Community Concern of Orphans and Development Association (COCODA) formally registered as a non-governmental organization in Tanzania in the year 2000. COCODA’s establishment, as its name suggests, resulted from intensifying concern among community members in the small town of Njombe over the surging number of orphans, mainly as a consequence to an increase in the number of people infected by HIV and dying from AIDS, majority being adults leaving behind young children without parents. It was obvious then also that this trend had a direct negative impact on social and community development. Hence COCODA envisioned offering effective response to this situation through providing education to local community members so as to increase awareness of facts about HIV/AIDS in order to reduce new infections and stimulate mobilization for all matters related to HIV/AIDS, including care of orphans. COCODA's mission is to empower and support marginalized groups through provision of social services, legal advice, assistance and economic interventions.
Where they operate
Headquarters Location
P. O. Box 712
Njombe
Tanzania
Organization Type
Main Areas of Work
What They Do
One of COCODA's programs, USAID Kizazi Kipya, is a five-year USAID/PEPFAR-funded project that aims to enable orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) age 0-18 and young people age 18-19 to access comprehensive HIV-related services and other services for improved health, nutrition, education, protection, livelihoods, and psychosocial well-being.
USAID- Kizazi Kipya aims to enable more Tanzanian Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), adolescents and young people orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and other adversities to use age appropriate HIV and AIDS related and other services for improved care in health, nutrition, education, protection, live hoods and psycho-social wellbeing.