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Understanding the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

CE-FATF-ENG NEWSLETTER (JAN) 2017

 

The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) was founded in 1989 on the initiative of the group of seven (G7) summit held in Paris. This intergovernmental organization, which is also known by its French name, Groupe d’action financière (GAFI); was charged with developing policies to combat the growing trend of money laundering. Over the years, the world and Africa in particular, experienced a heavy surge in the rate of illicit financial flows which totaled as much as US $50 billion per annum. The negative impact of such flows on development and governance 2 agenda of Africa could not be overemphasized, as it was detrimental to sustainable development. The establishment of FATF was therefore necessary to curtail these illegal earning, transfers and utilization of money between countries.

 

In 2001, its purpose was further expanded to act on terrorism financing and monitoring countries’ progress in implementing the FATF recommendations by ‘peer reviews’ of member countries, which ultimately forms the basis for a coordinated response.

 

First issued in 1990, the FATF 3 Recommendations were revised in 1996, 2001, 2003 and most recently in 2012 to ensure that they remain up to date, relevant and of universal application.

 

Although Nigeria suffered some deficiencies and was thus delisted in June 2006, however, the country continues to show strong commitment towards combating money laundering with its improved status with the FATF while it remains under the watch of GIABA with an outstanding fact.

 

These recommendations are recognized as the international standard for combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which is also referred to as “policymaking body”. The FATF works to identify national-level vulnerabilities with the aim of protecting the international financial system from misuse.

 

Since its establishment, the FATF has evolved into an increasingly influential policy-making and compliance body. Well over 180 countries are now committed at the ministerial level to implementing the FATF Recommendations’ law and policy.

 

Member countries are subject to rigorous assessment by the FATF and its regional bodies every 6-7 years with peer review and follow-up mechanisms, which are used to assess and improve states’ compliance. Countries that score badly must agree to enact wholesale reforms while ‘non-cooperating territories’ are named shamed and face ‘blacklisting’.

 

These measures are carried out upon the Task Force’s standards, which have become a central feature of the global good governance agenda and good compliance ratings, which are particularly important for developing countries seeking aid, trade, and investment deals. South Africa actually remains the only African member country.

 

Although Nigeria suffered some deficiencies and was thus delisted in June 2006, however, the country continues to show strong commitment towards combating money laundering with its improved status with the FATF while it remains under the watch of GIABA with an outstanding fact.

 

It maintains that upon the blacklist, an accompanied word of caution to the international community to deal cautiously with countries on the list which spelt negative impact on the economies of these countries were listed thereon and so it was in this context that the 1.

 

Nigerian government made concerted efforts to improve the image of the country, which led to the enactment of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act of 2004.

 

With its Secretariat housed at the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Co-operation, FATF’s objectives remains still to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.

 

The cost of money laundering and underlying serious crime is very large. It is estimated between 2 and 5% of global GDP.

 

This eyeopener will therefore enable national authorities to take more effective action against money 2 laundering and terrorist financing. Consistent gathering of stakeholders will improve on their momentum through the Task Force embarked mission of purposeful and aggressive steps towards curtailing all corruption excesses.

 

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This newsletter is published as part of the civic engagement on the Financial Action Task Force evaluation on Nigeria project supported by OSIWA. All opinions expressed are that of the authors and does not reflect that of OSIWA or NNNGO or any other organization(s) mentioned.

 

About CE-FATF-ENG: CE-FATF-ENG stands for civic engagement on the Financial Action Task Force evaluation on Nigeria.

This newsletter is part of the CE-FATF_ENG project implemented by NNNGO with the support of Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).

 

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OVERVIEW OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ON FATF EVALUATION OF NIGERIA PROJECT

ACTIVITY 1

The research on Nigerian laws that are, either directly or indirectly, affecting the ability of our sector to function effectively.

 

OUTPUT

  1. Laws here include: The FATF recommendation 8, Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 (as amended), the Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 etc. This formed the basis of the project.
  2. Analysis of laws completed and is now being designed for onward submission to relevant government agencies and publication on the NNNGO website.

