Academic Associates Peaceworks Aapw, Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa

Academic Associates PeaceWorks is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation registered in Nigeria. It was established in 1988. AAPW has been working in Nigeria and West Africa in the areas of conflict management and peace education since 1992.

Macarthur Foundation Nigeria, Abuja, West Africa

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, philanthropic organization based in the United States that makes grants to help improve the human condition around the globe.

The Foundation has been making grants in Nigeria since 1989 and opened an office there in 1994. Grants are made to strengthen the country's universities, improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and young people, and to advance human rights and international justice.

The MacArthur Foundation in Nigeria is one of four offices of the Foundation that are located outside of the United States. The others are in Mexico, India, and Russia.

Recognizing that MacArthur’s support is small compared to the needs of Nigeria and its people, the Foundation strives to encourage investment by other funders and to promote creative partnerships among those in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

Nigerian Social Forum Nsf, Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa

The Nigerian Social Forum (NSF) is an open meeting place where groups and movements of civil society opposed to neo-liberalism and a Nigeria dominated by capital and liberal thinking congregate.

It is a space that opposes any form of imperialism, unbridled capitalism, but engaged in building a Nigerian society centred on the human person.

It is about Nigerians coming together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, to formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action.

The NSF proposes to debate alternative means to building a Nigeria, which respects universal human rights and those of all men, women, girls and boys, grounded in democratic African and International systems and institutions at the service of social justice, equality and the sovereignty of peoples.

North South Development Nsd, Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa

North South Development (NSD), a British/Nigerian Non Government Organisation, was born out of a commitment and belief in providing practical business management training to individuals and groups in the developing world.

It was formed by Mr. Julian Wood and Prince Awoyemi Kayode. Julian coming from London, England in the North and Kayode coming from Kogi State, Nigeria in the South.

It is NSD’s belief that poverty can be alleviated by placing the individual or co-operatives at the core of every programme. As participants progress through the stages of the programme, they build upon their business and technical skills, knowledge and increase their opportunity to own and manage their own small business enterprise.

Enterprise For Development International, Efdi, Ikeja, Nigeria, West Africa

EfDI evolved from the Nigeria country program of TechnoServe, an international development organization that was founded in the United States in 1968.

With operations in various parts of Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe, TechnoServe opened its Nigeria country program in 1989.

The transition of TechnoServe-Nigeria into an independent locally registered organization was in keeping with a new strategic direction under which TechnoServe ceded its portfolio in Nigeria to EfDI.

Soca Foundation, Nigeria, Port Harcourt, West Africa

SOCA Foundation, Nigeria is a faith based/non-governmental organization (NGO) whose main focus is to make a future for the ORPHAN CHILD AND STREET CHILDREN, bringing back a lost smile on their faces and also evangelizing them for Christ.
This NGO/Foundation was formerly inaugurated in Port Harcourt on December 21st 1998 at Hotel Presidential having her Excellency, Mrs. Comfort Ewang (Chairperson FSP and wife of the Executive Governor of Rivers State) as the special guest of honour who was represented by Mrs. Christy Toby.

It formally commissioned it’s SAVE THE ORPHAN CHILD NATIONAL CAMPAIGN on the 28th of JULY 2001 at the main hall of Bereton Montessori Nursery/Primary School, Rumuomasi, P.H having several important dignitaries in attendant some of who were Rev. Canon Azubuike Ugoha, Vicar – St. Lukes Ang. Church, Eberi – Omuma, Pastor E.O Moses, District Pastor – Gospel Faith Mission Int. Abuja, Chief Mrs. V.O.R. Diete Spif – Proprietress, Bereton Montessori Nur/Pri School who was represented by Mrs. Esther Oguamanam, and Mr. Emmanuel Onukwe who became the first partner of the TRUST FUND.

SFN is also involved in the campaign against drug abuse, cultism, pre-marital sex (HIV-AIDS, Introducing God’s Idea) and promiscuity, early childhood marriages, prevention of child abuse, child abandonment and other parental evils against children.

