OUR MODEL: INTEGRATED SECTOR PROGRAMMING

At Brace Africa, we appreciate that vulnerable communities do not experience hunger, thirst, illness, exclusion or climate shocks as separate problems. They experience them as one daily crisis. Traditional aid often treats WASH, food security, health, education, protection and climate action as unrelated projects. Brace Africa treats them as interlocking pillars for sustainability. Our approach ensures that an investment in water also supports livelihoods. A nutrition program connects to climate-smart farming. A protection framework runs through every sector.

Our Core Pillars

Wash

Water, sanitation, and hygiene

Food Security & Livelihoods

Sustainable food systems + economic opportunity

Health & Nutrition

Healthcare access + nutritional support

Education

Equity, quality, and relevance in learning

Protection & Inclusion

Safety, diversity, and social inclusion

Climate Action

Adaptive capacity + ecosystem stewardship

An intervention in any pillar reinforces all the others.

What makes Brace Africa model different

Localisation first

Projects are designed with communities, not for them

Climate-smart by default

No intervention that harms long-term ecosystems

Data-led

Needs determined programming

Measurable

We track resilience, not just outputs

Where is this model
being deployed

We are currently active across Kajiado, Makueni, Kitui, Samburu, and Baringo counties in locations where multiple humanitarian needs overlap, as identified in our 2026 latest humanitarian needs review.

Where is this model
being deployed

We are currently active across Kajiado, Makueni, Kitui, Samburu, and Baringo counties in locations where multiple humanitarian needs overlap, as identified in our 2026 latest humanitarian needs review.