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{{Short description|South Sudanese Non Profit Oganisation}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Community Development Centre
| native_name = CDC Africa
| acronym = CDC
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| caption = 
| founder = [[Barnabas Samuel]], [[Sebit Martin]]
| leader_title = Executive Director
| leader_name = [[Sebit Martin]]
| key_people = [[Barnabas Samuel]] (Co-founder), [[Sebit Martin]] (Co-founder & Executive Director)
| status = National Non-governmental Organization (NNGO) / Refugee-Led Organization (RLO)
| founded = 2014
| headquarters = [[Juba]], [[South Sudan]]
| region_served = [[South Sudan]], [[Uganda]]
| area_served = East Africa
| focus = [[Community development]], peacebuilding, anti-disinformation, digital rights, refugee protection, health & sanitation, natural resource management
| website = {{URL|https://www.cdc.ngo}}
}}
'''Community Development Centre''' (commonly known as '''CDC''' or '''CDC Africa''') is a South Sudanese national non-governmental organization (NNGO) operating in [[South Sudan]] and a refugee-led organization (RLO) in [[Uganda]].<ref name="RadioTamazuj-Verification">{{cite news |title=South Sudanese NGO Launches Information Verification Systems in Ugandan Camps |url=https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/south-soundanese-ngo-launches-information-verification-system-in-ugandan-camps |work=Radio Tamazuj |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="ReFRAME-CDC">{{cite web |title=Community Development Centre (CDC) Profile |url=https://reframe.network/rlo/community-development-centre-cdc |publisher=ReFRAME Network |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref> Co-founded in 2014 by Barnabas Samuel and Sebit Martin, the organization focuses on [[community development]], peacebuilding, countering hate speech and disinformation, digital literacy, menstrual health management, emergency response, and natural resource management in conflict-affected regions and displacement settings across East Africa.<ref name="CDC-Team">{{cite web |title=Meet Our Team |url=https://cdc.ngo/our-team/ |publisher=Community Development Centre |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="DevelopmentAid-CDC">{{cite web |title=Community Development Center South Sudan Profile |url=https://www.developmentaid.org/organizations/view/606893/community-development-center-south-sudan |publisher=DevelopmentAid |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
== History and Operations ==
CDC was co-founded in 2014 by South Sudanese peacebuilding practitioners Barnabas Samuel and Sebit Martin to address challenges surrounding peace, security, human rights, and social cohesion among populations affected by the [[South Sudanese Civil War]].<ref name="CDC-Team" /> Operating across cross-border regions, the organization works directly with refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), youth, human rights defenders, and host communities.<ref name="Gurtong-Yei">{{cite news |title=Workshop to Promote Peace & Reconciliation Held In Yei |url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/21461/Workshop-To-Promte-Peace-Reconciliation-Held-In-Yei.aspx |work=Gurtong Trust |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
In July 2017, CDC was designated "NGO of the Month" by the Network of African Youth for Development (NAYD).<ref name="NAYD-Monthly">{{cite web |title=CDC NGO of the Month July 2017 |url=http://nayd.org/july-2017-ngo-of-the-month/ |publisher=Network of African Youth for Development (NAYD) |date=July 2017|access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref> CDC is recognized across international civil society registries, including DevelopmentAid, the ReFRAME Network for Refugee-Led Organizations, and the Response Innovation Lab (U-RIL).<ref name="ResponseInnovationLab-CDC">{{cite web |title=Community Development Centre (CDC) - Soot Seme Audio Programme |url=https://www.responseinnovationlab.com/innovations-marketplace/community-development-centre |publisher=Response Innovation Lab |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
== Key Initiatives and Projects ==
=== Peacebuilding, Rumor Verification, and Anti-Disinformation ===
CDC is recognized for pioneering peace technology, ground-sourcing, and information verification systems to counter viral rumors, dangerous speech, and online hate speech that spark inter-communal violence in South Sudan and refugee settlements in Uganda.<ref name="Audioboom-HateSpeech">{{cite news |title=CDC to host dialogue on combating hate speech among refugees in Uganda |url=https://audioboom.com/posts/6015165-cdc-to-host-dialogue-on-combating-hate-speech-among-refugees-in-uganda |work=Audioboom |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="CRN-EndHate">{{cite news |title=South Sudanese in Uganda call for end to hate speech |url=http://catholicradionetwork.org/?q=node%2F24293 |work=Catholic Radio Network |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