Our vision is to remove "every child" the orphans, street children and destitute from the streets of Nigeria and beyond, Giving them Shelter, Education, Hope and a bright Future. Also to restore moral and ethical values back to our younger generation, teaching and encouraging them in the fear and knowledge of God and in general preparing the SAINTS for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

SFN is also involved in big time Film/music productions, Publishing and corporate printing, Graphic designs and digital colour separation, Mass duplication and marketing of audio/video tapes and religious/ educational books mostly for children through its sfn press and sfn production department.

Human And Environmental Development Aagenda Heda, Ikeja, Nigeria, West Africa

Human and Environmental Development Aagenda (HEDA) is a non profit, non partisan and non governmental Organization committed to the promotion and protection of Human Rights and Development in Africa through empowerment and capacity building of the people and institutions responsible for the advancement of human rights and environmental development in the region.

Center For Youth Development Project, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, West Africa

MISSION: To improve on the Leadership skills of the youth, and Challenge their Entrepreneurship potentials

VISION: To establish an institution for innovative programmes to alleviate poverty, and bring out the leadership skills and entrepreneurship potentials of the youths of our society for a brighter tomorrow.

Our goal is to provide 2000 skilled jobs for 2000 youths in Niger Delta by the year 2010.

Center for Youth Development Project (CFYDP) is a non-governmental, non-profit, private sector organization established to address the poverty and unemployment situation of the youths and as a vanguard Organisation for the advancement of the youth through the development of leadership and entrepreneurship skills necessary to create positive change in the youth.

The organization is targeted directly to the youths to help build a bridge for a brighter and resourceful tomorrow youth, hence the term CREATING TOMORROW TODAY

The organization believes in the philosophy that by creating an enabling environment for equipping the young entrepreneur with skills, providing them with necessary tools, finance and networking, they will in turn create a successful brighter future and in the nearest future the private sector can stand the test of time without total dependence on Government and Multi-nationals.

We hope to establish our presence in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria especially to the grass root i.e. the rural youth.

Nigeria Model United Nations Nmun, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

The NCCA, sponsor of the National Model United Nations (NMUN) and related activities, was incorporated in 1968 as a nonprofit, educational corporation of the United States. The NCCA is also a recognized Non-Governmental Organization associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information.

NCCA programs offer a diverse group of informed participants a forum for discussing global concerns in a context that closely parallels the "real world." Students and faculty from five continents work feverishly to propose resolutions addressing regional conflicts, peacekeeping, human rights, women and children, economic and social development, and the environment. NMUN programs provide students with a better understanding of the inner working of the United Nations as they build skills in diplomacy and compromise.

Africa Christian Youths Development Foundation, Jos, Nigeria, West Africa

Our Mission: The Mission of the Africa Christian Youths Development Foundation clearly reflects the special biblical mandate given to us by the Lord Jesus in Matthew 9:37-38, and it reads:

"The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few.

So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest

Ask him to send out more workers for his fields."

The Foundation came into existence as a direct response to the above mandate, in September 2003, after a three-day National Christian Youths Leadership Seminar, organized by Project Hope-Nigeria at the University of Jos, Jos-Plateau State of Nigeria.

From this very humble beginning, we have committed our resources, talents, energies and time towards facilitating and leading initiatives aimed at:

- Building and strengthening the individual capacities of young people to make biblically-shaped responses to social challenges in the contemporary world.

- Working with local churches and communities to inculcate family values and promote a greater sense of our shared experience.

- Nurturing the spiritual life of young Christians such that they become worthy Ambassadors of the Lord Jesus.

- Igniting young Christians for workplace transformation by modeling our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

- Equipping young Christians to minister effectively in the name of Christ in the Church and in society.

Feminist Vision Care Initiative, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, West Africa

VISION STATEMENT: To educate, inform, motivate and inspire individuals and society to positive inspiration and aspirations, dispel human ignorance, ensure collective and global happiness for the betterment of mankind.

