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ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE AND CAPABILITY STATEMENT OF CARE AND ACTION RESEARCH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (CaRE-NGO)

November 15, 2011 By

ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE AND CAPABILITY STATEMENT OF CARE AND ACTION RESEARCH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION  (CaRE-NGO)

Gidan Jan-Block, Kagurna Close (Near G.S.S Sabon-Tasha) GPOBox 2233,Kaduna, 800001,Nigeria.

234(0) 62-516060

234(0)803-5930309

E-mail: care-ngo@hotmail.com;care-ngo@myway.com;care-ngo@wwlkad.com

 

 

VISION

Less-privileged communities and self-help groups are strategically and practically empowered to take up the development of themselves ultimately.

 

MISSION/OBJECTIVES

To promote a range of development activities that will not only make individuals/communities realize their naturally endowed resources/potentials but also use same so as to have a decent living and a sense of dignity as human beings. Specific objectives of CaRE-NGO include:

  • To carry out action-oriented, people-centered researches for development and direct intervention projects/activities like trainings and capacity building geared towards improving the lot of the people at the grassroots on a sustained basis;
  • To provide support services to all the key actors in sustained human development process in all of her ramifications;
  • Provide timely development information, education, communication and;
  • Consultancy to all the stakeholders in the development process/continuum.

 

YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1994 and registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

 

HOW WE OPERATE

  • Through the adoption of participatory and culturally sensitive methods in trainings/research/project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
  • Resource center equipped with many audiovisuals, recent journals, training manuals and materials;
  • Utilization of Information, Education and Communication Materials;
  • Community mobilization and active participation/involvement of community members in all that we do;
  • Thrift/credit and cooperative activities;
  • Functional Literacy Classes;
  • Sourcing of development (al) information, best practices, and innovations through electronic and printed means for subsequent dissemination to partners;
  • Newsletter production and dissemination;
  • Networking and advocacy;
  • Consultancies;
  • Adolescent Youth Friendly Clinic/centre and vocational training;
  • Capacity building activities for grass root associations, CBOs/NGOs.

 

CORE AREAS OF ACTIVITIES/INTERVENTIONS

  • Functional Literacy; Computer literacy and numeracy skills
  • Participatory methods in trainings, monitoring and evaluation;
  • Information communication and technology training
  • Holistic development /community development, poverty reduction and vocational training
  • Adolescent youth – friendly clinic/center; Adolescent Reproductive Health
  • HIV/AIDS enlightenment and mitigation projects
  • Good governance integrated activities and projects.
  • Research and Documentation/DevelopmentResourceCenter
  • Community child’s rights resource center.
  • Capacity building.

 

 

SOME PAST ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS AND TRACK RECORD

