Through every purposeful individual and collective action, active agency of people, act of support and solidarity, volunteer effort, community-driven solution, we move one step closer to address the structural causes and consequences of poverty and achieve a lasting impact.

Founded in 2011, the Social Cooperation Initiative is a local development and humanitarian organization dedicated to working with marginalized communities to achieve tangible and sustainable changes in the lives of marginalized groups. We are committed to advancing integrated, human rights-based development by addressing the root causes of the challenges people face. Through community-driven programs and strategic advocacy, we engage individuals and partners at both local and national levels to protect the rights and well-being of the most vulnerable. Our work empowers communities, promotes equality, and builds lasting, inclusive solutions, ensuring an equal and inclusive future for all.

We support community-led initiatives that address the root causes of poverty and injustice, creating sustainable impact at local regional and national levels.

We operate with efficiency, responsibility, and full accountability to the communities, donors, partners, and governments we work alongside.

We promote a just and inclusive society where everyone is treated with dignity, have equal opportunities, and being heard as a valued partner in change.

We are committed to working for access to quality education for all children, especially girls, from foundational learning to secondary levels. Working together with children, families, communities, and governments, we test various solutions to ensure equitable access to education, documenting efforts to advocate children’s fundamental right to a free and quality education.

We are dedicated to fostering sustainable livelihoods by empowering marginalized communities Our comprehensive approach equips them with innovative, futuristic market-driven skills, alongside crucial digital and financial literacy. We provide ongoing mentoring, coaching for market linkages and job placements enabling them to seek dignified and sustainable work.

We work with affected communities to find creative ways to build resilience against disasters, shocks and impacts of climate change. We take a human rights based approach to disasters, climate change and building resilience so that the communities have the capacity to absorb shocks and uncertainties, recover after disasters and adapt to climate change.

We believe in universal, free public services as a fundamental right of people. Our programs and strategies empower people we work with to analyze, reflect and take action to ensure their meaningful participation in the governance processes and holding duty bearers to account to plan and deliver the essential public services like health, education, protection and safeguarding.

We believe every orphaned child has a fundamental right to education, protection, dignity, participation and development. Our program combines immediate support with long-term change, empowering children and caregivers while strengthening communities and institutions to ensure sustained inclusion, accountability, and opportunity.

We believe every vulnerable family has a right to dignity, protection, and essential support in times of crisis. Through our Charity, Emergency Relief and Essential Support Program, we provide timely life-saving assistance while strengthening community solidarity and local response systems, enabling families to recover, rebuild, and progress toward longer-term stability and resilience.











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We work towards an equal and inclusive society where all people can fully exercise their rights with dignity and respect







