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<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong>Our Thematic Approaches- VISTA Initiative</strong></h3>
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<p class="has-text-align-left">VISTA Initiative implements a multi-sectoral, rights-based, and community-driven approach to address the urgent needs of crisis-affected and underserved populations. Our programs prioritize women, children, youth, and persons with disabilities, integrating humanitarian response with long term development, resilience, and inclusion.</p>
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<h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Below are our well thought out approaches on our respective thematic goals:</h5>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#1644ea"><strong>Our strategy 1</strong></p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Enhance learning opportunities with special attention to girls.</strong></h3>
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<li>Increase access to inclusive, quality formal and alternative education for children affected by emergencies.</li>
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<li>Challenge and transform social norms, cultural practices, and systemic barriers that limit education opportunities for girls and boys.</li>
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<li>Promote active roles for women and men in supporting education in their communities.</li>
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<li>Engage in policy advocacy to increase education funding and ensure the safety of schools and learning institutions.</li>
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<li>Strengthen government education systems and community structures for better response, coordination, and education management.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><strong>Protect Women, Children, and Vulnerable Groups</strong></strong></h3>
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<li>Prevent, reduce, and respond to protection risks while enhancing the resilience of affected individuals and communities.</li>
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<li>Engage women, girls, and broader community members to strengthen local systems that prevent gender-based violence and promote equity.</li>
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<li>Advocate for the enforcement of laws and policies protecting women and children from all forms of violence, abuse, and exploitation.</li>
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<li>Promote cross-sectoral collaboration to ensure all children are safe, supported, and able to reach their full potential.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><strong>Promote Better Health Services</strong></strong></h3>
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<li>Support the delivery of life-saving, quality healthcare in underserved and emergency-affected communities.</li>
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<li>Strengthen coordination with humanitarian partners and government institutions to provide essential clinical assistance, including stabilization centers for critical cases.</li>
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<li>Ensure timely response to public health emergencies and disease outbreaks through rapid response teams and coordinated preparedness strategies.</li>
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<li>Maintain and improve access to essential health services while supporting recovery and strengthening of local health systems for long-term resilience.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><strong>Improve Nutritional Status of Women and Children</strong></strong></h3>
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<li>Provide therapeutic and supplementary feeding, including Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and micronutrient supplementation for moderate and severe acute malnutrition.</li>
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<li>Deliver nutrition education to caregivers, promoting proper infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices to prevent malnutrition.</li>
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<li>Integrate nutrition programming into health, WASH, and food security interventions to ensure holistic, coordinated, and sustainable support.</li>
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<li>Build the capacity of local health systems and community structures to manage nutrition programs, referrals, and follow-up care.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><strong>Improve Access to WASH Products and Services</strong></strong></h3>
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<li>Provide safe and potable water to underserved and emergency-affected communities through new and rehabilitated water points and boreholes.</li>
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<li>Promote improved sanitation services, including latrines and handwashing stations, particularly in schools, health facilities, and displacement sites.</li>
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<li>Lead hygiene promotion efforts targeting behavior change, empowering families—especially women and children to adopt safe practices.</li>
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<li>Facilitate safe liquid and solid waste disposal through community-managed systems.</li>
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<li>Integrate climate-resilient WASH solutions, such as solar-powered water systems, to ensure long-term sustainability and reduced environmental vulnerability.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><strong>Food Security and Livelihood</strong></strong></h3>
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<li>Support food-insecure households through cash-for-work programs, food assistance, and livelihood interventions, prioritizing women, youth, and persons with disabilities.</li>
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<li>Deliver vocational training and promote green and climate-smart job skills for sustainable income generation.</li>
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<li>Expand livelihood initiatives to include small business development, agricultural support, and climate-smart practices for long-term resilience.</li>
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<li>Foster social cohesion and inclusive economic recovery by engaging communities in collective livelihood planning, market access, and local value chains.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><strong><strong>Early Recovery and Resilient Livelihoods</strong></strong></strong></h3>
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<li>Support communities to rebuild and recover after crises through early recovery programs that restore essential services and infrastructure.</li>
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<li>Promote sustainable, climate-smart livelihood initiatives that improve household income and resilience.</li>
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<li>Strengthen local governance and community structures to enable participatory planning, ownership, and sustainable recovery.</li>
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<li>Encourage collective community engagement in economic and social recovery to foster self-reliance and reduce dependency.</li>
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<li>Provide safe, dignified, and protective shelters for displaced and crisis-affected populations.</li>
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<li>Distribute essential non-food items (NFIs) to meet basic household needs during emergencies.</li>
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