Social development is a vital building block in achieving healthy and resourceful societies. The fundamental need in all societies is to protect and enhance the well-being of the less privileged, by economic status and gender, in order to ensure just and equitable participation in nation-building activities.

FIT addresses the need for training and technical assistance to strengthen initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty and improving the quality of life at the grassroots level. FIT's programs offer support for:

• generating livelihood opportunities for micro and small entrepreneurs
  the application of low cost technologies
• integrating women in mainstream activities
• improving health and sanitation
• integrated rural development
• strengthening social sector institutions, particularly the organizational capabilities of NGOs and their skills in project design and implementation
• networking among NGOs