Together We Can Make A Difference!
With your support, we can expand the impact of our advocacy work and our activities with poor and marginalised communities, especially women, young people and persons with disabilities, helping them to improve their livelihoods and dignity.
MISSION
We work with the poor and the excluded, especially women, young people and persons with disabilities to improve their livelihoods and live with dignity.
VISION
PDA envisages a Nigeria in which citizens are able to participate fully in the process of governance, improving their livelihoods and living with dignity.
VALUES
Transparency and accountability; mutual respect; participation; equality; humility; non-violence and integrity.
WHO WE ARE
Participatory Development Alternatives (PDA) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Afikpo, and operating across Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is a non-political, non-profit making, non-religious and non-discriminatory organization. It is established to provide alternative and participatory approaches to development, poverty eradication and transparent and accountable governance.
PDA seeks to facilitate a process of holistic development, building on the inherent capacities, competence and vision of the people with whom it works.
PDA was established in 2004, and is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (RC 600631)
PDA works in 13 communities across 4 LGAs (Abakaliki, Afikpo North, Izzi and Onicha) in Ebonyi State. In Abakaliki LGA, we in Edda, Ephuenyim, Offia-Oji, Okpuitumo and Ovuoba communities. In Afikpo North LGA, we work in Agba-Amaeta, Amikpo and Amuro communities. In Izzi LGA, we work in Agbaja and Obegu-Odada communities. In Onicha LGA, we work in Isu, Onicha and Oshiri communities.
- Philanthropic donations: PDA has a number of core philanthropic funders.
- ActionAid Nigeria has been the major funder and partner since 2007 and has also provided nurturing support to PDA through training and other technical support.
- PDA has just launched its Individual Giving Initiative (IGI). This enables the general public to provide support on an ongoing basis to increase the impact of our work (See our PDA IGI fundraising policy here)
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