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Safe Communities First

By establishing secure and stable community environments, development and humanitarian outcomes are sustained, because safety enables trust, participation, and long-term engagement in programs. This strategy prioritizes physical and psychosocial safety as a foundational precondition for effective development and aid delivery. Unlike approaches that deliver services within unstable contexts, this model actively shapes the environment itself to foster resilience, ensuring that nutrition, women's advocacy, spiritual outreach, and other initiatives can take root and thrive.

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activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Community empowerment and leadership development in conflict-affected areas LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL
    direct service
    Supports local projects and strengthens emerging leaders through long-term relocation efforts in Uganda and Kurdistan. Establishes safe communities and empowers women and families through monthly educational meetings and the 2025 Iraq Women’s Conference in Northern Iraq.
  • Discipleship, teaching, and evangelism programs in Indigenous and underserved communities LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL
    direct service
    Conducts discipleship, biblical education, evangelism, and church planting in the Amazon region (Brazil, Colombia, Peru) with Indigenous tribes such as the Ticuna, and provides ongoing pastoral discipleship through monthly teachings and video meetings in Uganda. Also includes Farsi-language teachings for Iranian communities.
  • Humanitarian aid distribution in crisis-affected regions LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL
    direct service
    Provides humanitarian aid including food, medication, surgeries, winter supplies (kerosene heaters, blankets, clothes), and small business startup support to vulnerable populations such as Syrian refugees, Iraqi IDPs, and Kurdish families in Northern Iraq, as well as refugees in Greece and communities in Kenya. Operations have been conducted in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq; Greece; and Kenya.
  • Publication of spiritual formation resources LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL
    capacity building
    Authored and published a 14-day devotional titled "This Is My Suitcase," which includes storytelling, daily reflection, prayer, and practical application to support spiritual growth.