3FHI

About Us

Why We exist

3FHi is an inter-faith national NGO, run by technical staff with support from Board Members (https://3fhi.org/governance) who are eminent faith leaders and scholars in Uganda.

Since 2017, Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi) through its interfaith-led model and multisectoral approach, over 1000 interfaith religious leaders have been trained as health champions together with other champions including media, political leaders, cultural leaders and youth in 32 districts and at national level.

Vision:

Better Family Health and Well-being.

Mission:

To contribute to improved Family Health and Well-being through an Inter-Faith led model, multisectoral engagement, advocacy, research and service Delivery.

3FHi's Efforts Focus on :

1. Enhance the capacity of Faith-Based Organizations, Civil Society Organizations and individuals for better health services and wellbeing.

2. Influence enactment and implementation of conducive policies, laws and investments for better health.

3. Ensure improved service Delivery through access and uptake of better health.

Our Approach
Our overarching approach is building programme, advocacy, and leadership capacity of Inter-Faith and religious leaders and other multisectoral actors to sustainably address the underlying structural,
biomedical, behavioral, economic, social, and policy determinants for health through change and
transformative processes and advocate for the improvement of health and well-being. 3FHi works with diverse faith institutions and structures, including Muslims and Christians (Protestants,Evangelicals, Pentecostal, and African Indigenous Faiths) from the grassroots to the national level. Further, we are engaging with mainstream cultural institutions and with the networks of communitybased organizations, community leadership, local media, and youth in amplifying their voices while influencing the health and gender actions.

We have proven capability to engage with media, political leadership, and executives at different levels. We have experienced technical staff with enviable leadership from the board members.

With project coverage across 32 districts(Mityana, Mubende, Kyenjojo, Kagadi, Kabarole, Iganga, Busia, Namayingo, Ibanda, Buliisa, Kibaale, Kyegegwa, Kiryandongo, Kyankwazi, Rakai, Butambala, Gomba, Ntoroko, Bundibug yo,Kumi, Wakiso, Butaleja, Tororo, Budaka, Ngora, Pallisa, Mbale, jinja, Busia, Bugiri, Namutumba, Kampala and Kitgum) and institutions that serve them with district, national, and global health dialogues actions

Core Strengths

Our Capacity

3FHi works with diverse faith institutions and structures, including Muslims and Christians (Protestants, Evangelicals, Pentecostal, and African Indigenous Faiths) from the grassroots to the national level. Further, we are engaging with mainstream cultural institutions and with the networks of community-based organizations, community leadership, local media, and youth in amplifying their voices while influencing the health and gender actions.

We have proven capability to engage with media, political leadership, and executives at different levels. We have experienced technical staff with enviable leadership from the board members. With project coverage across 32 districts

(Mityana, Mubende, Kyenjojo, Kagadi, Kabarole, Iganga, Busia, Namayingo, Ibanda,Buliisa,Kibaale,Kyegegwa,Kiryandongo,Kyankwazi,Rakai,Butambala,
Gomba,Ntoroko,Bundibugyo,Kumi,Wakiso,Butaleja, Tororo, Budaka, Ngora, Pallisa, Mbale, jinja, Busia, Bugiri, Namutumba, Kampala and Kitgum) we are well-experienced to connect women, children, girls, and adolescents, and institutions that serve them with district, national, and global health dialogues actions.

Theory of Change

Strategic Goals

We believe that if faith leadership and their institutions and structures are mobilized, capacitated and engaged; and if they are provided with resources, tools, skills, spaces and networks to share, learn, collaborate and engage; and if their voices and actions are documented and amplified; then they can become a catalyst for behavior change, effective agency for health care delivery and indispensable actors for policy influencing thus contributing to better family health and wellbeing.

Promoting WCAH in Uganda.

Influencing policies and investments decisions and actions at the district and national level in support of WCAH

Promoting protection of WCAH through eliminating forced and early child marriage, sexual and gender-based violence and female genital mutilation.

Building programme, advocacy and leadership capacity of FRL, their institutions and allies to better implement WCAH interventions.

Strengthening 3FHi institutional capacity, visibility and sustainability for enhanced growth and programme delivery.