Tag: NGO

18Jan

Out of School Children in Nigeria: NGO Sent 31 back to School

To reduce the current high number of out-of-school children in Nigeria estimated at 13.5 million by UNICEF, and to combat the menace of illiteracy in Nigeria, Mr. Ibezim Chike Victor, the founder of the Mil-Vision Foundation has announced his organization’s plan to send 3 million out-of-school children back to school by 2030. Mr. Ibezim made this public during the official launch of the foundation’s activities at LEA Primary School Tunga-Maje, Abuja.

“Our vision clearly states that by 2030, we will send 3 million out-of-school children in Nigeria back to the classroom. We recognize that it is a very big task; however, we are committed to achieving this through the goodwill and donations of our partners, adequate monitoring, evaluation and reporting of our activities, as well as, maximally leveraging the individual and collective strengths of our volunteers.”

According to the Headmistress of LEA Primary School Tunga-Maje, FCT, Abuja, Hajia Usman Takwa, “We currently have 1812 boys and 977 girls but we still have so many out-of-school children out there in Tungan-Maja. The community is quite big and densely populated but we have only 97 teachers and limited infrastructure so it is beyond my power to get more students to school.”

At the official launch of the Mil-Vision Foundation which took place at LEA Primary School Tunga-Maje, Abuja on Thursday, January 10, 2019; thirty-one (31) indigent students benefited from a 100% per cent scholarship covering tuition fee, school uniforms, school bags, and writing materials.

According to the founder, “Our organization remains committed to providing quality education to indigent kids. We understand that education builds a nation. Developed countries today have invested heavily in education and it works for them.” Victor opined, “Primary school education is the most important stage in a child’s life, if a child is giving primary school education, it is easier for such children to speak for themselves, learn skills and live a more responsible life.”

To assist Mil-Vision Foundation to achieve her aim of getting 3 million out-of-school children back to the classroom, visit www.themilvisionfoundation.org.

24Oct

Corps Member Provides Zhidu Community Water Facility

Recently, there has been heated debate about the relevance of the compulsory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme and some agitation for the program to be scrapped or reformed. In the face of this, a few young Nigerians still consider the scheme as an opportunity to travel outside their regions and learn extensively about other regions of the country.

This short video documents how a corp member, Johnson Eseoghene provides clean water for a marginalized community in Abuja, Nigeria. ► Full Documentary here: https://youtu.be/tNTEL6e4wa0

Among the crowd, an uncommon set of corps members appreciate the one-year program as a platform to go beyond the norm by looking out for location-specific challenges and bringing solutions to those they consider important. Mr. Johnson Eseoghene, a 2017 corps member in FCT, Abuja belongs to this uncommon few.

It is puzzling to figure how Mr. Johnson mapped out Zhidu community, a settlement in Lugbe axis of Nigeria’s Federal Capacity Territory, Abuja. Considering the peculiarities of this highly ignored community and how this reflects in the absence of social amenities –Schools, Water, Roads, Health centers, etc., There is so much that could be done in a community like – Zhidu.

For Corps member Johnson Eseoghene, his contribution as a personal Community Development Service (CDS) was to drill a public borehole, funded by Hope Spring Water, to provide the people of Zhidu community clean water. In his words, “The project motivation that has pushed me to carry out is this borehole project for Zhidu Community is the lack of safe water around the world. Many women and children, especially young girls, trek long distances to get water for their family. A lot of children also die daily from water-related diseases. I believe that providing this borehole will go a long way to save many lives and bring more development to Zhidu community.”

Johnson Eseoghene who is also the president of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Community Development Service (CDS) group, was well commended by officials of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) and the community leaders in Zhidu for his initiative.

22Jun

Dr. Laz Ude – “Advocate for issues you’re most passionate about”

As more young people continue to selflessly work towards the actualization of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria, the Executive Director of ‎Pink Oak Cancer Trust, Dr. Laz Ude has urged young people to advocate for issues they are most passionate about.

Speaking in Abuja, at a recent capacity building program organized by Media for Community Change with the theme: “Maximizing the New Media for Sustainable Development”; the health physician, policy advocate and development consultant, stressed the importance of passion in advocacy and social interventions.

Dr Laz Ude Urging Participant to be passionate about what they care about

“Passion is really important. Advocate for issues you’re most passionate about. When you identify an issue, first, you must make accurate diagnose about the problem. Next, you should define the objectives of your intervention applying the SMART approach. Remember, for any remarkable success, you and your team must have sufficient information and apply accurate data to solve the challenge and actualize the global goals.”

Dr. Laz, who is also the producer of weekly radio program – Talk Health Naija, further advised people working around the SDGs on collaboration: “Young people should deploy the media to amplify their efforts towards actualizing the Sustainable Development Goals. Partnering with other people who share the similar passion will go a long way to help.”

The capacity building workshop trained 30 organizations on leveraging the new media and other technological tools to achieve sustainable development across various scopes of engagements.

04Jun

NONPROFIT GOALS & OBJECTIVES

How do you spell success? That’s really what a discussion of nonprofit goals and objectives is all about. To for-profit companies, the answer is easy: M-O-N-E-Y. To nonprofit organizations, however, the answer is far less tangible. You measure success not in dollars, but in how well your organization serves those in need or how well it advances the causes it champions.

Goals and objectives provide a road map that helps keep your organization on track; they keep your efforts focused on providing the greatest possible value to the clients you serve; and they help convince contributors that you’re making a real difference in the world by stating in measurable terms the outcomes you deliver.

Think of it this way: Because your goals and objectives define the real bottom line of your nonprofit organization, they’re the keys to unlocking support from donors and foundations. It’s that simple.

To set and achieve the right goals and objectives; every nonprofit organization must be able to Answer this;

What goals are most meaningful to the people you serve or the cause you’re fighting for? How can you best meet those goals through a series of specific objectives?
What goals would best persuade your contributors that the work you do is important and makes a difference? What specific objectives would help convince them that you’re meeting those goals.

In conclusion, It is important to know that Creating SMART goals is a great way for any nonprofit to develop a plan for executing specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound milestones with their mission guiding the process. Remember to prepare a list of goals by relevancy and hold your team responsible for reaching them.