About us

About us

Mission

To improve the living standards of informal settlement dwellers through capacity building, water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH), leadership and governance programs.

Vision

A Healthy Sustainable World for all without poverty, discrimination and human suffering.

Our Objectives

To improve the health and livelihoods of the people in need without regard to politics, clan, sex, or ability to pay.

To work in partnership with communities, local government, local and international development partners to bring lasting solutions to vulnerable populations in urban slums and beyond.

To empower the target population especially women and youths through innovative programmes that build their skills and knowledge for sustainable livelihoods.

To network in areas of research and development for organizational growth and knowledge learning and management.

To mainstream issues of gender, social inclusion, environment and climate change in all development programmes as a policy and organizational culture.

Our Core Values

Professionalism

Performing professional tasks with skills of acceptable quality.

Integrity, Accountability and Transparency

Providing clear, accurate and up to date information for stakeholders to see what actions are performed.

Partnership

Working with other external to the organization towards a common goal.

Respect for Diversity

Gracious Foundation works to increase educational opportunities for children.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

Good character with an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large.

Creativity and Innovation

Capability of conceiving with originality and implementation of new ideas that are community-managed sustainable and impact-oriented.

Touching a life at a time

We aim to attain improved and sustained livelihoods of vulnerable communities in the low-income areas through environmentally sound interventions focusing on equity, good governance, justice, democracy, and human rights.