CCDN in CONGO DRC 
Poverty today is more a reflection of deficiency in wealth redistribution around the world than it is a lack of resources or hard work among people in developing countries. Structured employment is proportionally related to wealth redistribution. Unemployment is one of major causes of poverty that has reached greater numbers among people in
Democratic Republic of the Congo in general are difficult to undermine unless tackled with a group effort. By helping in job creation effort, a business development service will benefit the community in a ripple effect, both at the local and national level.
The ultimate goal, although it may not seems so urgent, is to help the nation move away from the so much widespread informal business sector to a more structured and formalized business in order to give reliable jobs and combat poverty and its devastating effects on populations in the region. The informal business, as attractive as it maybe for poverty alleviation, is not a ground for the global business transactions nor is it trustworthy for the traditional financial institutions. The result of this unworthiness is the permanent status of people as high risk from the banks point of view and subjection to no financing or super high interest financing.
CCDN in its role of consulting Business Development Service will to help create the production as well as the service oriented type of businesses which will generate jobs in the areas of agriculture, health, education and more. The mentorship offered should help a quick move of the small and informal business into a medium size and a more formal sector.
Joel Nsongo
CCDN Executive Director,
Founder
What has happened to the wonderful ideas of development that were brought to the attention of people in our communities? Why the few that were implemented never sustained? CCDN wants to focus on ownership of development projects within the community. CCDN urges that it is crucial for the key players in the community to “educate” the rest of the society regarding the potential good that could spring from new ideas and the ways to make the project self-sustainable before it is implemented. With the sense of community ownership comes the drive for protection of their hard work. Furthermore, there is a sense of advocacy to counter possible corruption in local systems. In its mission for job creation and entrepreneurship motivation, CCDN engages in mentoring people of rural communities in ways that lead to sustainability.
Need for More Investment in Youth
“The most important asset of our company is people”. This is a phrase that I have heard many times, not only in the corporate world that I have had the privilege to work for, but also from various industries that value productivity and development. The corporate world progress depends on the creativity of its most important asset, its people. At Christian Community Development Network, CCDN, we believe that our faith can be an inspiring force to do good, aimed at re-building the community by re-shaping the thinking of the youth in a positive way so that they may become productive for their communities.
As a young independent nation with low establishment of Christian churches, the concern for our nation, the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the early 60s was about the extremely small number of university graduates (only a few dozens) to run the country. Today, even with so many educated people, the great concern is for leaders to understand that a house built on the sand of corruption and greed cannot stand. The Moral Education Program that CCDN presents is an awareness of serious implications of corrupt institutional leadership. The program is mixed with some outdoor activities
