Leadership Initiatives (LI) approaches the problems of underdevelopment by empowering communities to address their own needs.
LI partners with local government and business leaders to provide promising individuals with entrepreneurial, leadership and project management training. These young leaders then identify obstacles to development within their own communities, design workable solutions, and create sustainable business models to overcome those obstacles.
Countries:
Nigeria
Themes:
Education,
Democracy and Governance
New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation trains, supports and empowers teams of youth with capacities to emerge from a life on the streets, drugs and dysfunctional families, to becoming leaders capable of helping themselves and their communities. We are leading a movement that connects youth, educators and communities and empowers them to transform themselves from recipients of information and resources into valuable, contributing members of their communities.
Help disabled youths with no basic education or job skills. They resort to begging and become victims of dangerous activities. Educate and train them in job skills for economic and social independence
The project will provide Basic education for children with disabilities from poverty stricken families in Bauchi Town. It will provide free books, lunch and uniform for them.
African Community Health Initiative provides health screenings, chronic disease health education, and health maintenance programs for rural villagers in eastern Nigeria where health care is limited.
This project provides families with malaria prevention education, life-saving medicines and insecticide treated bednets to protect 20,000 children from malaria related deaths in rural Mashegu.
Our project aims to assist millions of households in oil producing communities in Nigeria to improve the quality of their drinking water through water source protection, source development and Point of Use water treatment technology such as the use of our simple Moringa oleifera fortified water filter.
WE CARE Solar will deliver 30 of our portable, easy-to-use solar suitcases to midwives and doctors in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Haiti, providing medical lighting and power to maternal health facilities lacking reliable electricity. With our high efficiency lights and power for communication, midwives can conduct safer deliveries and call for emergency assistance, doctors will be able to perform c/sections at night, and 15,000 mothers a year will be able to obtain emergency care 24 hours a day.
New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation trains, supports and empowers teams of youth with capacities to emerge from a life on the streets, drugs and dysfunctional families, to becoming leaders capable of helping themselves and their communities. We are leading a movement that connects youth, educators and communities and empowers them to transform themselves from recipients of information and resources into valuable, contributing members of their communities.
The prevalence of diabetes is on the rise in Nigeria. According to the International Diabetes Federation, Nigeria has the highest number of people living with diabetes. Specifically, there are currently 3 million people living with disease and these numbers are expected to continue to rise. We are working to turn these buildings into a health resource center so we can provide reliable health care and health education to the people living in nearby villages. Join ACHI as we make our contribution