MISSION STATEMENT: To contribute to social and economic well-being and development of families and communities and support the execution of millennium development goals in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria, African and the Globe

ACTIVITIES:

Implementing harm reduction policies and technical support education.

Improving bad social conditions and helping people in need.

Stimulating the growth of technical education and manpower development in the society.

Maintaining close contacts with professional bodies, and reviewing related literature for the purpose of knowledge update,

thereby developing research results into relevant publications.

Improving the physical, mental and social health of individuals.

Embarking on both formal and informal dissemination of information relating to drug use, prostitution and associated crimes via lectures, seminars, workshops, discussion sessions and resource centres.

Encouraging voluntary participation (donations and scholarships) in the education of under-privileged children.

Exposing the youths especially young school leavers to other forms of self-employment.

Establishing a manpower base in the communities for technological advancement.

Bringing the reality of HIV/AIDS and its preventive teachings to the grassroots.

Updating the knowledge of our youths on the damaging potentials of drug abuse and crime.

Encouraging the youths in channeling their energy away from juvenile delinquency and youthful exuberance.

Encouraging mediation and conflict management policies.

Relating with governmental and non-governmental organizations, in educating our people on the right track to positive

development.

Advocating for safe environment policies and legal reforms.

Encouraging the youths to develop creative thinking, patience, honesty and self-direction.

Executing Youth, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive and Maternal Health programs.

Building capacity for research, program development and implementation.

The youths, women and children are the target groups. However, universal awareness and education are vital for a better understanding of why these groups should stay harm free.

There is a great need to keep the society informed of approaches to proper upbringing and eradicating juvenile delinquency traits in children and youths; they are to be encouraged to comment goal setting, form clear values, make decisions and develop high self-esteem, as the family is the foundation of the society

Defence For Children International, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

DCI envisions a just and responsible society where Nigerian children can exercise their rights and are cared for by all and sundry.

We are dedicated to ensuring on-going, practical, systematic and concerted international action directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of the child, as articulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), its optional protocols, and all the other human rights instruments.

Partners For Development Pfd Nigeria, Abuja, West Africa

PFD’s mission is to work with vulnerable and underserved populations in developing countries to improve quality of life. With programs currently in Cambodia, Nigeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina and new operations opening in Tanzania, PFD is addressing local needs in public health, agriculture, veterinary health, and credit.

Foto-sofia, Asaba, Nigeria, West Africa

FOTO-SOFIA is a Youth & Community development Organization, FOTO-SOFIA is a not-for-profit & independent non-government organizations dedicated to the practical realization of Global, Regional & National Development Initiatives, like the UN- MDGs, AU development policies and Nigeria’s National NEEDS Program aimed at fighting poverty, hunger, and injustice around our community.

Our mission is a peaceful community without poverty, hunger and injustice, our aim is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives.

History of Foto-sofia

FOTO-SOFIA was first conceived in 2000, the learning phase of FOTO-SOFIA lasted for about 4 years, skeletal services were rendered here and there, mostly without any record kept, but the joy of the service was too much for the young group, at about 2005, FOTO-SOFIA hit the streets and started making meaningful impart in the lives of the public, formed by a group of like-minded independent youths in Asaba, who wanted to work together nationally now and in future internationally to achieve greater impact in reducing poverty by their collective efforts.

This group of citizens believes in dialogue, conference, workshop, campaign, advocacy, public enlightenment as a powerful tool for development, we do not believe in violence, no matter the degree, nature or type, whether active or passive, peaceful environment makes for the greatest good.

We are working to become part of a national network of Citizens, are capable of national responses to national issues. We are aiming to create ways of working and structures appropriate to national action in a complex and diversified Country.

since 2006 FOTO-SOFIA has kept a record of about 1838 youths, who had both directly and indirectly benefited from our free services in basic computer education; public health education; human right protection education; career development workshop; self reliance workshop; leadership lesson; wealth creation workshop; business management skills; investment opportunity skills and other youth development programs.

