153 Ikpoba Slope, Benin City, Nigeria | info@ruralaffairsinstitute.org | +234 902 345 1790

About RAID

Rural Affairs Institute for Development (RAID) is the foremost Rural Trust Institute focusing on governance trust, service trust, financial trust, data trust, and assurance systems for communities, cooperatives, institutions, and local governments.

The Institute is a competence-based professional institute focused on sustainable development practice, community systems, institutional strengthening, and implementation excellence. Training programs are aligned to ISO 21001 and ISO 37101.

What we do

RAID equips individuals and institutions with practical capability for planning, implementing, monitoring, and improving sustainable development systems. The current lead training portfolio includes a foundation and intermediate course drawn from ISO 37101, alongside a flagship Sustainable Development Portfolio program.

What Makes RAID Distinct

  • Competence-based training
  • Management system logic with community relevance
  • Professional certification pathway
  • Institution-ready learning models
  • Portfolio and implementation thinking
Institutional Direction

Our mission, vision, and values.

Mission

To develop competent professionals and institutions that can manage sustainable development systems and portfolios with discipline, credibility, and measurable impact.

Vision

To become a respected institute for sustainable development competence, community systems practice, and institutional transformation in Nigeria, Africa, and beyond.

Values

  • Professional integrity
  • Practical relevance
  • Institutional value creation
  • Community-centered thinking
  • Continuous improvement