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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION

The Justice, Development and Peace Caritas JDPC was established by the Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1967 in response to the summon of the Second Vatican Council which states that the Church should be concerned in the building of a Just and Peaceful world, and that presence of peace is not just absence of war. His Holiness Pope Paul VI’s encyclical letter ‘Populorum Progressio’, focused on the development of people, that the ‘progressive development of people is an object of deep interest and concern to the Church.’ The essence of this commission is to awaken in the people of God full awareness of their mission on earth and to further the progress of poorer nations and international social Justice. In the light of this, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria established Justice, Development and Peace in order to help people of all faith to break away from the cycle of poverty through community-based sustainable development initiatives.

JDPC Awka as a social arm of Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State was founded in 1986, and registered as non-profit making organization under Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in 2003. It was formally registered with Corporate Affairs Commission CAC in April 23, 2015, as Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC) Awka.

STATUS AND NETWORK

JDPC Awka as a non-governmental organization has its activities cover the geographical areas of the Catholic Diocese Awka, which comprises parishes/chaplaincies, 13 Deaneries, 3 Regions and also covers 4 local government areas in Anambra State (Awka North,Awka South, Dunukofia, Aniocha and Njikoka). We also network with NGOs and development organizations with similar focus and ideology.

OUR VISION

A developed world where human dignity is held sacred, moral and political consciousness awakened in citizens to demand for their rights through Peace and Justice.

OUR MISSION

To promote and provide responsive and care for justice, peace and good governance through up-holding education and working in close relationship with the poor and the marginalized, empowering them holistically, to reduce poverty.

VALUES

Credibility, Transparency, Accountability, Commitment.

Organization’s detail

Name of organization: Justice, Development and Peace Caritas – JDPC

Date of registration: April 23, 2015

Address: Catholic Diocesan Secretariat, Awka, Anambra State.

Mailing Address: JDPC Awka Diocese, P.M.B 5021, Awka, Anambra State.

Telephone:  +234 806 783 8690, +234 7088930448

Email: jdpcawka2@gmail.com

Social links: Facebook: facebook.com/jdpcawka2

 

Management

Name of the director: Rev . Fr. Levi Ndubisi ukor

OUR STRATEGY

JDPC Awka deploys the following strategies:

  1. Standardized in-house-trainings and capacity buildings for civil society groups and workers (in both public and private sectors)
  2. Youth and women mobilization and empowerment
  3. Rights education and sensitization of citizens.
  4. Direct empowerment programme through micro-credit (working with poor, vulnerable and marginalized).
  1. Advocacy (responding promptly through advocacy and activism to the need of the poor, marginalized and vulnerable in our immediate and remote environment).
  1. Collaboration with other CSOs to promote socio justice.
  2. Partnership with donor agencies

In order to achieve all these, JDPC Awka operates through the following arms:

  1. Volunteer parish JDPC
  2. Regional/deanery JDPC
  3. Students JDPC

CORE PROGRAMME AREAS

  • Governance
  • Agriculture
  • Micro credit scheme
  • Prison apostolate
  • Educational scholarship
  • Budget monitoring and tracking
  • Bookshop/religious articles apostolate
  • Fashion designing/training
  • Conflict resolution
  • Environmental justice
  • Caritas