May 20, 2012

ABOUT CARE & ACTION RESEARCH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (CARE-NGO)

 

ABOUT CARE & ACTION RESEARCH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (CaRE-NGO)

Care and Action Research Non-Governmental Organisation (CaRE-NGO) is a grassroot centered organization, working with people at the community level in the areas of functional literacy, community development, reproductive health especially adolescent/youth reproductive health, HIV/AIDS mitigation programmes, computer training for youths-cum-peer education, skills acquisition, rights of children, etc geared towards improving the lot of the less privileged ones on a sustained basis. We use participatory methods to achieve these.

 

SOME PUBLICATIONS

Mustard Seed News

Voice of Children- the publication of Children Enlightenment Action Club Magazine (The Children Enlightenment Club has now metamorphosed to Youth Enlightenment Club)

Occasional publications like News splash

Others like – Who is living on the Poor?

Organizational Profile

 

ON-GOING ACTIVITIES

1              Capacity Building on Life Building Skills for youth leaders in Makarfi, Birnin-Gwari and Kagarko LGAs of Kaduna State- supported by Kaduna State Mins of Economic Planning

2              Beads making training, sewing cushion mat training for youths in order to alleviate poverty

3              Summer school for children from public schools

4              Capacity training on adolescent, youth friendly services for primary health care providers in North-West States of Nigeria  in collaboration with UNICEF C Field and state governments

5              Computer training for youths cum-peer education

6              Extra functional lessons for students of CaRE-NGO who are currently on holidays and will be resuming on 29th Sept. 2008

7              Self help programmes