Our Impact

We believe meaningful impact begins when communities have the opportunity, knowledge, resources and support to shape their own futures. We back locally driven initiatives that strengthen peace, expand opportunity, improve livelihoods, promote inclusion and build resilience.

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Since 2014, Community Development Centre (CDC) has worked with communities across South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Behind every figure below is a community that set its own priorities and led the change. Our impact is also measured in the skills developed, relationships strengthened and local capacity that lasts beyond any single project.

The Change We Work Towards

  • Stronger, More Peaceful Communities

    We support dialogue, community engagement, conflict prevention and social cohesion, helping people address shared challenges, rebuild trust and live together peacefully.

  • Young People with Greater Opportunities

    Through leadership development, skills training, livelihood initiatives and community participation, we equip young people to contribute to their communities and build sustainable futures.

  • Improved Livelihoods and Resilience

    We work with communities to strengthen agricultural practices, savings groups, entrepreneurship and food security, building household resilience.

  • More Inclusive Communities

    We promote the participation of women, young people, displaced people, people with disabilities and other underrepresented groups in community development and decision-making.

  • Stronger Community Voices

    Through communication, storytelling, community feedback and engagement, we create space for local voices and experiences to shape dialogue, learning and action.

  • Stronger Local Capacity and Partnerships

    We collaborate with community structures, civil society organisations and development partners to strengthen local knowledge, encourage collective action and support community-led solutions.

Our Impact in Numbers

These results reflect the combined effort of communities, staff, volunteers and partners.

Our Reach at a Glance

  • 3countries

    South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • 2,754,366+people impacted

    people reached or impacted by CDC’s work since 2014

  • 459,061direct beneficiaries

    people directly reached through CDC programmes

  • 24projects and initiatives

    implemented since 2014

  • 116communities engaged

    across South Sudan and Uganda

  • 800+women and youth trained as peace mediators

    strengthening local capacity for dialogue, conflict prevention and mediation

  • 313community ambassadors

    supporting community-based rumour verification through Hagiga Wahid and promoting dialogue and conflict mitigation

  • 8,782+Hagiga Wahid subscribers

    with access to verified information and a way to respond to harmful rumours

  • 10,000people reached through cross-border programming

    supporting food security, climate resilience and peaceful coexistence among border communities in Uganda and South Sudan

  • 4community-centred media projects across 6 communities

    giving people space to share information, express their experiences and act together:

    • Soot Semee: Omugo (handed over to the community in June 2024)
    • Hope Village: Morobo and Lainya
    • Studio Salaam: Yei and Lainya
    • Voices A to Z: Lobule and Yumbe
  • 400traditional women’s songs documented and archived

    preserving cultural heritage, community knowledge and women’s voices: 100 Kakwa, 100 Dinka, 100 Avokaya and 100 Nuer songs

  • 3,000+out-of-school young people supported

    with vocational skills and access to digital savings groups in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement and surrounding host communities

  • 1,035youth graduates

    from vocational skills training programmes

  • 65Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) groups

    supporting collective savings, financial inclusion and livelihoods

  • 45digitised VSLA groups

    using the Digital Account System, with mobile wallets and access to loans and other financial services

  • UGX 10,991,130in cumulative VSLA savings

    across supported groups

  • 8,067people reached through health awareness

    across seven zones of Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement

  • 10,000+translated health education materials

    distributed

  • 26handwashing stations

    installed

  • 2,033participants in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) workshops
  • 794locally made reusable sanitary pads

    distributed

  • 1,023trees planted

Our Commitment to Accountability

We monitor our work, learn from experience and report our results openly and responsibly. These figures are reported results across CDC’s interventions; reporting periods, programme coverage and measurement methods differ between projects.

How We Measure Impact

We track results, listen to communities and adapt. Our monitoring, evaluation and learning system combines project data, community feedback, independent reviews and action research, so that what we report is what communities experience. Communities take part in monitoring and learning, not only in activities.

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Our Commitment to Lasting Change

For CDC, impact is not just completing activities. It is supporting communities to build the confidence, capacity, relationships and opportunities they need to shape their own futures. We remain committed to working alongside communities across the region to advance peace, inclusion, resilience and locally led development.

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