ABOUT CEDO

Christian Education and Development Organization (CEDO) was registered 24/06/2010, under Non-Governmental Organizations Act, 2002, with registration No ooNGO/oooo3928, and Operate in Tanzania Mainland; According with its governing Constitution.

Vision Statement

To see that we have the capacity to provide quality sustainable services to the community without discrimination to reduce, ignorance, poverty and hunger to improve social well-being.

Mission Statement

CEDO that provides sustainable social services of education, economic, and healthy to reduce poverty and hunger for enhancing the quality of life and social well-being of Tanzanians.

Goal

To improve the living standard and enhance capacity to vulnerable groups such as women, girls, orphans, widows and disables by providing social services and economic environment to access basic human rights for sustainable community development.

Objectives                       

In order for CEDO vision, mission and goal to be realized, the following objectives will be pursued:

1. Strengthening the capacity of households by empowering men, women, girls and boys to take advantage of social economic opportunities.
2. To help eliminate all forms of violence in formal and informal educational systems to enable children and young people, including children with disabilities, to achieve their goals.
3. Helping children develop life skills and be safe in school to Reduce dropout due to pregnancy in primary schools and secondary schools respectively, and Maintain gender parity in schools’ completion.
4. Develop safe and accessible places for women and children in the community, to address acts of violence against women and children.
5. Assisting orphans, as well as children living and working on the streets (child labor)

 CEDO ETHICS CODE

 CEDO promises to keep faith to implement the following values

RIGHT:- We strive to ensure that our services are non-discriminatory and comply with the principles of equality and that is the direction of our activities.

RESPECT:- Promote and develop the culture of Tanzania where all those we contacted them to get our services we will be courteous and respectful to them at all.

INTEGRITY:- CEDO advocacy for all its breadth, and in all our activities, and that we will not tolerate in any sense that any form of corruption within and outside the organization.

QUALITY:- We will continue our reputation based on performance and a culture of excellence dedicated, and expertise, we will strive to achieve and demonstrate the highest standards of reliability, versatility and performance of a high standard.

STUDY:- We will build an environment that they value learning and sharing experiences with other

CEDO GOVERNANCE :- The CEDO is governed by the members, the Board of Directors and Secretariat.

Members:-Members are the highest authority in the CEDO and choose the members of the Board of Directors, as well as approving the long term plans of the organization. The member work mainly at the AGM

Board of Directors: - The Board has five to seven members, who provide regular guidance to the work of the CEDO. They approve regulation changes, financial reports and plans of the organization before presenting them at the AGM.

Secretariat: - The implementation of the core functions of the CEDO is vested in its Secretariat led by the Executive Director who reports to the Board of Directors in governance matters. Additionally the Executive Director maintains a relationship with the Development. 

TARGET GROUPS (Target population)

CEDO Beneficiaries are youths, orphans vulnerable children,Women and children, people with Disabilities, Prisoners and their family, Elders, Students, and people living with HIV.

 CEDO SOURCES OF FUNDS

1. Membership Annual fees
2. Member’s donations/contribution
3. Grants
4. Income generating projects

Membership
Christian Education and Development Organization (CEDO) is a member of Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC), Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania (PANITA), Tanzania Child Rights Forum (TCRF), Umoja wa Asasi Zisizo za Kiserikali Nzega (UWAZIKI), Jukwaa la Katiba Tanzania (JUKATA), Tanzania Council for Social Development (TACOSODE),