Stabilizing Vulnerable Communities in Nigeria Is Key for Easing Dependency On Humanitarian Aid

Edward Kallon, resident representative for the United Nations Development Program in Nigeria. (United Nations Development Program)

The Lake Chad basin in Nigeria is on the brink of famine. For seven years, Boko Haram insurgents have descended on communities, driving people from their homes and killing thousands. The level of destruction is breathtaking. But more shocking is the vulnerable position survivors are in now. There are 5.7 million people in northeast Nigeria in urgent need of food, most of them children. This number will continue to rise unless we act.

Gender Interventions in Nigeria Empower Vulnerable Children and Female Caregivers through Education, Economic Strengthening, and Advocacy

By Sarah Mkeryi Amahson

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The Head of the Community Development Department led a group of participants during the International Women’s Day rally in Delta State. {Photo credit: Gilbert Ojiakor/MSH.}

In Nigeria, women and girls carry the bulk of the caregiving burden for those infected with HIV and children left vulnerable or orphaned by AIDS. These responsibilities often prevent girls and women from obtaining an education and developing income-generating skills. Compounding these problems are social norms that inhibit girls and women from accessing HIV & AIDS information and services and severely limit their control over their sexuality, thereby leaving them vulnerable to violence and abuse. Other harmful Nigerian customs include depriving girls and women of economic resources and legal rights needed to protect themselves.

UNICEF certifies 825 Nigerian communities free of open defecation

June 27, 2017Agency Report

Open Defecation [Photo Credit: allAfrica]

No fewer than 825 communities in Katsina State have so far been certified as Open Defecation Free (ODF) under the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria II (SHAWN). Aminu Dayyabu, the Executive Director, Katsina State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Katsina. The project was supported by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).

BATNF Spends N1bn On Community Development

Magnus Eze, Abuja

— 21st November 2017

 The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) said it has spent N1billion in community development in the last 15 years.

Executive Director, BATNF, Abimbola Okoya, in her opening remarks at the 2017 Dialogue session on smallholder farmers and sustainable agriculture in Nigeria, held in Abuja, on Tuesday, disclosed that the Foundation had, since the maiden dialogue in 2015,  increased support to smallholder farmers by 200 per cent; improving their agricultural practices through capacity building, giving them access to finance through input contribution and linkage to markets.

…Harps On Community Development

Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, an affiliate of TOTAL S.A, says it is committed expressed to work with host communities in Nigeria.

Community empowerment promotes economic growth

Community empowerment promotes economic growth

— Rotarian Sanjeev Tandon

It has been proven that community and regional developments are the easiest way of developing economy of any country. Therefore, public, private sectors, NGO are advised to pull resources together to encourage community empowerment in Nigeria to aid its economic growth.

Ugwuanyi Releases N5m Community Development Fund

Gov Ifeanyi-Ugwuanyi-of-Enugu

Enugu State Government has released the first tranche of N5 million for development projects in each community in the state, the Chairman of the state Traditional Rulers’ Council, Igwe Lawrence Agubuzo, has said. Agubuzo made this known while briefing newsmen at the end of a joint meeting of royal fathers, town union presidents and the State Executive Council in Enugu on Wednesday.