One notable challenge to addressing the food and nutrition needs of poor people in the Northern region of Ghana is the high dependency on the agricultural economy and its associated high levels of risk and domination by male elites.

Simli AiD consider access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene as part of the fundamental rights of citizens and constitute a critical element of the health and wellbeing of all.

To address the root causes of poverty in rural and peri-urban communities, Simli AiD has provided some basic support and training to women to be able to generate capital and apply that to small businesses. The ultimate aim is to raise incomes of women and to enable them take control of their own lives and that of their families.

Simli AiD has adopted REFLECT literacy model as a political literacy approach to community empowerment as it allows learners to determine their learning according to their own terms.  Over 60 REFLECT circles/classes across six districts has been set up for adult learners across the Northern region and this has helped transformed their lives in the areas of agriculture, micro entreprises and other livelihood areas.

Simli AiD collaborates with the Ghana Health Service and Partners to promote the rights of women and girls to determine their own sexually according to their needs. Community and religious leaders are been trained and included in the process of securing the sexual and reproductive health rights for women and girls

Simli AiD is  committed to the Challenging the Gendered Nature of Witchcraft Accusations  in the northern region through the promotion of human rights and social justice, assisting deprived people to assert their rights and access justice and developing the capacity of marginalised people to mobilise themselves for change.