About Us
Pastoralist Initiative Development Aid (PIDA)
Pastoralist Initiative Development Aid (PIDA) is a registered national NGO in Ethiopia with charity No:4305/July,2019.Its mission is to empower and enhance south-eastern Ethiopia pastoralist communities resilience to poverty shocks, climate extremes and their impacts through secured livelihoods, access to affordable quality Education, Child and health care services.
PIDA primary focus is in food security and livelihood, water and sanitation, Health and Nutrition, Education, Women and Youth empowerment, Animal health, and disaster risk reduction.
PIDA vision is to build resilient and empowered pastoralist communities who are in control of their lives and livelihoods.
PIDA main objective is to encourage and support local initiatives that enhance sustainable development through adoption of cutting edge technologies and approaches. PIDA promotes the use of local knowledge and experience as the building blocks for development activity. Careful research into socio-economic, cultural, technical and environmental conditions is an essential per-requisite for successful investment.
Vision
A society where all pastoralist communities are resilient and live a dignified life.
Mission
To empower and transform pastoralist communities to be self-resilient in life.
Target Areas
PIDA works in south-eastern part of Ethiopia. It operates mainly in Oromia & Somali regional states.
Core Values
- PIDA is steadfastly committed to the following core values: o Creativity & innovativeness- We look for inventive ideas to our exceptional working environment.
- Gender equality and cultural diversity- We promote gender and ethnic equality.
- Gender equality and cultural diversity- We promote gender and ethnic equality.
- Transparency and accountability- We are accountable to our partners, donors, and the community.
- Collaboration and Partnership- We partner with communities and organizations to identify local opportunities for collaborative problem solving that align with everyone’s mission.
Strategic Objectives
PIDA works with well-defined strategic objective including the following:
- To promote access to affordable Quality education and Health care services
- Enhancing the capacity of local communities through integrated programs built on constructive cultural and modern practices to make use of available local resources and increased sustainable diversified livelihoods and economic development.
- Bridging the gap between the local community and the outside world through community –driven development initiatives for long-term sustainable benefits.
- To enhance accessibility of natural resources(portable water, range lands) for human, livestock, and crop production in a conserved and sustainably managed environment.
- To build synergies with local institutions (community groups), Non state actors, Line ministries and other development partners to ensure complementary and effectively and efficiently respond to growing needs of the local communities.
Target Areas
- PIDA works in south-eastern part of Ethiopia. It operates mainly in Oromia and Somali regional states.