Where We Work

This project by Alongiside Hope and partner, Rayjon, works to strengthen communities in Haut de St. Marc, Haiti, helping them become more resilient and self-sufficient in the face of challenges beyond their control. Through the project, the Haitian Women’s Federation (FEFEH) will be supported to lead sustainable community development, meet urgent needs, and create income […]

Led by WACC and Grupo Comunicarte in Colombia, this three-year project empowers local communities in the Andean moorlands to participate in environmental decision-making and protect the delicate Páramo ecosystem. Through multimedia communication, especially local radio, the project strengthens community engagement, promotes women’s leadership (targeting 50% of trained reporters), and puts scientific data in the hands […]

This project will support the people of Apayao, a province in northern Philippines, as they face serious environmental threats. In July 2024, 88% of Apayao’s land was recognized as the country’s fourth UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. But despite this recognition, the area is still vulnerable to large development projects that could harm its rich biodiversity and […]

In Boyacá, Colombia, small farmers and local entrepreneurs are finding new ways to keep their families and businesses strong. With support from Alongside Hope, ECLOF Colombia is offering training and small loans that help people grow food more sustainably, manage their finances, and keep their farms running despite rising costs. The project also opens doors […]

The South Okanagan Similkameen Métis Association is addressing the critical issue of legal recognition for Métis and Non-Status individuals in their communities. This issue arises from historical and colonial displacement, which has led to a lack of knowledge about family origins among many individuals. The suppression of family information, sealed adoption records, and lost documentation […]

Village Health Works (VHW) provides quality health care in rural Burundi in Rumonge. In the wake of the shutdown of USAID, which provided Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to malnourished babies, Alongside Hope and VHW are collaborating to locally produce the life-saving peanut butter-based porridge. Read more...

In the drought-stricken region of Marsabit County, Kenya, the Early Recovery Project, supported by PWRDF and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank through Church World Service (CWS), is transforming lives by empowering women farmers through initiatives like Cash for Work, crop production, and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs). Read more... Voices of Hope Protecting lives and […]

In the Paramo de Pisba highlands in the Department of Boyaca, Colombia, most people work in either agriculture, animal husbandry or traditional mining. But as mining activities continue to expand into agricultural land, more and more people are being forced to move higher in the mountains to cultivate the protected land in the paramos. An […]

The Episcopal Church in Cuba continues to support rural families with training and materials to increase their knowledge and improve skills in food production and artisanal activities such as growing vegetables, raising small animals organically/ecologically and making clothes.

To date, 21 new community leaders (11 women and 10 men) have completed their training in project design successfully. This is in addition to 42 women and 58 men lay leaders who participated in workshops to increase their knowledge and improve skills in food production and artisanal activities such as growing vegetables, raising small animals […]

The Sustainable Development Program of the Cuban Council of Churches (CCC) aims to raise agricultural yield, reduce rural poverty, improve nutrition, improve resilience to climate change, foster gender empowerment, and break dependency on imported food and inputs. Read more here: It’s what we do: Cuban churches ideal development partners Community preparedness in Cuba

Maison Dorcas is part of the Panzi Foundation, established in 2008 by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege in South Kivu, where the rate of sexual and gender-based violence is the third highest among 25 provinces of the DRC. Maison Dorcas was created after the startling realization that 40% to 60% of women treated […]

The CISAHW project, funded by PWRDF, will train Kichwa-speaking midwives to improve maternal and child health and minimize health inequality gaps in the rural Indigenous communities of Cotacachi (in the Highlands of Imbabura Province in Ecuador) by reinforcing community ancestral health practices. The program will offer mentoring opportunities for young midwives, who will accompany veteran […]

CoCoSI (Committee Against AIDS) is made up of professionals in HIV/STIs and Gender Based Violence who develop workshops for women, children, adolescents and teens, people living with HIV, prison populations, and the public at large. CoCoSI focuses on HIV prevention, community education against bullying, hate crimes, and reduction in violence against women and LGBTI people. […]

The Fundacion Cristosal’s Human Rights and Community Development Program aims to strengthen the capacity of five community organizations to run integrated development projects. The program promoted awareness and carried out training on human rights for local community members; almost 2,000 benefitted from the program. Cristosal also provided legal advice to community members and carried out […]

Girls and young women in Lesotho often fall victim to gender-based violence (GBV) and child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM), which are perpetuated by cultural norms, a lack of awareness and poverty. Despite being signatories to international legislation prohibiting these practices, GBV and CEFM remain normalized within communities, with alarming statistics highlighting the prevalence of […]

With support from Alongside Hope, the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia & Yukon is helping communities in Western Canada prepare for and recover from wildfires and floods. Churches play a vital role before, during, and after emergencies by offering space, leadership, and volunteers. This project provides local groups with funding and support so they can […]

ECLOF Kenya is an expanding, locally rooted, mid-tier microfinance institution concentrating on rural and peri-urban areas in Kenya. Founded in 1994, it has served poor and low-income entrepreneurs and farmers in Kenya for over 20 years. Besides loans, ECLOF Kenya provides clients with access to micro insurance for health or agricultural purposes, and non-financial services […]

PWRDF has partnered with the National Council of Churches who has worked in Kakuma refugee camp since 1994. They deliver services and education on reproductive health care, and HIV and AIDs prevention. They also carry out projects to improve the livelihood of refugee communities, such as food production and income generation for youth. The refugee […]

