Community Engagement
The Ford Program promotes a holistic model for human development. We partner with local institutions and communities to better understand the complex and interrelated issues affecting the development process—and together turn that knowledge into action.
In engaging with our partners in developing settings, we recognize that local leadership must drive project planning and implementation, and that community ownership is the cornerstone of sustainability.
With programs in Uganda and Kenya, we are working in collaboration with universities and local communities to make a positive, measurable, and sustainable difference in people’s lives. We design community development projects, research efforts, and learning opportunities in dialogue with local people to ensure everything we do addresses community priorities and challenges.
