Civic
Education Programme Activities
The CRD’s civic education program is conducted through
rural and urban workshops, public meetings, community exchange
programs and seminars where communities are educated and
trained on the following 5 thematic areas;
I.Human
Rights and good governance
Traditional leaders, councillors, youth, women, pastors
among other community leaders are trained on human rights
leadership vis-à-vis qualities of a good leader,
roles of a leader in development and good governance. It
is widely believed and argued at public, governmental level
that good governance is the most basic method of conflict
prevention and so it has been implemented by societies in
Africa and beyond. The civic education program gives CRD
an opportunity to educate communities on the need to realise
the fundamental importance of human rights and good governance.CRD
discovered that when community leaders understand the concept
and practice of human rights,transparency, accountability,
civic participation, responsiveness and rule of law they
cannot be manipulated easily by politicians. This will also
create an environment where community members can exercise
their rights and participate in community development processes
without fear. Thus good governance is the heart bit of development
and democracy.