Profiling Karachi Rural-Urban Development Initiative (KRUDI)

Located in Asaba-Benin Express Way, Asaba, Delta state. Karachi Rural-Urban Development Initiative (KRUDI) was established as a catalyst for community development to bridge gaps and help the left-behind communities with developmental processes by providing skills and capacity development training for a positive transformational course.

KARACHI, in the bid to driving a more positive transformational course, delivers a framework for community and stakeholders engagement in bridging the gaps for sustainable development through a collective, participatory feedback mechanism, using a stronger voice to alleviate poverty in rural-urban communities, state and national levels.

Consulting with several partners, which has helped in acknowledging and meeting the needs of community dwellers, KARACHI has been able to conceptualize a Project Appraisal Chart called the E5 Strategic Approach which revolves round

EDUCATE – EXEMPLIFY – ENCOURAGE – ENGAGE – EVALUATE route.

• So far KARACHI, in 2017 till date has thus far been able to strengthen Delta State Conflict Management Alliance, strengthening the capacity of women and girls, responding to conflicts and violence through active participation in governance and peacebuilding processes which ensures the rights of the female gender in Delta State through the establishment of about 34 Peace Clubs and 6 Theaters.

• In About 25 Local Government Areas in Delta State, Ugheli North precisely, the establishment of Support Groups in several communities to promote patients adherence to treatment with continual awareness on the dangers of TB and referral of active cases for adequate treatment is just one of the offerings of the Foundation.

• While in about 30 Creeks and 10 upland communities in Bomadi, Burutu LGAs, Social Mobilization activities on Malaria Prevention, diagnostic tests and treatment with provisions of long lasting treated nets with have been and are still constantly distributed to community dwellers.