CHILD WELFARE
Child welfare is a continuum of services designed to ensure that children are safe and that families. have the necessary support to care for their children successfully. CIPDI supports and coordinates services to improve the welfare of a child and prevent child abuse and neglect. We are on the ground during, and after emergencies, working […]
DEMOCRACY IN CONTEXT
DEMOCRACY IN CONTEXT Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative CIPDI, recognizes that support for democracy, human rights and governance is vital to the pursuit of freedom and national security. Our strategy highlights the centrality of participation, and accountability to the achievement of human rights, and democratic governance. All these factors must be present in […]
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE AND PRAGMATIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (CIPDI) recognizes the critical role of women’s economic empowerment in achieving prosperity and peace, “Societies that empower women to participate fully in civic and economic life are more prosperous and peaceful.” Women make up half the human population — and can act as key drivers of global growth […]
ENDING GENDER INEQUALITY
Our goal here is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Around the world nearly 98 million girls are not in school. Globally, 1 in 3 women will experience gender-based violence in her lifetime. In the developing world, 1 in 7 girls is married before her 15th birthday, with some child brides as […]
MICRO-ENTERPRISE
Ensuring economic growth is broad based and reduces poverty has become a fundamental development challenge. In many countries, poor people cannot fully participate in, or enjoy the benefits of, economic growth. The poor , particularly poor women, in the developing world often lack access to safe places to keep their savings. They cannot obtain credit […]
CIPDI’S POSITION ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Good governance, Democracy and Human Rights at all levels are fundamental to economic growth, political stability, human capital development, peace and security. A country cannot be truly democratic, until its citizens have the opportunity to choose their representatives, through free and fair elections. Critical development efforts cannot succeed, without a legitimate and democratically elected government, that […]
ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Globally, 1 in 3 women will experience gender-based violence in her lifetime. In the developing world, 1 in 7 girls is married before her 15th birthday. And between 1998 and 2008 alone, sexual violence against men was noted in reports on 25 conflict-affected countries. Gender-based violence threatens lives, halts progress, and undermines societies. It is […]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ADDRESS
CIPDI, celebrates women all over the world today March 8, 2020(International Day of Women) a day set aside to honor women all over the world. Women are integral part of our communities, societies, and nations and we must do more in according them the honor and respect they deserve. We acknowledge the vital roles women […]
WAR AGAINST POVERTY
Poverty is a state of lacking the means and support to afford the basic necessities of life, food, shelter and clothing. One in ten people in developing regions are still living with their families on less than the international poverty line of US$1.90 a day, and there are millions more who make little more than […]
OPEN LETTER TO THE 9TH SENATE
November 28th, 2019 All Protocols observed Dear Honorable Senators, BEFORE YOU PASS THE PROPOSED HATE SPEECH BILL We are writing regarding the recent proposed Hate Speech Bill. The Senate seems to have abandoned issues that affect the economic, social, and political well being of our beloved nation, to pursue after matters of less importance. You […]
