Community Outreach and Development Services (CORDS) is a Maasai-led NGO in Tanzania that promotes holistic development and fights injustice, improving the quality of life for Maasai people.
CORDS empowers communities to meet their own development aspirations and effectively self-govern, self-determine, self-represent, and self-develop. Its projects include:
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helping communities gain legal ownership of their natural resources
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promoting sustainable livelihoods
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climate change adaptation
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promoting food and water security
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increasing access to education