About DISCOD
Our story
Founded to remove barriers to youth and women's participation in decision-making — and still central to everything we do.
Founded in 2018 by young leaders and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in February 2024, DISCOD works at the intersection of community development, climate resilience, livelihoods, social cohesion, democratic governance, education, health, gender inclusion and institutional strengthening. We treat communities not as beneficiaries, but as partners, planners, implementers and custodians of the solutions that affect their lives.
Communities where youth, women, displaced populations and other vulnerable groups participate meaningfully in decision-making, contribute to sustainable development, and actively support the provision and maintenance of adequate, inclusive, quality and relevant services.
To support government, civil society, communities and development partners to advance inclusive and sustainable community development by strengthening climate resilience, livelihoods, social cohesion, participatory governance, institutional capacity, education, health, the response to gender-based violence, and the meaningful inclusion of vulnerable and displaced populations.
Our values
Transparency, responsibility and integrity in how we work with communities, partners and institutions.
Sustainable development is achieved through constructive partnerships and collective action.
We bring commitment, energy and purpose to the communities and people we serve.
Dedicated to better opportunities, services, resilience and outcomes for vulnerable communities.
Shared responsibility, complementary expertise, mutual respect and coordinated action.
How we work
Communities help define problems, design solutions, implement and monitor results.
Founded to remove barriers to youth and women's participation in decision-making — and still central to everything we do.
Transparent, accountable and inclusive systems, with communities engaging constructively with the institutions that serve them.
Displacement, climate change and poverty are too complex for any one organisation to solve alone.
We build local capacity so gains last beyond individual project cycles.
Strategic priorities
Develop and maintain climate-resilient infrastructure and community systems
Promote social cohesion and community resilience through participatory development planning, economic cooperatives and the meaningful integration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Support sustainable livelihoods that let youth, women and local residents start, strengthen and sustain economic activities
Strengthen institutions and local systems to respond to demographic change driven by forced displacement and population movement
Coordination roles
Yola South LGA, Adamawa State
Since September 2025
About this workSustainable Urban Integration of Displaced Populations in Northern Nigeria (EU-funded; implemented by IOM, UNHCR and UN-Habitat at Malkohi IDP Camp)
Since April 2026
About this work