Our Programmes

Our Approach and Key Interventions

MEST Development Initiatives LTD implements a wide range of community-driven, socio-economic programs designed to empower and transform lives at the grassroots level. Our interventions are grounded in participation, equity, and sustainability.

1. Community Engagement

We work for, by, and with communities, ensuring local ownership and active participation, using the household as our entry point.
We identify and support Community Resource Persons, including Village Health Teams (VHTs) and Expert Clients, with clearly defined roles in service delivery and peer to peer psycho-social support.
We facilitate community dialogues, barazas, and debates to promote civic engagement, transparency, and accountability.

2. Research, Monitoring, and Advocacy

We conduct mini and rapid surveys and utilize tools like community scorecards to assess service delivery and drive evidence-based advocacy.
Media engagement is an integral part of our strategy, including tours and fact-finding missions to raise awareness and document community realities.
We foster collaboration with local and national government stakeholders through structured engagements at community, sub-county, district, and national levels to influence policy and service delivery.

3. Socio-Economic Empowerment

We support economic resilience through community saving models such as Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) and Co-save groups, enhancing financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
We promote agriculture as a core strategy supporting communities to enhance food security, generate income and build sustainable livelihoods through training, access to resources and market linkages.
We work with communities to address climate change through locally led adaptation and mitigation efforts including climate smart agriculture sustainable natural resource management, environmental education, tree planting, building community resilience and supporting livelihoods.

4. Health and Treatment Literacy

We implement treatment literacy programs to increase knowledge on disease management, adherence, and health rights, particularly in underserved populations affected by health threatening Diseases such as HIV, TB, Malaria, Hepatitis B, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, hypertension and cancer and other emerging epidemics.
We also implement sustainable Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Nutrition, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes in rural communities, schools and health care facilities to improve long term access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene thereby reducing disease, promoting healthy behaviours and ensuring clean, supportive environments for learning, healing and daily life.
MEST initiatives supports humanitarian efforts such as vaccination campaigns, maternal and child health services, treatment of acute malnutrition, emergency sanitation infrastructure, hygiene kits and public health education.

5. Capacity Building

MEST Development Initiatives LTD strengthens individual and community resilience through targeted life skills training and other capacity-building programs.
These initiatives empower people to become self-reliant, adaptable, and actively engaged in their own development.
By nurturing local leadership and building practical skills, we ensure communities are equipped to sustain progress and drive lasting transformation—fully aligned with our mission and vision.

6. Strategic Communications and Visibility

We develop and distribute Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials such as T-shirts, pens, diaries, banners, bags, calendars, mugs, notebooks, wristbands, and more.
These materials help raise awareness, reinforce key messages, and build visibility for our work.
Our communications strategy ensures that our programs and their impacts are effectively documented and shared with stakeholders.

7. Building Partnerships and Collaborations

MEST Development Initiatives LTD Ltd works with multiple partners to serve different communities in Uganda in line with our vision and core mandate.
Partners include Health Promotion and Rights Watch (HPRW), Raising Teenagers Uganda, SRHR Alliance Uganda, Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU), International Community of Women Living with HIV East Africa (ICWEA), Networks of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and many others.
These collaborations allow us to leverage resources, expertise, and networks to maximize our impact.