OUR IMPACT
Our programs are built around the belief that thriving rural communities have the following ingredients: social cohesion, inclusive leadership, gender equity, resiliency and healthcare & wellbeing. We work with our partner communities to inclusively monitor and evaluate whether our programs are achieving these goals. Our programs create impact by meeting basic needs, through skills building, and by connecting communities to create grassroots action for change.
Social Cohesion
Communities collaborate and are strengthened together
84%
of community members contribute to community development projects
Inclusive Leadership
Community leadership is representative and transparent
100%
of NOW participants and male relatives share financial decisions at household level
Gender Equity
Communities support women and progress toward equity
54%
of speakers at community meetings are women
Resiliency
Communities adapt and respond to external shocks
99%
increase in household income among NOW: AgriBusiness participants
Health & Wellbeing
Communities access and usage of dignified and improved sanitation facilities
73%
reduction in diarrheal disease
“I am proud of what we have learned from One Village Partners. If villages like ours realize what they can offer in their own progress, they will not wait for NGO supplies and handouts.”
Hawa Brima Gbondo, Gbeka Community Member
2024 Impact
$9,633
reported in collective savings for NOW program participants
80%
improved access to safe drinking water
90%
of our projects are operation and maintained by communities 5 years after completion
Inclusive Evaluation
Our monitoring, evaluation, and learning strategy is quantitative, qualitative, and participatory. Community members participate in the monitoring and evaluation of their projects to promote transparency, learning, and capacity development. Results are shared with community members using pictures and symbols to represent the data, allowing communities see the impact of their projects and determine how they might sustain the impact further.
To learn more, read our Participatory Monitoring Toolkit.