Children stay in school
Fewer children leave school because of fees, hunger or illness, and more go on to secondary school and beyond.
OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
Lasting change begins with local leadership.
Six phases, each one built on the last. Follow one neighbourhood in Kidapawan City from the day its leaders invited us to the day they took ownership of their own well.
HOW WE WORK
We don’t arrive with a standard solution.
Different communities face different barriers. We listen first, then invest where change can last.
Follow the process through one real example: the Wells of Hope water project in Purok Ponkan, Kidapawan City.
Watch the Wells of Hope videoLISTEN FIRST · PHASE 1Community Invitation
We only enter where we are invited, so that the work starts with consent and local backing.
IN THE WATER PROJECT
ANIDA began working in Kidapawan City in 2022. Wells of Hope started formally with a Memorandum of Agreement between ANIDA and the leaders of Purok Ponkan, witnessed by a barangay councilor.
LISTEN FIRST · PHASE 2Listening and Relationship Building
We take time to understand local realities, so that we act on the barrier people actually face, not the one we assumed.
IN THE WATER PROJECT
During home visits for child sponsorship, families explained that many had been cut off from the water utility and were using the Nuangan River for bathing, washing and cleaning.
ACT WHERE IT MATTERS · PHASE 3Participatory Planning
We design with communities, not for them, so that the solution fits and the community owns part of it from day one.
WHY WATER?
We came to Kidapawan for child sponsorship. Families told us the bigger barrier was water. Together, residents and leaders chose one shared public water point over individual connections, because every family could afford it.
BUILD WHAT LASTS · PHASE 4Leadership Development
We invest in local leaders, so that people can run the work without us.
IN THE WATER PROJECT
A local chaplain, the Purok President and a community leader formed a group that helps govern the well. Leaders were trained to operate and maintain the system.
BUILD WHAT LASTS · PHASE 5Program Implementation
We deliver what the community planned, so that families benefit now and we learn what to adjust.
IN THE WATER PROJECT
After a community groundbreaking, ANIDA built a mechanized pump with an elevated tank and a public water point, open daily for more than 250 residents. The City of Kidapawan worked with the program to support families.
BUILD WHAT LASTS · PHASE 6 · KIDAPAWAN IS HERELasting Ownership
The goal is for communities to lead on their own. We step back to advise, so that the change outlasts our involvement.
IN THE WATER PROJECT
At a turnover ceremony, ANIDA handed the well to the community. The governing group has covered the pump’s electricity through contributions and now decides what comes next: solar power, or restart collections.
WHAT WE TEST
Foundations for partnership
- Leaders will invite us
- Communities will co-create solutions
- Feedback will guide adaptations
- Champions will sustain momentum
The same pattern is under way in Ghana. In Asuoyaa, leaders, women, men and youth ranked safe water as their top priority, and a borehole for about 50 families is now in Phase 5.
Our vision: a community empowered to bring transformation to the nations.
THE RIPPLE WE WORK TOWARD
What lasting change looks like
Across education, health and well-being, and sustainable income, the six phases aim at three long-term outcomes.
Households withstand hard seasons
Steadier income, safer water and better health, so one setback does not undo a child’s future.
Leaders who raise more leaders
Local champions carry the work forward and equip the next generation to lead it.
Be part of what comes next.
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