  1. CaRE-NGO was among the first batch of NGOs in Nigeriathat got the support of the Community Development Project (CDP) to carry out a project on: Mobilization of women in the Southern part of Kaduna State to be actively involved in politics using community theatre and audiovisuals in 1996-97. CDP donated a bus, generator and a video machine for that project which we are still using for developmental projects, research and advocacy.
  2. Facilitated in-housing training for other NGOs/CBOs on capacity building, skills up-grading and effective development work at the grassroots; organized and facilitated a TOT on acquisition and skills up-grading workshop for effective NGO work from  9 – 10 March 1999. This TOT workshop was self-funded by the participants.
  3. Mobilization of neigbouring communities to carry out self-help projects like the rehabilitation of road leading to their village; construction of culverts; CaRE-NGO facilities have been used by the community for advocacy work; sister NGOs/CBOs have used our facilities like computers, generator, audio-visuals and bus to implement their projects. Many researchers have made use of our books, journals and training materials. We have also provided many NGOs/CBOs timely developmental information, and advice.
  4. Implemented some intervention projects funded by UNICEF in Sokoto andKebbiStates. CaRE-NGO facilitated a workshop for sectoral development committee members from Sokoto and Kebbi states from 22-26 November 1999 at Giginya Hotel, Sokoto.
  5. Training workshops on the eradication of harmful traditional practices affecting women in Safana and Matazu LGAs of Katsina State for policy makers, traditional and religious leaders; youth and women group leaders; 7 – 12 August, 2000.
  6. Ginger project in 10 communities of Kachia, Jaba and Kagarko LGAs. The project is on poverty alleviation among the ginger farmers in Kaduna State. The project was funded by the Pilot Activity Funds of theCapacityBuilding for Decentralized Development (CBDD) of the Departmental for International Development (DFID). Over N1M worth of ginger splitting machines were bought for these communities;
  7. A survey of Harmful Traditional Practices and their eradication in 10 LGAs of Kaduna State funded by UNDP.
  8. Establishment and equipping the CaRE-NGO resource center which at present has more than 2000 training materials, recent journals on all aspects of development; appropriate technology and labour saving appliances; CD-ROM; IEC materials which have been donated to us by organizations like WHO; ILO; Population Reference Bureau; International NGOs etc.
  9. In 2001 under the auspices of CISCGHAN, CaRE-NGO was nominated to implement an adolescent youth friendly health service/clinic inKaduna. This project is on HIV/AIDS mitigation; and it is funded by UNICEF; Action Health Incorporated,Lagosin the mentoring NGO. AHI,Lagoswith the support of Packard Foundation expanded this project with the establishment of IEC center and the provision of services;
  10. In 2001, CaRE-NGO was among the 13 NGOs inNigeriathat was successful in the Transition Monitoring Group/United Nations Electoral Assistance Division (TGM/UNEAD) grants competition. This project dovetailed into another project on civic education inKadunaStatewith the support of EU/DFID, UNEAD/UNDP in 2002/2003.
  11.  Since 1997 CaRE-NGO has been conducting functional literacy classes for adolescents, women and children without receiving funding from neither government nor donor. Together with the literacy participants, CaRE-NGO has evolved a 4-page chart that could be used in teaching someone how to read/write Hausa within a month. A 9-year old girl has used this chart to teach her peers and adults how to read and write. It is true that no NGO nor governmental literacy programme has been able to beat this record in Nigeria.
  12. With support from UNICEF CaRE-NGO has been able to carry out a number of projects on income generation for out of school youths; training of trainers on living positively for young PLWHA; computer literacy- In June, 2004, we graduated the sixth batch of computer literacy students;
  13. Established a community rights of the child resource center with support from the Norwegian Human Rights Fund;
  14. With support from the AU/STRC-SAFGRAD/USAID carried out a project on modern means of processing and packaging a local condiment as part of poverty alleviation among women and youths inKadunaState;
  15. Developed a four-page-chart as an effective and culturally sensitive and efficient means of delivering functional Hausa literacy. A nine year old girl has used it to teach both her peers, and adults;
  16. In 2003, and on a competitive basis CaRE-NGO was among the six (6) NGOs in Nigeria that got  grants to carry out a research on Traditional Methods of Resolving Communal Conflicts in Kaduna State with support from the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, The Presidency, Abuja (IPCR/UNDP/NORAD).
  17. In 2003, and on a competitive basis CaRE-NGO was among the first batch of NGOs inNigeriathat got grants from HIV/AIDS Dev. Project (World Bank Assisted)/ National Project Team on:CapacityBuildingfor 150 grassroots association leaders in FCT, Plateau andKadunaStates;
  18. In 2003, CaRE-NGO assisted the Fai community in Jaba LGA ofKadunaStateto build a model community learning center with assistance from The Ambassador Special Self-Help Program , Embassy of the U.S.A,Abuja;
  19. In May, 2004 and in collaboration with CSACEFA coordinated the Global Education For All week inKadunaStatetagged “Children Missing An Education”. During this week children were able to engage government officials like the Commissioner for NGOs inKadunaState, that of Education and also went to the Kaduna State House of Assembly to discuss issues pertaining to the rights of children HIV/AIDS. This activity was carried by both print and electronic media including the BBC;
  20. In June 2004 carried out an HIV/AIDS massive awareness campaign among religious leaders from 8 States in the Northwest zone. UNICEF supported this programe. Over 350 persons attended.
  21. Presently work has started on the permanent site of CaRE-NGO. A fence with shops attached to the fence has been constructed on the permanent site of CaRE-NGO which is strategically located (facing three streets) on the suburb ofKadunathat is densely populated.  A VCTC and a cybercafé to be integrated to the centre is under construction at the permanent site of CaRE-NGO.
  22. Assessment/Evaluation of UBE/World Bank Self-Help Project in 59 schools of Five LGAs inKadunaState. Worked in collaboration with CSACEFA,Abuja.
  23. Evaluation of Youth-Friendly services in North-West Zone of Nigeria; Supported by UNICEF. November-December, 2004.
  24. In January, 2005 produced the maiden edition The Voice of Children, which is the junior edition of CaRE-NGO’s official Newsletter of Mustard Seed News.
  25. In April, 2005 facilitated the formation of a support group: Sabo Network for Positive Living (Sabon-Pol).
  26. Capacity Building workshop on Adolescent Youth Friendly Services for Primary Health  Care Providers in the UNICEF C Field Office, 14-18 Nov. 2005, Hamdala Hotel,Kadunain collaboration with Kaduna State Ministry for Economic Planning and UNICEF.
  27. Life Building Skills Training Workshops for community members in six focus communities with support from UNICEF, 12-16 December, 2005.
  28. Assessment  of the Nigerian Girl Education Initiative (NEGI) Project in Jigawa and Kaduna States, December, 2005 in collaboration with CSACEFA and UNICEF
  29. On 19th December, 2005 CaRE-NGO’s youth friendly and grassroot development centre, built through self-help and some development partners was commissioned by UNICEF Assistant Representative.
  30. On 29th October, 2006 CaRE-NGO organized a fund raising ceremony for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (especially children whose parents died of AIDS) and distributed over N56,000.00 to them and their care-givers to meet their educational needs.
  31. Mentoring, Monitoring and Evaluation of  Adolescent Youth Friendly Health Centers (AYFHS)  in 27 LGAs in Nine States of Northwest of Nigeria, a project in collaboration with UNICEF “C” Office Kaduna in 2005 to date- on-going. States covered include: Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina,Kaduna,Niger, Kwara, Kogi and the FCT.
  32. Capacity building training  workshop on Life building skills for Youth Leaders, and Peer educators in Kogi, Kaduna, Zamafara, Kwara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Niger States and FCT-Abuja a project supported by UNICEF September 2006 and on-going project with the various States as partners.
  33. Functional Literacy going on since 1997.

