Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Children who are being laboured to fend for themselves in Okpella, Edo North, Edo State of Nigeria

Children used as child slaves for mining in Okpella Community in Edo State






The Co-ordinator of the Organisation ( wearing red dress) on a TV Programme with the interviewer (male) and the Senior Special Assistant to the Edo State governor talking on MDGs and its effectsVisit to Oronsaye Orphange by the NGO and Corps members (NYSC)

Sunday, 10 January 2016

INITWOMEN


CONTACT PERSON


CONTACT PERSON:

Ms  Ijeoma Ekweozoh

Executive Secretary/ Programme Co-ordinator



Contact Address:                                                                 

45, Airport Road

Benin City.

Edo State

Nigeria

+234-807-761-7147, +234-802-338-2598

PARTNERSHIP


PARTNERSHIPS





  • Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
  • State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
  • Ministry of Health
  • CISHAN (Civil Society Network on HIV/AIDs)

    We belong to, but are not limited to these networks

  • CISHAN (Civil Society Network on HIV/AIDs)
  • Budget monitoring and Tracking Coalition
  • CONGOs – Conference of NGOs in Edo State

ACHIEVEMENTS


ACHIEVEMENTS




The following are some of the achievements but are not limited to the following:



  • The Organization, in conjunction with National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has continually built the capacities of several Corp members on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in many States of the Federation including Plateau, Ebonyi, Taraba, Abia, Bauchi, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Ondo e.t.c. We do it thrice every year


  • Building the Capacity of some youths in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State of Nigeria on Leadership Training; Achieving Set Goals and Objectives, Financial and Youth Empowerment since May, 2009

  • Building the Capacity of Widows in Uromi of Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State dwelling on Challenges being faced by widow and widowers since June, 2009

  • This Organization has consistently carried out sensitization workshops on the causes and prevention of HIV/AIDS with a view to halting the spread of the disease, in Oredo, Egor, Ovia South West, Ovia North East, Uhunmwonde, Ikpoba Okha and Orhionmwon Local Government Areas of Edo State.

  • The organization also annually carries out sensitization workshops with the use of experienced resource persons on the causes and prevention of HIV/AIDS with a view to halting the spread of the disease.


  • Training of Women on income generating activities in some Local Governments in Edo State

  • Workshop organized to address the issues of nutrition and health hazards for women in some Local Government Areas in Edo State



  • Giving out free Vitamin A supplements and Albendazole to infants and children between the ages of 0 and 59 months old in partnership with Vitamin Angels in California, USA



  • Working with Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs). Ensuring that life is meaningful as support like psychosocial, nutrition and empowerment is meted to them





  • We recruited, implemented and monitored the Community Volunteers on Tuberculosis in Edo North Senatorial District of Edo State that helped to reduce the spread of TB/HIV from 2011 to 2015, funded by Global Funds Round 9 (sub grantee)



  • Monitoring and Evaluating MDG-CGS Projects in Edo State in partnership with the Project Support Unit in Edo State.

ORGANIZATION


ORGANIZATION



The Organization has some major departments and they have specific jobs they have been assigned to do. These departments are as follows:



  • Admin/Acct. department

  • Poverty Alleviation/Micro-Credit Department

  • HIV/AIDs Department

  • Research/Documentation Department

  • Skill Acquisition Department



    INITIATIVE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE













FUNDING


FUNDING


We are funded by dues and donations from members, grants from local and international agencies. Partnership with corporate bodies and sponsorship/donations from individuals and other Non Governmental Organizations

MEMBERSHIP


MEMBERSHIP



Membership is open to all female and male volunteers who share in the vision, mission and aims and objectives of the Organization.

The Organization also has a pool of matured female members who attend meetings for the benefit of the organization and represent this body at different fora.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The board is the highest policymaking and supervisory organ of the Organization. Its membership is made up of five distinguished, credible and respected professionals. The members are as follows:

·        Rev. Father Fidelis Oriabure Arhedo – Chairman. He is the present provincial chairman of Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC). He is a reverend father of high repute. He is also the parish priest of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Iruekpen, Edo State.

·        Mrs. Agnes Ayo – Member. She is a graduate of Estate Management. She is presently leaving in Miami Florida, U.S.A.. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). She is very vast in property management.

·        Mrs. Cecilia Ekweozoh – Member. She was an administrator and worked for a very long time with the Bursary Department of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State. She is a pensioner and a business woman who has traveled far and wide. She has a positive passion for humanity. She has also received a lot of accolades and awards in the Catholic Church were she belongs.

·        Engr Adegbola Ifaturoti – Member. He is a graduate of University of Ife, Ile-Ife, (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he bagged Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. He has traveled to almost all the continents of the World where he went for series of trainings on development and improvement. He was the Manager, Fire Safety & Environment Department, Nigerian Gas Company Ltd. Warri.

Ms Ijeoma Ekweozoh – Executive Secretary / Programme Co-ordinator.  She is a graduate of Computer Science. She is vast in developmental programs. She has worked in other Non-Governmental Organizations as full time staff and a volunteer in others. She has undergone several trainings for the benefit of mankind from Environmental Profiles (United Nations Institute of Training and Research) to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).She has many certificates to her credit and is always willing to improve on standards.

INITWOMEN


INITIATIVE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN (I SEE Women & Children)



Initiative for Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women And Children (I SEE Women and Children) is committed to its VISION of primarily seeing to the advancement in health, economic empowerment and social well-being of women and children in rural communities, and seeing to a meeting point where women will articulate and rally support for women empowerment in all ramifications in a sustainable environment; and the MISSION of promoting sustainable development and empowerment of the poor especially women and children  in Nigeria through empowerment programmes, advocacy services, capacity building and promoting their rights through its core values such as equity, transparency, knowledge, justice, education, good governance and peace beyond the expectations of our primary target group.

INITIATIVE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN (I SEE Women & Children)



Initiative for Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women And Children (I SEE Women and Children) is committed to its VISION of primarily seeing to the advancement in health, economic empowerment and social well-being of women and children in rural communities, and seeing to a meeting point where women will articulate and rally support for women empowerment in all ramifications in a sustainable environment; and the MISSION of promoting sustainable development and empowerment of the poor especially women and children  in Nigeria through empowerment programmes, advocacy services, capacity building and promoting their rights through its core values such as equity, transparency, knowledge, justice, education, good governance and peace beyond the expectations of our primary target group.

Thursday, 7 January 2016


A visit to His Royal Majesty,  Omo n'Oba n Édo Uku Akpolokpolor, Oba Erediauwa who is the Oba of Benin 


The Oba of Benin advising us on ow to make progress in all that we do, especially touching lives meaninfully