by olatunde ajayi The Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria (TBI), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to end rising cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria.   The Executive Director, TBI, Mr Dare Adaramoye, made this known at a day state-level orientation meeting with...

The Oyo State House of Assembly has called the relevant Ministries, Departments and Parastatals in the state to begin the enforcement and implementation of the State’s Child Rights Law, 2006 to ensure safe sexual and reproductive health practices among teenagers. The call was contained in a motion moved by the lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North state...

The African Youth Initiative on Climate Change has organized a two day Resource Mobilization Training Workshop for Project/Program Managers and other project staff whose roles involve developing proposals for fundraising and report writing for their organizations and Young people working towards SDGs seeking to attract funding for their projects. To participate in this training, fill in this...

The Ekiti State Digital Skills Academy (ESDA) is an initiative designed to provide youths in Ekiti state with the technology and soft skills competence needed to access local and global job market opportunities. The program covers 4 learning tracks: Front End Software Development, Back End Software Development, Product Design and Product Management. Kickstart your career...

This is the 5th edition of our annual idea pitching and grant competition. It is open to young and women entrepreneurs in Nigeria between 18 and 40 years who have ideas that can be transformed into successful business ventures or social enterprises. Schedule of Activities Call for Applications: Aug. 08 – Sept. 30, 2022 Online...

A lot has been written about donor acquisition, donor retention, and donor upgrading in nonprofit circles and on various nonprofit blogs. This large magnitude of available tips and how-tos makes sense since nonprofits, by their nature, depend on donors to deliver their mission and keep their doors open. Donor acquisition is a process of acquiring new...

We are the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations’ system. We do this by: providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed; shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge; setting norms and standards and promoting...

Slum2School is a volunteer-driven development organization transforming the society by empowering underserved children in slums and remote communities with quality education, entrepreneurial skills, and psychosocial support to enable them to realize their full potential and become social reformers. Founded in 2012, we recognize that there are severe shortcomings in the educational sector in Africa and...

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is USAID’s open innovation program that tests and scales creative solutions to any global development challenge. This programme inspires new solutions to the critical challenges affecting millions around the world.   Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) supports groundbreaking ideas to transform lives by providing flexible, tiered grant funding to test new ideas...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launches the CHILD Implementation Grants Programme for the first time to strengthen the capacity of civil society to deliver services for children and young adolescents at risk of using drugs.   This global programme focuses on providing technical assistance to national and local authorities working to...