What are the main objectives of CDF?
Bassam: The CDF has three objectives. The first, main development objective is to meet urgent community-driven recovery and development needs in the war-affected and underdeveloped areas of North Sudan including the Three Areas by providing social and economic services and infrastructure. Social service delivery is a means to facilitate conflict resolution and ensure peace dividends to the war-affected populations. The second is to help the government address the prevailing regional disparities in the country by providing an efficient and effective alternative for the delivery of urgently needed basic social, economic and infrastructure services. The third is CDF is a source of funds for local development. The project generates support to the government’s reconstruction efforts as it establishes partnerships with the states, localities, and local community groups and organizations and NGOs. Q: Can you give more details on CDF? Hajam: The Grant Agreement for the Community Development Fu
