• IDS Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)

    Awareness and reusable Sanitary Pad (RSP) Distribution.

  • JOIN US IN BUILDING A RESILIENT FUTURE

    IDS is pioneering Water-Smart Agriculture — through smart irrigation, data-driven farming, and agroforestry — to combat climate change and restore our land.

  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)

    IDS is committed to addressing the issue of violence against women/girls (VAW/G) in Nigeria through awareness creation, community advocacy, and capacity building.

  • Building a healthier and more resilient communities .

    IDS Board Chairperson, Mrs. Gire Eunice Doom, presenting food items to vulnerable populations affected by the humanitarian crisis in Borno State, Nigeria

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Welcome to IDS

Welcome to IDS: Intercommunity Development Social Organisation (IDS), formerly Integrated Development Services (IDS), is a national, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 2004 and incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CAC/IT/No. 60576) in 2013. IDS was granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) in 2013 and accredited to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 2025. IDS is committed to saving lives, restoring dignity, and building resilient communities across Nigeria-Africa, with interventions guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.

  • IDS VISION

    IDS envision a society where marginalized groups are saved and empowered.

  • IDS MISSION STATEMENT

    To save lives and empower marginalized women, youth, children, and other minority groups through peacebuilding, food security and sustainable livelihoods, equitable access to education and health (WASH), while advancing climate action, disaster risk management, protection, and social inclusion in Africa.

IDS Core Specialization

Food Security and Livelihoods

Peacebuilding / Social Cohesion

Education in Emergency (EiE)

Health and Nutrition

WASH Intervention

Protection and Gender Programming

Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Building

Disaster Management

IDS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

  1. To strengthen the resilience of vulnerable groups for food security and sustainable livelihoods
    through emergency food distribution, and empowerment in agriculture, and other income-generating activities (IGAs) in Africa.
  2. To promote gender equality, disability inclusion, and protection of vulnerable women, youth, children, and other minority groups through advocacy, awareness creation, and empowerment in Africa.
  3. To enhance marginalized children’s right to education in emergencies (EiE) through back-to-school campaigns, construction and rehabilitation of schools, provision of learning materials, and training of teachers in Africa.
  4. To provide timely humanitarian assistance and support effective recovery for victims of disaster and conflict through rapid response, relief, and early recovery interventions in Africa.
  5. To build community resilience and mitigate the impact of climate change through advocacy, education, climate adaptation, and community empowerment in Africa.
  6. To improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable populations through equitable access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and health services in Africa.
  7. To promote peaceful coexistence and social cohesion by preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), through capacity building, advocacy, dialogue, and sensitization in Africa.
  8. To strengthen democracy, civic participation, and accountable governance by promoting electoral integrity, human rights, civic education, and inclusive participation of women, youth, and minority groups in democratic processes in Africa.

OUR IMPACT

Responding to Crisis. Building Resilience and Restoring Dignity: Over 15 years, the Intercommunity Development Social Organization (IDS) has been at the forefront of humanitarian and development response in Nigeria. We work with conflict-affected, climate-vulnerable, and marginalized communities to meet urgent needs while building pathways to self-reliance and peace. With Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC and accreditation to UNCCD, IDS delivers impact at scale across Borno, Benue, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Yobe, the Abuja (FCT) and other states across the country in partnership with the United Nations (UN), Government, and international donors with activities focusing on the following intervention areas in line with the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence.

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