Community Integrated Development In

Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI) was founded in 1996 and registered in 1999 as a legal not-for-profit NGO with the Ministry of Internal Affairs under registration certificate No. INDR18685080NB. It was founded by Dr. Jjuuko Fulgensio with a team of experienced and competent professionals motivated by the dire need for concerted efforts to fight poverty in Uganda. The organization is governed by a top most governance body known as the General Assembly, which is made up of 24 members. Italso has an 8 member board of governors, who are responsible for directing policy within the organization. CIDI has over 65 staff, who are well qualified in their various areas of operation and competencies and also well equipped with the necessary toolsof operation. CIDI’s initial implementation was a ‘Water and Sanitation Project’ in Kampala Makindye Division in a slum called Kamwanyi. CIDI WASH activities later expanded to cover all the 5 divisions of Kampala. Over the years, CIDI’s strategic actions have been directed at improving the lives of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized through community empowerment and provision of material and technical support througha multi- program approach in the thematic areas of; Sustainable agriculture and green growth, Water Sanitation and Hygiene, Health promotion, Lobbying and Advocacy, Humanitarian and Skilling youths. Gender and social inclusion is clearly integrated into CIDI’s strategic plan which is the guiding document for all CIDI programming. CIDIhas in place a gender policy that further stipulates how gender inclusion must be handled. At every stage in the process of CIDI’s programme planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation special considerations are made to cater for appropriate gender. 2. ACHIEVEMENTS Over 60% of the CIDI target beneficiaries (men, women, girls and boys) are free from hanger, with improved food security and improved household incomes. An empowered beneficiary community with capacity to engage duty bearers and demand for services as obliged. Using their levels of organisation, at group, associations and others at cooperative levels, the target communities have been empowered with knowledge and skills to address government and ask it to deal with anyissues related to deprivation, exclusion, injustices and poverty. In the last three years,CIDI has supported over 300 young men and women(youth) with skills (vocational skills) which has been one of the avenues to help them overcome the challenge of unemployment. Besides, through the National Youth Advocacy Platform (NYAP) CIDI has tremendously facilitated 135,243 youths all over the country (using their regional structures) to put government and the respective duty bearers, to address issues affecting the youth and causing them remain into poverty and socially excluded. Such key issues of concern have included: 3. INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE Mission: Enhance sustainable community resilience through, improved income, Nutrition and Food Security, Water and Sanitation, Health Promotion and Policy advocacy. Institutional objectives: CIDI pursues three major institutional objectives as part of the efforts to realize her vision and mission. These include the following: 1) To further strengthen the governance, administrative, and management systems of CIDI to efficiently and effectively deliver on her integrated community development programs. 2) To improved livelihoods through increasing access to equitable water, sanitation, hygiene and green energy among 1.2 million beneficiaries in the target communities by 2025. 3) To improve livelihoods of 12000 farmer households including youth and women through increased agricultural production and productivity, value chain promotion, strengthened farmer institutions and environment protection by 2025. 4) To improve access, demand and utilization of quality health services among communities as well as taking onpreventive measures against diseases by 2025. 5) To contribute to inclusive sustainable social service delivery and enhance resilience among CIDIs supported communities in the areas of WASH, Health and sustainable Agriculture. 6) To contribute to the reduction ofunemployment in Uganda by offering vocational skills training. Field(s) of activity: What are the principal thematic and geographic areas in which the organization works? The principle thematic areas of CIDI are Sustainable Agriculture and Green Growth, Water Hygiene and Sanitation, Lobbying and Advocacy, Health promotion, Youth Skillingand Humanitarian Assistance CIDI is mandated to work across all the districts in Ugnada and it is currently implementing activities in the 25 districts namely Kampala, Masaka, Luwero, Kayunga, Nakasongola, Buliisa, Isingiro, Bukomansimbi, Rubirizi, Kikuube, Rakai, Kyotera, Amuria, Katakwi, Yumbe, Napak, Nakapiripirit, Soroti, Mubende, Palisa, Wakiso, Bulambuli, Serere etc 4. STRATEGIC POSITIONING Analyse the environment in which the organisation works? Who are the other relevant social actors, including government and business, and what roles do they play? ' In this context, what is unique about the position of the organisation? CIDI’s operational environment has been changing over the years but throughits collaborations and networking it hasmanaged to reach out to many vulnerable communities within Uganda. Even with the continued shrinking civic space CIDI backs on her networking to ensure that its programming and interventions are within the stipulated national laws and guidelines. At the national level CIDI collaborates with different with Government Ministries, Bodies, Authorities, Parliament and Institutions. These include but MAAIF, MoLG, Ministry of Trade , Ministry of Water and Environment, MoFED, MoES, Prime Minister’s Office, KCCA,NWSC, MoH, Parliamentary committees etc. The government sets out guidelines on how the NGO’s can operate and which interventions they could come in to support government programmes. At the local government level, CIDI works with a number ofdepartments which include; The office of the Chief Administrative Officer, the Community Development Office, the District Production Office, the District Education Office, The District Health Office, the Resident District Commissioner, and The district Internal Security Office, etc. Last but not least, CIDI works closely with other development partners and donors such as; CSO Networks, NGOs,CSOs, Funding Organizations/Agencies, UNHCR, OPM. Donors include; Caritas Denmark, Danish People’s Aid DPA, Democratic Governance Facilities DGF, PELUM, Misereor, Total E<(>&<)>P.

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Swedish Internat. Dev't Coop. Agency (SIDA)