The mission of SHERDA is to improve and ensure sustainable development in the rural areas of Nigeria. To achieve

its mission, SHERDA has established the following objectives:

• Promote and encourage small-scale enterprise and sustainable agriculture (including conservation of wetlands and

endangered species.

• Alleviate poverty in the rural communities and ensure optimal utilization of the available resources.

• Promote, encourage, sponsor and subsidize income – generating projects.

• Carry out Social / Environmental Impact Assessment,Participatory Rural Appraisals, Participatory Needs

Assessments

, Sustainable Livelihoods Assessment and Facilitation of Community Driven Development Plans

• Carry out capacity building programmes and vocational skills acquisition training among the rural dwellers.

• Partner and network with organisations desirous of ensuring sustainable development through economic

empowerment and human capital development programmes in the various communities.

• Provide the means whether by supervision, guidance, teaching or otherwise through which interested persons may

be enabled to acquire knowledge and skills.

• Empower the populace through self help efforts, rural development and literacy / vocational training programmes.

• Promote and sponsor HIV/AIDS prevention education as well as the prevention / reduction in sexually transmitted

diseases.