In recent times, the resultant effect of long-term neglect  has become more evident, the great toll of which is better  imagined. Despite growing stakeholders interventions,  there is still a wide gap towards rural women and youth  empowerment as a lot still wallow in poverty, ignorance,  lack of basic functional education, incessant conflicts,  insufficient reproductive health information and no  sustainable means of livelihood.

CEDSI works to improve the quality of life of its target through various programs. We want to be uniquely positioned to advocate for change, connect communities to knowledge and resources and most of all co-ordinate broader donor efforts at the community level.

This is to help alleviate poverty along low- income disadvantaged individuals through creating an enabling environment for a sustainable development by reduction of violence in the communities where it operates.
 - Increase awareness of peace building
 - Use of peace communication in facilitating Peace
 - Decrease in number of violent conflict
 - Increase in intra communal reconciliation

CEDSI provides a range of technical services nationwide in the course of all pir activities geared towards the attainment of organizational goals and services. Some of these services include:

• Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
• Strategic Development Program Design
• Mass media Campaigns and outreaches
• Curriculum/ materials development
• Trainings and capacity building
• Research and documentation
• Project assessment, monitoring and evaluation
• Interpersonal communication and counseling
• The development institute and linkages
• Resource centre operation
• Publications

We run programs in 6 states :

• Bayelsa State
• Cross River State
• Akwa Ibom State
• Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja
• Rivers State
• Lagos State

The members of CEDSI staff can be found in varying environments all related to the overall achievement and attainment of our overall organizational goals and objectives. We are in places ranging from Woking in the field at rural locations in our target communities to attending conferences and forums in our non-ending quest to provide our staff with up to date and cutting edge education and tools to aid them in all aspects of their organizational duties.