Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD outside of Washington, DC, Partners For Development (PDF) is an implementing NGO.
PFD’s goal is to improve conditions for rural communities that are vulnerable due to poverty, inaccessibility, recent conflict or other forms of upheaval. PFD focuses on strengthening community skills in our four core program areas: food security and nutrition, health, livelihood and enterprise development and climate adaptation.
PFD’s programs aim for sustainability through the participation of local organizations who take responsibility for and ownership of partnership activities. PFD partners range from informal community-based groups to local government agencies, and national level advocacy organizations. To strengthen participation in development planning by community stakeholders, PFD employs a range of methods, such as Participatory Rural Appraisal, community action planning, village and town meetings, focus group discussions, and many others. In addition, PFD activities have a strong capacity-building component achieved by training, coaching and mentoring its local partners.
With programs currently in Cambodia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Nigeria, Tanzania, Benin and Liberia PFD is addressing local needs in public health, agriculture, small enterprise development and micro-credit.
What They Do
Partners for Development works at the community level to meet the basic human needs of underserved populations with self-help programs designed to build skills and self-reliance.
PFD’s programs are participatory and responsive in nature, with local partners taking an active role in designing, implementing, and monitoring programs. In addition to relying on community inputs, PFD’s programs are also designed to be consistent with local government concerns in order to maximize sustainability and appropriateness.
PFD’s work in:
It helps to build capacity and reduce vulnerability for underserved populations. Specific project activities range from education and capacity-building efforts to technological inputs, infrastructure and market development, and policy formation at the local and national levels. Partners for Development strives to integrate program activities across sectors in order to maximize limited resources and to more fully meet the needs of local populations.
