SUSTAINED IMPACT THROUGH INNOVATION
The Future of Development in Africa
Services
Our expertise lies in the following:
Research and Evaluation
Design and execution of comprehensive research and evaluation exercises for programs and interventions. CDI's team has an extensive track record of leading high-profile evaluation exercises for reputable international partners, across varied domain areas.
Strategy and Program Design
Extensive expertise in designing and implementing interventions in the health, education, and economic empowerment domain areas. Interventions are designed in a participatory manner, backed by quality data.
Community Mobilization
Proficiency in grassroots mobilization and community-level facilitation. Over the years, team members have built a robust network of stakeholders and partners across Ghana and the Africa region, effectively leveraging these connections to achieve impactful results.
Meaningful Youth Engagement
World-class expertise in the application and evaluation of meaningful youth engagement initiatives. This includes a deep understanding of meaningful youth engagement principles and the ability to support organizations in creatively and effectively integrating these practices into every aspect of their operations.
Participatory Grant Making
Providing technical guidance and community mobilization support in modern participatory grant-making approaches, we ensure that donors and grant managers place community voices and interests at the core of grant decisions.
Advocacy
Extensive experience in advocacy and policy change dynamics. Over the years, the team has successfully managed high-profile, multinational advocacy programs, delivering outstanding results. CDI has developed a distinctive and effective working model poised to transform advocacy efforts in Ghana and across the region.
Domain Areas
CDI works predominantly in the following domain areas
Health
Education
Economic Empowerment
Climate Justice
Agriculture
Our Unique Value Offering
Why We Are Special
Unique Integration of Models
We are the first organization in the region to implement an integrated approach that combines theory-based intervention mapping with adaptable participatory methodologies.
Recognizing the enduring validity and reliability of behavior change theories as the cornerstone of intervention design, CDI seamlessly integrates these frameworks with community-driven participatory models. This ensures that our interventions are not only well-founded but also widely accepted and fully aligned with the needs of the beneficiaries.
Team Expertise
We bring together some of the region’s brightest minds in development management, community and youth participatory approaches, research and evaluation, policymaking, advocacy, communications, and human-centered design. Our collective expertise spans three core domains: health, education, and economic inclusion.
Volunteerism
We implement a distinctive volunteerism structure designed to enhance organizational sustainability, build capacity, and foster community ownership.
Volunteerism lies at the heart of our interventions, driving significant collaboration with community stakeholders, young people, and policymakers to amplify lasting change.
Our volunteer model not only creates opportunities for stakeholders to strengthen their capacity but also enables meaningful collaboration across all areas of implementation.
Data Driven
Our work is deeply driven by data, with insights drawn from both primary and secondary sources and triangulated across multiple levels to ensure accurate interpretation and effective application.​
As a result, we make decisions regarding intervention design and implementation strictly based on high-quality, evidence-based data.
Our Programs
Making a Difference
Enhancing Educational Opportunities in Awutu Senya
Community SDGs
Young Professional Program
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About Us
A Distinct Identity
Community Desk is a community-driven organization that improves the quality of life of vulnerable and marginalized groups by strategically applying contextualized, progressive, and impactful evidence-based participatory approaches.
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