Household and societal factors have a profound influence on children’s development.
Research shows that children living in unusually stressful situations (like not having enough food, lacking access to clean water and sanitation, or living in unstable families) impedes their ability to succeed in school and develop the social and emotional skills they need to function well as adults. Exposure to violence during childhood also contributes to mental health problems. We want to ensure that our communities are safe and that people have access to what they need in order to flourish.
Our 5 Year Goal
Work collaboratively with community stakeholders, government, and other funders to drive positive social and environmental change.
Opportunities to realise this goal:
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Reduce social and economic harms related to substance abuse
2
Develop targeted solutions that prevent gender-based violence and femicide
3
Improve access to data information
4
Support municipalities to improve the delivery of basic services
5
Improve waste management
Our work
cultivating community engagement and ownership
Alcohol Harms Reduction
Our work fostering safe and enabling environments
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Reduce social and economic harms relate to substance abuse
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Reduce social and economic harms relate to substance abuse
- Change the narratives and behaviours around alcohol by implementing substance abuse prevention programs focused on adolescents and young adults.
- Improve access to treatment and counselling services and demonstrate an increase in people using these services.
- Implement advocacy and programs that improve law enforcement and limit alcohol trading times to reduce the availability of alcohol and drugs.
- Reduce the number of children born with foetal alcohol syndrome.
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Develop targeted solutions that prevent genderbased violence and femicide
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Develop targeted solutions that prevent genderbased violence and femicide
- Implement prevention programs that shift harmful gender norms and perceptions and reduce risk factors linked to power and poverty.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to implement interventions that prevent gender-based violence and reduce the social and economic vulnerability of women and young girls.
3
Improve access to data information
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Improve access to data information
- Find ways to connect people in our communities to the internet so they can access information and opportunities online.
4
Support municipalities to improve the delivery of basic services
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Support municipalities to improve the delivery of basic services
- Improve access to water, hygiene, and sanitation by helping municipalities improve basic service delivery.
- Support municipalities to optimally leverage existing government initiatives, like the Municipal Infrastructure Grants and the upcoming National Infrastructure Plan.
- Use community halls as spaces for adolescents and young people to take part in community development programs.
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Improve waste management
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Improve waste management
- Test and invest in initiatives that reduce litter and illegal dumping.
- Improve waste management practices to create clean communities with better waste management.
- Work with municipalities to improve land use management plans and support them to keep up with the rate of urbanisation.