Connections for Development (CfD) is a young but dynamic national organisation, which was established in 2003 to provide a forum, network and platform to facilitate the effective engagement of the UK's Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) civil society with international development issues.
It was founded through a collaborative effort involving BME civil society representatives and the government, through the Department for International Development (DFID), out of the long standing need for sustainable BME-led organisation to mobilise, network, inform, champion, and provide an umbrella framework to facilitate their effective involvement and participation in international development issues.
The vision is to create an inclusive and stakeholder driven forum for mutual learning, sharing experiences and collaborative working by BME civil society so as to promote their productive involvement and participation in shaping development policy and delivering processes throughout the developing world.
With the support of a rapidly expanding membership base country-wide, and a growling collection of collaborating partners, CfD has met a number of significant strategic targets.
