Our Mission
 
 
ACORD Global Programme has four components including Area Programme Development, Thematic Programme, Social Action Programme and Organizational Development.

All these components facilitate the process of transforming ACORD to be an important actor for social justice in Africa.

ACORD mission is about working in common cause with people, who are poor and those who are excluded and to understand, challenge and change those conditions. We strengthen this by working in alliance with organizations worldwide to achieve our mission.

ACORD Programme's overall objective is ‘’to bring about social justice and rights based development in Africa through support to the development of social movement’’.

These strategic guides are based on ACORD’s analysis of the implication of globalization on Africa, the changing institutional landscape and the understanding of the whole idea of development.

ACORD's Area programmes work beyond national borders where necessary, which are self-managed and combining practical activities with research / critical analysis and social action and seeking changes in particular geographic area.

ACORD has 13 Areas Programmes spread across Africa: That is; ANGOLA, Burundi, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Lake Victoria, Mozambique, North Sudan, Southern  Sudan,  Uganda, Rwanda, Sahel1, Sahel2.

Angola Area Programme
Burundi Area Programme
DRC Area Programme
Eritrea Area Programme
Ethiopia Area Programme
Lake Victoria Area Programme
  Mozambique Area Programme
  North Sudan Programme
  Southern Sudan Programme
  Uganda Area Programme
  Rwanda Area Programme
  Sahel 1 Area Programme
  Sahel 2 Area Programme
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Our focus

The ACORD programming framework is made up of the following components :

  • Geographic Area Programmes

  • Thematic Programmes

  • Social Action Programmes

  • Organizational Development Programmes

 

 

Geographic Area Programmes
These are programmes that are working beyond national borders where necessary, which are self-managed and combining practical activities with research / critical analysis and social action and seeking changes in their particular geographic areas both at local global . Area Programs are defined by a shared/common problem, informed by social exclusion analysis. .  ... more

Thematic Programmes
Its aim is to address crosscutting issues, which affect the Africa continent. Thematic programmes in ACORD are about the issues within area programmes and those that go beyond the geographical proximity of the area programmes. They are strategic interventions on interrelated issues to bring about change at different levels - from local to global. They are research-based, link area programmes together that scale-up and amplify the work of area programmes , work around a particular issue.... more

Social Action Programme
The aim of the Social Action Programme is to address policies, systems, attitudes, practices and institutions, which lead to social injustice by supporting people in the margin of African societies into joining and strengthening the African and global social movement, whilst ensuring that ACORD is part of the process, across Africa and globally. ... more

Organizational Development Programme
The aim of the Organisational Development Programme is to try and develop an institution, for which governance, staff and systems reflect its engagement for social justice and development both inside and outside. In this context, for instance, the programme is ensuring a process of transformation of 500 members of ACORD staff across Africa into active citizens in their own countries and globally. Northern Programme: The presence of the ACORD Secretariat in Europe was intended,  ... more