Welcome to CEVA Community Development Organization
CEVA Community Development Organization is a fully registered community-based organization with Registration No: 8004843969955 under Section 18(3) of the Companies Act 2012. CEVA CDO was formed to empower Youth and Women with knowledge and skills in handling and addressing their day-to-day life challenges. CEVA – Stands for Citizen Education, Voice & Action whereby if Citizens are informed and aware of the policies, rights and responsibilities, they can jointly raise their voices and a lot can be done by the responsible stakeholders or duty bearers in order to address the diverse community challenges.
The idea of forming CEVA was initiated by Mr. Kyakuva Joshua Robert, a professional social work with his friends in 2019 after realizing a number of community challenges which needed to be addressed through community awareness and mindset change, togetherness and team work, partnership and coalition. He thus came up with the idea of forming CEVA, to create a fora and platform where community members shall be sensitized and empowered to advocate for their rights and address the would-be challenges affecting them.
Our Mission
Ensuring better standards of living among people.
Our Vision
To have Improved social services, social accountability and economically empowered communities and citizens.
Our Aims and Objectives:
i. To empower communities to have a common voice in addressing their challenges and advocate for the voiceless.
ii. To protect and promote children and human rights.
iii. To coordinate dialogue between communities and duty bearers.
iv. To cooperate with other sister organizations with similar objectives for the betterment of our individuals, families and communities.
v. To promote and support government economic programs.
vi. To promote household income through income generating projects like farming, savings, loans and financial management skills.
vii. To protecting and conserving the environment.
viii. To advocate for better health, safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
What We Do
THE FOUNDER / CEO
Mr. Kyakuva Joshua Robert
Mr. Kyakuva Joshua Robert is a professional social worker, public administrator, a teacher and an enterpreneur. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and Management, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management, a Degree in Social Work and Social Administration, Certificates in Information Technology, Teaching, Entrepreneurship, Guidance and Counselling.
In 2019/2020, Mr. Joshua, while working as a Volunteer with World Vision in Mayuge district came across a number of community challenges most of which were resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic like early school drop-outs, early marriages and teenage pregnancies, HIV/AIDS high prevalance rates, poor sanitation and hygiene, child labour, gender based violence and abuse of human rights, among others.
In order to address the above challenges, Mr. Kyakuva Joshua came up with an idea of forming an organization where people can jointly come together and speak with one voice to solve the would-be challenges impacting their daily lives.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
