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Human Services & Community Development

01 Human Services & Community Development · 2,483 edit slice
488
orgs
2,483
activities
35
strategies
the opening take
This slice touches 488 organizations and 2,483 activities — TRANSFORMATIVE ENGINEERS FOUNDATION (TEF), GARGAAR INTERNATIONAL NETWORK, PETER UPLIFT CHARITY FOUNDATION, KENYA NETWORK OF WOMEN WITH AIDS and others. The field's most common shared approach is "Community-Led Development", run by 220 orgs.
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shortlist

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where this slice is thin

gap signals

Concrete structural gaps — method mix, geographic concentration, coalition density, funder diversity. Evidence is cited from the slice's own numbers.

where the field lives · works

geography

Orange headquarters dots are sized by how many grantees are based in the state. Green circles mark real locations these orgs say they serve — from city-level populations in this slice's impact_map_populations data. Toggle layers at the bottom right.

regional breakdown · hq density
who's here

organizations in this field · 488

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direct service advocacy research capacity building
where the money comes from

funders already active in this field

Funders named as a funding source on these orgs' own materials. The count is the number of orgs in this slice that cite them — higher means a funder with demonstrable commitment to the field.

European Union 4
Government
USAID 4
Government
GIZ 3
Foundation
UNICEF 3
Foundation
European Union 2
Foundation
Global Fund 2
Foundation
Mastercard Foundation 2
Foundation
PayPal Donations 2
Individuals
UN Women 2
Foundation
UNDP 2
Foundation
UNFPA 2
Foundation
USAID 2
Foundation
ACCES Foundation 1
Foundation
ACCES Scholars Fund 1
Government
how the field thinks

strategies in this slice

Theories of action extracted from the orgs in this slice. The count is how many orgs cite each one — a strategy run by many orgs in common is a through-line; one cited by a single org is still surfaced so the reader can gauge the full spread.

Community-Led Development 220 orgs
ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT O…CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL AND NA…KENYA RURAL TRICLE UP AND ENT…SAFE EASTERN AFRICAN SKIES
Integrated Development with Local Ownership 104 orgs
HOPE POVERTY ERADICATION ORGA…LEA MASKANIMICRO-ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONM…SAFE EASTERN AFRICAN SKIES
Amplifying Lived Experience 63 orgs
IMPACT IN HEALTHMOBILE HEALTH SERVICESOMARI PROJECTWAKE-UP INTERNATIONAL
Empowerment Through Participation 56 orgs
COVENANT OF PEACE KENYAFIRST VOICE AFRICAKENYA POVERTY REDUCTION VOLUN…KURESOI DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
Holistic Transformation through Integrated Faith and Empowerment 44 orgs
CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL AND NA…LCMS-WORLD MISSION EAST AFRICAMANNA PROGRAMMES COMMUNITY CE…SOURCE OF LIGHT -EAST AFRICA
Integrated Holistic Support 43 orgs
COVENANT OF PEACE KENYAGENDER EQUITY NETWORK ( GE-NE…GLOBAL CHILDREN CHARITYST TERESA SUBUKIA CHILDRENS H…
Integrated, Trauma-Informed Care 26 orgs
CHILDREN ASSISTANCE CENTREHOUSE OF NANNYOMARI PROJECTSOUND HEALTH CAMPAIGNERS
Holistic, Community-Driven Integration 24 orgs
ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION CEN…DISABLED VOICE ORGANIZATION (…HORN OF AFRICA COMMUNITY BASE…MULTIPURPOSE PARTNERSHIP PROG…
Integrated Empowerment Pathway 24 orgs
EASTERN AFRICAN NETWORK FOR S…KENYA RURAL TRICLE UP AND ENT…NEEMA EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMENOMADIC WOMEN FOR SUSTAINABLE…
Collaborative Ecosystem Building 20 orgs
AFRICAN CROP SCIENCE -KENYA C…HORN OF AFRICA COMMUNITY BASE…KENYA POVERTY REDUCTION VOLUN…SOUTHERN SUDAN COMMUNITY ALLI…
where strategy meets practice

strategies × activity types

How each shared strategy breaks down across the four activity types the orgs running it actually do.

direct service
advocacy
research
capacity building
Community-Led Development
843
86
56
211
Integrated Development with Local Ownership
474
28
23
87
Amplifying Lived Experience
269
29
21
51
Empowerment Through Participation
222
48
19
75
Holistic Transformation through Integrated Faith and Empowerment
193
5
1
29
Integrated Holistic Support
180
17
6
36
Integrated, Trauma-Informed Care
110
11
6
25
Holistic, Community-Driven Integration
97
8
1
22
who works with whom

named partnerships · coalitions · networks

Entities these orgs explicitly call out as partners, coalition members, or networks — relationships the orgs claim on their own sites.

NGOs Partner
shared by 22 orgs
government agencies Partner
shared by 15 orgs
governments Partner
shared by 12 orgs
local communities Partner
shared by 11 orgs
schools Partner
shared by 9 orgs
European Union Funder
shared by 8 orgs
UNICEF Partner
shared by 8 orgs
Facebook Partner
shared by 7 orgs
UNDP Partner
shared by 7 orgs
USAID Partner
shared by 7 orgs
Ministry of Health Government
shared by 6 orgs
USAID Government
shared by 6 orgs
USAID Funder
shared by 6 orgs
community groups Partner
shared by 6 orgs
community leaders Partner
shared by 6 orgs
local leaders Partner
shared by 6 orgs