 

 

ACTIVITY 2

Sensitization on FATF and its recommendations amongst civil society

OUTPUT

Progress made so far includes:

 

  1. Weekly Bulk SMS with information on FATF: FATF related bulk SMS are sent to members every Wednesday to arouse their consciousness on FATF related matters.
  2. Monthly E-newsletters focusing on FATF:

 

So far, we have succeeded in sending e-newsletters to members for the month of January, February, March, April, May, June and July.

 

  1. January newsletter focused on “Understanding the financial action taskforce”. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was founded in 1989 on the initiative of the group of seven (G7) summit held in Paris. This intergovernmental organization, which is also known by its French name, Groupe d’action financière (GAFI); was charged with developing policies to combat the growing trend of money laundering and combating the finance of terrorism. The FATF works to identify national-level vulnerabilities with the aim of protecting the international financial system from misuse.
  2. February newsletter focused on “Recommendation 8 and Not for Profits”. The objective of Recommendation 8 is to ensure that NGOs are not misused by terrorist organisations and, it provides measures NGOs should adopt in combating money laundering and countering terrorism within the sector.
  3. March newsletter focused on “Knowing the agencies of government in charge of money laundering”; this provided information on the global, regional and national agencies that works hand in hand in the battle against money laundering within NGOs and other organizations. Globally, we have the FATF, GIABA (intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering) operates regionally, SCUML (Special Control Unit against Money Laundering) operates nationally for NPOs under the watch of NFIU (Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit).
  4. April newsletter focused on “Civil society concerns about FATF Recommendation 8”. This involves the strict adherence requirements and unbending stance on penalties on Civil Society as a result of misinterpretation of FATF recommendation 8 which is gradually stifling civil society.
  5. May newsletter focused on “Laws Guiding the Activities of Non – Profits in Nigeria”. An identified challenge within the Nigerian third sector space is that most Non Profit Organizations (NPOs) are not widely familiar with the laws that govern the sector including government institutions in charge of these laws. Being conscious of these laws and governing bodies will enable NPOs know how and where to address various issues, ranging from registration, auditing, filing annual returns, and tax payment if necessary. The main legal instrument governing NPOs in Nigeria is the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). Also governing NPOs are the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA); Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Act; Value-Added Tax Act and Value-Added Tax Amendment Act; Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act; National Planning Commission Act; and Money Laundering Prohibition Act.
  6. June newsletter focused on the “Outcome of the Engagement Meetings with SCUML”. This was based on the main takeaways of the meetings held on the 16th of May 2017.
  7. July newsletter focused on “The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)”. It gave an overview its activities, operations and the implementation of its mandate since inception. Also, it highlighted details on the meeting we had with NFIU on the 17th of May 2017.
  8. Bi-monthly Op-ed

Three op-eds have been published for the months of February, April and June. Two were published in the PUNCH newspaper.

 

  1. The op-ed for February is titled “Nonprofits and Regulatory Challenges” – it primarily focused on the need to review the laws and regulations that guide non-profit organizations so that they are not subject to exploitation by terrorist organizations. Nigeria implements R8 through SCUML with directives from NFIU. The new R8 tightens its focus to organizations legitimately at risk rather than the blanket statement on all non-profits being at risk. Countries are therefore called to ensure that responses to at-risk organizations are proportionate, effective and respectful of international human rights laws.
  2. April op-ed titled “For Effective Implementation of FATF Recommendation 8”; it explained the need for countries to review the adequacy of laws and regulations that relate to nonprofit organizations which the country has identified as being vulnerable to terrorist financing abuse. Measures adopted by Nigeria to protect the nonprofit should not discourage or disrupt legitimate charitable activities. Rather, such measures should promote transparency and engender greater confidence in the sector, across the donor community and with the general public, that charitable funds and services reach intended legitimate beneficiaries.
  3. The June op-ed published on our website was titled “Understanding the Role of GIABA”. The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) was established by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government in the year 2000. Generally, GIABA is responsible for strengthening the capacity of member states towards the prevention and control of money laundering and terrorist financing in the region. Apart from member states, GIABA grants Observer Status to African and non-African States, as well as Inter-Governmental Organizations that support its objectives and actions and which have applied for observer status.

