Our values and goals

To become a reliable partner for vulnerable rural communities in their endeavour to create better life.

Shen promotes socio-economic development and empowerment of remote, vulnerable rural communities through active involvement of community members. We strive to make those communities attractive for life and work through:

• Transferring new knowledge and skills,
• Lobbying and advocating for improved legislation and policies,
• Promoting new jobs,
• Improving community infrastructures and
• Strengthening Community Based Organisations.

• Community mobilization
• Professional and committed personnel
• Transparent relationship with partners and beneficiaries
• Strong local presence 

• Improvement of legislation and governmental policies through lobbying and advocasy work 
• Shift from subsistence to commercial farming (including organic) on household level
• Increase of agricultural assets productivity focusing on high value crops
• Development of sustainable agricultural value chains
• Engagement of Community Based Organisations
• Feasible non-farming entrepreneurial endeavours
• Rehabilitation of community social infrastructures
• Environmental protection

• Integrated Community Development model
• Making Markets Work for Poor (M4P) approach
• Capacity Building
• Public-Private Partnership