The Centre for Enterprise Development and Action Research (CEDAR) is a
non-governmental, not forprofit organisation set up in 1995, essentially as
a ‘help centre’ for a network of interested people and organisations in
response to problems associated with: Inequitable distribution of development
benefits; Alarming rate of unemployment and poverty among people especially
women; Economic and social problems associated with the unemployment and
poverty situation; Unequal access of people to development information,
resources and the enabling environment.
Therefore, the mission of CEDAR is to facilitate men and women to be socially
and economically empowered. This is done through: Advisory, Research and
Evidence-based Advocacy; Skills Development; Community and Enterprise
Development support including: micro credit, market intelligence,
improved technology, issue driven advocacy.
