The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 and subsequently registered in Lagos – Nigeria in 1999 as an independent, non-for-profit, research, training, advocacy and capacity building organization
- Visions
The Centre for Democracy & Development (CDD) envisions a West Africa that is democratically governed, economically integrated – promoting human security and people-centered development.
- Core Values
- Inclusion
- Pluralism
- Diversity
- Integrity & Transparency
- Accountability
- Our Mission
This Our Mission is to be the prime catalyst and facilitator for strategic analysis and capacity building for sustainable democracy and development in West Africa. CDD aims to generate dialogue on alternative pathways that are universally relevant yet sensitive to local contexts
- Our Goal
This Our goal is to serve as the ultimate catalyst in the transformation of the West African sub-continent into an integrated, economically vibrant and democratically governed community that assures holistic security to the population and is capable of permanent peaceful conflict management.
We provide a wide range of services which includes Fact Checking and Democratic Research
Centre For Democracy & Development
About Us
The Centre The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 and subsequently registered in Lagos – Nigeria in 1999 as an independent, not-for-profit, research, training, advocacy and capacity building organization The Centre was established to mobilize global opinion and resources for democratic development and provide an independent space to reflect critically on the challenges posed to the democratization and development processes in West Africa, and also to provide alternatives and best practices to the sustenance of democracy and development in the region. CDD envisions a West Africa that is democratically governed, economically integrated – promoting human security and people-centered development. The mission of the center is to be the prime catalyst and facilitator for strategic analysis and capacity building for sustainable democracy and development in the West African sub-region.
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