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    Community Creativity for Development (<a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://asknet.community/hubs/cc4d/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CC4D</a>) is a Youth-led community-based organization formed in August 2019 by a group of South Sudanese Refugee Youth professionals who saw a gap in repair, reuse and maintenance of Electronics with its headquarters in Eden II, Rhino Camp. CC4D aims at connecting communities while also finding solutions to protect the environment from global warming. We connect communities through organizing repair café events that encourage people to work together and share knowledge and skills which helps to bring people together and work on building a more coherent and peaceful community.
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    CC4D is implementing Co-funded electronic waste management project through
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Y4pxb-BDY&amp;ab_channel=CommunityCreativity4Development" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">repair caf&eacute; events</a>
    (mobile repairs and maintenance of electronics) mobile digital literacy skills training programs, ICT mentorship for women and girls. CC4D is a member of the
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://asknet.community/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#ASKnet community</a>
    (Access to Skills Knowledge and Network), 
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://globalinnovationgathering.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Global Innovation Gathering</a>
    (GIG), 
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://africaosh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Africa Open Science Hardware</a>
    (AfricaOSH),
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://africamakerspace.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Africa Makers Space Network</a>
    ,
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://talk.restarters.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Restarters community</a>
    and the
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://forum.openhardware.science/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Global Open Science Hardware</a>
    (GOSH).
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    CC4D, an award winner of the Job Security and Financial Services Category in the 2021 online EU: AFRICA THE JOURNEY HACKATHON organized and hosted by
    <a class="text-decoration-none text-primary" href="https://www.garage48.org/blog/eu-africa-the-journey-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Garage48</a>
    in Estonia possesses considerable expertise in the areas including ICT, Environment, Sustainable Peace, youth empowerment and livelihood support with experienced staff working with the communities for over 4 years in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement. CC4D has over time established a strong board structure that defines her strategic direction.
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