We works with community leaders, partner organizations, public sector, and well spirited individuals in undertaking long-term development tasks, emergency work, research and campaigning for a fairer nation.

We works on a broad range of issues, including globalization, development goals, ICT, health, education, human rights, agriculture food sufficiency and Indigenous Craft & Techniques.
What does FOTO-SOFIA do?

Society For Empowerment And Attitudinal Change, Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa

mission of the Southeast ATC is to provide training for high school and adult students, displaced workers and unemployed individuals in Southeast Utah for employment in skilled or semi-skilled jobs; to provide on-the-job training leading to higher proficiency and retention, or placement in skilled craft jobs; and to bring education and business together to assist students in receiving the most benefit from their applied technology instruction.

MISSION OBJECTIVES: Provide personalized, open-entry/open-exit, competency-based, applied technology instruction to high school and adult applied technology students, displaced workers, and unemployed individuals for employment in skill intensive occupations.

Provide occupational upgrade instruction through approved Custom Fit or regular applied technology programs to employed individuals to improve skills and-or retention.

Offer personalized open-entry/open-exit, competency-based, applied technology instruction on a year-round basis (subject to sufficient enrollment and funding) not tied to pre-set dates such as the traditional school semester or quarter.

Provide short-term, intensive, task-specific, instruction closely aligned with the needs of business and industry. Competencies and length of training are determined with input from ATC program advisory committees.

Diamond Development Initiatives, Kano, Nigeria, West Africa

Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI) is a not-for-profit, non-political and non-religious organization. DDI is managed by Nigerians who share a common desire for the establishment of a sustainable organization that would provide assistance to grassroots entities. Our office is located in Kano, Northern Nigeria.

Our knowledge of development issues, experience in the use of participatory development methodologies in the design, planning, implementation and the monitoring and evaluation of projects, understanding of best practices, strong institutional capacity, the ability of our staff to support projects in an efficient and cost effective manner and our knowledge and experience with working with international development organizations, are a cutting edge that can hardly be found anywhere else in Northern Nigeria.

Diamond Development Initiatives is committed to the concept that development projects are most likely to succeed when there is active involvement and commitment of those people who will be affected by, and have a vested interest in the activity to be pursued.

We are therefore interested in projects that are initiated by, reflect the priorities of, and present the ideas put forward by members of an implementing group.

Such projects are the result of a self-directed effort based on a shared vision of, and commitment to, solving a problem that affects them.

Diamond Development Initiatives acknowledges the rights of groups and communities to control their lives including the decision over what and how development activities should be pursued.

We strive to ensure that development projects have a clear evidence that they have been initiated by an organization or group that has broad based participation of its members in the decision making process.

All members of the group will then see themselves as the owners of the project, with vested interest in, and commitment to undertake the tasks required for the project to be successful.

Communicating For Change Cfc, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

CFC is a non-governmental organisation limited by guarantee and is run entirely on a not-for profit basis. It is funded by grants received from international and local donors and is increasingly supported by private sector funding.

CFC also generates income from fee based communications services, film sales and office space rental to support its development communications work.

Oilwatch Africa, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Oilwatch is a resistance network that opposes the activities of oil companies in tropical countries. Oilwatch is a network that builds solidarity and fosters a common identity among peoples of the South.

Oilwatch understands similarities in the current pattern of resource exploitation in countries of the South, which reflects historical legacy of disempowerment of peoples and considers the recognition of the right of peoples to self-determination as primary in the resolution of environmental problems. Oilwatch is a network of resistance to the negative impacts of oil and gas industry activity on peoples and their environment.

Unfpa Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa

The goal of the proposed programme is to contribute to enhancing the quality of life of Nigerians by securing commitment at all levels for the implementation of the national population and development programme.

The programme is consistent with the goals of the ICPD programme of Action, ICPD+5, the national population policy and CCA/UNDAF, as detailed in the attached results and resources framework. The programme will cover 15 out of 36 states.

