The Community Solutions Aid – CSAID is a nongovernmental, nonpolitical and non-for-profit organization committed to minimizing poverty and social inequality thus promoting economic and social developments through agriculture and entrepreneurship, civic education, human rights advocacy, leadership development, peace building and other social transformational programs. As a community development partner founded in 2015 by Peter N. Dolo and others in Liberia, CDA empowers, equips and inspires communities to take actions in shifting their own developmental initiatives in a more sustainable way. At CSAID, we believe that diversity plays a vital role in development, with a crucial conviction that everyone has something tangible to contribute to development initiatives as reflected in our logo. Hence, we work with people from all walks of life regardless of socio-economic status, s*x and race, political, cultural, or ethnic extraction. On the overall, we inspire a vibrant community through our developmental and social transformational programs as a way of making the world a better place where people can live their dreams.
CSAID shall be a paragon of community development and an architect of vibrant and resilient communities that offer zero tolerance to poverty and social inequality.
Mission Statement:
CSAID works to minimize poverty and social inequality by essentially working with local communities in the areas of agricultural and entrepreneurship, civic education, human rights advocacy, leadership development, peace building and other social transformational programs. We do so by stepping out of our comfort zone to reach out to communities, organize and inspire them to take action in shifting their own developmental initiatives in a more sustainable way.
Motto:
Inspiring a vibrant Community
Cole Values:
1. Voluntarism: by volunteering, we give back to our communities in a positive manner. Therefore, we are delegated to using our times, skills and knowledge to impacting change in our communities through volunteerism.
2. Diversity and Inclusion: We cherish the potential of diversity in building a just world. Our programs are therefore tailored to accommodate people from all walks of life regardless of social, political, ethnic, religious or cultural orientation.
3. Commitment and Accountability: we shall at all times be diligent to our work in ensuring excellence, professionalism and reliability
Our Programs:
1. Civic Engagement: Through this program, we work with communities to strengthen their civic competency by affording them the skills and knowledge to become responsible and active citizens. We also train communities with basic leadership, peace building, conflict management and basic advocacy skills for peaceful coexistence. This program equips communities through basic human rights education, and assists individuals to seek justice in case of an abuse or violation of their fundamental rights and liberties. Under our civic education program, we also educate community dwellers the importance of volunteerism as a gateway to community development.
2. Agriculture and Entrepreneurship: Agriculture and entrepreneurship are essential in community development as they help to minimize poverty, improve food security and lessen economic burden. Through this program, we encourage communities to venture into agriculture and entrepreneurship by providing them the necessary training, guidance and support needed to improve their productivity, and further connect them to the right market to engage into agro business by selling their products to generate resources they can use to solve social problems affecting them.
3. Health and Livelihood Sustainability: Through this program, we work to ensure healthy environment by raising awareness on major health issues including HIV/AIDS and adolescent reproductive health. For the livelihood sustainability aspect, we focus on equipping communities with basic vocational skills for self-employment opportunities that will create the avenue for them to generate resources to take care of their basic needs including health, shelter, education and nutrition.
