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About cODEC
CODEC has been pursuing its development as community efforts through getting involve and fully participate in the social, economic and cultural aspects of their development. CODEC learned through experience that poverty in coastal area is a composite syndrome of deprivation, discrimination, inequality, violence and non-accessibility to information, services and resources. Hence, its eradication requires a holistic development approach institutionalized with raising collective voices and Right Based Approach. CODEC realizes development is a complex process requiring a strong dedication to involve, learning, and being more responsive to the needs of disadvantaged men, women, children and adolescents. To become vibrant and dynamic, CODEC has to be "learning organization" and voices of poor to be heard.
The right to be heard is about the right to be an active participant in social and institutional processes; it is about being able to speak up and be listened to by those in power and service and resource delivery. Put a different way, it is about enabling people to actively draw on their civil and political rights to achieve their social, economic, and cultural rights. It is about finding ways to ensure that governance structures are responsive to the needs of coastal poor people.
Through Micro Finance Programme, CODEC aims to ensure access of the coastal and riverine communities for their livelihood and small business. This programme refers to the provision of financial services to poor or low-income families especially women clients, including consumers and the self-employed people. CODEC solely focuses in the coastal and riverine areas of Bangladesh and its major aim and objective is to improve the livelihood of the coastal and riverine communities.
“CODEC is a well run organization, it is serving a clear need in the coastal districts and it is working towards reaching the targets set for the five years duration of the 5th phase of Danida support. CODEC is well underway to reach the overall target i.e. to reach 600,000 households during the five years period (2007-2012).” (Danida Mid-Term Review 2009).
Organizational Definition of CODEC: Facilitating organization to secure the life and livelihood, development, movement and access in rights of coastal disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh.
Vision: Improve the socio-cultural and economic condition and position of the disadvantaged coastal and riverine communities in Bangladesh.
Mission: Active participation of coastal disadvantaged communities to enhance their capacity with responsibilities to claim rights and capacity of adaptability with the changes of environment and climates.
Logo: With Coastal Struggle.