Our programmes
Our programmes help families grow more reliable food, earn a steady income and cope with a changing climate. A family facing drought may also face hunger, unemployment and weak access to markets, so our work connects around the person.
Farming
Water
Energy
Markets
Skills
InformationFarmers need skills they have seen working, water close enough to use and energy that does not cost hours of firewood collection. Information helps them decide what to plant, and markets turn a good season into income. Our programmes are designed so these pieces support each other.
Read about our approachEach area brings together related activities, projects and partners. Choose one to see how the work is delivered and what it has achieved.
When the rains become unreliable, the first loss may be a crop. We help farmers and families grow food more reliably through demonstration gardens and practical training, from composting and drought-tolerant crops to irrigation, poultry and beekeeping.
Learning a trade is one step. Finding tools, capital and customers is another. We pair practical skills, from tailoring and carpentry to poultry and solar technology, with savings groups, enterprise coaching, finance and routes to market.
Young people will live longest with today’s climate decisions. Through Green Libraries, Eco Labs, school clubs, youth centres, Climate Academies and innovation challenges, they gain the knowledge and confidence to take part in those decisions.
Energy poverty, water insecurity and environmental loss often sit inside the same household. We work with communities on tree nurseries, biogas, briquettes, waste recovery and water access, easing pressure on families and the land at the same time.
Technology is useful when it shortens the distance between a farmer and a good decision. Soilla and Agribusiness Connekt bring soil advice, climate information, finance and buyers closer, always paired with face-to-face support.
Yumbe, Uganda
Before training began, we spoke with 100 women in Yumbe about how climate pressure was changing their lives. Their answers shaped local-language training, demonstration gardens, seedlings and simple digital tools for refugee, displaced and host-community women.
With Foundation S, The Sanofi Collective
SMILES brings refugees and host-community members into the same training groups and local economy. Participants learn practical trades, then receive mentorship, business support, market connections and access to small loans, building relationships as they train, save and trade together.
South Sudan
In South Sudan, rainfall is becoming harder to predict. BetterLife SPRING combines solar-powered irrigation with training in soil health, crop planning and water management, so farmers, refugees and displaced families can produce more reliably through dry periods.
Each figure belongs to the project and group named with it, not to the organisation as a whole. Fuller context is on each project page and in our impact reports.
Participants from our training sessions and community groups, speaking in English, French and Arabic. Translations are shown beneath.
How we work
“We came to the group with different experiences, but many of our questions were the same: how to earn, how to save and how to provide for our families.”
« Dans le groupe, nous pouvons parler de nos difficultés et réfléchir ensemble. Pour moi, épargner commence par savoir ce que je peux mettre de côté sans priver ma famille. »
In English: “In the group, we can discuss our difficulties and think together. For me, saving starts with knowing what I can set aside without depriving my family.”
«في المجموعة أستطيع أن أسأل عندما لا أفهم. وأحيانًا يشرح أحد المشاركين الفكرة بطريقة أقرب إلى تجربتي.»
In English: “In the group, I can ask when I do not understand. Sometimes another participant explains the idea in a way that is closer to my experience.”
Partners help us reach more farmers, families and schools, and help results last after a project ends. These are some of the ways to contribute.
Support a programme area or a specific project, from one season to several years.
Irrigation and solar systems, seedlings, farm tools, computers or books.
Agronomy, engineering, data, enterprise coaching or training for our teams.
Buyers, processors and retailers who can turn farmers’ produce into income.