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CONFERENCE OF
AUTOCHTHONOUS ETHNIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS (CONAECDA)
WHAT IS CONAECDA?
The acronym CONAECDA stands for Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic
Community Development Associations. This is an institution designed to serve as
a Network with an implementation secretariat for existing or future community
development associations registered as incorporated trustees or as Limited by
guarantee institutions that have the following features.
i.
The
association or union represents an entire ethnic group or ethnic cluster.
ii.
The
ethnic group has to be autochthonous to a given area in Nigeria.
iii.
The
ethnic group does not describe itself as a majority group in the federal
republic of Nigeria even though it may be a majority in any given State or
Local government area.
iv.
The
Association is not a splinter group or representing only a section of the
ethnic group within a state. ( a. two associations may be acceptable where they
each represent an ethnic group in two different states. b. a single association
can represent an ethnic group in more than one state.)
v.
Currently
there are over 300 member CDAs that participate in CONAECDA.
vi.
There
are currently 15 State forums.
OBJECTIVES OF CONAECDA
CONAECDA is
established as a forum to help in coordinating the activities of the various
development associations in areas that affect most of the communities or a
single community but requiring collaboration of other members to successfully
address.
a. To promote unity and integration
among its members and other Nigerians
b. To preserve the cultural and ethnic
identity of its members
c. To preserve and develop the languages
of its members
d. To promote cooperation towards
national and international development
e. To manage integration of peoples in line with cultural and
international conventions
f.
To
help in conflict resolution
g. To collaborate with government and
one another in security matters
h. To promote and protect the human
rights of members and non members living
in our communities
i.
To
promote national unity and Integration
j.
To
promote socio-cultural and political-economic development of members
k. To advocate on all issues affecting
members
l.
To
liaise with national and international bodies on human, indigenous peoples, and
minority rights
m. To build capacity of leaders of
member associations.
HOW CONAECDA OPERATES
i.
CONAECDA
is primarily a Network where autochthonous ethnic community development
associations share their fears, aspirations and challenges, and collectively
agree on issues to be addressed and how to address them.
ii.
However,
to avoid a situation in which the conference becomes a mere talk shop, a
secretariat is established to coordinate the execution of decisions reached at
the conference level and to work with member associations on issues affecting
them in line with the overall objectives of the conference.
iii.
The
conference also works with existing CDA Forums at state levels.
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