When CCCD was founded
the organisation had no offices. A make shift training centre was established
on a veranda to avail ICTs to women and girls. The training centre had two
computers, a digital camera and a device called a mobigator that allowed the
organisation to use Free and Open Source Software and a mobile line for
advocacy.
In June 2012, CCCD
was awarded a grant by the African Women Development Fund (AWDF) for
institutional development. The grant enabled the organisation to secure office
space, recruit additional staff, purchase additional equipment and furniture
and establish communication infrastructure.
The investment from
AWDF has seen the organisation recording phenomenal growth. The organisation
now has a three-year strategic plan, fundraising strategy, organisational
holistic context which acts as our magnetic north in decision making, a
structured training programme and a community mobilisation strategy.
There has been an
increase in the number of people visiting the organisation for services.
From June 2012 to
December 2012 we were using a participant list to record the number of people
involved in our programmes.
In January 2013 we
developed a traffic flow system to enable us to track who was seeking our
services, what they wanted, their sex, age, location and contact details. The
traffic flow system has been developed to gather data to inform our strategic
thinking and for programme development while building a database of our primary
beneficiaries.
Between January and
March 2013, data gather reveals that we reached more women and girls. It also
shows that men are interested in our programmes. Both women and men visiting
our offices are seeking information regarding our trainings, participating in
our activities and registering to take part in upcoming trainings.
