COWACDI NFI SELF FUNDING DISTRIBUTION

At COWACDI, our Goal is to see every vulnerable person out there filled with smiles, comfort, dignity, and stability. On this account, COWACDI set up a self-funded NFI distribution activity in Kusheri Camp Damboa road Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria. Our accountability, Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) team at the distribution site to ensure transparency and accountability to the affected population.

Gender Equality

Considering the great role women have played in the socio-political development of Nigeria, it was pertinent to make the country’s overall political framework friendly to them. it would be impractical to talk about women’s involvement in politics if obvious political and social impediments were not removed.

COWACDI called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to come up with incentives that would encourage women to take part in political contests, including cutting down the cost of nomination forms for women.

COWACDI also congratulated women who won in the 2023 elections and enjoined them to use their positions to influence positive change.

PSEA OUTREACH

COWACDI have a duty of care to the vulnerable/beneficiaries and a responsibility to ensure that the vulnerable/beneficiaries are treated with dignity and respect and that certain minimum standards of behaviors are observed. The goal is to create an environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian crises, through integrating the prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse into the protection and assistance function of all humanitarian workers.

COWACDI STANDARD PRINCIPLES

Humanity means that human suffering must be addressed wherever it is found, with particular attention to the most vulnerable.

Neutrality means that COWACDI must not favor any side in an armed conflict or other dispute.

Impartiality means that COWACDI’s Aid must be provided solely on the basis of need, giving priority to the most urgent cases of distress and making no adverse distinction on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religious believes, class or political opinion.

Independence means COWACDI’s action must be autonomous from the political, economic, military or other objectives that any actor may hold with regard to areas where humanitarian actions is being implemented.

TREE SEEDLING PRODUCTION

Tree planting improves wildlife habitat connectivity and supports biodiversity. Trees remove harmful pollutants from the air and act as our natural air filters. Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation (COWACDI) in Partnership with Christian Aid (CAID) and Funded from World Food Programme (WFP) will focus on a selected fruits tree species to be produced such as Moringa (Moringa oleifera), Guava (Psidium guajava), Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), Mango (Mangifera indica) and orange (Citrus sinensis). These selected types of fruit tree species have a nutritive content such as vitamins (C, A, B6, and E,) Protein, Carbohydrate as well as provides health benefits, they can also be served for household consumption as well as for commercial purposes thereby generating an income for the household. From the angle of climate change, it can serve as shelter, produce large vegetative cover, and assist in mitigating the effect of climate change. These selected tree species have the potential for soil adaptability and can produce fruits effectively within the target location (Malakyariri Ward of Mafa LGA, Borno state) due to the fertile nature of the soil structure and composition.

ADVOCACY STATEMENT ON CONSISTENT KIDNEY DISEASES IN BORNO STATE.

The rate at which kidneys continually fail is becoming alarming and of much concern to indigenes of Borno state (mostly Women and Children). I call on the Borno State government to kindly & urgently investigate the matter by setting up a research team to dig out the root causes of the matter and proffer long lasting and sustainable solutions.

Dauda Balami

Executive Director,

Concern for Women and Children (COWACDI)