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WE ARE HIRING @ SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria

VACANCIES…(Closing date 14th May, 2022)

Are you an exceptional self-starter or a solutions-driven social development professional, looking for opportunities to advance your career? Then here’s the opportunity you’ve been seeking!
SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria is hiring! Click https://www.sosvillages-nigeria.org/jobs-3/ to apply for the position that most suitably matches your skillset.

Established in 1949, SOS Children’s Villages is a dynamic social development international organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interest and rights of orphaned and vulnerable children.  In Nigeria, SOS Children’s Villages was established in 1973 after the civil war as an affiliate of SOS Children’s Villages International which is a federation of 137 SOS Children’s Villages Associations worldwide. We build families for neglected, abandoned or orphaned children, we help them shape their own futures and we share in the development of their communities. In fulfilment of our expansion project, we urgently require skilled individuals to fill the following vacancies. All eligible candidates are required to possess the under-listed skills in addition to role-specific requirements:

  • Understanding the NGO/INGO sector
  • Excellent understanding of children’s rights and child protection issues
  • Awareness and basic understanding of issues affecting orphans & vulnerable children, such as the causes of vulnerability (e.g. HIV & AIDS, Gender, Social Development Issues, Youth Development); local and national responses, etc.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English – other languages, an asset
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills, including the ability to identify problems and possible solutions, and the ability to reflect these in a report.
  • Good communication skills and people development skills, including facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills, to build the capacities of co-workers from partner organizations; as well as of children and their caregivers, and other community members
  • Collaboration skills, being driven to work with others and being able to build strong working relationships with community members and groups
  • Fluent in at least one of the local languages spoken in the Programme’s target communities
  • Ability and willingness to travel as required within and between project/programme locations
  • Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based environment
  • Strong use of MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Office 365

 

In accordance with the organization’s Child Protection Policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

  

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Qualified candidates should apply through the website address: www.sosvillages-nigeria.org/career not later than two weeks from the date of publication. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Are You a Science Student Behavioural and Addiction Control Initiate BACI

This Monday, allow us bring to you a snippet of Olamide-badoo’ lyrics in “Science Student”

The track by Olamide Gbenga Adedeji, known professionally as Olamide is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist who dropped the single in 2018 with a most eccentric visual “Science Student – Kosewe, kosegbo, kosewe, kosegbo – Kosewe, kosegbo, kosewe, kosegbo – Won ti po’mi gutter po, oju ti dirty – Won ti po chemical po, awon mo science students” which completely targets the extent drugs have been abused on and by the Streets absolutely captures the thematic area Mr Jubril Adekunle Kosoko focuses on; focusing on the ills, extremes and consequences of drug addiction and rehabilitation of addicted lots.

 

Mr Kosoko who used to be an ex cultist and drug addict sees the need to transform the minds of drug addicts in the society. Addiction which remains a common yet widely misunderstood health condition with prevailing stigma that prevents affected individuals from seeking information and support saw Mr Kosoko establishing Behavioural and Addiction Control Initiative (BACI) in 2018.

 

According to WHO – Psychoactive drugs are substances that, when taken in or administered into one’s system, affect mental processes, e.g. perception, consciousness, cognition or mood and emotions. According to this Health Organization, 35 million people are estimated to be suffering from drug use disorders – 0.5 million deaths attributable to illicit drug use annually while about a hundred and eighty thousands deaths were directly linked to drug use disorders in 2019.

 

As about now, report reveals that BACI over the years has been able to achieve the following:
(a) Rehabilitation and treatment of Ten cultist and drug addicts
(b) Drug Abuse and Cultism campaigns in different secondary schools in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States
(c) Drug Abuse and Cultism campaigns in communities both in Lagos and Ogun state
(d) Drug Abuse and Cultism campaigns in different churches both in Lagos and Ogun state
(e) Partnership with Center For Youth Studies(CYS) For life skills training program on health and behavioural issues for young persons with disability
(f) Partnership with Stampout Drug Abuse Initiative to educate cultist and drug addicts to mark 2021 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

 

BACI is working towards a world where drug addicts are rehabilitated and provided with a structured plan that will help them to detox, undergo behavioural therapy, rehabilitation while creating learning avenue for them to acquire new skills that will help them to stay clean and sober

 

NNNGO welcomes the non inclusion of nonprofits as designated nonfinancial institution in the money laundering and terrorism prevention laws.

NNNGO welcomes the non inclusion of nonprofits as designated nonfinancial institution in the money laundering and terrorism prevention laws.

 

Both the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) ACT, 2022 and Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) ACT, 2022 have removed nonprofits from its definition of designated nonfinancial institutions (DNFI) after years of advocacy.

