Centre for Active Learning and Integrated Development (CALID)

Centre for Active Learning and Integrated Development (CALID) was formed on April 04, 2001 as a Non-Governmental, Non-profit and Non-Partisan organisation. CALID is a professionally orientated NGO committed to the promotion of quality life for the poor and marginalized in society particularly girls, women and children. The primary focus areas of CALID are; Education, Governance and Health. CALID has seventeen years’ experience in development work. We have mainly operated in the Northern Region. LEGAL STATUS Registered as a national NGO with the Registrar General’s Department with registration number: CG203202015 and with the Department of Social Welfare with registration number: DSW 3053. OUR VISION, MISSION, GOAL, STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND VALUES Vision A society of equal opportunities, where every person is able to assert their rights, fulfils their responsibilities and enjoys a secure life with dignity. Mission To work with communities to expand their capabilities to access their rights, maximize their potential and provide for the wellbeing of its members. Goal To build the capacities of right holders and communities to access their rights to: quality education, good governance, quality health care delivery and secure livelihood for their wellbeing. Strategic Objectives 1. To enhance the opportunity of poor and marginalised children to have access to quality basic education through improved retention and ability of girls to complete Junior High School by 2020. 2. Empower citizens to actively participate in decision making at the local and national levels and demand transparency and accountability from traditional, local government structures and basic service delivery institutions for the wellbeing of citizens. 3. To improve health care delivery to the doorsteps of marginalized citizens and communities. 4. To secure access of poor and marginalized men and women to a decent livelihood through access to productive resources, skills training and enterprise devel