Programs
PROGRAMS & AREAS OF WORK

Practical work for stronger livelihoods and resilient communities.

CICTRANS works with communities and partners to develop inclusive, practical solutions that improve livelihoods, strengthen resilience and support sustainable local development.

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Explore our areas of work

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Our work is shaped around the needs of communities.

CICTRANS focuses on practical, community-led programs that respond to local development needs and support stronger livelihoods, healthier environments and more resilient communities.

Our areas of work bring together agriculture and livelihoods, environmental management, training and capacity building, and inclusive community development.

OUR APPROACH

Inclusive solutions, local participation and sustainable development.

02 AREA OF WORK

Environment · Resilience

HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENTS

Environmental management and resilience.

CICTRANS promotes environmentally responsible practices that contribute to cleaner, safer and healthier communities while supporting responsible use and conservation of local resources.

This area of work includes environmental conservation and responsible waste management, with approaches that connect environmental health with community resilience.

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Environmental health

Promoting practices that support cleaner, safer and healthier community environments.

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Waste management

Encouraging environmentally sound domestic waste management practices within communities.

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Environmental conservation

Supporting responsible approaches to the protection and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Community resilience

Supporting community approaches that strengthen resilience to environmental and local development challenges.

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AREA OF WORK

Training and capacity building

Providing training and capacity building for community actors, cooperatives, groups, institutions, and other stakeholders.

BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY

CICTRANS supports people and organizations with practical knowledge, skills and capacity that can strengthen participation and contribute to sustainable community development.

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Community actors

Supporting community actors with relevant training and capacity building for local development activities.

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Cooperatives and groups

Strengthening the capacity of cooperatives, community groups and other organized local actors.

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Institutions

Providing capacity-building support for institutions and other stakeholders involved in community development.

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Knowledge and skills

Creating practical opportunities for learning, knowledge sharing and skills development.

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AREA OF WORK
INCLUSION · PARTICIPATION · EMPOWERMENT
DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE

Inclusive community development.

Supporting inclusive approaches to local development that strengthen participation, empowerment and community ownership.

CICTRANS works to ensure that communities and local stakeholders have meaningful opportunities to participate in planning, decision-making and development processes.

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Participation

Encouraging meaningful participation in community planning, decision-making and development activities.

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Empowerment

Supporting people and community groups to build their capacity and take greater ownership of local development.

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Gender equity

Integrating gender-responsive approaches so that women and other groups can participate meaningfully and benefit from development initiatives.

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Social inclusion

Promoting inclusion of youth, persons with disabilities and marginalized groups in community development processes.

OUR PRINCIPLES

Inclusiveness, participation, empowerment, ownership and respect for local knowledge.

05 HOW THE WORK CONNECTS

Integrated community development

ONE APPROACH, DIFFERENT AREAS OF WORK

Our programs work together.

CICTRANS brings together different areas of community development to address local needs through inclusive and practical approaches.

Agriculture, environmental management, capacity building and inclusive development can reinforce one another and contribute to stronger livelihoods, healthier environments and more resilient communities.

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Livelihoods

Supporting agriculture, livestock and other livelihood opportunities that contribute to household resilience.

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Environment

Connecting livelihood development with responsible environmental management and sustainable use of local resources.

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Capacity

Building knowledge, skills and organizational capacity among community actors and other stakeholders.

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Inclusion

Ensuring that participation, empowerment and local knowledge remain central to community development processes.

Building inclusive and resilient communities for a sustainable future.