 

LAGOS, Nigeria. May 18, 2022/NNNGO—The Nigeria Network of NGOs welcomed the non inclusion of nonprofits in the definition of designated nonfinancial intuitions by the Nigerian government in both the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) ACT, 2022 and Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) ACT, 2022 representing an important win for the nonprofit sector and a bold step in creating an enabling environment for the operations of civil society organisations in Nigeria.

 

“I would like to express my excitement and congratulate the National Assembly and Federal Government for creating an enabling environment for civil society to thrive by removing nonprofits from the DNFI list. The inclusion of our sector on the list has hindered the operations of many organisations. With this non inclusion a regulatory burden is taken off organisations in the areas of monthly cash transaction reports and SCUML examination visits. The atmosphere for our work from the moment these laws were signed by Mr. President remains positive” NNNGO Executive Director, Oyebisi. B. Oluseyi said in the early hours of Wednesday morning after a careful review of both laws.

 

There have been some difficult moments in this lengthy advocacy which has seen the Network engaging with regulators, evaluators and the National Assembly from the 8th and 9th Assemblies in line with the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Recommendations and its interpretative notes. The work also done by our friends at Spaces for Change (S4C) and our regulators at the Special Control Unit on Money Laundering in getting to this point is commendable. “I believe this win, driven largely by outcomes of the mutual evaluation for Nigeria demonstrates the country’s ability to focus on its state- building priorities and is an opportunity to improve civic space,” Oyebisi said.

 

“Now its time for other African countries especially countries using the FATF Recommendations to shrink civic space to learn from Nigeria and to work on critical national priorities that still face civil society’’ he added. “There’s much work to be done and we look forward to being the Special Control Unit on Money Laundering’s (SCUML) partners in addressing the vulnerabilities of the sector to money laundering and terrorism financing”.

 

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For further information
Oyindamola Aramide
Communications Lead, Nigeria Network of NGOs
oyindamola.aramide@nnngo.org
+234 906 946 0107

 

About the Nigeria Network of NGOs
NNNGO is the first generic membership organisation for nonprofits in Nigeria dedicated to improving the operational environment for nonprofits. NNNGO brings together more than 3,400 nonprofits from around the country focused on education, health, environment, gender, agriculture, social protection, youth, poverty, good governance, and other areas of progressing national development. Since 1992, NNNGO has worked to advance the common interests of the sector, providing programs that advance national development, civil society legitimacy, transparency, and accountability.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Youth Task Teams of the Africa Youth Partnership to Advocate an Equitable Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Youth Task Teams of the Africa Youth Partnership to Advocate an Equitable Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

[Restless Development](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#) and YOTA (Youth Opportunity & Transformation in Africa) have launched the Africa Youth Partnership for an Equitable Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic through which we are engaging, supporting, and empowering young people to put their ideas into action and play a leading role in continental recovery efforts. Through this work, we are engendering increased attention to and investment in addressing the critical issues of social and economic inequality that have been escalated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As duty bearers and stakeholders at local, national, and continental levels act decisively in response to young people’s voices and engagement, the African recovery agenda becomes more inclusive and equitable.

 

Thanks to funding from the [Ford Foundation](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#), we are escalating youth action for an equitable recovery across Africa, with a focus on ten countries in 2022, namely Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The aim is to improve the capacities and skills of youth-led organisations and young innovators to develop and implement policy accountability frameworks and offer solutions, enabling them to better connect, collaborate, and self-organise towards evidence-based advocacy for equitable pandemic response and recovery on the continent.

CALL TO ACTION: Youth and women-led SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Civic Space & Covid-19

Introduction

The coronavirus pandemic has profound consequences for citizens and businesses across different Nigerian communities as the virus continues to shape local, national, and global agendas towards addressing the triple crisis of health emergency, economy, and political instability. As Nigeria emerged from the lockdown following the COVID-19 crisis, the Nigeria Network of NGOs has been documenting lessons from the measures and the impact they have on civic space. This report is based on two sets of evidence:

 

Open-source tracking of government measures through official press releases and statements issued by national and sub-national governments on their websites and social media handles.

 

Download https://nnngo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/civic-space-Covid-19-1.pdf here :

PRESS RELEASE – Nigeria Network of NGOs Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks.

PRESS RELEASE – Nigeria Network of NGOs Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks.

 

NNNGO-Abuja/NIGERIA: March 2, 2022

 

The Nigeria Network of NGOs, represented by its Executive Director, Mr. Oyebisi Oluseyi and the Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks represented by its Chairman, Comrade Ibrahim A. Waiya, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Wednesday, March 2, 2021, to formalize a partnership between the two Networks at a strategic and operational level.

 

The signing of the MOU formalises the mutual interaction between the Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks, a regional civil society Network and NNNGO, a national Network focusing on facilitating effective advocacy on issues of civic space, local philanthropy, regulatory frameworks, national development, unity, peace, and security especially at a time when civil society regulations in Nigeria continue to remain knotty.

