RN gir ikke materiell støtte eller gaver, da vår erfaring er at disse fort skaper passivitet og avhengighet til giver og dermed dårlig bærekraft. Når selvhjelpstiltak har vist at befolkningen kan stå på egne bein og dermed har vist at de er i stand til å dra nytte av materiell eller økonomisk støtte, samler RN inn penger fra skoler og bedrifter i Norge og Sverige, til blant annet å bygge landsbyskoler, eller forbedre de som de har (såkalte Community schools). På denne måten har så langt rundt 70 lokalsamfunn fått byggematerialer og vannbrønner til ca. 70 nye skoler, etter at de i noen år underviste under ett tre eller i en kirkebygning. Skolen bygger de imidlertid på selvhjelp med lokale snekkere og murere. 

Mange barn i Zambia har mistet sine foreldre, spesielt pga HIV/AIDS-epidemien, og har ikke nok penger til å betale for skolekostnadene. RN hjelper over 600  barn i skolealder som har mistet foreldrene sine via givere i Sverige, slik at de får utdanning og utsikt til en bedre fremtid.

Response Network gir også informasjon til skolebarn, skoler og lokalsamfunn i hvordan de kan beskytte sine barn mot seksuelle overgrep, og Norges Idrettsforbund samarbeider med RN om dette i sport for utvikling -program (Sport for Development). Dette er prosjekt som også blir støttet med frivillige med støtte fra Norec (tidligere Fredskorpset).

Det nyeste prosjektet til Response Network heter Climate Smart.
Der lærer landsbysamfunn og dyrke grønnsaker på en økologisk måte, samt bihold og flere andre sjølhjelps tiltak som forbedrer jorda og folks livsforhold og øker inntektene til fattige landsbysamfunn. 

IN ENGLISH: Goal: To inspire vulnerable communities to attain their human rights through self-help activities. Response Network (RN) believes that for development to be sustainable it must be planned and implemented by the people, but that we can provide a spark by providing positive motivation and information. RN does not believe in gifts or grants as this easily to creates dependency and lack of sustainability. So far more than 5000 self-help activities have been started, involving more than 50,000 people who are becoming more active members in their local communities. We also provide information about human rights since most people in the countryside do not know their rights. When their self-help initiatives have proved to be strong people also have gained more self-confidence and they have also learnt which Government and Municipality offices to go to and ask for support to improve their self-help activities. Response Network also fundraise for funds from schools and companies in Norway, Sweden and other countries towards building materials so that self-help community schools who have proved to be strong and are able to stand on their own feet can improve their and build a permanent classroom. In this way local communities have so far received building materials and boreholes for water for around 70 new community schools. They do build the school on self-help, however, with local carpenters and brick layers. So many children in Zambia have lost their parents, especially due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and are therefore not able to go to school, as they are not able to pay for their school fees. Response Network also link up girls who have lost their parents to supporters in Norway who help them to pay for their education.

Response Network also sensitizes schoolgirls and schools and local communities on how children can be protected against sexual abuse. This is in cooperation with Academic Work and Norwegian Olympic Committee and Paralympic Committee and Federation of Sports (NIF).  With support with volunteers recruited by Norec (earlier called Fredskorpset).   
The newest Response Network project is called Climate smart. Here village communities learn how to grow vegetables the organic way and also venture into bee-keeping . In this way they inprove the soil and get better incomes through environment friendly small scale sel.help activities.