* '''Hagiga Wahid ("One Truth"):''' Developed in partnership with the Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention, *Hagiga Wahid* (Arabic for "One Truth") is a flagship interactive mobile and SMS platform deployed in locations such as Yei River County and the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement.<ref name="CRN-HagigaWahid">{{cite news |title=Sentinel launches Hagiga Wahid mobile phone interactive project in Yei River |url=https://catholicradionetwork.org/2021/05/13/sentinel-launches-hagiga-wahid-mobile-phone-interactive-project-in-yei-river/ |work=Catholic Radio Network |date=2021年05月13日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="ReliefWeb-RhinoSurvey">{{cite report |title=Reports from Rhino Camp: Baseline survey results on refugees and rumours |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/reports-rhino-camp-baseline-survey-results-refugees-and-rumours |publisher=ReliefWeb |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref> The platform utilizes a toll-free SMS service for ground-sourcing, reporting, verifying, and debunking dangerous rumors.
* '''Pamana Project:''' A community empowerment initiative focused on social cohesion, civil engagement, and peaceful coexistence between displaced populations and host communities.
* '''Soot Seme ("Voice of Compassion"):''' Implemented in the Omugo 4 refugee settlement in Uganda, this audio initiative trains refugees, host community members, and service providers to produce localized audio content and radio shows in native languages.<ref name="ResponseInnovationLab-CDC" /> Distributed via SD cards, speaker boxes, and MP3 players, the initiative combats COVID-19 misinformation and provides psychosocial and mental health guidance.<ref name="NetHope-Covid">{{cite web |title=Digital Tech to Help Fight COVID-19 Misinformation |url=https://nethope.org/webinars/digital-tech-to-help-fight-covid-19-misinformation/ |publisher=NetHope |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref> CDC was awarded the **COVID-19 Innovation Prize** by Response Innovation Lab Uganda and Save the Children for this program.<ref name="RIL-CovidPrize">{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Innovation Prize Uganda Winners |url=https://www.responseinnovationlab.com/covid19innovationprizeuganda |publisher=Response Innovation Lab |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
* '''COVID-19 Awareness and Fact-Checking:''' During the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC conducted public health campaigns to counter medical misinformation and myth-bust dangerous rumors in refugee settlements and conflict zones.<ref name="RightsForPeace-Covid">{{cite web |title=Campaigning for truth: Raising awareness of Covid-19 in South Sudan |url=https://www.rightsforpeace.org/post/campaigning-for-truth-raising-awareness-of-covid-19-in-south-sudan |publisher=Rights for Peace |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="NewHumanitarian-Covid">{{cite news |author=|title=Coronavirus response in refugee camps and humanitarian aid |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2020/04/29/coronavirus-response-refugee-camps-humanitarian-aid |work=The New Humanitarian |date=2020年04月29日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
* '''Inter-Community Dialogues & Peace Training:''' CDC organizes workshops and community dialogues targeting peace, reconciliation, and media literacy in locations such as Yei (South Sudan) as well as Bidi Bidi and Rhino Camp refugee settlements in Uganda.<ref name="RadioTamazuj-PeaceProject">{{cite news |title=Peace project launched in Yei River County |url=https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/peace-project-launched-in-yei-river-county |work=Radio Tamazuj |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="AmplifyingVoices-Yei">{{cite web |title=Launching Peacebuilding Media in Yei |url=https://amplifyingvoices.uk/launching-peacebuilding-media-in-yei |publisher=Amplifying Voices |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
=== Civic Engagement and Peace Agreement Dissemination ===
CDC actively engages displaced populations in civic processes and peace accord monitoring:
