Household income is a health intervention

Expand household income, financial resilience and economic opportunity for vulnerable populations - because a family that can pay for transport reaches the clinic.

Programme overview

Expand household income, financial resilience and economic opportunities for vulnerable populations.

Health outcomes and household income move together. We work with youth, single mothers and women-led households on skills, savings and small enterprise - the practical assets that keep a family from choosing between food, school fees and a clinic visit.

What we focus on

Entrepreneurship & vocational skills

Practical training tied to what a local market actually buys, with mentoring after the course ends.

Women and youth economic empowerment

Group-based support so participants can share risk, stock and customers rather than compete alone.

Savings groups & financial literacy

Savings discipline, basic bookkeeping and access to small credit within the community.

Digital & climate-resilient livelihoods

Digital tools for marketing and payments, plus livelihood options that survive a bad season.

Priority target groups

Youth and adolescent girls

Single mothers and women-led households

People who use drugs

Families affected by sickle cell disease

Households affected by sickle cell disease and people who use drugs are usually left out of livelihood programmes. We include them deliberately, because exclusion is what pushes families into health risk in the first place.

Core operational priorities

  • Deliver entrepreneurship and vocational skills programmes
  • Strengthen women and youth economic empowerment initiatives
  • Expand savings groups and financial literacy systems
  • Support digital innovation and climate-resilient livelihoods

Key outcomes

  • Increased household income and self-reliance
  • Expanded entrepreneurship opportunities
  • Improved financial inclusion
  • Reduced socio-economic vulnerability

Programme impact

What changes when a household earns

150 enterprises supported

Youth- and women-led businesses started or strengthened through training and mentoring.

500 households

Vulnerable households supported through livelihoods and resilience interventions.

Savings that stay local

Group savings and small credit keep money circulating inside the community.

Back a household business

A sewing machine, a stock of goods, a savings group that trusts each other - small inputs with long tails.