• increasing child survival rates
• encouraging children to go to school
• promoting protection and participation of children
  promoting the economic independence of women.

Increasing child survival rates

Under this programme, financial and technical support is provided to community based institutions to improve health facilities, combat the spread of malnutrition, respiratory infections and diarrhoea, enhance immunisation and nutrition and carry out anti-diarrhoea awareness campaigns. This increases the survival rates of children in the crucial first 5 years of their life and the well-being of the community.

Encouraging children to go to school

We support the continued improvement of pre-school, primary school and informal education to allow children to go to school.  We also encourage literacy training in adults, especially women, who are often academically disadvantaged because of their traditional household roles.

Promoting protection and participation of children

Through this programme, we support children in becoming ambassadors of change for their rights and the rights of other children. They are supported in their campaign at the community, local and national level. 

This programme places particular importance on Universal Birth Registration, which provides children with an official identity, giving them greater protection and access to services such as education and health.

Promoting the economic independence of women

We support women from the lowest income households to facilitate income-generating activities and food production.  We also facilitate the access of low income households to credit and loans to improve their standard of living.