shani welllness empowerment foundation

Our approach

Influencing policy, strengthening systems, driving change

Lasting impact requires more than direct service delivery. We shape the enabling environment that supports equitable access to health, wellness and socio-economic opportunity.
SWEF staff facilitating a community meeting
Our approach

From priorities to funded, sustainable programmes

Our advocacy and systems change work focuses on shaping enabling environments that support equitable access to health, wellness and socio-economic opportunities.

We engage across policy, institutional and community levels to ensure that development priorities are translated into actionable, funded and sustainable programmes.

What this covers

Where we focus

Policy

Analysis, development and influence.

Budget advocacy

Sustainable financing for priorities.

Institutions

Strengthening and accountability mechanisms.

Evidence to policy

Turning data into decisions.

Coalitions

Partnership and alliance building.

Community voice

Communities heard in policy processes.

Our approach

How we approach it

Our systems change work follows three stages.
01

Evidence

We build the evidence base, from costing studies to community scorecards, that makes the case for change.

02

Influence

We work with decision-makers, coalitions and communities to shape policy, legislation and budgets.

03

Institutionalise

We help institutions adopt, fund and sustain the changes so they outlast any single programme.

More on how we work

How we work

People-centred, evidence-driven, systems-strengthening.

Community engagement

Communities as partners, leaders and drivers of change.

Our focus areas

Health, governance, livelihoods and protection.

Change the system with us

Partner with SWEF on advocacy that turns evidence into policy and policy into funded programmes.