REPORT ON THE YOUTH WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY THE IMO STATE ORIENTATION AGENCY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN (CAN) IMO STATE WING.
On the 28th day of May 2010 the above workshop was organized. And Awaka-Go-Forward Int’l Centre For Youth Development was represented by the M&E Officer and ICT Officer/Volunteer Officer in the person of Evang. Chijioke D. Heaven and Mr. Emmanuel Obiyo.
The programme was held at the NUT office by Concord Hotel Junction. And it started at about after nine in the morning.
The programme was embraced by many top dignitaries from the State Government. And the State Governor was represented by Cheif Tony Uzoukwu (KSM)- Hon. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Imo State. The CAN President in the State in the person of Pastor Dr. Cosmos Ilechukwu and Also his vice accompanied him. Other dignitaries that were present at the ocassion included Sir Angus Oguike Director General Imo State Orientation Agency who read the opening address.
His Royal Highness (HRH) Eze G. O Okwuaka. The Hon. Member representing Aboh Mbaise in Imo State house of Assembly also represented the Cheif Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly Mr/Hon. Goodluck Opiah. The Chairman of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission Hon. Barr. Cheif Emma Nwaonye also embraced the ocassion.
His Highness Eze G.O. Okwuaka presented a paper titled. The Youth in Imo State. Which Way Forward.
# Rev. C.C. Benaiah: Paper presentation was THE CHALLENGE FACING NIGERIAN YOUTH TODAY AND THE WAY OUT.
# The Role of Youths in The Realization of Imo Agenda was presented by Sir Angus Oguike.
# The Youths, Democracy And The Conduct of Free and Fair Elections In Nigeria was presented by Mr. Kevin Agbaegbu Commissioner Imo State Independent Electoral Commission.
# Another paper presentation was by Prof. Obioma Iheduru titled The New Face Initiations and youth employment in Imo State.
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27th WORLDWIDE AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL
Inspires Commmunities and Upholds Human Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the 27th time in the history of the AIDS pandemic, the annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial will be marked in communities around the world by a vibrant display of community activism and solidarity Sunday, May 16, 2010. Some 1,200 organizations in 109 countries are expected to participate in the event.
This year’s theme for the Memorial is “Many Lights for Human Rights,” which the Global Health Council hopes will circulate globally to promote greater understanding about the legal barriers marginalized communities can face in obtaining access to antiretroviral treatment and care, HIV prevention services and basic healthcare, including for HIV-related diseases like tuberculosis and malaria. Countries involved include some of the oldest hosts of the Candlelight Memorial (like the Philippines), some of the largest (Nigeria), and some of those with the highest burden (Swaziland).
Worthy of mention here in Nigeria is Awaka Go Forward Int’l. An NGO that has consistentlt being spearheading candlelight memorial activities in Imo State Nigeria is AGFICFYD as it sometimes achronomically called.
The Candlelight Memorial, started in 1983 in the United States, is the world’s oldest grassroots movement against the disease and one of the largest public health campaigns in the world today. A program of the Global Health Council led by volunteer community-based organizations, the Candlelight Memorial is meant to remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS, to support those living with HIV and affected by its impact, and to move communities to action. Memorials – ranging from small gatherings beneath a tree to multi-day national events – are planned throughout the year by volunteers on the frontlines of the pandemic.
“The Candlelight Memorial is as necessary today as it was nearly three decades ago,” said Global Health Council President and CEO Jeffrey L. Sturchio. “With over 33 million people living with HIV and a new generation of youth emerging every day, we must continue to create public space to learn from the past and motivate actions to improve our approach to HIV and other global health challenges in the future. That’s what the Memorial offers us.”
One of the key ways the Candlelight Memorial aims to change that approach is by developing the capacity of the hundreds of volunteer organizations who register with the program each year. Through guides, factsheets and online services, as well as leadership development activities, the Council is using the traditionally one-day event to promote a year-round program fostering cross-cutting technical skills essential for addressing broader social change.
HIV/AIDS is part of the Council’s comprehensive global health agenda and one of the most important issues around which the organization engages its diverse members and partners in advancing global health policy:
A special Twitter feed (tweet to #AIDSCandlelight) has been designed this year to follow the memorials and that feed can be followed on the Candlelight website. To learn more about the Global Health Council and the Candlelight Memorial, visit Awaka Go Forward Int’l Office..
