About CPD Africa

Centre for Peace and Democracy (CPD) is a Somalia- and Somaliland-based humanitarian and development organization established in 2003. CPD leads the way in designing and implementing transformative programs across agriculture, livestock, fisheries, water systems, infrastructure, and economic development. Alongside these initiatives, CPD champions peacebuilding and governance efforts that foster recovery, strengthen institutions, and promote long-term stability.
With over two decades of experience, CPD has become a trusted partner in advancing resilience, empowering communities, and driving sustainable progress across the Horn of Africa.
Building platforms for tolerance, equality and inclusion for the communities we work with, is ingrained in all our Social Development Programs. We are highly sensitive to the particular challenges and needs of the minority and marginalized groups whom we accord special targeting. Our on-ground strategies are built from the context, cultures, knowledge, wisdom, resources, needs, and aspirations of the communities we work with.

Reducing extreme poverty in Somalia and Somaliland is a core pillar that defines our existence. Our poverty eradication programs target the ultra-poor families that are often neglected by the mainstream charities. We deploy comprehensive, time-bound, integrated and sequenced set of interventions that aim to enable the extreme and the ultra-poor families achieve key milestones towards sustainable livelihoods and socio-economic resilience, in order to progress along a pathway out of extreme poverty. 

We are a catalyst who challenge the structural causes of the injustice of poverty, and work with partners locally and globally to create opportunities for people living in poverty to realize their full potential. A core component of our delivery approach is the emphasis on evidence-based inclusive programming, coupled with a strong focus on continuous learning.

We strive to link all our humanitarian, peace building and development interventions with the aim of~ maximizing their impacts with the very least resources. We believe that local actors like CPD are the critical agents necessary for advancing community-based approaches to local development and the general re-structuring of the current humanitarian and development architecture. It is this belief that informed CPD co-founding the Somali NEXUS Consortium– the first and only locally-led consortium in the country bringing together eight local actors from Somalia/Somaliland.

Vision

We envision a poverty-free and sustainably-developed Africa.

Mission

To facilitate evidence-based and participatory approaches to development for sustainable welfare of African communities.

Core Values