Community Development Centre (CDC) Uganda

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Community Development Centre (CDC) is a community concerned not for profit and non-governmental organization working to address grassroot needs of indigenous communities and to establish platforms for community development. The organization works with stakeholders at regional and international levels to aware them on community development needs and situations of the disadvantaged rural and urban, women, children, youth, and Men. CDC evolved in January 2014 in Yei River County, Central Equatorial State in South Sudan and was established in 2016 as National Non-Governmental Organization, (NNGO) registered at the ministry of humanitarian affairs, Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC).

The organization was founded in 2014 by youths who are concerned about the deteriorating cultural practices that maintained unique traditional heritage and the poor economic, social, environmental, health and high rates of unemployment that resulted from illiteracy and marginalization of communities. CDC is growing into an International network with presence in South Sudan, Uganda and Expanding to the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking the big steps in ´Building Strong and Resilient Communities´ in Africa.

Mission
To work for the welfare of communities, poverty mitigation and development of marginalized segments through empowerment initiatives, capacity building, educational programs and promotion of social, environmental, cultural, healthful values and prudent utilization of life support resources.

Activities:
We do serious field activities in the refugee camps
CDC says menstruation remains a major inhibiting factor for South Sudanese refugee girls and women from accessing schools and social services. The refugee girls missed to go to school because of their periods and women have stress in managing their menstrual periods and we came to conclusion that menstruation is a taboo in the camp and if nothing is done to address this issue, many girls will continue to drop out from school and women continue to build self-fear. Our organization with funds from an American charity organization organizes the distribution of free sanitary kits also known as "dignity kits", which comprise sanitary pads, a bucket and bar soaps.

Sebit Martin John is the Executive Director at Community Development Centre (CDC) Uganda, South Sudan.

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