Our Programme Thematic Areas

Five integrated programmes driving transformation across Eastern Uganda and beyond.

30,000+
Farmers Reached
20,000+
PDM Beneficiaries
50+
Schools Supported
120+
Community Volunteers

Our Programme Thematic Areas

NARIDE employs a community-led advocacy approach across all thematic areas — building capacity of disempowered communities to be their own advocates.

Thematic Area A

Sustainable Agriculture & Environmental Protection

Improving household food security and income by promoting sustainable agricultural practices, post-harvest handling, cooperative marketing, and entrepreneurship for youth and women across Pallisa, Kibuku, Butebo, Butaleja, Tororo, Busia, and Namayingo.

Food Security Post-Harvest Cooperatives Entrepreneurship
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Thematic Area B

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Improving access to clean and safe water through community-based water management, Bio-sand filter technologies, hygiene promotion, and sanitation facilities. Partnered with WaterAid to build water reservoirs in 50 schools of Mbale City.

Clean Water Bio-sand Filters Sanitation 50+ Schools
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Thematic Area C

Health Care Promotion

Increasing community health literacy on disease prevention, HIV/AIDS care, reproductive health, malaria control, nutrition, and promotion of healthy lifestyles — in partnership with Amref Health Africa, Cordaid Uganda, and TASO Uganda.

HIV/AIDS SRHR Nutrition Malaria
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Thematic Area D

Peace & Conflict Prevention

Promoting recognition of rights and justice for all — addressing sexual and gender-based violence, child protection, psychosocial support for traumatised groups, and empowering rural women to access land and productive resources.

SGBV Human Rights OVC Support Women Empowerment
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Thematic Area E

Education & Child Protection

Contributing to rehabilitation of education infrastructure and skills development for resource-constrained rural communities. This includes targeted support for girl children in and out of school, school gardening, WASH in schools, and child protection through promotion of children's rights and participation in decision making.

Girl Child Education School Infrastructure School Gardening Child Rights WASH in Schools
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Community-Led Advocacy Approach

NARIDE employs the community-led advocacy approach cross-cutting in all thematic areas. This is aimed at increasing the capacity of disempowered rural communities — directly affected by a number of challenges and policies — to be their own advocates and bring about positive change in their lives.

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