Group urges Gombe Govt to domesticate youth policy for inclusive dev’t
The Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative Monday urged the Gombe State Government to domesticate and implement a Youth Policy that reflects the unique realities and aspirations of young people in the state. Delivering an advocacy message to the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, FOCEI Team Lead, Benjamin Maina, described young people as the state’s
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FOCEI, NYFF, Leap Africa begin advocacy on domestication of youth policy in Gombe
The Foundation for Empowerment Initiative, in collaboration with the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund with support from LEAP Africa, has called on the Gombe State Government to prioritise the domestication and full implementation of the state youth policy. Speaking on Monday during an advocacy visit to the Commissioner, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Salihu Alkali,
Read MoreYouth inclusion: FOCEI, NYFF, Leap Africa present Gombe Assembly policy brief
Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative in collaboration with Nigeria Youth Futures Fund, and Leap Africa between November 6-7, 2024, held two-day mentorship workshop on youths inclusion in governance and sustainable leadership. PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that no fewer than 100 youths were selected from four Local Government Areas of Gombe State to participate. Welcoming
Read MoreFOCEI, NYFF, Leap Africa, hold two-day mentorship session on youth inclusion in Gombe
Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative, in partnership with Nigeria Youth Futures Fund, and Leap Africa, held a two-day mentorship session on ‘youths inclusion in governance and sustainable leadership’, for selected youths from four Local government areas of Gombe state. PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that the event commenced on Wednesday, at Hajiya Amina hall, opposite Ministry of Agriculture
Read MoreFOCEI, NYFF, Leap Africa inaugurate 50 youths as community champions in Gombe
No fewer than 50 from an initial 100 youths trained on leadership, inclusion and civic engagement have been inaugurated as community champions by Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative, in collaboration with Nigeria Youth Futures Fund and Leap Africa. Maina disclosed these in an interview with PERISCOPE NIGERIA shortly before the end of a two-day training held
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Leadership: NYFF, Leap Africa, FOCEI organise training for 100 youths in Gombe
Nigeria Youth Future Fund, and Leap Africa have partnered with Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative, to train no fewer than 100 youths in Gombe on leadership, inclusion and civic engagement. Explaining the purpose of the two-day engagement, Team Lead of FOCEI, Ben Maina, said the training was geared towards ensuring inclusion of the youth population
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FOCEI, Mushal, ACReSAL commemorate World Environment Day in Special Education Centre
Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative, Muhsal Disabled Support Foundation, and Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, have commemorated World Environment Day in Special Education Centre, Gombe. PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that no fewer than 20 fruit bearing hybrid trees were planted on Thursday shortly after the group’s sensitisation at the centre. Our correspondent reports that 2024 World
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FOCEI, DEC-SSPF, Bread for the World partner on STEP project
No fewer than 100 participants were on Saturday trained by Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative, alongside Development Exchange Centre Small-Scale Project Fund, and Bread for the World. PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that the participants include students, teachers of Government Day Secondary School Orji Estate, Government Day Science (Science II), Smart Model School, Gombe, and Government Girls Mega College Doma, alongside
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Provision of Technical services and support on community interventions to enhance uptake of C19 services and address other barriers towards improving client outcomes for HIV, TB and Malaria services under Global fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism
FOCEI is currently engaged in the implementation of the “Community System Strengthening Resilience & Sustainable System for Health (CSS RSSH) Project.” This initiative is supported by the Global Fund and is being carried out in Kwami Local Government Area (LGA) of Gombe State, Nigeria. The National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (NACA) serves as
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Enhancing Women and Adolescents Girls’ Leadership Skills and Capacity to Mitigate Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in selected communities, Kwami LGA of Gombe State, Nigeria
The project implemented by FOCEI in Kwami Local Government Area (LGA) of Gombe State, Nigeria, aimed to enhance the leadership skills and capacity of women and adolescent girls while addressing the critical issue of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This initiative recognized the interconnectedness of inequality, governance, and sustainability, emphasizing the importance of full citizen participation, regardless
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