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Organizational Objectives and Services of CRDA |
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Organizational Objectives
As an umbrella organization, the objectives of CRDA are:
Facilitating collaboration among members and between members and
others in the pursuit of common ends;
Supporting and coordinating dialogue, and exchange of information;
Supporting member organizations in building their capacity;
Enabling members to speak with coherent collective voice on matters
affecting them and their constituencies;
Representing and speaking for the interest and rights of its
members, the poor and excluded;
Engaging in policy research and analysis, helping members advocate
for their cause; and
Raising professional standards, including evaluating and certifying
effectiveness of members.
Organizational Structure
The organizational structure of CRDA has the following three key organs
that govern and manage its operations:
The supreme body of the Association is the Membership Assembly
composed of all CRDA members. Decisions are normally made by a simple
majority vote (over 50%) of those residing and voting at the meeting.
A Board, which consists of nine individuals each
representing a
member organization and elected by the Assembly, serves as a
policy-making organ of the Association. One thirds of the seat in the
Board is reserved for women; while the rest is open for contestants
from both sexes. The Board is responsible for providing strategic
leadership to the Secretariat, overseeing overall finances of the
Association and overall engagements of the Association. To this end, it
establishes ad-hoc and standing committees as deemed necessary.
The Secretariat, headed by a Director, is the implementing
arm of
the Association responsible for executing policies, guidelines,
programs and other strategic and day-to-day operations. It is
accountable to the Board through its Director. The Secretariat is
organized in such a manner that the realization of key operations
articulated in the Program Plan is possible.
CRDA Organogram
Support services
The support services includes assistance to organizational and
leadership development of members, organization of apprenticeship and
experience sharing visits, facilitation of members’ engagement in
community empowerment, income generation and resource mobilization and
mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues such as gender, human rights,
etc. in their interventions.
With its networking, policy research and advocacy engagement, CRDA
undertakes, amongst others, action research that enhances members’
activities in policy advocacy and lobbying, encouraging joint
initiatives of members and partners, identification and creation of
strategic partnerships for the civil society, etc.
Activities included under the information services of CRDA dwell upon
facilitation of information exchange among members and between members,
the Government, donors and other relevant agencies. In addition, there
are duties of enhancing access to information by members (managing
various databases, running a resource center and cyber café-internet
service) and disseminating information on the NGO/CSO sector in
Ethiopia through various channels.
Four Liaison Offices, covering (i) Addis Ababa and Oromiya, (ii) the
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, (iii) Dire Dawa,
Harari, Somali and Afar and (iv) Amhara Region are operational. A fifth
one is planned to be open in Tigray region. CRDA has also established
an international liaison office in USA and will shortly open one in
Europe and another in Australia to coordinate fund raising and advocacy
activities.
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