To strengthen community resilience to climate change and natural disasters through inclusive disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, anticipatory action, early warning systems, nature-based solutions, and enhanced local capacity for disaster preparedness and mitigation through community-led planning, risk-informed infrastructure, multi-stakeholder coordination, and integration of local and indigenous knowledge systems.
To reduce multidimensional poverty by addressing its root causes through addressing structural barriers and promoting inclusive, climate-smart, and green livelihood opportunities through sustainable agriculture, green entrepreneurship, skills development, small enterprises, and value chain integration with enhanced financial inclusion and market access for youth, women, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and marginalized communities.
To promote environmental sustainability and the adoption of clean and renewable energy through public awareness, behavior change initiatives, and the promotion of accessible renewable energy solutions at both household and community levels.
To improve equitable access to climate-resilient and safely managed drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene services through strengthened infrastructure, hygiene promotion, public awareness, and disability-inclusive and school-based WASH initiatives.
To strengthen inclusive and climate-resilient community health and nutrition systems increasing community awareness and equitable access to essential services, including maternal and child healthcare, vaccination, adolescent health support, infant feeding practices, and nutrition education, mental and psychological health support, particularly for persons with disabilities, marginalized and vulnerable populations.
To advance inclusive and equitable access to quality education across the life course by strengthening Early Childhood Development (ECD), promoting safer and climate-resilient schools, improving foundational learning outcomes, and expanding access to job-ready technical skills through TEVT, particularly for marginalized children, youth and persons with disabilities (PWDs) from underserved communities.
To advance inclusive and climate-resilient natural resource governance by strengthening meaningful participation, decision-making power, and equitable benefit-sharing for women, dalits, Janajati (Indigenous peoples), and marginalized communities in ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, nature-based solutions, and green economic opportunities linked to sustainable resource management.
To strengthen child and adult protection and safeguarding systems by preventing and responding to abuse, exploitation, trafficking, gender-based violence, and digital harm through survivor-centered approaches, community-based protection mechanisms, safeguarding standards, and inclusive accountability frameworks.
To institutionalize Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) by promoting intersectional equity, leadership and decision-making power of women, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups; preventing gender-based violence and discrimination; and strengthening inclusive policies, safeguarding standards, and equitable access to economic, climate, and digital opportunities.
To advance inclusive youth empowerment for peaceful and cohesive society through strengthening civic leadership, digital and job-ready skills, and social entrepreneurship, while addressing critical issues such as substance abuse, safe and informed migration, human trafficking, and gender-based violence through volunteerism, sports for development, community innovation, and youth-led climate and social action initiatives.
To strengthen digital transformation, conduct research, and knowledge systems by data management, evidence-based decision-making, and participatory documentation to inform policy advocacy, amplify local voices, improve accountability and service delivery, and scale proven approaches that contribute to local, national, and global development goals.
To strengthen inclusive and locally led emergency response and humanitarian crisis by enhancing anticipatory preparedness, rapid response mechanisms, community-based protection systems and relief services, ensuring equitable and accountable assistance for vulnerable and crisis-affected populations.
To strengthen participatory, transparent, and accountable governance by enhancing meaningful civic engagement, social accountability mechanisms, evidence-based policy advocacy, and inclusive representation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalized communities in local and national decision-making processes.
To enhance inclusive service delivery and economic opportunities for marginalized communities by strengthening strategic partnerships and coordination with public sector, private sector actors, leverage climate finance and blended funding mechanisms, public–private partnership (PPP) models, cooperatives, financial institutions, sectoral organizations, rights-based groups, and other relevant service providers.
