As a US non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, KDN strives to wage a two-pronged struggle in the Kambata region: fight poverty and illiteracy and promote a sustainable, self-reliant, cost-effective development based on local resources that is likely to give lasting solutions to Kambata's current problems. KDN's aim is not replacing what the local and regional governments do in Kambata. Its primary objective is to assist people-centered local initiatives that help improving and alleviating resource degradation, youth unemployment, mass poverty, disease, and adult illiteracy that persist in the region.

  • Supporting, facilitating, or implementing activities that promote the economic and social development of the Kambata community.

  • Empowering the Kambatas to take charge of development initiatives.

  • Promoting sustainable self-help projects that are undertaken by Kambatas and their adjoining communities.

  • Fighting against diseases affecting the health of Kambata community.

  • Empowering rural women and promoting gender equality and equity among the Kambatas.

  • Reducing harmful traditional ​and discriminatory ​practices that particularly affect women​, children ​and artisans ​in Kambata society.

  • Eliminating adult illiteracy among Kambatas.

  • Preserving and promoting linguistic, cultural, and historical heritage of Kambata.

  • Fostering the practice of cooperation and self-help among Kambatas as well as between Kambatas and other neighboring communities in their efforts to eliminate poverty, illiteracy and diseases.