health

Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH)

We promote youth-friendly, accessible, and rights-based SRH for adolescents, young people, and vulnerable groups, integrated into wider community development efforts.

SRH objective
Objective

Improve SRH knowledge, attitudes, and practices especially among adolescents, youth, women, and marginalized groups, and increase access to quality, respectful SRH information and services.

SRH interventions
Key interventions
  • Age-appropriate SRH education
  • Community-based SRH resource persons
  • Strengthened community–facility linkages
  • Norms change and GBV prevention
  • Community campaigns and local media
SRH outcomes
Expected outcomes
  • Improved SRH knowledge and more positive attitudes among adolescents, youth, and adults
  • Increased uptake of respectful, quality SRH services by adolescents, youth, and women
  • Reduced early and unintended pregnancies, early and forced marriage, and STIs among young people
  • Stronger community norms and support systems that protect SRH rights and bodily autonomy