Who We Are
Pan African Institute for Entrepreneurship and Community
Development (ECDI) is an Institute in Special Consultative status with United Nations Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Member, United Nations Habitat Partner University Initiative.
ECDI is an Africa's leading professional organization for entrepreneurs, people who work in
the public service, business enterprises, public and private sectors of the economy, community
development, and local administrative system. It is for those who desire to do socially positive
work in the context of business and who subscribe to high moral standards.
It is our belief that enterprise is not just about making money in spite of mountains of evidence
to the contrary. Therefore, Pan African Institute is concerned with the creative possibility of
individuals who want to give profitable value to their particular field of endeavour and improve
community conditions.
The Institute is an independent membership based, professional
organization approved in Nigeria by the Federal Ministry of Education, incorporated by the
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) RC 1154329 and legally guaranteed by the Federal Ministry of
Justice to professionalize entrepreneurial development, community development, management and
innovative practices. It is out to promote opportunities for its members in order to gain expertise
to improve their social and economic conditions.
As part of its mandates, ECDI also aims to provide entrepreneurs and enterprise researchers
in all disciplines with avenues for interaction, education, support and enhanced access to
technology, resources, partners and services essential to the creation of successful enterprises.
Since entrepreneurs are critical drivers of job creation and economic prosperity
leading to community development, the organisation shall help equip them with the
creative ideas, skills and spirits needed to start and organize commercial enterprises in
all sectors of the society and generate wealth for personal improvement, social innovation
and economic growth.
