Clean Water Close to Home
Keeping community water points working, so clean water stays close to home.
Community Health Days
Open days that bring basic health checks, information and advice closer to families who live far from a clinic.
- Health & Wellbeing
The challenge
Distance, cost and a day's lost earnings can all delay a visit to a clinic. Small health problems go unchecked until they become serious ones.
What this work focuses on
- Basic health checks in a familiar community setting
- Clear, practical health information
- Referrals to the services people can use afterwards
How the work is approached
Health days are planned alongside the health services people already use, so they strengthen those services rather than replace them.
Checks are private and respectful, and anyone who needs more care leaves knowing where to go next.
What it aims to change
- Health concerns noticed earlier
- Families better informed about their health
- Stronger links between communities and local services
Part of our program area
Health & Wellbeing — Working towards healthier communities, where people can reach the support and information they need for their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.