Accelerated Collective Action (ACA) is CDI's integrated community development methodology. A community activation process that brings together households and communities to plan and unlock local capacity for change. It combines facilitated meetings, visioning, mindset change, capacity building, and action planning.
Five pillars guide everything we do. Each one is essential. Together, they create the conditions for lasting change.
Empowering individuals and households to lead their own transformation.
When communities reclaim their agency, they generate local solutions. But this energy is magnified when women, who form the majority of grassroots actors, lead the way. This pillar restores confidence, sparks innovation, and fosters a culture of self-reliance.
We prioritize the empowerment of women and marginalized groups by equipping them with leadership skills, economic opportunities, and platforms to influence local development: Elevating women and marginalized groups as drivers of social and economic change.
Empowered women create ripple effects in education, health, and economic well-being. But sustained transformation requires responsive systems thus, strong partnerships with local government ensure that community voices influence decisions and services.
Women and youth are not just beneficiaries, they are drivers of change.
Building partnerships with government to localize and sustain development goals. Effective government collaboration is most impactful when communities are organized, gender-inclusive, and forward-looking. When communities and government work together, transformation is sustainable.
We forge strategic partnerships with local governments and national agencies to ensure that community-led actions are embedded in policy, resourced through public programs, and aligned with Uganda’s SDG commitments.
Utilising the local knowledge and innovation to generate local solutions through creativity, data, and traditional knowledge. Harnessing local wisdom, data, and technology to co-create context-driven solutions
Promoting climate-smart agriculture, natural resource management, and community-led conservation. Ensuring communities thrive in harmony with nature and can withstand shocks.
