Community Empowerment & Equity Development Organization (CEEDO)
Community Empowerment & Equity Development Organization (CEEDO) is a national-level, not-for-profit development organization registered under Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on 5th September 2025. Prior to its formal registration, CEEDO had been actively engaged since June 2020 in implementing innovative poverty reduction and community development initiatives.
Livelihoods Enhancement & Food Security
Supports poor households with skills, assets, and enterprise development, improving income, women’s empowerment, and food security for vulnerable families.
Resource Mobilization Program
Provides project management, research, baseline studies, and evaluation services to partners, ensuring cost-effective, sustainable, and impactful development solutions.
Care & Development Program
Protects children’s rights through early education, health, and advocacy, ensuring safe, nurturing, and inclusive environments for growth and development.
Community Infrastructure / WASH
Implements safe water, sanitation, irrigation, and rural infrastructure projects through community participation, promoting resilience and better living conditions.
Humanitarian Assistance
Delivers rescue, relief, food, health, and education services in emergencies, supporting recovery, resilience, and long-term community rebuilding.
Community-Based Programming
Combines project implementation, research, and evaluations with community-led planning to ensure sustainable interventions and strong donor partnerships.
Livelihoods & Food Security
CEEDO works with communities through a holistic livelihood enhancement and protection framework that facilitates the graduation of ultra-poor households into sustainable non-poor status. The process begins with poverty scorecard analysis and progresses through the development of Livelihood Investment Plans (LIPs), capacity building of Common Interest Groups (CIGs), provision of assets (tools and microfinance), marketable skills and enterprise development, and linking communities to formal safety nets.
Livelihoods Enhancement Program – Key Steps
CEEDO identifies target areas using poverty and vulnerability indicators, followed by a situational analysis of socio-economic conditions and local resources. Communities are organized into Common Interest Groups (CIGs) to strengthen collective action. Households are further categorized as Poor, Above Poverty Line Poor, or Ultra-Poor through the Poverty Scorecard (PSC), ensuring tailored interventions for sustainable livelihoods.
Livelihood Investment Plans (LIPs):
CEEDO supports ultra-poor households through targeted asset transfers that enable income generation and self-reliance. In addition, we facilitate access to social safety nets, ensuring families receive essential services and protection. These interventions strengthen resilience and help break the cycle of poverty for the most vulnerable.
Skills Training for Target Groups
CEEDO equips community members with vocational and enterprise skills to enhance employability and self-employment opportunities. We nurture entrepreneurship through tailored training and mentorship while creating linkages for job placements. This approach enables sustainable income generation and long-term economic stability for vulnerable households.
Resource Mobilization Program
Ever since its inception the Community Empowerment & Equity Development Organization (CEEDO) has progressively built strong institutional capacity to provide one-window project management and implementation services, Third Party Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Services for programs/impact assessment, Baseline Studies, Research Assignments, Strategy Development for development organizations, government agencies, donors, NGOs and the private sector.
Through this comprehensive resource mobilization approach, CEEDO is able to deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and scalable solutions that strengthen development interventions and contribute to long-term community empowerment.
Our Volunteers
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Testimonials
At CEEDO, our impact is best reflected in the voices of the people we serve and work with.
From empowering communities and supporting livelihoods to building partnerships and nurturing young volunteers — every story is a testament to our commitment to sustainable development and equity.
Here’s what our beneficiaries, partners, and volunteers have to say about their journey with CEEDO.