Community Engagement
We begin with the people with whom the work will be done — we do not finish and then shove it at them.
We Engage
CHF engages policymakers and implementers, donors and beneficiaries in all parts of Nigeria.
Although considered the most community-interactive NGO in Northeastern Nigeria, and probably the sole research organisation in the region, CHF has expanded since 2010 to other parts of the country.
An Ecosystem of Trust
Over decades, CHF has built a network that spans every geopolitical zone of Nigeria. This is not a vendor list or a contact database — it is a web of genuine relationships: with faith-based organisations, women’s networks, youth groups, local government bodies, and community leaders who have worked with CHF and trust what we do with their stories.
That trust is our most valuable research infrastructure. No survey instrument can replace it.
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Government Partners
Federal and State governments are not our clients. They are our collaborators. We bring evidence to their tables and make the case together for what communities deserve.
Women & Youth Networks
The voices most often absent from policy rooms are the ones CHF amplifies first. Our engagement with women’s networks and youth groups is not a programme deliverable — it is our foundation.
Faith Communities
We work with faith-based organisations across Nigeria to reach communities where government structures cannot, and where trust is built on shared values rather than official mandate.
International Partners
CHF’s community credibility makes us partner of choice for WHO, FCDO, Gates Foundation, USAID, IRC, and others.