CoDA

The Community Development Association (CoDA) association was known as LADCA (Lao Development and Cooperation Association) and was founded in 2005 under the license granted by LUSEA (Lao Union of Science and Engineering Association), and the members are composed of former Lao staff from HIF (French International Handicap).

CoDA has the commitment to develop and promote agriculture products linked to sustainable markets, empower women in local participatory development, and support communities to access basic education and basic health in parallel with strengthening of the association and partner organizations.

Main activities are:
1. Food security: livestock and plantation For livestock: we support animal raising: buffalo, cow, goat, pig, chicken, duck, fish in the form of supporting an animal fund, For plantations, we support seeds and seedlings of rice, yangbong, banana, rattan, peanut, and home gardens.
2. Empower women in remote areas for more participation in development activities (such as livestock/agriculture group management).
3. Support basic education, such as primary school and non-formal education, and basic health, especially to promote the linkage of agriculture, natural resources and nutrition (LANN), and clean water supply.
4. Capacity building for CoDA and CBOs (community-based organisations).

Main objectives:
1. People have sufficient and nutritious food, stable income and rich natural resources.
2. Women are empowered, recognised and given equal rights to fully participate in the decision-making process for community development.
3. Target communities’ access to basic education, health information, clean water and healthy consumption.
4. The association is strong, stable and well recognised in society (Laos and international).