The inherent potential of each person
Appreciate the potential in everyone to transform themselves to be useful and valued members of the community.
How we work
Nine principles that keep our work people-centred and sustainable.
“The potential of each person to transform themselves to be useful and valued members of the community.”
Crime prevention focus
Reaching out to work in situations where we contribute to crime prevention in Kenya and Eastern Africa.
Resources oriented
Emphasizing potential resources and opportunities rather than problems in any given situation to enhance self-reliance and sustainability.
Rolling out capacity building
Strengthen the abilities of people so that they gain self-esteem and also in turn strengthen others towards improved livelihoods.
Learning and influencing with others
Learning, networking and collaborating with likeminded organizations and non-state actors in the interest of complementarities and mutual learning; towards influencing change and enhancing service delivery.
Nature harmony
Promoting natural resource management practices that are in harmony with nature.
Gender mainstreaming
Advocating for gender mainstreaming in all our work.
Emerging issues
RODI monitors emerging issues and, as much as possible, responds to those in line with its work.
RODI resilience
Working towards being a resilient organization that is able to increasingly become self-sustaining through identification and mobilization of local resources.