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Areas of intervention

Sixteen areas of work, grouped into six pillars.

Programmes run where the need is sharpest, and where the Network can bring partners together to do more than any one organisation could alone.

A young maize garden under early rains in Uganda
01

Livelihoods and food security

Raising household income and putting food on the table through better farming and organised saving.

Community development and poverty reduction

Household-level livelihood support, savings groups and income generation for the most vulnerable families.

Agriculture, food security and sustainable livelihoods

Improved planting material, climate-smart practice, value addition and market access for smallholder farmers.

A woman and a young man filling jerrycans at a community tapstand
02

Health, water and sanitation

Prevention, awareness and safe water, delivered where the nearest facility is a long walk away.

Healthcare, nutrition and mental health promotion

Preventive health education, nutrition support, disease awareness and referral to quality health services.

Water, sanitation and hygiene

Boreholes, tapstands and hygiene promotion for communities, mosques, schools and health facilities.

A health worker examining a child at a rural homestead
03

Education, skills and institutions

Learning that leads somewhere, and community organisations strong enough to keep delivering.

Education, literacy and vocational skills development

Access to quality learning, adult literacy, mentorship and practical skills that lead to work.

Institutional strengthening and leadership development

Building the technical capacity, governance and resource mobilisation of community and faith-based organisations.

Shelters and open ground in a refugee settlement in West Nile
04

Protection and humanitarian response

Standing with refugees, orphans, women and persons with disabilities when shocks hit hardest.

Humanitarian assistance and emergency response

Preparedness and relief for disasters, disease outbreaks, displacement and climate-related shocks.

Child protection and support for orphans

Care, schooling and household support for orphans and other children living in vulnerable conditions.

Refugee support and social protection

Programmes with refugee and host communities in West Nile, and social protection for older persons.

Women, youth and disability inclusion

Economic empowerment for women, opportunity for young people and meaningful participation for persons with disabilities.

A maize garden bordered by trees in the late afternoon
05

Climate, environment and infrastructure

Farming that survives a longer dry season, and the water points and buildings a community keeps.

Climate adaptation, conservation and renewable energy

Drought-resilient farming, tree cover, water management and clean energy for rural households.

Community infrastructure development

Schools, health facilities, water systems, mosques and community centres built with local ownership.

Worshippers on the terrace of the Uganda National Mosque in Kampala
06

Peace, evidence and Islamic social finance

Dialogue, honest measurement and charitable giving turned into structured development.

Peacebuilding, dialogue, mediation and social cohesion

Bringing faith leaders, elders and young people together to resolve disputes and hold communities together.

Research, innovation, monitoring, evaluation and learning

Evidence that shows what worked, what did not, and what should be funded next.

Media development, communication and digital transformation

Communication for development, public awareness campaigns and digital tools for community organisations.

Islamic social finance: Zakat, Sadaqah and Waqf

Channelling lawful charitable giving into structured, accountable and lasting development interventions.

Every area above needs partners, funding or technical capacity.

Tell us which one matters to your institution and we will show you what is running now and where the gaps are.