A community-based nonprofit working toward inclusion, opportunity, and sustainable local development in Sierra Leone.
CDEO is a community-focused organization committed to improving opportunities for vulnerable children, persons with disabilities, women, and underserved rural communities.
Our work emphasizes educational access, disability inclusion, community empowerment, access to basic services, and sustainable local development. We aim to connect underserved communities with opportunities, resources, partnerships, and practical interventions that improve lives.
To work with communities and partners to improve education, disability inclusion, water and sanitation, livelihoods, protection and sustainable local development, with priority given to rural and underserved populations.
A society in which every child, person with a disability, woman and underserved community can live with dignity, participate fully and access the opportunities and basic services needed to thrive.
CDEO is guided by these values in every project, partnership, and decision.
Four habits shape how every CDEO activity is planned and delivered.
Start with the priorities and barriers that communities themselves identify.
Build local and international partnerships that respect community ownership.
Design every intervention so children, women, and persons with disabilities can take part.
Share progress honestly, distinguishing proposed, ongoing, and completed work.
Our official organizational objectives will be published here once approved. In the meantime, our focus areas show where we are directing our efforts:
Meet the leadership team responsible for CDEO’s direction and accountability.
Leads CDEO’s programmes, partnerships, and day-to-day work.
Founder and Executive Director
Alpha Dumbuya founded CDEO and leads its day-to-day work as Executive Director. He is an Information Systems Analyst and Software Developer with a background in Management Information Systems, and brings experience in project planning, coordination, reporting, and partnership development across education, community development, and infrastructure projects. His approach is simple: understand the problem, design a practical solution, and deliver it well, so that communities in Sierra Leone see real results.
Identity documents, signatures, and private board records are not published.
Volunteer your skills, build a partnership, or help resource a community priority.
International Partnerships and Diaspora Relations
Edward Kamara leads CDEO's international partnerships and diaspora relations. He builds relationships with partners abroad and with the Sierra Leonean diaspora, connecting supporters with community projects in Sierra Leone and helping grow funding, expertise, and in-kind support.
Provide governance, oversight, and accountability.
Chairperson
As Chairperson, Rev. James Koroma leads CDEO's board of directors. He chairs board meetings, guides the organization's overall direction, and helps make sure CDEO stays true to its mission and accountable to the communities it serves.
Vice Chairperson
As Vice Chairperson, Pastor Dominic Dumbuya supports the Chairperson in leading the board and chairs meetings when the Chairperson is unavailable. He helps oversee CDEO's governance and its work with communities.
Treasurer
As Treasurer, Salamatu Kajalie oversees CDEO's finances on behalf of the board, monitoring income and spending, reviewing financial reports, and helping make sure every contribution is used responsibly and transparently.
