Our approach to poverty alleviation is reflected in the central elements of our corporate strategy. This strategy commenced in 2007 and will run until 2015. It sets out access to basic services and increased production, income and employment as the two impact areas in which we work.
Our focus on basic services includes enhancing the capacities of municipal councilors and local communities in the management of safe drinking water supply systems as well as working with decentralised State services, councils and mutual health organisations to improve the population’s access to quality health services.
When institutions fail, poor people suffer.
Our focus on increased production, income and employment includes community forestry & 2nd transformation of wood, Non Timber Forest Products and pastoral livestock. Work in these sectors is based on the knowledge that successful poverty reduction depends upon the eradication of economic and social disadvantage, and the promotion of pro-poor solutions.
Helping people achieve their own futures is an empowering act.