Environmental and Health Program
Healthy communities thrive in healthy environments. Through our Environmental Health & Community Wellbeing Program, Ubuntu Youth Organization promotes public health, environmental conservation, and community resilience among refugees and host populations living in urban settlements.
The program combines health education, gender-based violence prevention, reproductive health awareness, environmental stewardship, and climate action initiatives to improve overall quality of life.
Communities become healthier, safer, and more environmentally responsible while gaining the knowledge and tools needed to protect their wellbeing and natural resources.
Program Goals
- Reduce sexual violence against young women and girls.
- To provide health support to youths vulnerable or marginalized people.
- To eradicate environmental challenges and climate change; including water shortage, wash and sanitation.
- To promote and support health preventive mechanism and treatment through community health care center.
Program Activities
- Clean Water and Sanitation: Provide accessible health services.
- Psychosocial Support: Improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.
- Climate Change Mitigation: Address the impacts of climate change and natural disasters.
- SGBV Awareness: Prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence.
- Capacity Building and Awareness: Educate communities on health and environmental sustainability.