 

Ibrahim A. Waiya, Chairman Conference of Northern Civil Society Networks, in his speech, during the signing said, “We are happy that we are coming together in partnership and sought doe this opportunity with NNNGO because we understand that as nonprofit Networks, it is imperative to work together especially with the critical stakeholders in the sector as this will help the Nigerian civil society gain credibility, legitimacy and transparency as a sector”. He added that the partnership is an opportunity to learn from the models and practices of NNNGO, a Network which had been existing for almost 3 decades.

 

Also speaking at the signing, Oyebisi Oluseyi, the Executive Director, Nigeria Network of NGOs said, “For us as NNNGO and as a national Network, this partnership fits so well into our mandate that rather than compete, we will collaborate, coalesce and strengthen other Networks while also finding ways to ensure that we support subnational networks through capacity building and experience sharing. Oyebisi added that “We have a collective goal which is to ensure a thriving operational environment for nonprofits in Nigeria and what we have done today is a step in the right direction.

 

The MOU strengthens the existing relationship between the two Networks and will leverage each Network’s comparative advantage to promote common understanding of the legal obligations of nonprofits, ensure full compliance and adopt best practices in governance and accountability, ensure appropriate consultation on matters of relevant and significant policies and programmes of government that affect civil society, Nigerian citizens and national development.

 

About NNNGO (www.nnngo.org)
The Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) is the first generic membership body for civil society organisations in Nigeria that facilitates effective advocacy on issues of poverty and other developmental issues. Established in 1992, NNNGO represents over 3,400 organisations (as of November 2021) ranging from small groups working at the local level, to larger networks working at the national level. The Network is charged with the objective of identifying, registering, coordinating, building capacity, and mobilizing civil society organisations to promote interconnectivity and bring equity, justice, peace, and development to grassroots communities throughout Nigeria, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

About Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks
The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks is a forum of states based civil society networks operating in the Nineteen Northern states of Nigeria. The establishment of the platform was conceived in 2017 and inaugurated on 28th March 2021 as a regional network of non-governmental, non-partisan, not for profit, non-ethnic and non-religious platform, with the sole objective of advocating for the best practices of democracy, accountable governance, and increased development of Northern Nigeria and beyond through policy influencing, cooperation and teamwork. The platform has over three thousand (3,000), affiliated individual civil society member organizations across the nineteen Northern States.

 

For more information
Oyindamola Aramide
oyindamola.aramide@nnngo.org

09069460107

100 Civil Society Leaders: Celebrating nonprofit leaders inspiring the sector and country with their success stories

Civil society organisations play an important role in the country’s socio-economic life contributing largely to both democracy and development. These organisations are founded and led by individuals with passion for change in a world full of challenges. In honour of such individuals, the Nigeria Network of NGOs with support from Google.org created a platform “100 CSO Leaders” to identify, celebrate and recognise nonprofit leaders who have been game changers within civil society. The recipient of this recognition belongs to different thematic categories like human rights, digital rights, disability and inclusion, good governance, environment, academia, youth development, gender, extractives, civic space, and agriculture to mention a few.

 

To recognise these leaders. a call for application was conducted, and several entities were assessed following rigorous sourcing, nomination, referencing and shortlisting process from an initial list of hundreds of civil society leaders drawn up based on responses to our call, recommendations from organisations and senior sector leaders.

 

Amidst global and national onslaught of constant contestations, growing infringement on rights, shrinking civic space,

conflicting deadlines and schedules, limited access to financial resources, break-neck speed of policies, laws, and regulations, identifying and celebrating these leaders that are using their influence, ideas, example, talent and discoveries to shape our country and world is long overdue.

“It is a privilege to have been associated with the work that led to the identification of these great sector leaders. Learning about their exemplary performance and reading all of their individual profiles have truly enriched me. It is good to see firsthand how these individuals have contributed to civil society’s growth and along the journey inspired others” Oyebisi, B. Oluseyi, Executive Director, Nigeria Network of NGOs said.

This prestigious list (populated on an ongoing basis) celebrates hard work, innovation, achievements and proves how these leaders have pushed boundaries and continuously sought ways to better society. This recognition will play a very important role in growing and inspiring more sector leaders including motivating those recognised to do more for communities they serve.

The list of recipients can be found at https://100.nnngo.org/

 

*** The listing is based on shared and open soured information. The NNNGO team took reasonable approach and measures to get complete and accurate information. However, any lapse or concealment of information or any part thereof that would have impacted our listing or recognition of the leaders in any way is beyond the control of the Network or Google.org. Hence, we assume no responsibility towards the said. This listing does not necessarily mean endorsement by Google.org***

 

Nigeria Network of NGOs Launches EU-ACT Funded Program

NIGERIA NETWORK OF NGOS LAUNCHES EU-ACT FUNDED PROGRAM

Lagos- NIGERIA-November 8, 2021/NNNGO

 

We are proud to announce the launch of the European Union- Agent for Citizen Transformation Funded program; Strengthening State Civil Society Networks/Coalitions to Harmonise Regulatory Frameworks at the Sub-National Level. The program which will be implemented by the Nigeria Network of NGOs in partnership with subnational civil society Networks across 10 states will begin the process of creating appropriate, inclusive, and harmonized CSO regulations at the federal and state levels while also strengthening the capacities of state networks to be able to work effectively.

