ALERT: Help families recover from Venezuela’s earthquake | GIVE NOW
ALERT: Help families recover from Venezuela’s earthquake | GIVE NOW
Our unique approach to development work is community-led, holistic, and creates lasting change for families around the globe. Together with support like yours, we’re elping entire communities build brighter futures through our programs.
By using the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) model, we walk alongside communities as they build on their own strengths, unlock their local resources, and lead their own path out of poverty.
See the key approaches that guide our work, making a real difference for real people worldwide.
Crises don’t end when the emergency does.
In many places where we work, disasters, conflict, and climate shocks are frequent—disrupting livelihoods, relationships, and systems over the long term. Our response is shaped for these realities. Our “Triple Nexus” approach connects disaster response, community development, and peace‐building—working across all three at the same time, not in silos. This means we support communities from immediate crisis through recovery and toward lasting resilience.
When a crisis strikes, we meet urgent needs such as food, clean water, shelter, and protection—working with local partners to respond quickly and with care and dignity.
Even in emergencies, we look ahead—strengthening livelihoods, food systems, local leadership, and disaster preparedness, so communities are better equipped for the future.
Crises can deepen inequality and tension. We support fairness, inclusion, and relationship-building, so recovery strengthens trust and resilience rather than division.
We believe meaningful change grows from within a community itself. Through our partnerships, we equip people to create their own effective solutions, empowering local leaders who know their communities best to guide projects and create lasting impact.
We are proud to collaborate within trusted networks, upholding global standards to deliver work that is accountable, reliable, and impactful.
Discover more about how we work with integrity and purpose, remaining accountable to the communities we serve, our local partners, and supporters like you.
We steward every resource with care and integrity. See how we share our finances and the impact of our work.
Learn how we create safe, respectful, and accountable spaces by exploring our safeguarding policies.
Read insights and perspectives from staff, partners, and communities working to end poverty and respond to disasters worldwide.
