Learn About Us
Centre for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI) offers a range of consulting services for organizations in order to strengthen equality, human rights, diversity and inclusion. We specialize in making more human-centered inclusive societies and work environments devoid of abuse of power, sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse. We offer research based energizing and engaging training workshops on leadership development that enable team leaders to raise their awareness, empathy, inclusion and accountability. We offer our expertise to organizations to embrace equality and inclusion to marginalized communities, vulnerable and discriminated groups in the society.
CEDI recognizes that biases and social norms prevent women, men and socially excluded groups from exercising free choice and from taking full and equal advantage of opportunities for individual development. We work with schools through trainings and school curricula development to inculcate the culture of respect for human rights, inclusion, equality and diversity. We work with all people regardless of ability, age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Vision, Mission and Values
• Vision
A world in which every person belongs. • Mission
To achieve our vision, we take action focused on promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights.• We encourage people to accept that all human rights must be protected
• We encourage governments to accept and enforce international standards of equality, diversity and inclusion through our programs
• We encourage governments, political organizations, businesses, other groups and individuals to adopt inclusivity, diversity and equality.
• Values
Our purpose is to ensure a just society that encourages, fairness, equity, human rights and diverity.CEDI is a mission-driven consulting firm. We are experienced advisors to corporate, foundation, and nonprofit/NGO leaders. Through our combination of customized consulting services, powerful insights, and ground-breaking initiatives, we help clients around the world create social impact and a just society.
Equality
Equality before the law, equal access to education, healthcare, resources, equal opportunities to employment, equality in rights.Diversity
Understanding, accepting, and valuing differences between people including those:• of different races, ethnicities, genders, ages, religions, disabilities, and sexual orientations
• with differences in education, personalities, skill sets, experiences, and knowledge bases
Inclusion
Inclusion of marginalized communities and vulnerable groups such as people living with disability, women, children and youth.Human rights
Uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all.Our Programs
1Leading with Inclusion in Diversity
2Advancing Women into Leadership
3Preventing Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA)
4Gender Gaps and Biases in Natural Resource Allocation
5Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Program
6Impact of Marginalization and Discrimination
7Towards an all-Inclusive Society
Meet Our Management
Benedetta Wasonga
Executive Director
Benedetta Wasonga is the Executive Director of CEDI Consulting firm. She has over 15 years of experience on matters of refugees, equality, human rights, justice, environment and natural resources and holds an MA in Human Rights from the University of Nairobi (UoN), She has attended various trainings on leadership and development, gender equality, human rights, refugee protection in countries such as Sweden, Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya. Her experience goes wide in countries such as Somalia, South Sudan, Switzerland and Tanzania.
She has also worked on projects objected at saving women faced by forced widow inheritance, female genital mutilation (FGM) forced and early marriages, education for vulnerable women and girls, education for children in refugee camps, disability and inclusion. She has authored various books and newspaper articles and appeared on radio programmes. She has been involved in various policy formulation including Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Policy, Gender, Disability and Human Rights Policy. She is a member of Gender and Development Network (GADN) UK, and FEMMNET Kenya.