The level and type of assistance to be provided to the 12 states assisted under the previous programme will be based on: (a) the incidence of poor health survey report; and (b) the level of donor assistance.

Furthermore, three disadvantaged states will be selected from the north-west. The programme will encompass all three thematic areas: advocacy, reproductive health, and population and development strategies.

Quantitative Economic Research Bureau, Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa

Africa, Econometrics, Economics, Globalization, Mathematics, Nigeria, Operations Research, Poverty and the Poor, Social Sciences, Software Engineering, Statistics.

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Africa, Complexity Sciences, Corruption, Debt, Econometric Modeling, Econometrics, Globalization, Mathematics, Nigeria, Nwaobi, Operations Research, Poverty, REPEC, Root Solution, Social Sciences, Software Development, Statistics, World.

Human Rights And Justice Group, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Human Rights & Justice Group Int'l (Justice Group) is an independent, non-governmental and not-for-profit voluntary initiative which was established in 1999 by Nigerians from different professional, cultural and social backgrounds to enhance knowledge, respect and observance of human rights, and to encourage exchange of information and experiences for the betterment of the citizenry through the instrumentality of law, education, enlightenment and humanitarianism.

Justice Group membership is drawn from a rich blend of activists and other professionals working together on a shared commitment to justice, the rule of law and human dignity. The idea of the group was to build awareness about those rights as well as investigate and advocate various means for securing their implementation.

In addition, our programs aim at broadening access of individuals and communities and strengthening their participation in the design and implementation of social and economic policies/programs which affect them. We work with communities and groups that cut across gender, literacy, age and social lines, and use focused group pilot projects to measure the impact our interventions are making in target communities.

Center For Policy And Development-poldec, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Center for Policy and Development (PolDeC) is a progressively dynamic NGDO committed to providing sustained development policy advocacy, training, capacity building, research and documentation in furtherance of engendering appropriate and focused gendered development in Nigeria.

We envision a policy and development resource cum reference center that is a positive development catalyst; and an active participant providing innovative initiatives as well as intellectual capital; and mobilizing resources nationally and internationally for the sustainable development of Nigeria.

Poverty Alleviation Crusaders, Ngo, Ikeja, Nigeria, West Africa

Poverty Alleviation Crusaders (PAC) is an international Non-Governmental Organization.

Through social mobilization and survival techniques, we assist in alleviating poverty through sustainable development projects for the creation of job opportunities, such that the people will be able to earn a living and also to ensure food security such that the people will have enough food for consumption and for export.

We also contribute to diminishing the information gap and to furthering a better understanding of the need to promote democratic rights and good governance, promotion of skills acquisition and self employment schemes.

Our Philosophy

Our work is based on the conviction that to alleviate poverty, Harnessing Community Participation as a major tool to execute our programmes through the Integrated Community Participatory Development Approach.

PAC has found that we cannot celebrate our remarkable achievements in science and technology and other areas of human endeavors, while million of our fellow human beings, continue to live in a world of deprivation and starvation. Our continent faces daunting challenges, above all by poverty now exacerbated by HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Families and the whole society are often caught in a downward spiral of poverty, illness and environmental degradation, spurred on by high population growth rates that outstrip efforts to address other crucial development issues, because most families have too many children that they can hardly cater for.

Association For Child Health, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Association for Child Health is a non governmental, non political, and multi service organization formed to improve the health condition for Children, adolescent and youth.

Our vision is to improve the health of children, adolescents and youth in Nigeria. Our mission is to provide enlightenment and health education to parents, adolescents and youth.

Oapu - Otan Ayegbaju Progressive Union, Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa

Otan Ayegbaju Progressive Union(OAPU) is a non-political, cultural organisation. The OAPU is the umbrella organisation of Otan Ayegbaju indigenes in Nigeria and diaspora.

