Our Vision

Our Mission

An inclusive, resilient and dignified society.

To enhance human and ecological wellness by inspiring social and institutional excellence.

Our History

Our Vision

To enhance human and ecological wellness by inspiring social and institutional excellence.

An inclusive, resilient and dignified society.

CSUDP is a successor organization of the Civil Society Urban Development Program that was established in 2009. The latter has a purpose of achieving a strengthened and coordinated CSO partnership for policy advocacy and improved service delivery in selected urban areas.

CSUDP exists to facilitate and coordinate transformative, equitable and sustainable development for the benefit of the disadvantaged majority. The ultimate ambition of CSUDP is to achieve inclusive governance and improved service delivery, within the context of devolved governance in Kenya. This is pursued through application of democratic, human rights and partnership approaches.

With the support of several benefactors, CSUDP has to date championed innovative initiatives that positively shaped urban governance in various counties. These included supporting establishment of governance regimes that promote the rights of the urban poor. These were realized through strategic collaborations with the national and county governments, CSOs and professional bodies.

Our Mission

To Our work is founded on the belief that everyone deserves a dignified life within ecological limits. To enable this, we invest in addressing the structural barriers to human development and inclusion, often in the areas of formal regulations, institutions, social norms and individual/collective capacity constraints. We therefore invest in strengthening civic, regulatory and institutional competencies; promoting appropriate ecological values and balanced interactions between humans and nature; and providing platforms for collaboration among complementary actors. We believe that by so doing, we can realize accelerated, scaled and sustained system level change.

Our Philosophy

Our Core Values

Integrity

UADILIFU

We hold ourselves to the highest standards of truthfulness, ethical and moral uprightness.

We are devoted to creativity and learning as a foundation for continual improvement.

Innovation

USTADI

Accountability

UAJIBIKAJI

We are devoted to creativity and learning as a foundation for continual improvement.

We pledge to passionately protect and promote ecological wellbeing.

UPENDO

Care (for the planet)

Inclusion

UMOJA

We are committed to promoting equitable access to resources, opportunities, rights and human dignity for everyone.

Our Philosophy

Our work is founded on the belief that everyone deserves a dignified life within ecological limits. To enable this, we invest in addressing the structural barriers to human development and inclusion, often in the areas of formal regulations, institutions, social norms and individual/collective capacity constraints. We therefore invest in strengthening civic, regulatory and institutional competencies; promoting appropriate ecological values and balanced interactions between humans and nature; and providing platforms for collaboration among complementary actors. We believe that by so doing, we can realize accelerated, scaled and sustained system level change.

Our team

Mr. Gordon Mumbo

BOARD CHAIR

Board Members

Ms. Maimuna Mwindau

Treasurer

Secretary

Mr Mumbo is an Engineer with Social orientation, a dedicated leader in the promotion of People Centred development Programs with the disadvantaged communities across Africa. He has over 25 years of experience at Senior Management levels working for international organisations including UN in Africa and UK in water and sanitation. Vast experience in Public Consultation and Stakeholders engagement in International Development.

Mr. Ndikwe is a BCOM and CPAK holder. He has worked in various organization in the Finance Department over the last 30 years. Currently serves as the Finance Director for a leading cut flowers company and is also a director of the Kenya Flower Council.

Maimuna Mwidau has varied work experiences working with the Constitution Review Commission and in civil society organizations. She is a co-founder and chairperson of the league of Muslim Women of Kenya, a member of the Women Political Alliance and the National Women steering Committee for the implementation of the Constitution. She also worked extensively with the International Republican Institute as a consultant in Election observations in Bangladesh and Nigeria.

Ms. Linda Munyao

mEMBER

Linda Munyao has worked for over 10 years in the private sector in various management capacities including as Environment Manager, and Quality Systems Auditor. She is currently the proprietor of Redfern Certification Consultants where she supports businesses to strengthen their environmental and quality management systems.

Ms. Mary Mathenge

member

Mary is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Housing Cooperative Union (NACHU) and has vast experience in the cooperative sector for over two decades.

Mr. Timothy Ndikwe

Mr. George Wasonga

Chief executive officer

Management Team

Mr. James Mwanjau

Ms. Naliaka Robai

Finance & administration

programs

George (Msc) has over 20 years senior level urban management experience in Kenya and region. Experienced in management and programming in Local Authorities, Civil Societies networks and regional Local Governments such as Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC). Recent special assignments include co-secretary of Global Stakeholder Advisory Group (UN-Habitat), Member National Project Steering Committee Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (UK Aid) and Convener, Just City Working Group in Kenya (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung).

James (MBA, CPA-K) with over 18 years’ experience in Programmes Financial Management/Reporting and Project Management Oversight, having worked with various institutions within the Africa Region, Asia, Latin America, USA and Europe

Naliaka (MA – Development Studies) with over 20 years’ experience in Socio – Economic Empowerment for disadvantaged communities, Organizational Development and Program Management within Kenya and Djibouti.