Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development (CIKOD)

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Organization name

Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development (CIKOD)

Organization link

https://cikodgh.com/

Organization type

NGO

Country

Ghana

Current focus/area

Community empowerment

Sustainable development

Indigenous knowledge and traditions

Description/notes

CIKOD's main purpose is to develop methodologies to strengthen traditional authorities and civil society organisations to facilitate sustainable grassroots organisational development that gives voice to the poor and vulnerable rural families. They view community participation as a pre-condition for any meaningful community development programmes. As a result, they have developed various tools with the intention to maximise the participation of the poor in their development programmes.

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Compendium source

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