COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION CAUSES A STIR IN AFRICA FOR FIGHTING POVERTY AND SUFFERING OF MANKIND
Kanini Evans Kariuki
March 10, 2011
The Center For Community Dialogue and Development(CCDD), has attracted wide attention in Africa for embarking on a noble mission of reducing poverty and the suffering of mankind in the North Rift Valley region of Kenya, East Africa.
And since its registration, CCDD has facilitated several initiatives in the North Rift region and seeks to continue imparting positive change to the people, in both urban and rural areas through the design and implementation of development-related projects aimed at alleviating poverty.
It carries out advocacy on various issues and promotes causes of specific interest in order to seek to influence the policies, believes practices and the rights of the people on societal issues.
The organization has grown steadily since its humble beginning when it was established.
Currently, it has a Board of Directors, a Chief Executive officer with great experience, specialists in various fields, extension workers and Administrative personnel.
OBJECTIVES
To provide support to orphans, displaced persons and aid in the humanitarian support aimed at alleviating poverty and easing suffering.
To carry out advocacy on issues and promote causes of specific interest in order to seek to influence the policies and practices.
To motivate communities to foster their culture and create wealth as well as solve developmental problems.
To foster sustainable development in all areas of operation.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Develop teamwork while responding to core objectives of the organization.
Establish a network of operation with other NGO`s, CBO`s, and like-minded groups.
Empower communities to uphold peace and tranquility as they manage their own projects.
Support communities in the development of income-generating activities to alleviate poverty.
LONG TERM STRATEGY.
CCDD believes that capacity building is the missing link in Africans` development. Its long term strategy therefore is to build both its internal capacity and that of community leaders to handle and manage all developmental programs and projects in their diversity and complexity in the African continent. The organization is also working to develop a network of NGO`s and CBO`s in the rural and urban initiatives that aim to improve the quality of life so as to share knowledge and experiences.It would also like to use its experiences to influence policy and strategies in development throughout Africa.And besides, the organization further seeks also to pursue activities geared towards relieving suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic services and undertake community development.
MISSION.
CCDD´s mission is to promote development and create a safer future for the world by working with local communities so as to identify their societal problems, evils and provide humanitarian support and enable them to fully exploit their potential to promote self-sustainability for a better and healthy livelihood in the society for the people. It therefore helps the communities to identify the constraints that hinder their development as well as study, design and implement projects and programs that address their needs.
VISION
To contribute and play a pivotal role in the facilitation of, and the design and implementation of development-related projects aimed at alleviating poverty. These areas include the environmentally sustainable development and information communication and Technology (ICT).
To carry out advocacy on unexpected happenings, issues, and promote causes of specific interest in order to seek to influence policies and practices.
ORGANIZATION
The organization has a nine-member Board of Directors that formulates policies and programs. A program manager, answerable to the Board of Directors undertakes the day-to-day management of the organization assisted by officers who are specialized in various fields. This team forms the organization's secretariat that initiates, plans, designs and coordinates the implementation of all programs. This team is also the intermediary between the Board, the Development partners and the project beneficiaries.
The secretariat has an office that is equipped with state-of the-art office facilities.
CCDD has a small team of associate consultants that it calls upon to handle various project assignments including backstopping, as and when need arises. These assignments include; project identification, feasibility studies, surveys, project preparation and project appraisals. Others are impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation.
SERVICE APPROACH.
The organization believes in involving the client beneficiaries in all its activities from planning to implementation of projects.It also involves the beneficiaries in setting out the project performance indicators to empower them in monitoring and evaluation. It believes this is important in ensuring ownership of the projects by the concerned, and hence ensuring sustainability long after the project is completed. This is also because it does not have all the answers to problems;indeed, the beneficiaries understand their problems more than the organization does.It only guides them to identify these problems and help bring about solutions. CCDD''s approach is participatory and bottom-up.
CCDD's ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE.
This is an independent NGO committed to the empowerment of young people in Kenya to take active responsibility for their destiny. It provides a platform where young people and their communities can share skills and explore innate abilities towards lasting development on a foundation of equity, justice and peace.
OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION
1 DAVID BUSIENEI- SECRETARY GENERAL
2 JACOB TENAI- CHAIRMAN
3 ERICK SAINA- TREASURER
4 OBADIA CHERUIYOT- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, ADVOCACY
5 LILIAN MELLY- YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER OFFICER
6 SMITH MELLY- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, SPORTS AND CULTURE
7 PAUL LELEI- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, ENVIRONMENT
8 ELIZABETH ROTICH- LEGAL OFFICER
And since its registration, CCDD has facilitated several initiatives in the North Rift region and seeks to continue imparting positive change to the people, in both urban and rural areas through the design and implementation of development-related projects aimed at alleviating poverty.
It carries out advocacy on various issues and promotes causes of specific interest in order to seek to influence the policies, believes practices and the rights of the people on societal issues.
The organization has grown steadily since its humble beginning when it was established.
Currently, it has a Board of Directors, a Chief Executive officer with great experience, specialists in various fields, extension workers and Administrative personnel.
OBJECTIVES
To provide support to orphans, displaced persons and aid in the humanitarian support aimed at alleviating poverty and easing suffering.
To carry out advocacy on issues and promote causes of specific interest in order to seek to influence the policies and practices.
To motivate communities to foster their culture and create wealth as well as solve developmental problems.
To foster sustainable development in all areas of operation.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Develop teamwork while responding to core objectives of the organization.
Establish a network of operation with other NGO`s, CBO`s, and like-minded groups.
Empower communities to uphold peace and tranquility as they manage their own projects.
Support communities in the development of income-generating activities to alleviate poverty.
LONG TERM STRATEGY.
CCDD believes that capacity building is the missing link in Africans` development. Its long term strategy therefore is to build both its internal capacity and that of community leaders to handle and manage all developmental programs and projects in their diversity and complexity in the African continent. The organization is also working to develop a network of NGO`s and CBO`s in the rural and urban initiatives that aim to improve the quality of life so as to share knowledge and experiences.It would also like to use its experiences to influence policy and strategies in development throughout Africa.And besides, the organization further seeks also to pursue activities geared towards relieving suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic services and undertake community development.
MISSION.
CCDD´s mission is to promote development and create a safer future for the world by working with local communities so as to identify their societal problems, evils and provide humanitarian support and enable them to fully exploit their potential to promote self-sustainability for a better and healthy livelihood in the society for the people. It therefore helps the communities to identify the constraints that hinder their development as well as study, design and implement projects and programs that address their needs.
VISION
To contribute and play a pivotal role in the facilitation of, and the design and implementation of development-related projects aimed at alleviating poverty. These areas include the environmentally sustainable development and information communication and Technology (ICT).
To carry out advocacy on unexpected happenings, issues, and promote causes of specific interest in order to seek to influence policies and practices.
ORGANIZATION
The organization has a nine-member Board of Directors that formulates policies and programs. A program manager, answerable to the Board of Directors undertakes the day-to-day management of the organization assisted by officers who are specialized in various fields. This team forms the organization's secretariat that initiates, plans, designs and coordinates the implementation of all programs. This team is also the intermediary between the Board, the Development partners and the project beneficiaries.
The secretariat has an office that is equipped with state-of the-art office facilities.
CCDD has a small team of associate consultants that it calls upon to handle various project assignments including backstopping, as and when need arises. These assignments include; project identification, feasibility studies, surveys, project preparation and project appraisals. Others are impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation.
SERVICE APPROACH.
The organization believes in involving the client beneficiaries in all its activities from planning to implementation of projects.It also involves the beneficiaries in setting out the project performance indicators to empower them in monitoring and evaluation. It believes this is important in ensuring ownership of the projects by the concerned, and hence ensuring sustainability long after the project is completed. This is also because it does not have all the answers to problems;indeed, the beneficiaries understand their problems more than the organization does.It only guides them to identify these problems and help bring about solutions. CCDD''s approach is participatory and bottom-up.
CCDD's ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE.
This is an independent NGO committed to the empowerment of young people in Kenya to take active responsibility for their destiny. It provides a platform where young people and their communities can share skills and explore innate abilities towards lasting development on a foundation of equity, justice and peace.
OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION
1 DAVID BUSIENEI- SECRETARY GENERAL
2 JACOB TENAI- CHAIRMAN
3 ERICK SAINA- TREASURER
4 OBADIA CHERUIYOT- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, ADVOCACY
5 LILIAN MELLY- YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER OFFICER
6 SMITH MELLY- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, SPORTS AND CULTURE
7 PAUL LELEI- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, ENVIRONMENT
8 ELIZABETH ROTICH- LEGAL OFFICER
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