Devatop Receives Grants from The Pollination Project Foundation

Pollination Project Foundation funds Devatop Centre for Africa Development (DCAD) to execute Project End Female Genital Mutilation in Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory. Project End FGM is an initiative that uses grassroots networks, traditional rulers, women, youth and decision makers to foster community awareness and action.  The activity will train 60-100 youth, women and survivors to take strategic action against female genital mutilation, and using locally-led and culturally relevant communications methods to generate discussion and dialogue, inspiring traditionalists, mutilation practitioners, individuals and communities to question and adjust their own beliefs.

Nigeria has the highest absolute number of female genital mutilation. According to UNICEF, 2013, about 20 million women and girls in Nigeria have undergone female genital mutilation, 10% of the global total. If nothing is done to end FGM, more women and girls could be victims of this barbaric practice. No one single person can end FGM and FGM, and there is need to raise advocates who will be actively involved in fostering community actions against this abuse. It is based on this, that DCAD initiated Project End FGM, to reduce with 50% the incidence in Kuje Area Council. The grants from the Pollination Project will be utilized towards mobilizing, training advocates and empowering them to carryout step-down projects in more in 10 communities within Kuje. The project will start on March, 2017 and end on July, 2017. End FGM Advocates will be trained on 26^th April, 2017, at Kuje Town Hall, from 9.0am to 4.00am. After the training, participants will carry out their step-down activities and give monthly report to DCAD. Within March and April, there will be series of advocacy visit to traditional rulers, council chairman, ministries, and relevant stakeholders, to engage them towards promoting the abandonment of FGM.

The Pollination Project Foundation has been at the forefront of supporting organizations and passionate individuals to enable them bring positive changes in their communities. The foundation seeks to unleash GOODNESS and expand COMPASSION all over the world. They make daily seed grants to inspiring social change-makers who are committed to a world that works for all.

 DCAD is opportuned to be one of the 2017 beneficiaries of their small grants.

NUMA Award to Hold in Abuja.

The Nigerian Christian Youths Political Platform NICHYPPP is a movement birthed out of the dire need in the Nigerian society for excellent,resourceful and faithful leaders in Christ. Our organization is geared towards one major goal, and it is to raise and support godly leaders with deep rooted patriotism, love and values for our nation. With that in mind NICHYPP is organizing a unique event come Saturday 25/03/2017 in Abuja where we shall be hosting, recognizing and awarding various leaders in our nation that have done exceptionally well in their different fields. This prestigious event is called NICHYPP Unity Merit Awards NUMA. NUMA is a celebration of excellence amongst christian leaders in our great nation, we have thought it wise and righteous to celebrate the efforts of individuals in various sectors of governance and industry that painstakingly carry out their responsibilities day and night in seeing to it that our country moves forward in all directions. NUMA is an event that will send a "sit up" message to our leaders as there will much to learn from our guest speakers and also from the inspiration in the atmosphere as the works done so far by some inspiring leaders will be mentioned just before their recognition and awards. We seek to stir up a healthy competitive Spirit of excellence amongst our leaders from this event, we believe firmly that the answers to the problems and challenges plaguing our nation reside with and within the youths and we are poised to help Nigerian youth leaders unlock their potentials and greatness from the advent of NUMA 2017.

TAKE ACTION FOR FEMALE CABBIES (WESA CABS)

The uncommon woman is bold for change!

Let’s break barriers and all stereotype’s limiting women and take action towards giving women opportunity to take up task they are passionate about.

There is high rate of poverty in Nigeria as a result of high level of unemployment, with no fewer than 112million Nigerians, out of an estimated 150 million population, now live below poverty level, the general living conditions in Nigeria are poor, especially for children and Women.We believe that when a woman is empowered a nation is empowered, that is, with the accomplishment of SDG’s goal (5), we can have profound solution to economic challenges, because women empowerment is the key to a sustainable development.

“Yes we can” WESA Foundation, we believe that  a woman is supper powerful, courageous, fearless and determined to change the world!

With WESA Cabs strategy,  women will be mobilized and trained by professionals and encouraged to engage in a non-traditional job like taxi driving, as a means of livelihood. WESA cab is a fund raising platform that will be of great benefit to WESA foundation.

When you ride with WESA Cab,  10% of the fare paid will be donated to uplift under-privileged women in Nigeria. There will also be huge success in tackling gender inequality and unemployment, boost women confidence to embrace non-traditional jobs and break stereotypes to enable her climb the un-tamed trail of success.

In actualizing our mission, WESA is totally reliant on funds and collaboration from international, local organizations and individuals to make our dream a reality in eradicating un-employment/poverty in Nigeria and giving women opportunity to contribute to economic development through taking up non-traditional jobs.

We need (5) cars “Toyota Corolla 2010 and approximately 30,000,000 Naira to kick start this project.

Photo of car here.

For partnership and donation kindly visit our website at www.wesafoundation.org, donation can also be done through our account details @Foundation for Widow Empowerment and skills acquisition Diamond Bank plc, 

Naira Account 0055191040, 

Dollars account 0088451744 and 

Pounds account 0088453511.

Your donation will go a long way to uplift the needy, as the future of many Nigerian poor children depend on this.  Give them hope to live again by supporting WESA cab and women empowerment.