 

 

CORE VALUES/ETHOS

  1. Action-orientedness, problem-solving as opposed to only theorizing or paying lip service; being practical; and that functional literacy is key to any developmental effort;
  2. Down-to-earth and simple to understand; having a “street-sense” as opposed to very complicated ways of doing development work or things;
  3. Working with as opposed to working for the communities especially women, children and youths; greater involvement of PLWHA; staying in the community and working with them;
  4. Building the capacity of both CaRE-NGO, the communities we are working with and sister CBOs/NGOs by lifting others up as we are also climbing greater heights in our endeavors.
  5. Small is beautiful as opposed to bogus projects; every one knows something and can add to the development process;
  6. Sustainability of any development effort, community based activities/projects;
  7. Networking with sister NGOs/CBOS and other stakeholders for greater impact and synergy;
  8. Partnership, as opposed to being subservient to stakeholders;
  9. A holistic approach to development; rather than the atomistic type because ‘development’ is encompassing and should be treated as such;
  10. Excellence, professionalism, being innovative, adaptive/flexible and always learning in the process in our development work.

 

NETWORK WITH CSOs

CBD-NGO Forum; CRUDAN; TMG, NiNPREH; worked with other Civil Society Organizations like FOMWAN,KatsinaState; FIDA,Kaduna. Abantu for Development; DEVNET; Non-Governmental Association for Literacy Support services (NOGALSS); Civil Society Action On Education for All (CSACEFA); CISNHAN; NEPWHAN; Relates with Kebbi Alliance for Positive People, dRPC, Kano, CISCOPE, AHIP, Kano, AHI, Lagos; member of the Kaduna Collective (a rights of the child network); member of the working group for the adoption of the Child Rights Bill in Kaduna State, and, over 150 other NGOs/CBOs/ grassroots associations.

 

COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES

Worked with Governmental Agencies like NACA, the Kaduna State Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development, CaRE-NGO is in the SEEDS Committee; has good working relationship with some LGCs, and governmental agencies like the Kaduna State Ministry of Economic Planning, Kaduna State Ministry for Youth and Sports and that of Education.

 

OPERATIONAL BASE: National

Specifically ever worked in Katsina, Sokoto, FCT, Kebbi, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kogi, Plateau and Niger States. Worked in conjunction with other NGOs and development agencies in Nassarawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Lagos,  Kwara, Abia, Ebonyi, Imo, Rivers, Oyo and Cross Rivers State; Our members /trainers /consultants /trainee/ volunteers have had training both within and outside Nigeria; through networking they are in touch with other development workers NGOs/CBOs in almost every nook and cranny of Nigeria.

 

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE WITH CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF BEST-PRACTICES TO SHOW

Action-oriented researches for development; direct intervention projects; community development; poverty alleviation strategies, peace-work, environment, agriculture, education especially functional literacy and computer numeracy/literacy; population information, education and communication; HIV/AIDS enlightenment and mitigation strategies; adolescent reproductive health; participatory training and methodologies, gender research and training, networking; participatory project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; thrift/credit/cooperatives; appropriate technology and labour saving device; indigenous knowledge systems; computer applications in development work and social research; capacity building for grassroots associations and development consultancy.

 

 

CONTACT ADDRESS:

Programme Officer/Secretary

CaRE-NGO, Gidan Jan-Block, Kagurna Close (Near GSS, Sabon-Tasha)

GPOBox 2233,Kaduna-Nigeria

Tel: 234(0)62-516060; 234(0)803-5930309

E-mail: care-ngo@hotmail.com;care-ngo@myway.com;care-ngo@wwlkad.com

Coordinator: Professor Bala Dogo

 

CaRE-NGO IS INTO ACTION-ORIENTED, PEOPLE-CENTERED RESEARCHES/PROJECTS ANDCAPACITYBUILDINGFOR SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.

 

 

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