CDI
Center for Development Initiatives
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Center for Development Initiative is a local not-for-profit voluntary organization established in 1997 to promote integrated rural development with its main focus being children, women, and marginalized community groups in Ethiopia. CDI has implemented education programs in Siraro district as well as programs for household food security and women in development in the Shashemene districts in East Shewa zone. For its program implementation, CDI has 12 staff members and volunteers. It also has an active board and members who support, participate in, and closely follow the day-to-day progress of the organization. In addition, CDI is a member of the Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA), an umbrella association which has more than 200 national and international non-governmental organizations as members.