# # #
The Global Health Council is the world’s largest membership alliance of public health organizations and professionals dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. The Council’s members work in 140 countries on six continents. http://www.globalhealth.org/
12 SERVICES RENDERED BY THE NGO INCLUDES
i. Evangelism Activities: AGFICFYD recognising the importance of moral reawakening in development of youths in the Nigerian society
ii. Capacity Building (Life Skill Training): By organizing seminars and workshop through learning skills like computer/computer internet enterpreneurship, hair dressing, fashion and designing capentary works etc in our youth development centre
iii. Community Development; Awaka Go Forward International actualises these especially in the very rural communities in Imo State by engaging itself in the provision of relevant community based development programmes targeted at the very vulnerable segments of the society quarterly and annually. In with the MDGs, most of our projects have prioritised the sustainable reduction of poverty and extreme hunger in our grassroot community.
iv. Health Care (HIV/AIDS)
V. Sports Dev. (View Centre)
vi. Youth/Women Empowerment: AGFICFYD has with time empowered many youth especially women in small scale business through its revolving loan scheme project. Record available in the organisation shows that a total of 100 youths/women have being empowered into business and also trained into life skills acquisition like hair dressing, computer training, internet enterpreneurship, hat making,phone calls and selling of recharge cards.
vii. Agricultural Development: The organisation has being involved in giant strides to enlighten, and educate the community on new techniques in Agriculture with emphasis on the youths since the community is known for large cultivation of maize and other cash crops. So empowerment in this infamous pivot sector of the economy in Nigeria in such a grassroot approach will in the long run mean less crimes, reduced hunger/poverty and more importantly food security.
viii. Networking/Coalition Building. AGFICFYD understanding the efficiency of partnership in the work of non safe action, in the third world countries has recently partnered with society for family health, CISHAN and more recently the executive Director of AGFICFYD is the Chairman of the SOREX hosted Coalition of NGOs in Imo State to fashion a common way of sourcing for funds/Proposal writing.
ix . Home Based Care
x Oversea Programme
xi Distribution of Mosquito Nets: The organisation involves in projects/programmes that projects/facilitates the ahievement of health related MDGs thereby using the opportunity to distribute Mosquito treated nets and sometimes witn anti malarial drugs to the most vulnerable in the community including pregnant women and their children.
xii. HIV/AIDS, TB counseling and referring.
On the 28th day of May 2010 the above workshop was organized. And Awaka-Go-Forward Int’l Centre For Youth Development was represented by the M&E Officer and ICT Officer/Volunteer Officer in the person of Evang. Chijioke D. Heaven and Mr. Emmanuel Obiyo.
The programme was held at the NUT office by Concord Hotel Junction. And it started at about after nine in the morning.
The programme was embraced by many top dignitaries from the State Government. And the State Governor was represented by Cheif Tony Uzoukwu (KSM)- Hon. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Imo State. The CAN President in the State in the person of Pastor Dr. Cosmos Ilechukwu and Also his vice accompanied him. Other dignitaries that were present at the ocassion included Sir Angus Oguike Director General Imo State Orientation Agency who read the opening address.
His Royal Highness (HRH) Eze G. O Okwuaka. The Hon. Member representing Aboh Mbaise in Imo State house of Assembly also represented the Cheif Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly Mr/Hon. Goodluck Opiah. The Chairman of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission Hon. Barr. Cheif Emma Nwaonye also embraced the ocassion.
His Highness Eze G.O. Okwuaka presented a paper titled. The Youth in Imo State. Which Way Forward.
# Rev. C.C. Benaiah: Paper presentation was THE CHALLENGE FACING NIGERIAN YOUTH TODAY AND THE WAY OUT.
# The Role of Youths in The Realization of Imo Agenda was presented by Sir Angus Oguike.
# The Youths, Democracy And The Conduct of Free and Fair Elections In Nigeria was presented by Mr. Kevin Agbaegbu Commissioner Imo State Independent Electoral Commission.
# Another paper presentation was by Prof. Obioma Iheduru titled The New Face Initiations and youth employment in Imo State.
1, where can i find parsley leaf in Nigeria
2, update antivirus
3, where can find parsley leaf in nigeria and which is the most antifungal substance in nature.
27th WORLDWIDE AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL
Inspires Commmunities and Upholds Human Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the 27th time in the history of the AIDS pandemic, the annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial will be marked in communities around the world by a vibrant display of community activism and solidarity Sunday, May 16, 2010. Some 1,200 organizations in 109 countries are expected to participate in the event.