The idea of Otan Ayegbaju Progressive Union, according to available historical records, stated as Egbe Atunluse of Otan Ayegbaju which was muted at an informal discussion held on the 11th February, 1928 among five eminent and illustrious but deceased sons of Otan Ayegbaju namely: Jacob Kisaiku, John Fajaote, Joseph Abulude and Joseph Oyaniyi.

At her inaugural meeting on the 4th of April, 1928 in Late Pa Joseph Abulude's house, the foundation members resolved, consequent upon Pa Joseph Fatade's proposal, to extend membership of the association to seven others namely: Joseph Tanimojo, Jacob Salako, John Oni, Gabriel Adeniran, Joshua Ogunbiyi, Joseph Ogungbenle (Olopa), Samuel Alabi (Sogo).

The aims and objectives of the union are:

i. To promote the cultural, social, educational and economic well-being of Otan Ayegbaju
and her people at home and abroad;
ii. to raise funds for development projects;
iii. to be neutral in all political, religious and chieftaincy matters;
iv. to promote and finance self-help projects;
v. to strive by all legitimate and constitutional means to place the town on the map of
Nigeria; and
vi. to undertake any activity which the Central Executive Committee considers to be in the
interest of the people.

Rural Economic Development And Empowerment Agency Redeema, Jos, Nigeria, West Africa

REDEEMA is a registered non-governmental, non-political and non-profit development agency established in 1997 to improve the well-being of individuals and communities by encouraging local initiatives and Community involvement that would foster holistic development.

Our mission is to promote grassroots development efforts and to empower the poor and the less privileged to use available, affordable and transferable local initiatives to enhance holistic development that would better living standards. Our vision is to see the less privileged people holistically developed, socially, economically and spiritually to live a self-sustainable life.

International Youth Development Forum Iydf, Owerri, Nigeria, West Africa

We are young. We believe youth can make a difference.We want to make this world a better place.We believe in the ideals of the United Nations.

IYDF seeks to bring together young people from all over the world to provide them with a unique opportunity to meet and learn about issues pertaining to environment, sustainable development, rehabilitation and sustainable use of global resources, globalisation, global governance, migration and global human security.

The ultimate aim is to create an environment suitable for continuous exchange of information, knowledge, ideas, opinions and views between the participants, delegates, academics, public policy-makers, representatives of the NGO and the corporate sectors, arts and sports stars, and many others.

IYDF was estabilsed to use youth energy as a force to unite people through promoting international and cross-cultural understanding.Join us.

Student Right Organisation Network, Lagos, Nigeria

Student right organisation network (studentronet) is new born grass-root / community base ngo by the special grace of God would be a national ngo there which an international ngo, it is a student ngo the first of it kind in the Nigeria making. A membership organisation that is open to all interested individuals and organisation that make our membership criteria.

This is a non political, tribal, religion, non profit and non governmental organisation which is proud to be in partnership with about five reputable ngos, civil society organisation and private firms that believe in using joint partnership network in achieving goals and objectives, aimed at poverty alleviation, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, subs tenable community development, youth, children, and women empowerment and right, abolition of illiteracy among the dependency ratio of a population setup and improved well being of student nation wide.

Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center Arsrc, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC), established in 2003, is part of a Ford Foundation five-year grant-making initiative, "Global Dialogue of Sexual Health and Well Being" aimed at giving visibility, depth and legitimacy to the field of sexuality.

The goal of the ARSRC is to promote more informed and affirming public dialogue on human sexuality and to contribute to positive changes in the emerging field of sexuality in Africa, by creating mechanisms for learning at the regional level. Activities under the initiative will focus on four of the most populous countries in Africa:

Egypt (North Africa), Kenya (East Africa), Nigeria (West Africa) and South Africa (Southern Africa). Action Health Incorporated, a Nigeria-based non-governmental organization, who will also facilitate its activities, is hosting the center.

The ARSRC promotes informed public dialogue and opportunities for learning and advocacy on human sexuality to ensure positive changes in policies and programmes on sexuality issues in Africa.

