Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi)

What Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi) does

Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi) is a Ugandan faith-based non-governmental organization founded in 2017 (operational from 2018) and headquartered in Kampala/Wakiso, operating with a small core staff of five. Its functional mission is to improve Women, Children and Adolescent Health (WCAH) outcomes by leveraging an interfaith-led, multisectoral engagement model — training Christian (Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, Pentecostal) and Muslim religious leaders as health champions who integrate family planning, maternal health, immunization, and adolescent reproductive health messages into sermons, counseling, and community events. The organization delivers a portfolio of programs including the SHE Programme (Socio-Spiritual, Health and Economic), Adolescent Wellness Centers, the Safe Motherhood Initiative, the Delivering for Adolescents Programme, the Capacity Programme for Faith Leaders, and project-based work such as the Uzazi Salama Project (Ntoroko) and Equity Accelerator Fund Immunization Project (Wakiso). Supporting technology is limited: a website, social channels, newsletter, video library, and the TRAC FM interactive radio/SMS platform used for community feedback and accountability monitoring.

3FHi's business model is that of a grant-funded non-profit; it charges no fees for programs and services. Revenue is sourced from foundation and institutional grants — Population Action International (via Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) as a core long-term backer since inception, Comic Relief for the Uzazi Salama Project (August 2025–August 2028), GAVI/PATH for immunization work, plus UNFPA, UN Foundation, FP2030, and the GFF CSO Hub. Distribution is achieved through faith institutions (churches, mosques, wellness centers), Village Health Teams, district health facilities, and community dialogues; digital engagement is layered through TRAC FM, social media, and earned media. Geographic reach spans 32 districts across Uganda's Central, Western, Eastern regions and the Karamoja area. Customer/beneficiary segments are the women, children, and adolescents of Uganda; faith and religious leaders trained as champions; district local governments partnered for costed implementation plans; and adolescents aged 10–19 served through wellness centers.

Name

Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi)

Legal name

Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi)

Website

https://3fhi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi) is a Ugandan faith-based NGO that mobilizes Christian and Muslim religious leaders as health champions to improve family planning, maternal health, adolescent reproductive health, and immunization outcomes for women, children, and adolescents across 32 districts of Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Advocacy and Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG), Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Faith-based health programs
• Interfaith health advocacy
• Maternal health services
• Adolescent reproductive health
• Family planning advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Institutional Grants: 3FHi operates as a grant-funded non-profit organization receiving funding from foundations such as Comic Relief (Uzazi Salama Project), Gates Foundation via PAI, and institutional donors. Funding supports specific projects, capacity building, and advocacy programs.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and organizational donations supporting various health programs targeting women, children, and adolescents. The organization operates donation-enabled programs allowing supporters to contribute to specific initiatives like Safe Motherhood, Adolescent Health, and Family Planning.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

3FHi operates as an interfaith-led non-governmental organization delivering community-based health programs in Uganda. It mobilizes religious leaders, cultural leaders, Village Health Teams, and district governments to drive health behavior change and service uptake, with focus on women, children, and adolescents. Core offerings include Adolescent Wellness Centers, socio-spiritual health and economic (SHE) programs for youth, safe motherhood initiatives, family planning advocacy, immunization outreach, and capacity building for faith leaders.

