OUR APPROACH

The Foundation's development philosophy is grounded in the belief that one must consider holistically all aspects of social and community development. Improve health measures in a community, and educational achievements rise. Improve educational attainment, and employment opportunities increase. Ensure a clean source of drinking water and fewer school and workdays will be lost, household funds will be saved, women and girls will not have to stay at home to care for the sick. In short, the ability of a community to function effectively requires that many different facets of development are addressed simultaneously.

The Foundation prioritises close and respectful collaboration with local communities and with both local and international partners. It is a fundamental principle of the organisation to avoid wherever possible repeating the work of other groups and to support the work of those teams who are doing excellent work.

Innovation is hardwired into the DNA of the Naserian Foundation, as it is into the wider Farm Group. The founder’s vision for The Farm is for the capacities and the resources of the entire group to be accessible for the advantage of other group companies. With great strength and depth in many areas - communications, traditional and new media, biotech, construction, community-building - solutions to any development challenges encountered will have an array of innovative solutions

The Naserian Foundation considers sharing the stories of the communities with whom it works - and the solutions that are applied - a critical part of its work. In the spirit of collaboration and community outlined above, these stories may inform and inspire other practitioners, drive engagement and donations and provide a visceral and important record of the results achieved. The Naserian Foundation’s sister company Media Farm Studios works at the cutting-edge of new media, producing extraordinary immersive content alongside tradition documentary films.