The CED Center is the brain child of Simon Mugabi, a UNICEF Development officer. Mr. Mugabi and Nziza Director, Lori Peacock met during a medical mission to Kenya's Kwali District in November 2008.
    It was then that Mr. Mugabi shared with Ms. Peacock his vision of opening a center for women and vulnerable children in his home district in Uganda. Mr. Mugabi donated 6 acres of his family's land for the project.

   The goals of the center include:

• Empowerment and support for women to be self reliant and to initiate secure livelihoods
• Health education and promotion on the best child care practices / child survival
• A Community Resource Centre, HIV / AIDS prevention
• Primary school sponsorship for orphan, vulnerable, and abused children,
• A program where international volunteers can visit, work and then develop outreach and support programs in their own countries

   The project includes a training center with offices and storage, a library, and small cottages to provide accommodations for international visitors.