This sensitization is as a result of the fact that not many non-profits know about recommendation 8- a regulation intended to protect the nonprofits sector from abuse through terrorist financing, developed by a global regulatory institution called the Financial Action Task Force, this regulatory body has the mandate for combating money laundering and funding of terrorism.

ACTIVITY 3

Formation of an informal coalition of civil society organisations interested in working on FATF related issues

 

OUTPUT

  1. Quarterly meeting: Online and face-to-face meeting of coalition members.
  2. This involved drafting a coalition form, invitation of members via e-mail and drafting a concept note for the coalition.
  3. We have succeeded in conducting two online meeting and one face to face meeting.
  4. The first online meeting was held to formally welcome members to the coalition and brief them of the upcoming engagement with the NFIU and SCUML, recognising questions, suggestions and possible way forward.
  5. The second online meeting was held to brief members of the outcome of the meeting with SCUML and NFIU. Also, to explain to members how to register with SCUML without issues.
  6. The face to face meeting was held to interact with members and discuss some issues within the system and on the FATF Recommendation 8.
  7. NNNGO attended three global NPO coalition meetings.
  8. The first meeting was a Global NPO Coalition Pre-Consultative Forum Meeting. It discussed the agenda for the upcoming meeting in Vienna on FATF. Topics to be discussed includes: Global issues, Recommendation 8, training of evaluators, financial inclusion (financial measures of humanitarians worldwide).
  9. The second meeting was a recap of Vienna FATF meeting. The meeting highlighted key conversations held in London and issues surrounding the evaluation processes. It stressed the importance of government engagement with the NPO. Also, issues on how evaluators select NPOs
  10. The third meeting focused on government investigations: how to protect your organization. Nonprofits can be negatively impacted by government investigations whether they are the targets or not. Nonprofits therefore need to know their rights, how to be prepared in case of a visit from law enforcements and how to respond if it does.

 

 

ACTIVITY 4

5 targeted engagement meetings between NNNGO and the National Risk Assessment Secretariat, National Assembly Committee on Civil Society and other stakeholders including the media

OUTPUT

 

  1. Meeting with SCUML was held on 16th May 2017

The agenda of the meeting was centred on:

  1. Monitoring compliance on AML/CFT and some aspects of the law that needs amendment
  2. To address the complaints and problems of members in registering with SCUML.
  3. Explore areas of collaboration with SCUML to strengthen CSOs.
  4. How we could monitor or improve aspect of the law
  5. FATF recommendation 8 and new interpretative note.

 

Key takeaways of the meeting include:

  1. The need to raise awareness and compliance with AML/CFT.
  2. The registration site is working well, we need to shrink files to 2MB to upload and follow necessary instructions. Also, a tool kit will be developed on registration and compliance and it will be assessed on SCUML website.
  3. As soon as the NRA report is out, we will be able to assess it on SCUML website
  4. SCUML is ready to work with NNNGO especially in the area of sensitization on anti-money laundering practices.
  1. Meeting with NFIU was held on 17th May

The agenda of the meeting includes:

  1. Information on NFIU report to know if they are planning to engage CSOs in risk assessment.
  2. Engaging the CSOs in evaluation
  3. Working together in new interpretative note not to shrink CSO space
  4. How to work with NFIU to participate in our workshop.

 

Key takeaway of the meeting includes:

  1. NRA report will be available in 2weeks; we will get the report soon.
  2. NFIU has extended a hand of partnership with NNNGO to make the civil society space more convenient, and will be available for our next workshop.
  3. We have to work around taking NPOs out from the DNFI list.

