DERO founder is Dr. Darlington Mgbeke, a retired United States Navy Chief Petty Officer who has travelled around the world and has a first-hand knowledge of African history of suffering, struggle against the harshness of droughts in early 1960’s, he became a leader and pioneered innovative collaborating social development projects to foster community building with African people and community leaders. Understanding that it takes clean water to raise a village and the impact of how small loans can change a poor African family, he officially established Diversity Empowerment Resource Outreach (DERO) Incorporated as an International charitable organization in 2007.

Dero’s Core Values have always been:

• Community collaboration, engagement and Vision by working with community leaders to affect social change in the community we operate.
• Affect social change in community development and citizen empowerment outreach programs.      
• Public policy advocacy debate that will bring change in the community and abroad.
• Impact community awareness and themes both in United Stated and Africa in Medical and Health Research, Education, Agriculture, Environmental epidemics, economic self sufficiency, and medical issues that affect the communities. 
• Consulting and strategic public policy initiative issues that affect the diverse community and those abroad we serve. 
• Alleviate Poverty and illiteracy through education, Financial dependent, Information Awareness, and mentorship programs.
• Provide organizational leadership and effective governance model
• Changing people’s live by empowerment 
•  To make a positive social impact on people’s lives —to make a difference.