Community Development and Advocacy Centre
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: Post Office Box 390, Bolgatanga
- Office Location: 2nd Floor, Red Cross Block, Ministries Area, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region
- Region *: Upper East
- Country *: Ghana
- City *: Bolgatanga
- Telephone *: +233 203061655 / 242067536
- Fax : N/A
- Email *: codac443@gmail.com
- Website *: Issakucodac48@gmail.com
Activities
- Vision *: It is the vision of CODAC that one day all people in communities where we work have their fundamental rights protected, including access to resources, productive employment and active participation in decision-making at all levels.
- Mission *: The mission of CODAC is to empower vulnerable people, especially women, children, the very poor, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to demand and claim their rights
- Thematic Areas *: Human Rights / Droits de l’Homme,Women Empowerment / Emancipation des Femmes,Orphan Care Provision / Soins des Orphelins
- Target Group: National / Nationale,Community / Communauté
- Key Objectives *: To promote citizen-government engagement through access to information and capacity building, to strengthen community advocacy and self- help initiatives, to empower vulnerable groups, especially women, children and PWDs through income generating and social mobilisation interventions, to promote and implement child rights, human rights and good governance programmes, and to support communities to secure access to reproductive health services
- Core Competencies *: Advocacy / Plaidoyer
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: Knowledge, Attitude, Bahaviour and Practice (KABP) Survey reported enhanced knowledge among women, their networks and other stakeholders on the importance of affirmative action for women to increase women participation in politics. Project contributed to increasing women’s representation and participation in the traditional councils in Upper East Region (UER); Increased involvement and participation of citizens in the Municipal Assembly’s activities. Improved trust in the Assembly’s work. Improved transparency and accountability of Assembly to citizens. Contributed to timely completion of capital projects – CHPS Compound and Police Post at Garu-Tempane District and CHPS Compound and 3 unit classrooms block at Bawku West District. More involvement of citizens in capital projects in Garu-Tempane and Bawku West Districts Assemblies
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 7
- List Expertise of Board Members *: Project management, community mobilization, traditional governance, and child and women rights advocacy
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: Musah Seidu Bugri
- Name of Contact Person *: Musah Seidu Bugri
- Position of Contact Person *: Executive Director
- Number of Staff *: 6
- Number of Males *: 4
- Number of Females *: 2