This year’s theme for the Memorial is “Many Lights for Human Rights,” which the Global Health Council hopes will circulate globally to promote greater understanding about the legal barriers marginalized communities can face in obtaining access to antiretroviral treatment and care, HIV prevention services and basic healthcare, including for HIV-related diseases like tuberculosis and malaria. Countries involved include some of the oldest hosts of the Candlelight Memorial (like the Philippines), some of the largest (Nigeria), and some of those with the highest burden (Swaziland).
Worthy of mention here in Nigeria is Awaka Go Forward Int’l. An NGO that has consistentlt being spearheading candlelight memorial activities in Imo State Nigeria is AGFICFYD as it sometimes achronomically called.
The Candlelight Memorial, started in 1983 in the United States, is the world’s oldest grassroots movement against the disease and one of the largest public health campaigns in the world today. A program of the Global Health Council led by volunteer community-based organizations, the Candlelight Memorial is meant to remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS, to support those living with HIV and affected by its impact, and to move communities to action. Memorials – ranging from small gatherings beneath a tree to multi-day national events – are planned throughout the year by volunteers on the frontlines of the pandemic.
“The Candlelight Memorial is as necessary today as it was nearly three decades ago,” said Global Health Council President and CEO Jeffrey L. Sturchio. “With over 33 million people living with HIV and a new generation of youth emerging every day, we must continue to create public space to learn from the past and motivate actions to improve our approach to HIV and other global health challenges in the future. That’s what the Memorial offers us.”
One of the key ways the Candlelight Memorial aims to change that approach is by developing the capacity of the hundreds of volunteer organizations who register with the program each year. Through guides, factsheets and online services, as well as leadership development activities, the Council is using the traditionally one-day event to promote a year-round program fostering cross-cutting technical skills essential for addressing broader social change.
HIV/AIDS is part of the Council’s comprehensive global health agenda and one of the most important issues around which the organization engages its diverse members and partners in advancing global health policy:
A special Twitter feed (tweet to #AIDSCandlelight) has been designed this year to follow the memorials and that feed can be followed on the Candlelight website. To learn more about the Global Health Council and the Candlelight Memorial, visit Awaka Go Forward Int’l Office..
# # #
The Global Health Council is the world’s largest membership alliance of public health organizations and professionals dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. The Council’s members work in 140 countries on six continents. http://www.globalhealth.org/
12 SERVICES RENDERED BY THE NGO INCLUDES
i. Evangelism Activities: AGFICFYD recognising the importance of moral reawakening in development of youths in the Nigerian society
ii. Capacity Building (Life Skill Training): By organizing seminars and workshop through learning skills like computer/computer internet enterpreneurship, hair dressing, fashion and designing capentary works etc in our youth development centre
iii. Community Development; Awaka Go Forward International actualises these especially in the very rural communities in Imo State by engaging itself in the provision of relevant community based development programmes targeted at the very vulnerable segments of the society quarterly and annually. In with the MDGs, most of our projects have prioritised the sustainable reduction of poverty and extreme hunger in our grassroot community.
iv. Health Care (HIV/AIDS)
V. Sports Dev. (View Centre)
vi. Youth/Women Empowerment: AGFICFYD has with time empowered many youth especially women in small scale business through its revolving loan scheme project. Record available in the organisation shows that a total of 100 youths/women have being empowered into business and also trained into life skills acquisition like hair dressing, computer training, internet enterpreneurship, hat making,phone calls and selling of recharge cards.
vii. Agricultural Development: The organisation has being involved in giant strides to enlighten, and educate the community on new techniques in Agriculture with emphasis on the youths since the community is known for large cultivation of maize and other cash crops. So empowerment in this infamous pivot sector of the economy in Nigeria in such a grassroot approach will in the long run mean less crimes, reduced hunger/poverty and more importantly food security.
viii. Networking/Coalition Building. AGFICFYD understanding the efficiency of partnership in the work of non safe action, in the third world countries has recently partnered with society for family health, CISHAN and more recently the executive Director of AGFICFYD is the Chairman of the SOREX hosted Coalition of NGOs in Imo State to fashion a common way of sourcing for funds/Proposal writing.
ix . Home Based Care
x Oversea Programme
xi Distribution of Mosquito Nets: The organisation involves in projects/programmes that projects/facilitates the ahievement of health related MDGs thereby using the opportunity to distribute Mosquito treated nets and sometimes witn anti malarial drugs to the most vulnerable in the community including pregnant women and their children.
xii. HIV/AIDS, TB counseling and referring.
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