PWRDF is working with Utooni Development Organization to construct shallow water wells in nine communities in Makueni County in Southeast Kenya. The area received minimal rainfall and suffers from extremely hot temperatures, leading to an estimated 50% of households being food insecure. 64% of people in the community access water from unsafe sources. Read more […]

In 2025, Alongside Hope embarked on a fundraising campaign to install 14 Solar Suitcases in off-grid health clinics in Madagascar with Pivot Health. The project is bringing clean solar power to communities improving outcomes for women in labour, especially during nighttime. Read more…

Led by Associação Social Anglicana de Solidariedade (ASAS) do Cerrado in Brazil, this project supports Indigenous and Quilombola communities in Manaus, Belém, and Petrolina, helping them defend their land, rights, and wellbeing. Participants face challenges like land disputes, deforestation, illegal mining, limited healthcare, and social inequality, with women and children particularly vulnerable. The project strengthens […]

The Interfaith Council on Hydropower (ICH) has been involved in policy analysis and public engagement on hydropower issues and their impact on Northern Indigenous communities for over 50 years. They have worked to be in relationship with and carry forward the stories of hydro impacted people and communities in Northern Manitoba. ICH involvement on these […]

Four Sacred Hearts is a grassroots Indigenous-led organization dedicated to healing from addictions, second and third intergenerational trauma and the impacts of the residential school system. Four Sacred Hearts share stories of wisdom, healing, understanding, and providing education on how ex-gang members from Manitoba changed their lives to work for the Creator. Many of the […]

Led by Anglican Development Services Eastern (ADSE), this project works with communities in Mavindini and Mbitini, Kenya, to make life better for everyone. It helps build stronger, more inclusive community groups, supports vulnerable families to earn more, and improves access to sustainable water so people can adapt to climate change. Read more... ADSE Kenya improves […]

Kinal Antzetik Distrito Federal, A.C. (Mexico) is one of the partners of the Indigenous Maternal Health and Midwifery Program. During the fiscal year they worked closely with the two other partners. They took the lead in setting up the Reference Group with the other two partners (Ryerson and Qhirapaq) to ensure ongoing consultation has they […]

EHALE works to improve maternal, newborn and child health infrastructure, and increase awareness among community leaders, women and men on the importance of delivering in health facilities. Since 2016, Alongside Hope has installed 80 Solar Suitcases in off-grid health clinics in the province of Nampula. In 2025, Alongside Hope is installing 35 more suitcases to […]

Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre, Nova Scotia The focus of this work is to bring home a large and very special Mi’kmaw collection that is currently at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Through social media and supported by some new technologies, the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre will be working with knowledge holders and experts to […]

Lesotho, a tiny country landlocked by South Africa, faces many healthcare challenges in the rural areas. The country’s mountainous terrain and limited transportation also make healthcare delivery, particularly maternal and childcare services, extremely difficult. Despite these obstacles, a collaborative project between PWRDF and Partners in Health Lesotho is transforming the lives of pregnant women and […]

CHIRAPAQ Centro de Culturas Indigenas de Peru (Peru) is the third partner of the Indigenous Maternal Health and Midwifery Program. They took leadership in developing ESKE (Emergency Skills Knowledge) workshop – a hands-on learning document to be presented at the International Conference of Midwifery in Toronto. Eight Indigenous midwives from Central and South America participated […]

The Alongside Hope funding supports Kanien'keháka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center's evolving role as a dynamic, inclusive space for Kanien’kéha language and cultural revitalization. From 2025-2028, this investment will directly support the transformation of KORLCC's new physical location into a fully functional, community-centered language school and cultural hub. Through staged infrastructure improvements, targeted communications, […]

As South Sudan marked the seventh anniversary of its independence from Sudan in July 2018, six community leaders began participating in a course to promote healing and reconciliation in the fragile state. The three-week course was taught in Kigali, Rwanda, by Healing and Rebuilding Our Community (HROC). Born out of the trauma of the Rwanda genocide, HROC’s […]

Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education (DARE) Network provides addiction prevention and treatment services for Burmese refugees who fled conflict and persecution and settled in Border Area refugee camps in the Thailand-Burma border. DARE provided prevention education to 20,798 students and teachers. Students began expressing more of their fears, especially in regards to drug dealers.  […]

ARUWE focuses on food security, nutrition and income generation; rights awareness and leadership education; water, hygiene and sanitation, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS; environmental protection and conservation and promoting access to quality education.  Read more … Boda-boda rider drives community change in Uganda

St. Jude’s mission is to support poverty eradication efforts of smallholder farmers through promotion of integrated organic farming for sustainable livelihoods. The main goal of project is for vulnerable women, particularly widows, to become fully involved in enterprises that can generate both food and income to improve their livelihoods. Participants learn in sustainable farming practices, […]

In Katete district, Zambia, an Alongside HOpe-supported project aims to reduce child marriages, promote sexual and reproductive health for adolescents and empower girls to realize their full potential. Alongside Hope is supporting the Zambian Anglican Council Outreach Program (ZACOP)’s Raising Adolescents’ Voices for Change project with a total $150,000 over three years. The project builds upon the […]

In the Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe, the population is made up of mostly smallholder farmers who deal with a very dry climate and infertile soil. The district's poverty prevalence rate is higher than 75%; 40% of households are headed by women and have been identified as particularly vulnerable. PWRDF has partnered with TSURO in order […]