CRIAA SA-DC is an association of development professionals involved on a professional or voluntary basis in international co-operation and socio-economic development of the Southern African Region and other Developing Countries.
CRIAA SA-DC was formed in 1996 following the closure of the Centre for Research-Information-Action for Development in Africa (CRIAA) a French NGO based in Paris due to its restructuring. CRIAA SA-DC secured the continuation of CRIAA’s activities in the southern Africa region and developed into an independent European-southern African development and consultancy service
CRIAA SA-DC, which stands for Centre de Recherche et d’Information Action pour l’Afrique Australe – Sud et Est (Research and Information Action Center for Southern and Eastern Africa), is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Windhoek, Namibia. The organization was founded in 1986 with a focus on promoting sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in Southern and Eastern Africa.
Natural Namibian vegetal oils are produced and marketed by CRIAA SA-DC under its Uwanawa Skin Care
Oils range with excellent credentials of quality, traceability, socio-economic benefits to producers and environmental sustainability, and of fostering the sustainable development of Namibian rural producers with their natural resources.
The oils are produced in Windhoek at CRIAA SA-DC’s Technical Centre, the Katutura Artisans’ Project, which is equipped for oil processing, quality management and storage, including a cold-room. The oils produced are regularly tested for quality.
In developing natural product value chains CRIAA SA-DC is guided by the UNCTAD BioTrade Principles and Criteria of environmental, social and economic sustainability. CRIAA SA-DC also supports the implementation of the objectives of the CBD and other multilateral agreements, including CITES, as well as the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS). CRIAA SA-DC is an association not-for-gain incorporated in Namibia and has notable long-lasting successful experience in supporting rural community and cooperative members to benefit from sustainably produced indigenous natural products and smallholder crops.
It provides training and consulting services, including training in quality management for rural
harvesters/producers of natural products (and training of trainers), and bookkeeping-financial management training for grassroots’ producer associations and groups, as well as cooperatives.
CRIAA SA-DC
22 Johann Albrecht Street
Windhoek, Namibia
PO Box 23778
Tel.: +264 61 220117
Fax: +264 61 232293
Office cell: 081 122 3892
E-Mail: info@criaasadc.org / criaawhk@africaonline.com.na