Who we are and What We Do - 2015

Avabe Initiative for Community Development REG. NO: CAC/IT/NO 49245

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Who we are:

‘Avabe’ in Ebira Tao speaking language of Middle belt in Northern Nigeria means ‘come

together’, ‘join hands’, ‘collective’, ‘collaborate’ etc.

Avabe Initiative for Community Development incorporated on 23rd December 2013 in

Nigeria with a mandate to work as a National Non-Governmental, non for profits

Organization in partnership with communities, government and non-governmental

agencies, academic institutions, local and international organisations to ensure good

evidence supports delivery of effective services to Women, Girls and Children. Together,

we work to ensure access to education that increase enrolments and skills;

empowerment and structured groups for visibility and voice for prominence; advocates

for implementation of policies relating to the target groups and other aids to achieve

improved literacy, skills acquisition and empowerment towards realization of their

economic growth and social inclusion that makes them self-reliant. Currently works in

Kano and Kogi States of Nigeria.

VISION

To create enabling environment for proper implementation of policies and frameworks

related to the health of women and youth towards realisation of their self-reliance and

improved educational standard of children.

MISSION

To provide adequate information and mobilise women and youth on skill acquisition as

well as capacity building with a view to making them contribute positively to the

development of their communities and invariably advanced children.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Avabe Initiative is mandated by law to carry out the following activities:

To collaborate with Educational/ Social Institutions and relevant agencies to give

non-formal education; sensitize and educate children, Women and Youth on

Social Issues.

To Advocate for implementation of policies for Children, Women and Youth

To build capacity of women and youth with skills for empowerment and self-

reliance.




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To support girl/child education and ensure conducive learning environment that

improves the educational standard of all children in schools.

WHAT WE DO: EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR TURN AROUND 1. Women Basic and Post Basic literacy Programme 2. Capacity Building and Computer Literacy Programme

Other Areas of expertise are:

Provide Non-Formal Education:

Increasing enrolment by creating accessibility and community engagement for literacy

and skills centres that meets women, girls and children demand. The uniqueness of

these activities is our ability to draw these children and girls from streets and unwilling

parents for 9 and 6 months orientation and basic literacy respectively. The beneficiary

children are then enrolled by Avabe Initiative into nearest government schools while the

girls receive certificates and encouraged to join the post literacy class or acquire skills.

This process revolves.




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Sensitize and Mobilize Women, Children, Girls and Youth on Social Issues:

Enlightening citizenry on government/organization’s Educational/Social policies; this has

significant implications for the success of such policies especially in regards to literacy,

capacity building campaigns and social/health issues.

Improving capacity of Women, girls and Youth with Skills and Empowerment

towards self-reliance:

Responding to humanitarian needs that increases delivery of services that reduces

vulnerability and poverty. Women, girls and youths are given skills and empowered

for economic growth that enables them meets family’s social and health needs.

Strengthening Capacity of Teachers and Facilitators

Strengthening local capacity through education systems strengthening to make the




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programmes more sustainable by training and retraining the facilitators for efficiency..

Advocate for Implementation of Policies for Children, Girls, Women and Youth:

Mobilising Administrators, parliamentarians, Schools, media and civil society in both rural

and urban areas of operating states to formulate/ implement pol

strengthen education and social systems

which enhances Adolescent girls/child education; women and girls literacy and creates

skills and employment.

Operational Research through collaboration with Educational/ Social institutions

and relevant agencies

Going forward through scaling up strategy we will be conducting research, testing new

approaches and assessing new technologies to strengthen education system and

delivery of effective interventions based on evidence and experience from our

programmes.

We also work on:

Encouraging and Partaking in Schools’ Social events

Boosting morale of pupils/students through engagement in social activities which also

stimulates interpersonal relationships amongst them and schools in general.




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Hence, higher enrolments, minimal drop-out that signify educational achievement and

improvement in beneficiary social and health status.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Avabe Initiative is governed by a Board of Trustees, which meets quarterly and for its

Annual General Meeting (AGM), once in a year. Our Finance unit and the independent

Auditor monitors the finances of the organisation, internal and external audit are carried

out at least quarterly, and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees. The Board

of Trustees takes the major strategic decisions for the organisation. Every year Trustees

are invited to visit programmes in the field to ensure they are fully informed about Avabe

Initiative’s activities at States level. Day-to-day operational decision-making is delegated

to the Chief Executive Officer, who, with other Executive team of Avabe Initiative for

Community Development, runs the organisation.

Members of Board of Trustees:

Yussuff M.J Onipe

Dr Fatimah Adamu

Prof. Ahmed O. Abere

Dr Abimbola Williams

Dr Sani Mohammed

Barrister Sule Joseph Gani

Their Profiles:

Alhaji Yussuff M.J Onipe (Chairman)

Alhaji Yussuff M.J Onipe is an experienced Administrator, a Monitoring and Evaluation

Specialist that served under one of the UK's Department for International Development

programme (PRRINN MNCH). The programme achieved in reviving immunization that

helped millions of children and saved life of mothers and new born child under Maternal

and New Child Health Initiative in Northern Nigeria. Yussuff M.J Onipe was a member of

the team that recently conducted a survey on Polio Eradication Impact (PEI) in Three

Northern States of Jigawa, Katsina and Zamfara. The report could be found in global

health record. Previously, Yussuff M.J Onipe was the National Logistician at Partnership

in Revival of Routine Immunization in Northern Nigeria between 2007 and 2013; He was

Deputy Manager at Kapital Insurance Company Limited now known as Unity Kapital. In

2008 he was appointed the President of Ebira Peoples Association (EPA), Kano State

Branch. In December 2010 he was awarded certificate of service to his immediate

community by Okengwe Development Association (ODA) where he served as the

National Publicity Secretary. A two Masters degrees holder in Business Administration




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and Development Studies; He is the current Public Relation Officer, Nigeria Institute of

management, Kano Chapter and an Associate member of the Institute.