* '''R-ARCSS Dissemination:''' CDC leads grassroots campaigns in Ugandan settlements to explain the [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development|IGAD]] High-Level Revitalization Forum (HLRF) and the [[Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan|R-ARCSS]], while addressing refugee concerns regarding non-signatory groups and peace implementation.<ref name="Gurtong-Dissemination">{{cite news |title=CDC Disseminates Peace Agreement To South Sudanese Refugees In Uganda |url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/21715/CDC-Disseminates-Peace-Agreement-To-South-Sudanese-Refugees-In-Uganda.aspx |work=Gurtong Trust |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="Audioboom-NonSignatories">{{cite news |title=Refugees concerned that non-signatories pose threat to peace implementation |url=https://audioboom.com/posts/7118855-refugees-concerned-that-non-signatories-pose-threat-to-peace-implementation |work=Audioboom |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="ChristianTimes-IGAD">{{cite news |title=South Sudanese refugees in Uganda pin hope on IGAD Revitalization Peace Process to return home |url=https://thechristiantimes.net/index.php/regional/20-east-africa/2346-s-sudanese-refugees-in-uganda-pin-hope-on-igad-revitalization-peace-process-to-return-home |work=The Christian Times |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
* '''Community Dialogue Forums:''' Facilitating structured dialogues between refugees and host communities to foster peaceful coexistence and address shared resources.<ref name="ChristianTimes-Harmonious">{{cite news |title=Refugees and host community agree to harmonious coexistence |url=https://www.thechristiantimes.net/index.php/opinion/59-justice-peace-reconciliation/2321-refugees-and-host-community-agree-to-harmonious-coexistence |work=The Christian Times |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
* '''Peace4All Music Video:''' In April 2017, CDC launched the `#Peace4All` peace music video in Juba to leverage culture and youth advocacy for non-violence.<ref name="PaanLuel-Music">{{cite news |title=The Launching of the new peace4all music video in Juba |url=https://paanluelwel.com/2017/04/07/the-launching-of-the-new-peace4all-music-video-in-juba-sunday-9-april-2017/ |work=PaanLuel Wël Media |date=2017年04月07日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
=== Health, Sanitation, and Menstrual Hygiene ===
CDC addresses gender-specific vulnerabilities in refugee settlements through its Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) programs. The NGO distributes sanitary pads and advocates for reproductive hygiene to ensure refugee girls and women can attend school and participate in community life without disruption.<ref name="RadioTamazuj-MHM">{{cite news |title=Menstruation prevents refugee girls and women from living normal lives - local NGO |url=https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/menstruation-prevents-refugee-girls-and-women-from-living-normal-lives-local-ngo |work=Radio Tamazuj |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref><ref name="ChristianTimes-Pads">{{cite news |title=Female refugees get sanitary pads to address menstrual hygiene |url=https://www.thechristiantimes.net/index.php/opinion/60-health-hiv-aids/2349-female-refugees-get-sanitary-pads-to-address-menstrual-hygiene |work=The Christian Times |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
=== Digital Addressing, Innovation, and Environmental Management ===
* '''Refugee Settlement Addressing with what3words:''' CDC collaborated with tech platform [[what3words]] to implement 3-meter spatial addressing across refugee settlements in Uganda, facilitating emergency response, aid delivery, and spatial navigation.<ref name="What3Words-Uganda">{{cite web |title=How what3words is being used to address Refugee Settlements in Uganda |url=https://what3words.com/news/general/how-what3words-is-being-used-to-address-refugee-settlements-in-uganda/ |publisher=what3words |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
* '''Sustainable Natural Resource Management:''' CDC has expanded into environmental peacebuilding, launching a UGX 12.9 billion sustainable natural resource management and climate-resilient development project in refugee-hosting districts in Uganda to mitigate environmental degradation and reduce resource-based conflicts between refugees and host communities.<ref name="KaramojaNews-NRM">{{cite news |title=Community Development Centre launches Sh12.9B Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project for Refugee-Hosting Areas |url=https://www.karamojanewsug.com/2022/09/15/community-development-centre-launches-sh12-9b-sustainable-natural-resource-management-project-for-refugee-hosting-areas/ |work=Karamoja News |date=2022年09月15日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
== Partnerships ==
CDC works in partnership with local, national, and international peacebuilding and humanitarian organizations, including NetHope, Amplifying Voices, Rights for Peace, the Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention, Save the Children, and Response Innovation Lab Uganda.