Caring Hands Christian Home, Asaba, Nigeria, West Africa

We are a non-profit,non-govermental charity organization operating in Nigeria,and gradually expanding to other developing countries around the globe.

We need urgent humanitarian assistance to help in renovating an Orphanage based in a city called Onitsha.

A kind gesture showed to these innocent and defenceless babies who lacked parential love and warmt,will bring lots of blessings to you,as the eyes of the Lord is watching us with interests.

Used clothes and food items is a great way of reaching out with love and compassion.

We need some assistance in helping the poor and sick,who are now in the Hospital unable to receive urgent medical attention because of poverty.

Need help and assistance in designing and hosting our new web-site.

Photographs and legal authenticated documents are legal bindings.

Have a Heart please and Reach out with love and Compassion.

The Center For Development Support Initiatives-cedsi, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, West Africa

In recent times, the resultant effect of long-term neglect has become more evident, the great toll of which is better imagined. Despite growing stakeholders interventions, there is still a wide gap towards rural women and youth empowerment as a lot still wallow in poverty, ignorance, lack of basic functional education, incessant conflicts, insufficient reproductive health information and no sustainable means of livelihood.

CEDSI works to improve the quality of life of its target through various programs. We want to be uniquely positioned to advocate for change, connect communities to knowledge and resources and most of all co-ordinate broader donor efforts at the community level.

This is to help alleviate poverty along low- income disadvantaged individuals through creating an enabling environment for a sustainable development by reduction of violence in the communities where it operates.

Niger Delta Women For Justice, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, West Africa

The Niger Delta Women for Justice (NDWJ) is a non-profit making, non-sectarian, civil society organisation, founded in December 1998.

The organisation is a child of circumstance born out of 40 years of economic and environmental neglect of the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria, culminating in the militarisation of the region over the past 10 years and increased human rights violations.

NDWJ works in close collaboration with other grassroots organisations and women's groups in all of the 15 ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta. It is committed to improving the personal, economic and educational status of women and to ensuring that their environmental and human rights are upheld.

NDWJ's vision is to facilitate the empowerment of disadvantaged women particularly those in rural areas, through programmes of participatory development.

These programmes seek to transform all aspects of women's lives so that the women themselves begin to recognize their own potential and their rights and begin to speak through their own voices.

Youth Media And Communication Initiative Ymci, Lagos, Nigeria

The Youth Media & Communication Initiative (YMCI) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation actively engaged in developing the involvement of children and youth in the media. YMCI equips children and youth from 10 to 18 years with media and communication skills on child rights, gender, conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS, environment, globalisation, leadership, and development to cope with living in a multi-ethnic and multicultural society, thus laying the foundation for social justice for future generations of Nigerians.

It is open to every Nigerian child/youth irrespective of religious affiliation, language or social background. YMCI aims to provide an opportunity for them to examine the country, its strength and shortcomings in a congenial atmosphere devoid of the tribal and religious tensions that have dogged Nigeria since independence.

The common purpose and focus for all participants in YMCI activities will be how to empower themselves to build a future that will give Nigerians equal opportunities. YMCI will provide a level playing field for children and youth in every nook and cranny of Nigeria. Our agenda is not to teach children and youth to become journalists, but to train them as agents for social mobilization and social change; to develop their capacity for effective communication and self-expression so that they can positively impact their schools, communities and society.

Baobab For Women's Human Rights, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

BAOBAB For Women's Human Rights is a not for profit, non-governmental women's human rights organization, which focuses on women's legal rights issues under the three (3) systems of law - customary, statutory and religious laws in Nigeria.

The organization evolved from an ad hoc group of activists, social scientists, lawyers, and specialists in Muslim laws and Arabic who were responsible for executing the Women and Laws Nigeria project, under the auspices of the International Solidarity Network of Women Living Under Muslim Laws from 1993 to 1996.

