The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) is an intermediary non-profit established with a mission to build organizational and technical capacity within civil society and government to work together in inclusive development model in which felt needs of the vulnerable and excluded are addressed.
Their vision is a soft and sustainable model of development build around social capital, people and the human element in development, hence the small `d’ in dRPC.
History
The dRPC was formed in May 1994 and registered in 1995. Having commenced operations under military rule in the mid-1990s, good governance and participatory approaches for development are central to the Centre’s work.Also, the reduced presence by international development partners at the time of the Centre’s formation in the 1990s has led to a focus on high impact interventions which are sustainable over time through community assets and initiatives. In May 2008, the dRPC registered an affiliate the Development Partners Resource Centre to instutionalize development partnerships formed since its formation.
Services
The Centre provides support services to international development partners without a presence in Nigeria or wishing to expand into new programming areas. Support services include: