Connecting Villages Initiative

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Connecting Villages for Sustainable Development Initiative (Connecting Villages Initiative), started as a whatsapp platform profiling opportunities for young people especially young people within rural communities who constitute over 60 percent of the group members. The organisation though has been in existence since 2021 was officially registered on the 20th day of May, 2024 with the registration number CAC/IT/7530353 as a non-governmental organisation that seeks to empower citizen within rural and underserved communities with skills, platforms and knowledge to lead the delivery of sustainable development within their communities.

The organisation has four program areas which are;

Governance and Accountability

Education and Girl-Child Literacy

Climate Action

Digital Rights

To help keep the organisation on course, it has mission and vision that are in strong alignment with the organization’s long term goals.

Mission: Empowering rural and underserved communities in Africa with skills and platforms to champion their sustainable development

Vision: Empowered rural and underserved communities taking the lead in driving their sustainable development

Our Core Values: INSPIRIT (I – Integrity, N – Nurturing Inclusivity, S – Synergy (Teamwork & Partnership), P – Partnership, I – Innovation, R – Responsibility (Accountability), I – Inclusivity, T – Transparency.

Our core competencies are community mobilization and organising, Policy Advocacy, Campaigns and Capacity Strengthening.

In the last three years, Connecting Villages Initiative has implemented several projects that empowered community people especially young people with information, skills and suitable platforms which has resulted in them taking led on demanding a transparent and accountable representation from public office holders, a fair and inclusive governance and electoral systems and are currently training children in some selected schools in Nasarawa state on climate change through a climate mitigation and adaptation club.

Contacts:

Address: Connecting Villages for Sustainable Development Initiative Office, Number 8 Zarau Plaza, Beside Yahaya Sabo Bus Terminal, Bukan-Sidi, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

Facebook: connecting villages initiative

Twitter: @cv4SusDi

Email: connectingvillages2022@gmail.com