“We are pleased that the EU-ACT programme has reached out to support a project like this that addresses gaps in the Nigerian civil society regulatory framework as it allows us the opportunity to push for regulations that help us do our work better” noted Oyebisi Oluseyi, Executive Director of Nigeria Network of NGOs.

 

“Issues around multiple registrations and overlapping regulations across national and state levels have been a source of concern for NGOs for a long time and it continues to impede the good work that we do so we must now look at how best to work with government to come up with unifying laws to guide the operations of NGOs across the country.” Oyebisi added.

 

A representative from EU-ACT, Mr Idem Udoekong, remarked, “It is pertinent to talk about the sub-national regulations in a country like Nigeria with a federal system of government and compare it with other countries in the world that run a federal system of government. There is a need to create awareness about the sub-national regulations, so people are informed of the laws guiding their activities at the local level.”

 

It is expected that by the end of the project cycle, a harmonised regulation would have been adopted or the process set in motion while state CSO networks/ coalitions would have cultivated strong working relations with the government and MDAs.

 

About EU-ACT

Funded by the  the Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation (ACT) Programme works with civil society organisations (CSOs) to enable them to be credible and effective drivers of change for sustainable development in Nigeria.

 

ACT focuses on; strengthening the system of CSOs, networks and coalitions to improve their internal, external, and programmatic capabilities, providing a platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue for an improved, effective and inclusive regulatory environment for the operation of CSOs in Nigeria. The programme currently operates offices in Kano, Lagos, Sokoto, Rivers, Federal Capital Territory, Port Harcourt, and Adamawa. The programme will be delivered over four years (2019-2023).

 

About NNNGO

The Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) is the first generic membership body for civil society organizations in Nigeria that facilitates effective advocacy on issues of poverty and other developmental issues.  Since 1992, NNNGO has worked to give nonprofits in the country the needed support to keep their doors open and to serve millions of communities, families, individuals and variety of causes that critically need their intervention. — www.nnngo.org

Press-Release The Nigeria Network of NGOs Granted ECOSOC Special Consultative Status

The Nigeria Network of NGOs granted ECOSOC Special Consultative Status

 

This means that the Network can engage in a number of ways with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies, the Human Rights Council and, under specific conditions, some meetings of the General Assembly and other intergovernmental bodies, as well as with the United Nations Secretariat.

 

Lagos, Nigeria, October 12, 2021/ NNNGO/– The Nigeria Network of NGOs (www.nnngo.org) today announces that it has received news of the confirmation of its Special Consultative Status with the Economic Social Council of the United Nations.  This will provide the Network with the privilege to access United Nations meetings, provide written and oral statements to ECOSOC, use UN facilities including submitting a report on the activities of the Network, in support of the work of ECOSOC and the UN once every four years.

 

It’s been over 29 years since NNNGO, the first generic membership-based organisation in Nigeria opened its doors to provide support to nonprofits across the country. During this time, the Network has served as the voice of Nigerian nonprofits within and outside the UN providing inputs into the development of different global development agenda’s notably the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

Oyebisi, B. Oluseyi, Executive Director at NNNGO comments: “We are delighted to receive an official communication confirming our ECOSOC status. This recognition by the Economic and Social Council of the UN will help us to continue serving Nigerian nonprofits, providing them with new level of engagements nationally and globally on social justice issues especially as it relates to the attainment of the SDGs. Applying for ECOSOC status at the United Nations tests your organisations corporate governance and ability to meet Article 12 of Resolution 1996/31 of the UN on Consultative relationship between the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations, one is particularly happy that we met all the metrics”.

 

With more than 3, 300 member organisations, the Nigeria Network of NGOs is the first generic membership body for every nonprofit committed to creating a just and equitable world. Our work creates the needed partnerships and collaborations to improve impact and effectiveness of the third sector. Since 1992, NNNGO has worked to advance the common interests of the sector, providing programs that advance national development, civil society legitimacy, transparency, and accountability.

 

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For more information:

 

Oyindamola Aramide

Communications Lead, Nigeria Network of NGOs

E: oyindamola.aramide@nnngo.org

T: 09069460107

W: www.nnngo.org

The Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) is the first generic membership body for civil society organisations in Nigeria that facilitates effective advocacy on issues of poverty and other developmental issues. Established in 1992, NNNGO represents over 3495 organisations ranging from small groups working

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