Two decades of walking with rural Simbu communities.

CDA is a locally grown, non-political NGO turning tribal conflict into peace agreements, garden plots into coffee income, and marginalised wards into organised, self-reliant communities.

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Districts: 6
Years active: 20+
Partners: 14
Simbu pop. 2024: 458,406

CDA staff and board members gathered in the Simbu highlands

Current priority

Simbu Education Resource Centre

Seeking co-funding partners

20+

years of grassroots work in Simbu (since 2005)

districts served across Simbu Province

16+

donor & partner organisations engaged since 2005

K14.4M+

in funded programs delivered since 2005

Vision

A peaceful, organised and self-reliant community focused on improved, sustainable livelihoods.

Mission

Promote community socio‑economic participation and grow sustainable livelihoods that improve family quality of life.

Goal

Strengthen networks, build capacity and open opportunity for young women and men as agents of change.

Approach

Enter communities, empower and train them, and guide the formation of self-sustaining community organisations.

Main objectives

Network with health-sector stakeholders to deliver training and raise awareness on health issues.
Improve the sustainability of natural resource use across CDA's operating districts.
Increase families' income-generating opportunities and improve their livelihoods.
Create real opportunities for families to improve their overall quality of life.

What we do