Our Approach
AMAR builds, backs and trains teams of local professionals and volunteers so they can deliver services to their own communities. Our model hires local people and buys goods locally, with oversight from a Head Office in London of just 12 staff. This way of working stretches every pound further while strengthening local capacity and supporting the local economy. Because AMAR’s local staff work alongside community leaders, the activities they design are culturally sensitive and suited to real community needs — and that in turn earns broad community acceptance. AMAR also works closely with national and local governments, strengthening their commitment to basic services, boosting their ability to deliver them, and paving the way for these services to eventually pass into government management and ownership. AMAR serves everyone in need but gives particular attention to women and children in each community, since these groups are always the most deserving and the hardest to reach. In its work with women, AMAR makes sure they are both beneficiaries and service deliverers, contributing to female empowerment at a local level. A healthy, educated population is better placed to grow economically and socially over the long term, which in turn reduces reliance on international development aid and assistance.
Common Questions
How does AMAR deliver services in the communities it serves?
AMAR builds, backs and trains teams of local professionals and volunteers who deliver services to their own communities, overseen by a small Head Office team in London.
Why does AMAR employ local people and source goods locally?
This model stretches funds further, strengthens local capacity and supports the local economy.
How does AMAR make its activities culturally appropriate?
AMAR's local staff team up with community leaders to design activities that are culturally sensitive and matched to community needs, which helps win broad community acceptance.
Does AMAR work with governments?
Yes. AMAR partners closely with national and local governments to strengthen their commitment to basic services, boost their ability to deliver them, and pave the way for services to eventually pass into government management and ownership.
Who does AMAR particularly focus on?
AMAR serves everyone in need but gives particular attention to women and children, who are often the most deserving and hardest to reach. In its work with women, AMAR makes sure they are both beneficiaries and service deliverers, contributing to female empowerment at a local level.
What is the long-term aim of AMAR's approach?
A healthy, educated population is better placed to grow economically and socially over the long term, which in turn reduces reliance on international development aid and assistance.
AMAR's way of working puts local people at the centre of every project, from recruiting and training teams to sourcing goods within the community. By pairing that local knowledge with close cooperation with national and local governments, AMAR aims to hand services over to government ownership over time. The result is a model designed to build lasting capacity, support the local economy and reduce long-term dependence on international aid.