About ODESC
Organization’s Mandate
The Organization for Development of Economic, Social and Capacity (ODESC) is committed to empowering women by addressing economic, social, and capacity-building needs through advocacy, education, and community development. We work to ensure that women’s rights are upheld, their voices are amplified, and they are equipped to lead in all areas of society. Our mandate is to foster an inclusive environment where women can achieve equality, self-reliance, and sustainable development."
Following organizational mandate provides essential guideline to organization’s community development interventions.
- Carryout programmatic interventions that lead to community mobilization, empowerment, participation and local resource mobilization at the grassroots level.
- Assist communities in efforts leading to self-help and ultimately self-reliance.
- In participation with various stakeholders, support efforts aimed at promoting sustainable livelihoods, food security, micro-enterprise development and income generating activities for the uplifting of the socio-economic status of communities that result on poverty free community.
- Provide support for infrastructure development projects/programs based on the communities assessed needs.
- Carryout interventions that help preservation of environment, promote sustainable development practices, gender awareness, poverty alleviation and human rights aspects.
- Assist disaster mitigation activities/projects/programs in affected target areas.
- Programs efforts that nurture peace-building and post-conflict rehabilitation in accordance with the accepted norms of social justices, democratic culture and pluralistic values.
- Promote measures that promote institutional and organizational development and the sustainability of the organization as an on-going process.
