About Us

Rural Initiatives Development Programme (RIDEP) is a registered in 20023 under the Kenyan Law as a Community Based Organization (CBO) and has its office at Marimanti, Tharaka. It has its operations in Tharaka Sub-counties of Tharaka North and Tharaka South. It works with small holder farmers and pastoralists to improve their livelihood security.

RIDEP envisions resilient communities living in a healthy environment and sustainably using local resources for their improved quality of whole life. Its mission is to facilitate local communities to build their resilience against the impacts of climate change through promoting agro-ecology and local enterprise development.

VISION

Resilient communities living in a healthy environment and sustainably using local resources for their improved quality of whole life.

MISSION

To facilitate local communities to build their resilience against the impacts of climate change           through promoting agro-ecology and local enterprise development.

CORE VALUES:

  1. Eco-systems Centered Development
  2. Openness, Transparency and Accountability
  3. Open to Creativity and Innovations
  4. Commitment to Action, Result and Impact.
  5. Commitment to Partnership and Networking 
THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE RIDEP OPERATIONS

Principle 1:         Always promoting and enabling continuous intergenerational learning at all levels.

Principle 2:         Always being accountable to communities, supporters, stakeholders, and to ourselves.

Principle 3:         Always involving key stakeholders, beneficiaries and staff in a way that creates full ownership of the project and products.

Principle 4:         Always encouraging, promoting and supporting sustainable agroecological practices and innovations in communities.

Principle 5:         Always constantly looking for strategic opportunities for significant impact with courage, confidence, and passion.

Principle 6:         Always embracing teamwork, collaboration and joint partnership with communities, other CBOs/ NGOs, government departments.