Nigeria Model United Nations Nmun, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

The NCCA, sponsor of the National Model United Nations (NMUN) and related activities, was incorporated in 1968 as a nonprofit, educational corporation of the United States. The NCCA is also a recognized Non-Governmental Organization associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information.

NCCA programs offer a diverse group of informed participants a forum for discussing global concerns in a context that closely parallels the “real world.” Students and faculty from five continents work feverishly to propose resolutions addressing regional conflicts, peacekeeping, human rights, women and children, economic and social development, and the environment. NMUN programs provide students with a better understanding of the inner working of the United Nations as they build skills in diplomacy and compromise.

Defence For Children International, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

DCI envisions a just and responsible society where Nigerian children can exercise their rights and are cared for by all and sundry.

We are dedicated to ensuring on-going, practical, systematic and concerted international action directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of the child, as articulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), its optional protocols, and all the other human rights instruments.

Communicating For Change Cfc, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

CFC is a non-governmental organisation limited by guarantee and is run entirely on a not-for profit basis. It is funded by grants received from international and local donors and is increasingly supported by private sector funding.

CFC also generates income from fee based communications services, film sales and office space rental to support its development communications work.

Oilwatch Africa, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Oilwatch is a resistance network that opposes the activities of oil companies in tropical countries. Oilwatch is a network that builds solidarity and fosters a common identity among peoples of the South.

Oilwatch understands similarities in the current pattern of resource exploitation in countries of the South, which reflects historical legacy of disempowerment of peoples and considers the recognition of the right of peoples to self-determination as primary in the resolution of environmental problems. Oilwatch is a network of resistance to the negative impacts of oil and gas industry activity on peoples and their environment.

Human Rights And Justice Group, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Human Rights & Justice Group Int’l (Justice Group) is an independent, non-governmental and not-for-profit voluntary initiative which was established in 1999 by Nigerians from different professional, cultural and social backgrounds to enhance knowledge, respect and observance of human rights, and to encourage exchange of information and experiences for the betterment of the citizenry through the instrumentality of law, education, enlightenment and humanitarianism.

Justice Group membership is drawn from a rich blend of activists and other professionals working together on a shared commitment to justice, the rule of law and human dignity. The idea of the group was to build awareness about those rights as well as investigate and advocate various means for securing their implementation.

In addition, our programs aim at broadening access of individuals and communities and strengthening their participation in the design and implementation of social and economic policies/programs which affect them. We work with communities and groups that cut across gender, literacy, age and social lines, and use focused group pilot projects to measure the impact our interventions are making in target communities.

Center For Policy And Development-poldec, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Center for Policy and Development (PolDeC) is a progressively dynamic NGDO committed to providing sustained development policy advocacy, training, capacity building, research and documentation in furtherance of engendering appropriate and focused gendered development in Nigeria.

We envision a policy and development resource cum reference center that is a positive development catalyst; and an active participant providing innovative initiatives as well as intellectual capital; and mobilizing resources nationally and internationally for the sustainable development of Nigeria.

Association For Child Health, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Association for Child Health is a non governmental, non political, and multi service organization formed to improve the health condition for Children, adolescent and youth.

Our vision is to improve the health of children, adolescents and youth in Nigeria. Our mission is to provide enlightenment and health education to parents, adolescents and youth.

Student Right Organisation Network, Lagos, Nigeria

Student right organisation network (studentronet) is new born grass-root / community base ngo by the special grace of God would be a national ngo there which an international ngo, it is a student ngo the first of it kind in the Nigeria making. A membership organisation that is open to all interested individuals and organisation that make our membership criteria.

This is a non political, tribal, religion, non profit and non governmental organisation which is proud to be in partnership with about five reputable ngos, civil society organisation and private firms that believe in using joint partnership network in achieving goals and objectives, aimed at poverty alleviation, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, subs tenable community development, youth, children, and women empowerment and right, abolition of illiteracy among the dependency ratio of a population setup and improved well being of student nation wide.

Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center Arsrc, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC), established in 2003, is part of a Ford Foundation five-year grant-making initiative, “Global Dialogue of Sexual Health and Well Being” aimed at giving visibility, depth and legitimacy to the field of sexuality.

The goal of the ARSRC is to promote more informed and affirming public dialogue on human sexuality and to contribute to positive changes in the emerging field of sexuality in Africa, by creating mechanisms for learning at the regional level. Activities under the initiative will focus on four of the most populous countries in Africa:

Egypt (North Africa), Kenya (East Africa), Nigeria (West Africa) and South Africa (Southern Africa). Action Health Incorporated, a Nigeria-based non-governmental organization, who will also facilitate its activities, is hosting the center.

The ARSRC promotes informed public dialogue and opportunities for learning and advocacy on human sexuality to ensure positive changes in policies and programmes on sexuality issues in Africa.

Youth Media And Communication Initiative Ymci, Lagos, Nigeria

The Youth Media & Communication Initiative (YMCI) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation actively engaged in developing the involvement of children and youth in the media. YMCI equips children and youth from 10 to 18 years with media and communication skills on child rights, gender, conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS, environment, globalisation, leadership, and development to cope with living in a multi-ethnic and multicultural society, thus laying the foundation for social justice for future generations of Nigerians.

It is open to every Nigerian child/youth irrespective of religious affiliation, language or social background. YMCI aims to provide an opportunity for them to examine the country, its strength and shortcomings in a congenial atmosphere devoid of the tribal and religious tensions that have dogged Nigeria since independence.

The common purpose and focus for all participants in YMCI activities will be how to empower themselves to build a future that will give Nigerians equal opportunities. YMCI will provide a level playing field for children and youth in every nook and cranny of Nigeria. Our agenda is not to teach children and youth to become journalists, but to train them as agents for social mobilization and social change; to develop their capacity for effective communication and self-expression so that they can positively impact their schools, communities and society.