History: The Longido Community Development Organization (LCDO) was founded and registered in 2003 when the nine founding members committed themselves to the goal of improving the livelihoods of Maasai men and women in Tanzania. By 2013, LCDO has grown into a well-known, member-based development player, which significantly contributes to the availability of basic human and economic services for marginalized Maasai community. LCDO positively impacts the lives of nearly 5,000 Maasai people through LCDO’s programs which focus on increased access to education, economic empowerment, and health services.

Members: LCDO as a membership based Organization, has members from 16 villages of Longido District where LCDO has been implementing its activities.   So far LCDO has 944 members.

Vision: LCDO envisions a society whereby each member has an opportunity to meet all social and economic needs.

Mission: LCDO strives to empower community members for the eradication of poverty through promoting quality education, skills training, manages the use of available resources in order to motivate social development

Activities: So far LCDO has/is implemented/implementing the following activities;

• Creation of watchdog groups and TOTs to support women on governance issue        
• Creation of income generating groups
• Construction of three water dams and one water tank
• Support participatory forest management in Ketumbeine and Gilaï forests
• Bought 80 tons of maize to the villages of Orkejuloongishu, Meirugoi, Lumbwa and Noodoto.
• Purchased 1300 goats to poor groups