Strengthening Health and Hope in Refugee and Host Communities Uplifting the Most Vulnerable, Empowering the Forgotten

Since 2000, our mission has been clear: to reach the most vulnerable and marginalized individuals especially adolescents, women, and displaced families living in refugee camps and host communities. Through culturally rooted interventions, grassroots engagement, and strategic partnerships, we have transformed lives where the need is greatest.

Building Resilience Through Community Health Workers

In humanitarian settings, frontline health workers are lifelines.

• 360 Community Health Workers (CHWs) in both refugee camps and host communitie were trained in using Talking Books, an innovative tool designed for low-literacy populations.
• 150 HIV peer educators capacitated to deliver life-saving messages to young people facing heightened risk in displacement settings.
• 120 community volunteers trained in HIV and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention, supporting survivors and raising awareness in areas where services are often out of reach.

“When we empower those closest to the crisis, we unlock resilience from within the community.”

Mobilizing Local Influence for Sustainable Change

From refugee village leaders to local religious figures and small business owners, we worked with 90 key community influencers to advance health awareness and drive positive behavior change in both refugee camps and host communities.

“Local voices hold the key to local solutions. That’s why we lead through inclusion.”

 Using Sport and Culture to Reach Youth

In crowded camps and low-resource host areas, traditional outreach isn’t enough. We used creative strategies to capture attention and deliver essential information: Football tournaments designed to promote family health, respect, and teamwork among displaced youth.Hygiene Clubs established to improve public health behaviors through group education and friendly competition. Mass mobilizations using mobile stages, community screens, and local artists to deliver  HIV and hygiene messages in culturally relevant formats.

Promoting Hygiene with Dignity

Where poor sanitation can mean life or death, we took action.

·  10 handwashing murals painted across key public latrines in the camps to encourage safe hygiene practices.

·  Community-centered sanitation campaigns linking improved infrastructure with education and ownership.

Life-saving Services for Adolescents

Refugee and host community adolescents and in vulnerable communities face heightened risk of HIV, GBV, and poor sexual health often in environments where stigma, fear, or lack of access prevent them from seeking help. Our response:

· More 30,000 adolescents have accessed free, confidential medical services including Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and HIV testing since 2014.

·  In 2017 alone, we supported 3,600 adolescent boys to undergo Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC), integrated with tetanus vaccination.

·  Through VCT campaigns, 2,000 adolescents have been tested for HIV with ongoing counseling support.

·  Over 10,000 condoms distributed, and more than 200,000 adolescents reached with HIV/GBV prevention education through peer-led, trauma-informed approaches.

“When health care reaches the tented settlements and informal shelters, hope becomes part of everyday life again.” 

Why Your Support Is Vital

In displacement, every service is a lifeline. Your support allows us to continue scaling these efforts, reaching deeper into crisis-affected zones, and ensuring no child, woman, or adolescent is left behind.

“Donors don’t just fund programs they help rebuild lives from the ground up.”