Centre For Law And Social Action Clasa, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

The Centre for Law and Social Action [CLASA], a non-profit, non-partisan research and advocacy organization, brings together scholars and activists in law and the humanities for inter-disciplinary research and advocacy on governance, development, democratisation, human and peoples’ rights, law reform, social issues, economic policy and international affairs. CLASA informs and shapes policy dialogue and political action through research, analysis and advocacy.

CLASA’s work integrates social research, legal and policy analysis and syntheses of quantitative research and best practices in governance and development — building upon contemporary thought in political economy and years of experience in public policy debates. Key tools include research, analysis, policy and advocacy.

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.

At the turn of the new millennium, in order to join hands with the global community towards achieving the lofty goals of strengthening the Niger Delta community folks for sustainable development, a group of professionals came together leading to the birth of the enter for Development Support Initiatives CEDSI.

CEDSI is a not-for profit, non-governmental Organization, clearly committed towards improving the quality of life of women and youths in the Niger Delta region. It currently has its headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and branches in other parts of the Niger Delta region.

CEDSI works in 5 core areas of: Agriculture and rural development, HIV/AIDS mitigation, Skills Acquisition, Functional education, Peace building, conflict resolution and advocacy and Non-profit governance e.g. Board development. CEDSI is poised to promote good governance and sustainable development in our target region through community driven, people focused, innovative, participatory and result oriented initiatives.

We believe that the present intrinsic underdevelopment, suffering and poverty levels among Niger Delta women and youths can be affected in positive and progressive ways. Thus we have committed ourselves to bring agent to bring about positive change.

Creative Minds International Academy, Jos, Nigeria, West Africa

Our goal is to provide opportunities for our students to obtain broad intellectual and values education that will develop their capacities and creative talents and enable them to grow as human beings and good citizens of their communities in aesthetic and/or applied pursuits. For details, read Our Prospectus.

We are committed to being an educational institution of international standing and outlook, achieving excellence through scholarship, teaching, learning, research and service to its local, national, regional and international communities, beginning with the good people of Plateau State and Nigeria as a whole.

Our aim is to provide a vibrant and responsive educational system that produces literate, numerate, well-educated citizens with the capability and confidence to make a positive contribution to our society. As a school community we seek to work together to build a culture that demonstrates care, ensures security and provides opportunities for individual contribution, success, recognition and enjoyment.

Development Information Network Devnet Nigeria, Lagos, West Afrca

Development Information Network (DevNet) is a coalition of over 100 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil organizations that utilize development information.

It was formed in 1994, under the auspices of the British Council following a series of consultations with Development workers, Librarians and NGO practitioners in the West African sub region.

Our membership is open to those who have responsibility for information and documentation in the private sector, government agencies, parastatals, non-governmental organizations and international organizations whose activities focus on issues of development.

Save The Youths, Ondo, Nigeria, West Africa

We are dealing with all life aspect from home to environment and other things that pertain to the youths and their (our) life activities. once again wellcome, as you join us in eradicating all forms of pro-progressive things in our youths socitie.

we will appreciate mails or ideas from anybody that have the feelings for others (less priviledgeour youths! our youths needs our helps! all the time.

they needs our guides, advices, care feelings and many other things to make them act right and think right all the time.Here, in Africa, the right of the youths are always violated by the adults most of the time, this is due to some facts ranging from our beliefs to carelessness about our youths.

we must wake up! from our sleep! and help the youths today.With the believe that, our youths is our hope, heritage and leaders of tomorrow!today hundred of million human beings continue to suffer today from racism, discrimination, xenophobia and other exclusion.

these forms of discriminising practices have liggered internal strife in many counmtries and brought immense suffering.some live with it in silence while other return it with more acts

Pro Natura International Nigeria Pnin, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, West Africa

Pro-Natura International Nigeria works to achieve long-lasting solutions for community development within the Niger Delta. By establishing trusted and transparent Community Foundations, PNI helps communities to lead their own development process.

By building institutions, capacity, trust and confidence within the community, PNI is redefining community-led development in the Niger Delta through the Community Development Foundation Initiative.

Pro-Natura International (Nigeria) advocates that in the absence of good governance, an effectively implemented community led development process is the only viable vehicle for sustainable development, conflict resolution and economic improvement for poor and marginalised communities in the Niger Delta and elsewhere. There are no short cuts or simple solutions.

Human Rights Law Service Hurilaws, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

HURILAWS started in 1997 as a specialist provider of human rights legal services and purveyor of skills in the legal aspects of transition management.

Today, HURILAWS is also a public policy think-tank and pressure group working in partnership with multi-sector development and change actors to promote accountable and transparent governance in Nigeria. In particular, HURILAWS is the driver of the Multi-Sector Law Group (MSLG), which is a multi-disciplinary network of civil society actors and organizations for democratic change in Nigeria, chaired by Olisa Agbakoba, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and founder of HURILAWS. HURILAWS is able to draw on the skills of a wide range of specialists in law, public and economic policy, among its staff of sixteen people and associates.