Community Development Association

Written By Vicki Guthrie
 
 

Mission statement

Our association has the commitment to develop and promote agriculture products linked to sustainable market, empower women in local participatory development, support communities to access to basic education and basic health in parallel with strengthening of the association and partner organizations.

CoDA is a non-profit organization. It is located in Laos in the provinces of Vientiane and Savannakhet and operates mainly in remote villages.  Its aim is to assist vulnerable and isolated communities through the development of agriculture and education in a sustainable and equitable manner with Goal "CoDA strengthened as learning center for community and environment development in sustainable way."

 
 

ASAP Species they are working to conserve

Species
Bawean Deer
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ASAP Partner since: 2022

Country focus: Laos

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Supporting local champions: Reflections on the first year as ASAP's Indonesia Programme Coordinator 
Supporting local champions: Reflections on the first year as ASAP's Indonesia Programme Coordinator 

ASAP’s Indonesia Programme Coordinator, Cahaya Ramadhani, reflects on her first year in the role and shares the activities and experiences that have stood out most to her, including graduation from the Women in Conservation Leadership Programme.

Celebrating the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Conservation 
Celebrating the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Conservation 

In November, we honoured the second cohort of our groundbreaking Women in Conservation Leadership Programme at an inspiring graduation event. The graduation was a celebration of the participants’ achievements and a showcase of the transformative journey they have taken as conservation leaders.

Rediscovery of Sabah’s endemic toad: a conservation milestone, hampered by landslides 
Rediscovery of Sabah’s endemic toad: a conservation milestone, hampered by landslides 

Earlier this year, a significant breakthrough was made in one of the projects funded by ASAP’s Species Conservation Fund. After a long search, the dedicated team rediscovered the very first specimen of an Mesilau Stream Toad, thought to have been lost to science.  

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