FAFT-R8 REGIONAL WORKSHOP REPORT

The Nigeria Network of Non- Governmental Organizations (NNNGO) in collaboration with the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) organised two regional workshops themed, Effective Implementation AML/CFT Requirements in the NPO Sector in Nigeria.

 

The first of the workshops was held in Lagos; Vantage Hub: Mosesola House on 19th February 2018 and gathered 67 participants from across the southern region. The second workshop, organised at Den is Hotel, Abuja on 26th February, 2018 was attended by 68 participants from the northern region.

 

In attendance were the Directors of NFIU, Mr Francis Usani and SCUML, Mr Bamanga Bello, as well as officials from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), SCUML, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and various Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).

INSIGHTS FROM THE CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR ON THE PART C OF CAMA

INSIGHTS FROM THE CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR

 

On the Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA)

 

Three years ago, the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) started a remarkable journey of protecting and improving the regulatory environment for the work of nonprofits across the nation.

 

As we initiated this process, we sought to engage with regulators in an effective manner within a culture of mutual trust. We sought to explore through this relationship how best we can work with regulators to improve our field of play. Through this exploration, we developed an epoch making robust partnership with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in a way that history was made and cannot be ignored when it comes to civil society-government relationship.

 

Armed with successes of our joint venture with CAC in convening a sector wide conference in 2016 and the resolve of attendees calling for the review of the Part C of CAMA including CAC’s invitation for feedback and input from the nonprofit community, we were keen to hear firsthand from organisations about the challenges they face with regards to regulations by the Commission. Thus the online and offline consultations were conceived to capture insights that can inform the review of the Part C of CAMA as the nonprofit sector advances.

 

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Public Hearing on NGO Regulatory Agency Bill (HB585)

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Public Hearing on NGO Regulatory Agency Bill (HB585)

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Background:

On the 13th and 14th December 2017, the House of Representatives will host a public hearing on a Bill for an Act to Provide for The Establishment of The Non-Governmental Organizations’ Regulatory Commission for The Supervision, Co-ordination and Monitoring of Non-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organisations Etc., In Nigeria And for Related Matters (hereinafter “Bill”).

Nonprofits in Nigeria continue to play a vital role in strengthening democracy, advancing freedom of expression and enriching our diversity. Over the years, Nigerians have turned to nonprofit organisations for support and they have kept their doors opened to serve millions of communities, families and individuals; taking on a variety of causes that critically require their intervention. Nonprofit organisations and social enterprises make an important contribution to the Nigerian economy and our society, as well as providing employment.

The services provided by nonprofit organisations, community groups, and social enterprises play crucial roles in ensuring that individuals and communities are well equipped to deal with structural changes in the nation’s economy, providing support to vulnerable groups, or supporting communities to develop. Nonprofits complement government’s efforts.

Between 95 – 98% of nonprofits in the country are funded directly by their founders with support from friends, family and the public. Only 2 – 5% receive foreign funding. Founders of nonprofits have noted that they are motivated to start a nonprofit given the growing inequality that exits in their communities and the need to act to remedy this.  These are a set of talking points we encourage individuals and organisations in the nonprofit space to use in their advocacy around the NGO Regulatory Agency Bill.

 General Points

  • We are extremely concerned that this bill will disrupt the activities of nonprofits and the millions of families that we serve.
  • The House Bill fails to protect our right as citizens to freedom of association and assembly as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which Nigeria is a party to.
  • With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of critical stakeholders (Government, private sector and civil society) in attaining the goals, Bill HB 585 is moving the country in the wrong direction as it creates unnecessary bureaucratic barriers necessary for an effective partnership for the goals.
  • Rather than encourage more people to support the over 112 million people that are poor and vulnerable, the Bill disables the operational environment within which such support can be given.
  • If the bill is passed in its current form, the National Assembly will effectively cut out support to communities and families whose existence depend on the charitable acts of nonprofits.
  • We recognise the need to make the sector more transparent and accountable but we do not believe Bill HB585 is the solution to this challenge.