== See also ==
* [[Community development]]
* [[Humanitarian response to the South Sudanese civil war]]
* [[Refugees of South Sudan]]
* [[Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement]]
* [[Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement]]
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.cdc.ngo}}
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="RadioTamazuj-Verification">{{cite news |title=South Sudanese NGO Launches Information Verification Systems in Ugandan Camps |url=https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/south-soundanese-ngo-launches-information-verification-system-in-ugandan-camps |work=Radio Tamazuj |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="ReFRAME-CDC">{{cite web |title=Community Development Centre (CDC) Profile |url=https://reframe.network/rlo/community-development-centre-cdc |publisher=ReFRAME Network |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="CDC-Team">{{cite web |title=Meet Our Team |url=https://cdc.ngo/our-team/ |publisher=Community Development Centre |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="DevelopmentAid-CDC">{{cite web |title=Community Development Center South Sudan Profile |url=https://www.developmentaid.org/organizations/view/606893/community-development-center-south-sudan |publisher=DevelopmentAid |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="Gurtong-Yei">{{cite news |title=Workshop to Promote Peace & Reconciliation Held In Yei |url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/21461/Workshop-To-Promte-Peace-Reconciliation-Held-In-Yei.aspx |work=Gurtong Trust |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="NAYD-Monthly">{{cite web |title=CDC NGO of the Month July 2017 |url=http://nayd.org/july-2017-ngo-of-the-month/ |publisher=Network of African Youth for Development (NAYD) |date=July 2017|access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="ResponseInnovationLab-CDC">{{cite web |title=Community Development Centre (CDC) - Soot Seme Audio Programme |url=https://www.responseinnovationlab.com/innovations-marketplace/community-development-centre |publisher=Response Innovation Lab |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="Audioboom-HateSpeech">{{cite news |title=CDC to host dialogue on combating hate speech among refugees in Uganda |url=https://audioboom.com/posts/6015165-cdc-to-host-dialogue-on-combating-hate-speech-among-refugees-in-uganda |work=Audioboom |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="CRN-EndHate">{{cite news |title=South Sudanese in Uganda call for end to hate speech |url=http://catholicradionetwork.org/?q=node%2F24293 |work=Catholic Radio Network |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="CRN-HagigaWahid">{{cite news |title=Sentinel launches Hagiga Wahid mobile phone interactive project in Yei River |url=https://catholicradionetwork.org/2021/05/13/sentinel-launches-hagiga-wahid-mobile-phone-interactive-project-in-yei-river/ |work=Catholic Radio Network |date=2021年05月13日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="ReliefWeb-RhinoSurvey">{{cite report |title=Reports from Rhino Camp: Baseline survey results on refugees and rumours |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/reports-rhino-camp-baseline-survey-results-refugees-and-rumours |publisher=ReliefWeb |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="NetHope-Covid">{{cite web |title=Digital Tech to Help Fight COVID-19 Misinformation |url=https://nethope.org/webinars/digital-tech-to-help-fight-covid-19-misinformation/ |publisher=NetHope |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="RIL-CovidPrize">{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Innovation Prize Uganda Winners |url=https://www.responseinnovationlab.com/covid19innovationprizeuganda |publisher=Response Innovation Lab |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="RightsForPeace-Covid">{{cite web |title=Campaigning for truth: Raising awareness of Covid-19 in South Sudan |url=https://www.rightsforpeace.org/post/campaigning-for-truth-raising-awareness-of-covid-19-in-south-sudan |publisher=Rights for Peace |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="NewHumanitarian-Covid">{{cite news |author=|title=Coronavirus response in refugee camps and humanitarian aid |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2020/04/29/coronavirus-response-refugee-camps-humanitarian-aid |work=The New Humanitarian |date=2020年04月29日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="RadioTamazuj-PeaceProject">{{cite news |title=Peace project launched in Yei River County |url=https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/peace-project-launched-in-yei-river-county |work=Radio Tamazuj |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="AmplifyingVoices-Yei">{{cite web |title=Launching Peacebuilding Media in Yei |url=https://amplifyingvoices.uk/launching-peacebuilding-media-in-yei |publisher=Amplifying Voices |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="Gurtong-Dissemination">{{cite news |title=CDC Disseminates Peace Agreement To South Sudanese Refugees In Uganda |url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/21715/CDC-Disseminates-Peace-Agreement-To-South-Sudanese-Refugees-In-Uganda.aspx |work=Gurtong Trust |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="Audioboom-NonSignatories">{{cite news |title=Refugees concerned that non-signatories pose threat to peace implementation |url=https://audioboom.com/posts/7118855-refugees-concerned-that-non-signatories-pose-threat-to-peace-implementation |work=Audioboom |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="ChristianTimes-IGAD">{{cite news |title=South Sudanese refugees in Uganda pin hope on IGAD Revitalization Peace Process to return home |url=https://thechristiantimes.net/index.php/regional/20-east-africa/2346-s-sudanese-refugees-in-uganda-pin-hope-on-igad-revitalization-peace-process-to-return-home |work=The Christian Times |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="ChristianTimes-Harmonious">{{cite news |title=Refugees and host community agree to harmonious coexistence |url=https://www.thechristiantimes.net/index.php/opinion/59-justice-peace-reconciliation/2321-refugees-and-host-community-agree-to-harmonious-coexistence |work=The Christian Times |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="PaanLuel-Music">{{cite news |title=The Launching of the new peace4all music video in Juba |url=https://paanluelwel.com/2017/04/07/the-launching-of-the-new-peace4all-music-video-in-juba-sunday-9-april-2017/ |work=PaanLuel Wël Media |date=2017年04月07日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="RadioTamazuj-MHM">{{cite news |title=Menstruation prevents refugee girls and women from living normal lives - local NGO |url=https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/menstruation-prevents-refugee-girls-and-women-from-living-normal-lives-local-ngo |work=Radio Tamazuj |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="ChristianTimes-Pads">{{cite news |title=Female refugees get sanitary pads to address menstrual hygiene |url=https://www.thechristiantimes.net/index.php/opinion/60-health-hiv-aids/2349-female-refugees-get-sanitary-pads-to-address-menstrual-hygiene |work=The Christian Times |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="What3Words-Uganda">{{cite web |title=How what3words is being used to address Refugee Settlements in Uganda |url=https://what3words.com/news/general/how-what3words-is-being-used-to-address-refugee-settlements-in-uganda/ |publisher=what3words |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
<ref name="KaramojaNews-NRM">{{cite news |title=Community Development Centre launches Sh12.9B Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project for Refugee-Hosting Areas |url=https://www.karamojanewsug.com/2022/09/15/community-development-centre-launches-sh12-9b-sustainable-natural-resource-management-project-for-refugee-hosting-areas/ |work=Karamoja News |date=2022年09月15日 |access-date=2026年07月22日}}</ref>
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