California Earth Week 2008

Mission

To create awareness on certain societal ills through advocacy social mobilization, dissemination of information, education and communication which affects women and impedes the sustainable development for sustained positive change.

Vision

To have a society, that works irrespective of culture, religion and gender differences towards a more productive and sustainable development.

Programs

• Capacity building and training.
• Advocacy on water including sanitation and hygiene.
• Rural infrastructural development.
• Democracy and good governance
• Research and documentation
• Consultancy services.

Campaigns

• Successfully mainstream gender issues into all organization’s activities and programmes in order to promote gender equality and women economic empowerment.
• Advocacy promotion on hygiene and sanitation with a backdrop on formation of hygiene and sanitation clubs in schools and communities.
• Advocacy on preventive measures and mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS in rural communities and establishment of adolescent HIV/AIDS Clubs.
• Annual campaign on Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) OXFAM; this is an annual event by a coalition of NGOs in Nigeria sponsored by OXFAM where a series of activities are carried out to create awareness about poverty issues in Africa. It has been going on for two years now.
• Advocacy campaigns on the need for government to provide rural communities with safe and affordable water.

Events

In partnership with Rural Africa Water Development Project (RAWDP) Owerri, Imo State Nigeria. OCEAN conducted a Rapid Gender Assessment for the UN-HABITAT in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria in collaboration with the State Water Board. Based on Gender assessment the UN HABITAT has signed an agreement to implement a project in selected urban slums in Jos. This intervention intends to cover the gap in water supply and sanitation in the city as a part of the UN-HABITAT water for African cities project.

News

Wants/Needs

Publications/Resources

Newsletter quarterly publication “social issues”

Staff

Board of Directors

Background

Established in 2003, Organized Centre for Empowerment & Advocacy in Nigeria, (OCEAN) is a non religious, non political, non profit and Non Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs commission (CAC) and the Government of Plateau State. We are a broad-based developmental organization, due to the need to employ a multi-sectoral approach to advance the cause of Nigeria’s development with particular emphasis on the plight of women. OCEAN has a network of professionals in different fields who volunteer as the need arises.

The organization is working for gender balance, economic empowerment as well as transformation of the rural communities for self-reliance and attainment of a good standard of living through community based activities. Gender issues relating to women is the main aim of our activities in order to promote gender balance, social justice and development through strong advocacy by information dissemination, value based education, capacity building of individuals and communities, environmental issues such as access to water, sanitation and hygiene promotion are part of our activities and projects. Nigeria has a youthful population and a high dependence rate, so it is almost impossible not to have a youth development program focusing on youth development, HIV/AIDS and adolescent reproductive health this is essentially for social learning and social well being. In summary the overall objective of OCEAN is to significantly address women’s issues in these areas and encourage their participation at decision-making levels.

Awards/Recognition

Affiliations

Rural African Water Development Project
Imo State, Nigeria
Type of Work; Productive Water Use Technology, Research and Consultancy on Water related issues.

League for Human Rights
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Jos, Plateau, Nigeria.
Type of Work; Human Rights Issues.

International Centre for Gender and Social Research
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Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Type of Work; Gender related issues.

Community Based Development - CBD NGO- Forum
Jos, Plateau, Nigeria.
Type of Work; A Network for NGOs in the Northern region of Nigeria.

Women in Nigeria
Plateau, Nigeria.
Type of Work; Coalition for women Activists and Organizations in Nigeria.

Volunteers for Sustainable Development (V.S.D.)
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Lagos, Nigeria
Type of Work; Broad Based Development organization.

Transition Monitoring Group (TMG)
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Abuja, Nigeria
Type of Work; Democracy and Good Governance.

Rescue fellowship of Nigeria
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Jos, Plateau, Nigeria
Type of Work; Micro Credit

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Type of Work; Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Nigeria.

Plateau State Water Board
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Type of Work; Water Provider and related services in the State.

Plateau State Agricultural Development Project (PADP)
Jos, Nigeria.
Type of Work; Agricultural related activities including provision of water to rural areas.

Women Green Global Environmental Network (wggan)
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Berkeley, California
Global network of grassroots women environmental leaders

Rural African Water Development Project (RAWDP) Owerri, Imo State Nigeria. Click here to visit site

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