Existing Regulatory Framework

  • The NGO Regulatory Agency Bill assumes there are no regulations for the NGO sector whereas we have 8 legal frameworks and they are:
  1. Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).
  2. Companies Income Tax Act (CITA)
  3. Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Act
  4. Value-Added Tax Act and Value-Added Tax Amendment Act
  5. Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act
  6. National Planning Commission Act
  7. Money Laundering Prohibition Act and
  8. Financial Reporting Council Act
  • The Corporate Affairs Commission registers nonprofits in Nigeria and already takes care of the supervisory, registration and licensing role taunted in Bill 585.
  • The Federal Inland Revenue Service ensures nonprofit funds are subjected to appropriate taxes and exemptions.
  • The Special Control Unit on Money Laundering (SCUML) supervises nonprofit transactions to be sure that the sector is not used for money laundering and terrorism financing.
  • Financial Reporting Council ensures that audit reports produced by nonprofits are in line with the International Financial Reporting Standards and that auditors providing services to the sector are doing the right thing.
  • Bill 585 rather than strengthen the above provisions makes dangerous recommendations that opens nonprofits to become an instrument of ridicule, blurring the lines to the sectors’ independence.

Mandatory Registration

  • (Section 11(1)), (Section 13(4)) and (Section 37(1)-(2)) negates Article 22.7 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which has consistently found that mandatory registration of NGOs is not permitted. While reserving tax incentives and other benefits for registered organizations may be appropriate, requiring registration violates the second and third prongs of the Article 22 of the ICCPR which Nigeria ratified on July 29, 1993.

Government Appendage

  • Rather than enable the sectors’ independence, (Section 26(1)) and (Section 27(1)) make nonprofits an appendage of government as it places another layer of registration on the sector by asking for approval from relevant Ministries of Government/Agency before projects can be carried out in communities or support given to the poor. Such extensive involvement by the proposed Commission in the internal affairs of an organization places severe logistical and practical constraints on its ability to conduct activities independently and to associate more broadly.
  • This Bill weakens and imposes unnecessary restrictions on the ability of nonprofits to provide in real time critical support, services and care that can lift millions out of poverty thus entrenching inequality.
  • We are concerned that this Bill sets a foundation for anarchy as nonprofits continue to be the only succor left for the common man in a country where social protection systems cannot cover the majority who need them.

Restrictions on Capacity Building

  • (Section 28(3)) states that assets transferred to build the capacity of an organization should be done through the Commission, which will identify the operation criteria. This provision in the Bill challenges the right of organisations to use their own resources.
  • Bill 585 inadvertently seeks to ensure that the capacity of nonprofits to deliver on their organisational vision and mission is weakened and left to the whims and caprices of the Commission thereby reducing the impact of the sector.
  • The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association writes, “Under international law, problematic constraints include…requiring the transfer of funds to a centralized Government fund.”17 He additionally states “the obligation for associations to route funding through state channels…constitute human rights violations.”

Criminalization of unregistered organisations

  • (Section 24) specifically criminalizes the operation of an NGO in Nigeria “for welfare, research, health relief, agriculture, education, industry, the supply of amenities or any other similar purposes” without registration and certificate under the Act
  • An individual operating an unregistered NGO under this Section may face a fine of 500,000 Naira, a prison sentence of 18 months, or both (Section 24). Further, any individual convicted is additionally disqualified from holding office in any NGO for ten years (Section 24).
  • This in our opinion is the Sponsors strategy to quell dissenting views or beliefs.
  • The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association states, “Individuals involved in unregistered associations should indeed be free to carry out any activities…and should not be subject to criminal sanctions…”

NGO Commission

  • The Bill contemplates the establishment of a Commission to register and oversee the regulation of NGOs and civil societies, as well as a Board to manage the Commission. Although, several countries have established commissions to certify charities or public benefit status, very few have established stand-alone commissions to regulate and monitor civil society organizations like the one envisioned by this Bill.