This three-year multi disciplinary research project on women's legal rights generated a wealth of data which, in order to be efficiently utilized, needed an organizational structure from which outreach work could be planned and executed in the states under study. In 1996, BAOBAB as presently constituted formally came into being.

BAOBAB operates from a national office in Lagos and with outreach teams in 14 states across Nigeria. These are: Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara. The organization works with women, legal and paralegal professionals, human rights NGOs and members of the general public.

BAOBAB's stated mission is "to promote women's human rights principally via improving knowledge, exercise and development of rights under religious laws, customary laws and statutory laws." We believe our activities during the past few years illustrate our commitment to this mission.

Youth For Technology Foundation, Owerri, Nigeria, West Africa

YTF works to integrate technology into disadvantaged communities in an effective, sustainable way to achieve real access and outcomes for people to put technology to work to improve lives.

YTF realizes the importance of digital inclusion of youth in the field of education, sciences, culture and communication.

Our mission is to: Inspire and educate communities and youth, who are on the forefront of technological innovation and development, on the application of technology tools and information in their daily lives.

Implement community-based technology programs that will help youth develop a passion for technology and an understanding of how technology can improve their communities by being users or inventors of technology.

Partner with existing community organizations and non-profit organizations, particularly those focused on providing technology access to rural communities, to leverage existing resources, serve more of the community members and share best practices.

Foster a digital culture among youth, women and men to help them realize their dreams of technical literacy by acquiring computer knowledge and skills that will enable them to be productive community individuals and enthusiastic employees or employersYTF Is About Helping Young People.

African Citizens Development Foundation, Ikeja, Nigeria, West Africa

ACDF is an acronym for African Citizens Development Foundation. It is a private initiative to curb and if possible eradicate the tragedic effects of indiscipline in African society which include: lawlessness, corruption, poverty, violence, strife, greed, avarice and other negative social forces.

African Citizens Development Foundation was established out of the realization that bad leadership is actually the bane of development in Africa. The founder of the Foundation, Otunba Dele Ajayi Smith strongly believes that bad leadership is the product of the nature of the citizens.

In essence, the quality of the followership determines the leadership. And since the leadership and the followership cannot be divorced from the socio-economic and political system that is operative in a society, it is imperative to awake the consciousness of the citizes to the truth that they hold the ace to good governance

Founded on the 3rd of April 1995 and registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in the year 2000, the Foundation sets out to redeem the image and values of Africa through education on the importance of integrity, which breeds transparency and accountability in development.

The African Citizens Development Foundation is strongly committed to projects and programmes that are geared towards transformation of the whole Africa from what it is to what it ought to be. We focus on a number of programmes within our broad objectives.

Autism Associates, Nigeria

AUTISM ASSOCIATES is an organization founded by Psychologist Okey-Martins and a group of therapists and parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related developmental disabilities in Nigeria.

The primary goal of Autism Associates is early detection, intervention and integration of young children and adults with ASD in Nigeria. We are deeply convinced that there is hope and help for individuals living in the autism spectrum and that such hope and help can be made available in Nigeria.

Persons with developmental disabilities particularly autism spectrum disorders are at the short end of the stick in our country, where services are minimal and in critical shortage. Autism Associates emerged as one of the few services to bridge the gap in service availability for this neglected community.

Individuals with ASD are not burdens and hopeless economic liabilities as is wrongly believed by some people. In fact, they can be cute, wonderful and resourceful persons, who like everyone else, are simply different. Each individual is unique, has unique potentials and we of Autism Associates are committed to helping each person reach his or her fullest potentials.

Community Conservation And Development Initiatves Ccdi, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

CCDI started in August 1998 as an ecological think tank, an operational response to the belief that human beings are a central part of the global ecological system and the sustainable use of natural resources is the key to poverty alleviation and economic development.

The organisation which is supported by the Ford Foundation, was registered as a non-profit organisation on 20th June 2000.Our mission is to offer vision and solutions to the relationship between poverty, environmental protection and sustainable human development.