Dr Fatimah Adamu

Dr Fatimah Adamu, a Doctor of PhD and the current National Programme Manager of a

UK aid programme - Women for Health (W4H) with National Office in Kano but covers 5

Northern states of Nigeria. She has worked as Social Development Advisor, under

PRRINN-MNCH, a DFID funded programme and managed by Save the Children, 2009-

2012 (then she was on leave from Usman Danfodio University Sokoto); leader of the

demand side team and activities of the programme including community mobilization,

communication, voice and accountability and equity and social inclusion. Dr Fatimah

Adamu was the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, National Centre for Women

Development, Abuja, 2007- 2008; In charge of the planning, research and contract for

the centre. She was the Policy Analyst on Gender and Social Development with

Independent Policy Group (A Think Tank group for Mr President, Federal Republic of

Nigeria under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Oct. 2004- Feb 2006; In-charge of gender and

equity issues. She was the Assistant National Secretary, Federation of Muslim Women

Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), 2005-2010. She was also a TAG member,

Partnership for Reproductive Health Research Initiative, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,

2008- to date. Dr Fatimah Adamu was the Coordinator, Research on Transforming

Education for Girls in Northern Nigeria (TEGIN), funded by Actionaid and Comic Relief

UK in Collaboration with Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto: 2009- to date. She was

also a Member of Constitutional Amendment Committee (CONFAB) under President

Goodluck Johnathan.

Professor Ahmed O Abere

Prof. Ahmed O Abere was a visiting Lecturer/Scholar to University of Utara Malaysia;

College of Arts & Sciences in August 2010-2011. He was at various time the Dean or

Head of Department of History at Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. Prof.

Ahmed Abere, before becoming a professor in 2009, he was an Associate Professor

(2006-2009). He received so many Academic Awards amongst which are: Professor

Michael Crowther Award for the Best Graduating Student in Modern African History,

1987 Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. He also got the CCSE Expert on Social Sciences,

Nov. 2010 Canadian Center for Sciences & Education, Canada. Prof. Ahmed Abere also

won the International Scholar on Middle Eastern Studies, by Institute of Tun Dr Mahathir

Mohamad’s Thought (IPDM), University Utara Malaysia & Association of Malaysian

Professors, 10th April 2011, Malaysia. Prof. Ahmed Abere is a member of Global Team

of CPI Publishers of International Journal of Business & Social Sciences, & Int’l Journal

of Sciences & Engineering, USA. He is also a member, Historical Society of Nigeria

(HSN)




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Dr Abimbola Williams

Dr Abimbola Williams is a public health physician with extensive experience in

programme management, primary health care including maternal newborn and child

health and family planning, HIV/AIDS and health sector development. She has worked

with government at all levels, BASICS/ USAID, with UNICEF at the regional office in

Kenya, as well as PATHS/DFID in Nigeria. She has co-authored and contributed to the

development of several important publications. She is currently the Newborn and Child

Survival Adviser with Save the Children Nigeria, providing technical support and

advocating for improved policy environment for the integration and scale up of Newborn

care, particularly in the Northern Nigeria, as part of a large DFID programme,

PRRINN/MNCH (Programme for Reviving Routine Immunization and Maternal, Newborn

and Child Health).

Dr Sani Mohammed

Dr Sani Mohammed is the Medical Director of Godiya Clinics and Maternity LTD, Kano.

He has worked as the Casualty Officer at Aminu Kano General Hospital, Kano (1985-

1990); He was the Chief Medical Officer, In charge of Sir Mohammed Sanusi Hospital,

Kano from 1990 -1991. Dr Sani Mohammed was the Medical Officer that led Kano state

Hajj Operations during 1988 and 1990 Hajj Operations. He was a member of Federal

government Committee set up to rehabilitate 5 blocks of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital,

Kano in 1989 – 1991.

Barrister Sule Joseph Gani

S. J Gani, a lawyer of 23 years standing with PGDM and Masters in Business

Administration. A member of the Nigeria Bar Association and also a member of the

Nigeria institute of Management. He is also a director in Gamma Associates, a

management consulting company with Headquarters in Kano.

SOURCES OF FUNDS/FINANCE (As Amended)

Avabe Initiative has being working under self-sponsored programmes; the funds used so

far are direct contribution from the Board of Trustees. However, following the constitution

amendment we made recently, it is our hope to begin sourcing funds as follows:

Funds from government for contractual works done or grants from multi-lateral

institutions and inter-governmental Organizations and other national and

international institutions, agencies, etc;

Contributions/grants from non-governmental sources; including foundations and

individuals;

Funds from Consultancy services and Registration fees.

The Chairman may also accept assistance on behalf of the AVABE INITIATIVE

FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT particularly fellowships from multi-lateral,




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bilateral organizations and agencies and other national, inter-governmental, and

non-governmental organizations.

Major Partners are:

National Planning Commission, Abuja

Agencies for Mass Education, Kano and Kogi States

States Ministries of Education, Kano and Kogi States

States Ministries of Women Affairs and Social Development

Kogi State Ministry of Youth and Sports

Bayero University Kano

Federal College of Education Okene, Kogi State

Dala Radio FM, Kano

Kogi State Radio, Lokoja

Tao Radio FM, Kuroko, Okene, Kogi State

National Orientation Agency, Abuja

Federal Ministry of Finance, (Sure-P Graduate Internship Scheme)

Federal Ministry of Women and Social Development, Abuja

Federal Inland Revenue, Abuja

Economic and Financial Crime Commission

GlobalGiving UK

World Bank CSOs

United Nations Trust Fund

Rockefeller Foundation

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