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Information on Grants

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Dear Members,

 As we await that time when the COVID-19 pandemic turns a curve and we can return to our normal activities, we implore you to stay strong and continue to support one another by adhering to governments’ directives on social distancing, hand washing and other preventive measures against the spread of the disease. 

 

As nonprofits, we encourage that you remain on guard and strengthen your systems especially against entities that may pose threats to the integrity and accountability of your organisations during this pandemic. We have taken the time to produce an advisory document based on the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards.

Please download here . Stay Safe!

AML/CFT ADVISORY FOR NONPROFITS ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC

Countries all over the world are working effortlessly to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues that have arisen as a result. At a time like this when critical relief is needed in the country and beyond, nonprofits must safeguard the integrity and accountability of their operations by complying with the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards, to address the challenges posed by COVID-19.

 

Nonprofits must recognise the increasing rates of fraudulent activities and particularly the vulnerability of the sector to being taken advantage of by criminals during this period. We must, therefore, put measures in place to strengthen our systems to quickly identify suspicious activities by entities who may want to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage in money laundering and other illicit activities such as fundraising for sham nonprofits, offering fraudulent opportunities, cybercrimes, medical scams, exploiting people among others.

 

Download here AML-CFT

AML/CFT ADVISORY FOR NONPROFITS ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Countries all over the world are working effortlessly to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues that have arisen as a result. At a time like this when critical relief is needed in the country and beyond, nonprofits must safeguard the integrity and accountability of their operations by complying with the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards, to address the challenges posed by COVID-19.

 

Nonprofits must recognise the increasing rates of fraudulent activities and particularly the vulnerability of the sector to being taken advantage of by criminals during this period. We must, therefore, put measures in place to strengthen our systems to quickly identify suspicious activities by entities who may want to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage in money laundering and other illicit activities such as fundraising for sham nonprofits, offering fraudulent opportunities, cybercrimes, medical scams, exploiting people among others.

 

Download here AML-CFT

Remarks on International Workers’ Day

01 May 2020

 

Today has a particularly important meaning for us as individuals working or volunteering in the nonprofit sector. As we reflect on our contributions to the country, our efforts in helping to curb the spread of Covid-19 and maintain support to the vulnerable population whom we traditionally serve, I am grateful to the hardworking men and women who work in the sector, earning next to nothing, under very tight working conditions, deadlines and lean resources to give hope to millions of people in communities across the country.

 

As one who has worked all his life in the sector, starting as a volunteer and gradually moving up the ladder into full staff, I understand first-hand the goodwill that comes with working with nonprofit organisations as well as the downsides. That is why as part of my work in the coming months, I will be convening a nonprofit staff forum to discuss issues you face and create together some fun-filled activities to celebrate our work and the value we bring to the development landscape in Nigeria and across the world.

 

Certainly, it will take a while for our world to return to normal. More than ever before, we will now need a more dedicated and resilient workforce that will help deliver post-Covid responses across the country alongside our normal programming before the pandemic.

 

I hope I can count on you to stay safe and committed to bringing development to the doorsteps of the common man.

 

Thank you for all you do!

Oyebisi, B. Oluseyi
Executive Director, Nigeria Network of NGOs.

Covid 19 Nonprofit Advisory

The COVID-19 pandemic will have implications for nonprofits as well their staff members, volunteers, interns and beneficiaries. We have therefore, put together this practical guidance to help nonprofits cope and think through their operations during the pandemic. This document responds to some of the common challenges we see nonprofits facing.

 

How will COVID-19 affect our work?

The pandemic will affect organisations differently and we must all prepare for it. To do this, organisations must develop a robust understanding of what will happen to their activities or projects during and after the pandemic. The following checklist provides guidance on steps an organisation can take to reflect on the effect of COVID-19 to its operations.

 

Download here Covid 19 Nonprofit Advisory

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