Refugee Empowerment for Sustainable Development in Africa (RESDA) is refugee-led and non profit organization (80034847323074) based in Uganda. Established in 2020 by young refugees and Ugandans, RESDA is entirely refugee-led and aims to foster unity and development between refugees and host communities in Africa.
RESDA’s initiatives are multifaceted, encompassing various avenues to address critical social and economic challenges. Through sports, adult literacy programs, early childhood education initiatives, vocational skills training focused on women and girls, livelihood programs for youth, support for teenage pregnant girls, agricultural practices, and humanitarian aid efforts, RESDA strives to mitigate issues such as ethnic conflicts, psychosocial problems, hunger and malnutrition, climate vulnerabilities, poverty, lack of education access, unemployment, and disabilities within both refugee and host communities.
OBJECTIVES
To be a collective voice for all communities and vulnerable groups in order to promote with inclusive participation in sustainable development programs through education initiatives and livelihood programs.
To encourage peace and unity among different nationals in the refugee settlement and host communities.
To empower the special interest and vulnerable persons .
To encourage various economic ,social ,cultural and religious inter relations with in the community .
To identify ,track, monitor and promote talents and skills for sustainability
To ensure proper service delivery in partnership with all stakeholders in settlement camps
To promote gender equality in the community for sustainable development and unity
To responding to the emergences caused by any out come
VISION
Well established and sustainable community in refugee setting
MISSION
RESDA`s mission is to empower communities socially and economically through talent, skills, peace building and sustainable development goals setting to overcome the burdens of underdevelopment and vulnerability
CORE VALUES
- Transparency and accountability
- Integrity; we are honest, responsible, reliable and trustworthy as we carry out our mission
- Partnerships; we believe in working in collaboration with all stakeholders
- We value the trust of our stakeholders
- Knowledge
- Passion
- Foster positive changes in the communities
- Commitments to human rights and values