Awareness and sensitization
We are proving that we can come together as a united human family to holistically tackle sexual exploitation and abuse, let us apply an equally comprehensive, vigorous, and unrelenting focus to eradicating gender-based violence as well.
Empowerment Programme
As part of our mission to mitigate the impact of the suffering of the vulnerable and affected population, Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation (COWACDI) and Hope Alive Care (HAC) in partnership with MCN and supported by the British Council with funding from the European Union were able to empower 50 affected persons by flood in Borno State.
COWACDI Organizational Capacity Building Assessment (OCA)
Six months ago, COWACDI was selected to participate in the Organizational Capacity-building Assessment (OCA) anchored by PACHE and funded by USAID, where the organization went through a series of capacity-building training ranging from administrative capacity, policy-making, program management, finance, monitoring & evaluations, and other key thematic areas that need strengthening. The results from the first and final OCA show a massive improvement in the abilities of the organization at large.
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PSEA Awareness And Sensitization Campaign
The involvement of humanitarian workers in acts of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse is a grave violation of our responsibility to do no harm and to protect people affected by crises. COWACDI is firmly committed to the global fight to eradicate sexual exploitation and abuse through PSEA Awareness and Sensitization Campaign.
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COWACDI in partnership with International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Housing Land and Property (HLP) Project
A key informant interview (KII) conducted in Banki, Gwoza, and Monguno, targeting the community leaders, in other to identify, strengthen and gain a better understanding of the issues and needs on Housing, Land and Property in the communities in the above mentioned LGAs of Borno state. The assessment provided valuable information to protect rights to land and property. Similar discussions were carried out with several groups in the communities in Banki, Gwoza and Monguno LGAs of Borno state, Nigeria.
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KII Interactive Session with Bulama from Hausari Central Ward, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Gwoza
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KII Interactive Session with Bulama from Hausari-Gadamayo Ward, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Gwoza
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An interactive KII session with the Community leaders (Bulamas) of Monguno at Monguno Community, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Monguno
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An interactive KII session with the Community leaders (Bulamas) Monguno Malari at Monguno, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Monguno
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An interactive KII session with the Community leaders (Bulamas) of Banki Goneri at Banki, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Banki
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An interactive KII session with the Community leaders (Bulamas) Banki Malari at Banki, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Banki.
COWACDI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IOM ON HOUSING LAND AND PROPERTY (HLP) RESOLUTION IN COMMUNITIES.
CONCERN FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (COWACDI) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) ON HOUSING LAND AND PROPERTY (HLP) RESOLUTION IN COMMUNITIES.
A Focus group discussion (FGD) assessment conducted in Banki, Gwoza and Monguno LGAs of Borno state, targeting the community members, in other to identify, Strengthen and to gain a better understanding of the issues and needs on Housing, Land and Property in the communities in the above mentioned LGAs. The assessment, provided valuable information to protect rights to land and property. similar discussions were carried out with several groups in the communities of Banki, Gwoza and Monguno of Borno state.
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COWACDI Team having FGD session with Men in Wajarie-Jugudum Behind Hope (BANKI Community).
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August 18, 2021
FGD Interactive Session with community members from Hausari Anguwan Hausawa Ward, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Gwoza.
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August 18, 2021
FGD Interactive Session with community members from Gadamayo Anguwan Dakowa, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Gwoza, August 18, 2021
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An interactive FGD session with the Community members at kuya in Monguno Community, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Monguno, August 18, 2021
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An interactive FGD session with the Community members at church area in Monguno, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Monguno, August 18, 2021
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An interactive FGD session with the Community members at Gana Ali in Monguno, identifying and also gaining a better understanding of the issues and needs around Housing, Land and Property in the communities in Monguno, August 18, 2021
COWACDI IN COLLABORATION WITH KAICIID DIALOGUE CENTRE PRESENTS ‘ROLE OF EDUCATION IN PEACE-BUILDING’
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. HAYATUDEEN MUHAMMAD ADAM.
TOPIC: PROMOTING COEXISTANCE AND DIVERSITY AMONG COMMUNITIES IN BORNO STATE TO ESTABLISHE DIALOGUE AND PEACE BUILDING.
He introduces the dynamics of violence and their difference in their context, in his keynote he mentioned some common features includes: ‘Breakdown of rules and laws of socio-economic and good governments, and increasing level of socio-economic inequality, social fragmentation, aggressive identity of politics and youth unemployment, accompanied by widespread of availability of small arms and the rise of organised crimes.
In his lectures he said; coexistence is a state in which two or more groups are living together while respecting their differences and resolving their conflicts non-violently, although the idea of coexistence is not new, the idea came into usage during Cold war.
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