OUR SERVICES
OUR SERVICES
We are involved in community development, capacity building, economic empowerment, social counseling, psycho-social counseling, social mobilization, raising awareness/education on health and conflict resolution/peace building initiatives.
Over the years, CESDI has provided humanitarian services and trained socially & economically under privileged women, youth and adults in Nigeria encouraging the development of productive and self-reliant community members. We provide them with skills they need to transform their lives and their communities. We call these sustainable solutions – because the skills we provide live on in the people and communities we serve.
CESDI’s strategic plan is to think globally, but act locally. This places a high priority on the mapping and mobilization of local resources and support from host governments. Backstopping and technical assistance from headquarters consistently are consistently geared at developing the institutional capacity and operational strength of the field centers.
Social Enterprise Programming
The core groups targeted for CESDI’s training, services, and development are the at-risk and disadvantaged youth and women and men of all ages. CESDI’s social enterprise programming model seeks to achieve organizational effectiveness, financial sustainability, and service delivery efficiency for field centers, with a parallel strategy to help communities they serve to amass socio-economic capital.
Our process
What distinguishes CESDI is that we nurture existing resources to leverage the power that already exists in the community. We remain focused on the fundamentals. Our programs in Workforce Development and Livelihood Enhancement aim to develop healthy, self-reliant communities.
Our programs include:
• Food Security & Agriculture
• Water & Sanitation
• Health
• Development Finance
• Post-conflict Rehabilitation
– Agriculture (Aquaculture, Livestock, Farm Mechanization, Horticulture Poultry & Food Processing).
– Vocational and Technical skills (Packaging/Labeling, Quality & Certification Process, Tailoring, Tie & Dye, Carpentry, Welding/ Fabrication, Computer Appreciation, Catering Services, Event Planning, Laundry Services, Leather works e.t.c).
– Health (Basic Hygiene, Food Safety & Nutrition, Sensitization and awareness campaigns, Health advocacy visit).
– Post-conflict rehabilitation (Psycho-social Counseling, Social Counseling /Life Skills Training & Mentorship).
– Entrepreneurship and Business Development (Leadership, Business Development., Mentorship, Industrial Attachment/Apprenticeship).
– Micro-finance management (Business Plan Development, Record Keeping & Saving Culture).
Food Security & Agriculture
CESDI’s Food Security & Agriculture programs aim to make measurable and sustainable improvements in farming production and resource utilization through instruction and skills improvement in growing, processing and marketing practices. We provide direct technical assistance to farmers through field extension agents, who live and work in communities to promote changes in attitudes and systems, while enhancing clients’ skills in agriculture.
CESDI does not simply give rural farmers new tools; we empower rural farmers with the skills needed to generate increased production and profit, and also with knowledge, promoting respect for the environment and improving the quality of life of the community as a whole.
Over the past years, CESDI has successfully improved food security for populations at risk through technical interventions in areas such as post-harvest management; processing and storage; animal husbandry; agricultural marketing; bullock traction; agro-forestry; inventory credit; and the formation of farming groups and committees.
The primary objectives of CESDI’s Food Security & Agriculture programs are to:
1. Increase food availability and food access through improved farming systems, invigorated entrepreneurship, and strengthened market systems;
2. Improve food utilization through food distribution and better care practices, such as improved food processing, preservation and storage.
Health
CESDI’s Health programs provide health education and palliative care to ensure that individuals and communities have the knowledge and resources to lead healthy lives.
We operate in the areas of health skills & creating awareness. In particular, we emphasize service to at-risk populations, such as orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). The importance of comprehensive, holistic care is strongly reflected in our program design. We not only provide education and assistance in health care, but also train community leaders and individuals to develop expertise in home-based care and support, such as maternal and child care, nutrition, psychosocial counseling, so that they can help their communities lead healthier lives.
Clean Water & Sanitation
CESDI’s Clean Water and Sanitation programs aim to make measurable and sustainable improvements in water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and the overall environment in the communities we serve.
The components of CESDI’s Clean Water and Sanitation programs are to:
1. Increase access to potable water and sanitation facilities;
2. Promote positive behavior towards water and sanitation facility utilization & hygiene practices (Behavior Change Communication);
3. Strengthen capacities of relevant national, county, district, and community stakeholders to perform their role in community water and sanitation services delivery management;
4. Improve clean water and sanitation standards, guidelines, procedures, and approaches achieved through regular & productive coordination and collaboration with relevant government, NGOs, and donor stakeholders;
5. Increase access to seed funds to support community generated activities that will complement infrastructural development;
6. Enhance strategic alliances and partnerships between public and private entities for development.
Research & Analysis
Our Organization, at its core, is a specialized research firm with a strong geographic focus. From standard project evaluations, to baseline, midterm, and end-term assessments, our field monitors and analysts are prepared to deliver comprehensive data sets and rigorous analyses in accordance with your needs. CESDI monitors are regularly trained and are well-versed in collecting all manners of data, whether qualitative or quantitative. From focus group discussions to key informant interviews, our analysts are prepared to examine and synthesize the data you need into clear, concise reports to keep you informed.
Third Party Monitoring
Whether you require complex monitoring of your project from start to finish, or simple verification exercises at different intervals, CESDI is here to help. Our field monitors can be briefed and deployed on short notice to all areas of Nigeria, and are happy to work with donors and implementing partners to provide data snapshots that help you verify your project’s progress and continue moving forward.
Based on our field experiences we offer further hands-on experience in skilled based entrepreneurship development for women & vulnerable segments of the population.
> Training the least-educated; most socially and economically underprivileged women & youth.
> Transitioning vulnerable individuals (especially women) into productive, well-esteemed members of their communities
> Designing programs in development that build capacity and support services.
OUR STRATEGY
Since 2014, CESDI as a global force, together with its partners are in a worldwide movement dedicated to improving the lives and well-being of the undeserved, less privileged populace.
We draw strength from our universal diversity, resources and experiences. We promote innovative solutions with lasting change through:
Strengthening capacity for self-help
♦ Providing economic opportunity
♦ Assist in delivering relief in emergencies
♦ Addressing discrimination in all its forms
Guided by the aspirations of local communities, we pursue our mission with both excellence and compassion for the people whom we serve deserve nothing less.
