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Harvesting Evidence of Sustainable Change: Advancing Impact Evaluation through Outcome Harvesting

In our work as a peacebuilding organisation, we often operate in restrictive and complex environments. Our interventions frequently focus on fostering changes in relationships and behaviour that ensure people and communities can fully exercise their rights—whether by addressing harmful gender norms that hinder people from flourishing, responding to the ongoing impacts of intergenerational trauma in … Read more

When Cord’s project arrived,  “that was the moment my life started to change”

Mrs. Bahati Sitakis is a mother, a business woman and a community leader. But, growing up, people told her she was a curse. She was abandoned by her parents and later, her husband. She was full of hopelessness and despair. But now, thanks to you, Bahati’s experienced an incredible transformation. She’s confident, driven and has … Read more

Miracles of reconciliation 

Burundi has been torn apart by war and violence, but something miraculous is happening. Forgiveness is freeing people from decades of hate and pain. Communities are being healed as relationships are restored.   Burundi is a small country in East Africa struggling to rise out of a devastatingly violent past. A brutal civil war from 1993 … Read more

Empowering Communities through Village Land and Forestry Committees 

The best way to protect forests is by placing communities at the heart of conservation and equipping them with the skills and authority to safeguard their lands and livelihoods. One of the key ways Cord supports this in Laos is by helping communities establish and strengthen Village Land and Forestry Committees (VLFCs).   Cord provides tailored … Read more
Lives changed
Pascaline has gone from being a refugee, trying to survive and keep her children alive, to a successful business owner and community leader working to sustain lasting peace.