Our Organization Background
GLOBAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (GCDO), is a national, non-profit Organization, founded in January 2023at HAC South Darfur State as a local CBOs and Registered as a NNGO in 2024determined to provide services to those people affected by conflicts and disaster and to advocate for protection of vulnerable population peace and trust building among IDPs/returnees and host communities.
Vision
Provision of humanitarian support to vulnerable through the participatory approach and with dignity
Mission
GCDO as a non-governmental organization dealing with emergency interventions as well as recovery and development through peace building and reconciliation. Building capacity to product self- livelihood is the short way to recover and save life those who are in conflict.
Core Values
GCDO: To upholds humanitarian principles, norms, values, and collaborates with partners to advance strategic directives and guiding principles, including:
– Inclusion of Special Needs Groups: we prioritize children, women, and elderly non-combatants, ensuring their needs are addressed through appropriate modalities.
– Flexible, Diverse Implementation: we employ varied modalities in type, scope, and geography to adapt to changing environments; this includes bilateral/multilateral negotiations, multiple management approaches, cross-cutting issues, and strong community participation.
– Coordination and Collaboration: we work with relevant stakeholders to ensure effective program implementation, sustainability, and continuity.
– Non-discrimination: we treat all people with dignity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, culture, religion, or tribal identity, and we emphasize community-led planning and implementation (participation).
– Transparency and Accountability: we adhere to standard policy, planning, and implementation procedures, maintaining openness and responsibility in all actions.
– Adaptive Flexibility: we respond to volatile post-conflict contexts, including timing and location of vocational training, without pressuring participants to choose between education and skills development
Key positioning
– The organization positions itself as a global leader in social protection for vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on women’s advocacy and economic empowerment.
– It emphasizes humanitarian aid, protection of refugees and IDPs, and sustainable peacebuilding through community capacity development.
– Its approach is people-centered, participatory, inclusive, and adaptable to post-conflict realities.