SRS Programming

Thematic Areas & Delivery Model

SRS designs programs through community consultations and needs assessments, linking immediate humanitarian support with sustainable resilience outcomes.

SRS representatives at a formal USAID partnership workshop with banner in the background

Thematic Areas of Intervention

Women tending seedlings in a community nursery

Livelihoods, Agriculture & Livestock

Income generation, women’s economic empowerment, and climate-smart local production systems.

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SRS field staff inspecting rural water infrastructure

WASH, Health, Nutrition & Education

Safe water, sanitation, hygiene, health and nutrition services, and equitable education access.

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Stacks of emergency food relief supplies prepared for distribution

IDP Support, DRR/M & Emergency Response

Relief, rehabilitation, and disaster risk reduction support for displaced and vulnerable populations.

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Row of newly built community houses in a rural landscape

Natural Resource Management

Community-based approaches that protect natural resources and improve resilience to shocks.

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Children and adults gathered outside a rural school building

Orphaned & Vulnerable Children

Protection and service linkage for children facing social, economic, and displacement vulnerabilities.

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Community health education session with participants seated outdoors

Prevention of Harmful Practices

Community awareness and prevention, including eradication efforts on harmful practices such as FGM.

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Cross-Cutting Issues

Peacebuilding and social cohesion

Gender equality and women empowerment

Governance, transparency, and human rights

Implementation Strategy

Bottom-up, participatory, people-centered planning.

Partnership with CSOs, government institutions, and communities.

Local knowledge from pastoralist/agro-pastoralist contexts.

Program Highlights

UNICEF emergency WASH response reached 10,998 beneficiaries.

CR-WASH DRM with RTI/USAID strengthened risk-informed planning.

2026 shallow well construction ongoing with ARAHA in Fafen Zone.