Product overview

Faith for Family Health initiative (3FHi) operates as a faith-based NGO offering a portfolio of interconnected health programmes rather than a single product. The core offerings include the SHE Programme (combining socio-spiritual, health and economic interventions for adolescents), Adolescent Wellness Centers, and the Delivering for Adolescents Programme, all built on an interfaith-led model. Supporting these are the Safe Motherhood Initiative, Capacity Programme for faith leaders, Health Policy and Action Programme for advocacy and accountability, Gender Action Programme, and Health Access for All (UHC) initiatives. Project-based work includes the Uzazi Salama Project for maternal/reproductive health in Ntoroko, the GAVI/PATH Immunization Project in Wakiso, and the Interfaith Alliance for Health. Tools and frameworks for teenage pregnancy prevention and district planning are also provided to partner districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SHE Programme (Socio-Spiritual, Health and Economic Programme) Comprehensive programme for adolescents and young people aged 10-19 years that combines socio-spiritual interventions with health and economic empowerment to drive sustainable transformation in Women, Children, and Adolescent Health (WCAH) outcomes.
• Adolescent Wellness Centers Safe spaces established within faith institutions that provide adolescents aged 10-19 years with life-skills training, literacy support, and resources to address inequality and poverty through socio-spiritual interventions.
• Delivering for Adolescents Programme Programme aimed at increasing access to youth-friendly adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services, creating supportive school and community environments, galvanizing community support to eliminate harmful practices, and ensuring adolescents and young people participate in leadership and decision-making.
• Safe Motherhood Initiative (At Mothers Feet Programme) Programme aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality of children under-five and their mothers, reducing infectious diseases, and improving demand and supply of Reproductive Maternal and Child Health care in Uganda.
• The Capacity Programme (TCaP) Technical, advocacy, and leadership capacity building programme for Faith and Religious Leaders (FRL) in health service delivery and policy influencing in Uganda.
• Health Policy and Action Programme Faith-led Monitoring and Accountability Initiative on WCAH Investments, including monitoring efficiency in utilization of donor and domestic funds, advocacy for government delivery on commitments, and tracking financing performance.
• Gender Action Programme Programme for preventing Violence against Girls and Women (VaGW) and promoting gender equality through collective movement-building and empowerment initiatives.
• Health Access for All (UHC) Programme supporting Universal Health Coverage through advocacy for National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) legislation and mobilization towards sustainable health financing mechanisms.
• Uzazi Salama Project Project targeting Ntoroko District Kanara Sub-county to enhance maternal and reproductive health of adolescent girls and young women, integrating climate resilience, digital engagement via TRAC FM, and economic empowerment (August 2025 - August 2028).
• Equity Accelerator Fund: Immunization Project Project with GAVI/PATH support advancing routine immunization in Wakiso District through inter-faith leader mobilization to reach zero-dose and under-immunized children.
• Interfaith Alliance for Health Alliance launched December 2024 to consolidate and sustain inter-faith health gains, scale up and deepen interfaith action on broader health issues through enhanced capacity, developed tools and materials, and accountability fora.
• SMART Advocacy Training Technical assistance providing SMART Advocacy Strategy training to faith-based organizations (FBOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) to build effective advocacy capacity for sustainable development outcomes.
• Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Framework Self-assessment framework tool to help district local governments assess programmes and services, identify gaps, and develop prevention and mitigation strategies for teenage pregnancy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23.7% increase in WCAH budget allocation in Ntoroko District
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• ADRA UgandastrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration during Interfaith Pre-Safe Motherhood Conference 2024. 3FHi also provides SMART Advocacy technical assistance to ADRA Uganda for land policy advocacy in Karamoja region.
• VSO InternationalstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership in the Interfaith Pre-Safe Motherhood Conference 2024 and broader RMNCAH advocacy initiatives in Uganda.
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019UNFPA supports the Interfaith Pre-Safe Motherhood Conference and broader RMNCAH+N programming. Provided support for the launch of Interfaith Alliance for Health and ongoing family planning advocacy initiatives.
• Rotary Club of LubowaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Ndejje Refugee Community Outreach providing free immunization services. Rotary members joined VHTs and interfaith champions to mobilize and vaccinate children.
• Ministry of Health UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for National Safe Motherhood Conference, RMNCAH Sharpened Plan implementation, Self-Care Guideline development, and routine immunization programs. Ministry collaborates with 3FHi on policy alignment and health service delivery.
• Makerere University School of Public HealthstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated in National Self-Care Guideline review session, contributing technical expertise to align self-care messaging with faith and cultural perspectives.
• GFF CSO HUBstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for advocacy on Women, Children and Adolescent Health financing through Global Financing Facility mechanisms.
• Reproductive Health Supplies CoalitionstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the reproductive health ecosystem, supporting family planning commodity security advocacy.
• Church of UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey faith partner in Interfaith Alliance for Health. Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu launched the alliance and serves as champion. Church integrates family planning messages through diocese structures.
• Uganda Muslim Supreme CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey faith partner providing leadership through Deputy Mufti Sheikh Ali Waiswa as 3FHi Board Chairperson. Muslim leaders trained as health champions.
• Uganda Joint Christian CouncilstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrthodox Church dean Fr. Constantine Mbonabingi represents the council, advocating for health insurance and gender equality initiatives.
• TRAC FMstrategicTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for interactive radio and SMS platform used in Uzazi Salama Project for community engagement, feedback collection, and accountability monitoring in Ntoroko District.
• FP2030strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner3FHi joined FP2030 to amplify interfaith voices on family planning, participating in the 'Made Possible by Family Planning Voices' campaign showcasing Ugandan religious leader perspectives.
• Uganda Protestant Medical BureauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Interfaith Alliance for Family Planning, representing Protestant faith-based health facilities.
• Uganda Catholic Medical BureauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Interfaith Alliance for Family Planning, representing Catholic faith-based health facilities.
• Uganda Muslim Medical BureauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Interfaith Alliance for Family Planning, representing Muslim faith-based health facilities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU): Ugandan affiliate of IPPF providing family planning, maternal health, and adolescent SRHR services across Uganda. Comparable in delivering family planning outcomes in the same Ugandan districts, with stronger clinical service-delivery infrastructure than 3FHi's advocacy-led model.
• EngenderHealth: International NGO focused on sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, maternal health, and gender-based violence programming. Operates in similar low-resource settings with comparable advocacy and community-mobilization approaches.
• White Ribbon Alliance Uganda: Global coalition advocating for maternal and newborn health, with active Uganda chapter. Comparable in driving safe motherhood outcomes and domestic budget advocacy for reproductive, maternal, and newborn health, though less faith-led.
• Faith to Action Network: Interfaith network advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights through faith communities across Africa. Closely comparable to 3FHi in its interfaith-leader mobilization approach to FP/SRHR advocacy and service uptake.
• Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH): Faith-based global health network and advocacy organization coordinating Christian health organizations on family planning and maternal health. Highly comparable to 3FHi's interfaith mobilization model and FP/SRHR advocacy through religious structures.

Regional players

• Center for Reproductive Health Rights Uganda (CEHURD): Uganda-based SRHR advocacy and litigation organization working on reproductive rights, maternal health, and health system accountability. Comparable in domestic budget advocacy and rights-based framing of SRHR, though distinct in approach (legal advocacy vs. faith-led mobilization).

Broad incumbents

• FHI 360: Large global health and development organization with a strong family planning and reproductive health portfolio across Sub-Saharan Africa. Comparable in targeting MNCAH outcomes but operates at vastly greater scale, with broader thematic scope than 3FHi's faith-leader niche.
• World Vision Uganda: Faith-inspired humanitarian organization with significant Uganda presence working on child and maternal health, including through faith community networks. Comparable in leveraging faith-based distribution and community health champion models for MNCAH outcomes.
• Save the Children Uganda: Major INGO with extensive Uganda programming on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Comparable in MNCAH focus and community health worker mobilization, but operates at substantially larger scale and broader thematic scope.
• Pathfinder International: Long-standing SRHR and family planning NGO with deep Uganda presence and similar advocacy-plus-service-delivery model. Comparable in driving contraceptive prevalence and adolescent SRHR outcomes, but broader geographic and thematic footprint than 3FHi.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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