Who We Serve

SCRUDE works with communities and population groups that face heightened economic, social, and climate-related vulnerabilities. Our programs are designed to strengthen resilience, improve livelihoods, and promote sustainable development by prioritizing those most affected by poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to opportunities.

We recognize that sustainable impact is achieved when interventions are inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the lived realities of households and community groups.

Women-Led and Vulnerable Households

SCRUDE prioritizes households experiencing vulnerability due to poverty, climate variability, limited livelihood opportunities, and constrained access to productive resources. Particular emphasis is placed on women-led households, where economic pressures often intersect with caregiving responsibilities and food security challenges.

By supporting women at the household level, SCRUDE contributes to improved income stability, enhanced food security, strengthened resilience to shocks, and better overall family well-being. Our interventions equip women with practical skills, climate-smart solutions, and economic empowerment opportunities that create lasting change.

Women Groups and Self-Help Groups

Women’s groups serve as critical platforms for collective empowerment, peer learning, financial resilience, and community transformation. SCRUDE collaborates with organized women’s groups to strengthen leadership capacity, enhance group cohesion, and promote sustainable income-generating activities.

Through training, mentorship, and technical support, we enable women’s groups to expand livelihood opportunities, adopt improved production practices, and build stronger economic foundations. Supporting group-based approaches enhances sustainability, encourages shared accountability, and amplifies community-level impact.

Youth, with Emphasis on Young Women

Youth represent both a significant opportunity for development and a group facing distinct vulnerabilities, including unemployment, limited skills access, and restricted economic participation. SCRUDE engages young people through programs that promote entrepreneurship, livelihood diversification, climate-smart innovation, and financial literacy.

Special attention is given to young women, who frequently encounter structural barriers related to access to resources, employment, and decision-making opportunities. SCRUDE’s youth-focused interventions aim to unlock potential, strengthen economic independence, and foster resilient livelihood pathways.

Smallholder Farmers

Smallholder farmers remain central to rural livelihoods, local economies, and household food systems. However, many farmers face declining productivity, climate-related risks, soil degradation, and limited market access. SCRUDE works with smallholder farmers to enhance sustainability, improve resilience, and strengthen income stability.

Our support includes promoting climate-smart agricultural practices, sustainable land use strategies, improved food production systems, and value addition opportunities. By strengthening farming systems, SCRUDE contributes to increased productivity, reduced vulnerability, and enhanced household nutrition and economic outcomes.

Our Inclusion Commitment

Across all programs, SCRUDE is committed to promoting equity, gender inclusion, youth participation, and community ownership. We strive to ensure that development opportunities are accessible, culturally appropriate, and responsive to the needs of diverse population groups.