About
CADECT (Community Action for Development, Entrepreneurship, Economic and Environmental Conservation) is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the United Republic of Tanzania (Reg. 000015244), based in Arusha. We support community-led development through entrepreneurship training, community wellbeing, and environmental conservation.
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CADECT strengthens livelihoods and reduces poverty through sustainable development that protects physical and human environments— delivered through training, mobilization, and community ownership.
CADECT is a non-profit, non-political, non-governmental, non-religious and voluntary organization registered in Tanzania (NGO Reg. 000015244) under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, 2002. We work with community groups to deliver training, mobilization and practical support linked to environment-friendly entrepreneurship.
Our starting region is Arusha. We scale across Manyara and Kilimanjaro, and aim to extend across Tanzania mainland through partnerships, volunteers and stakeholder collaboration.
What we are working toward, and how we pursue it.
To attain social economic development with improved living standards of the community—reducing unemployment and poverty among target groups in sustainable physical and human environments.
To contribute to social economic development and improved living standards through promotion of gender sensitivity, income-generation activities and sustainable utilization of natural resources.
To create and sustain a local entrepreneurial base by supporting private micro and small enterprises—prioritizing productive sectors that contribute to environment-friendly wealth creation.
A clear main objective supported by practical priorities.
To enhance socio-economic development of the community—with special emphasis on youth, women, elders, people with disabilities and other marginalized members—through promotion of food security and income generation activities within sustainable human and physical environments.
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We deliver through mobilization, trainings, seminars, workshops, meetings, research and outreach.
Enterprise support linked to conservation—practical skills and income streams for communities.
On-the-ground activities that protect ecosystems and strengthen resilience.
Workshops, outreach, and governance support—designed for practical adoption and reporting.
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A partner-friendly summary of how CADECT is managed and how programs are financed — with reporting and safeguarding at the center.