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Rotary International District 9110 Nigeria
With more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, Rotary International members volunteer in communities to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, and eradicate polio. The Rotary clubs of District 9110 in Nigeria focus on: literacy and education,...
Chevron supports Global Fund to fight diseases
Chevron Corporation is Global Fund's first Corporate Champion, making a commitment to invest in Global Fund-supported programs fighting AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in parts of Asia and Africa.
Partnership to help farmers in Africa increase crop yields and hope for the future
In 2005, Millennium Promise launched with a vision to end extreme poverty in our lifetime. As the leading international nonprofit organization solely committed to supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Promise believes that innovative partnerships and an...
Shared Value between Nestlé and crops producers
Nestlé is guided by the principle of creating shared value for shareholders and society in a manner that is integrally linked to its core business strategies and operations. It is called “Creating Shared Value (CSV)”; value created for shareholders, employees, farmers, consumers and the communities...
Health and Sanitation business partnership in Kibera, Nigeria
SC Johnson, chose to apply "Base of the Pyramid" protocol in Kibera, Nigeria. Working in partnership with Carolina for Kibera and the Coalition of Youth Entrepreneurs, they co-launched the Community Cleaning Services (CCS) business, providing a range of cleaning and disinfecting services for the...
ExxonMobil and NetMark partner to distribute & promote anti-malaria bednets
In 2002, the ExxonMobil Africa Fuels Marketing Group teamed with AED/NetMark to set up the Help Us Help programme. The programme seeks to reduce the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa by increasing the commercial supply of and public demand for insecticide-treated bednets.
Microsoft partners with aid agencies to provide essential technology
In 1999, Microsoft employees from the European offices responded to the Kosovo crisis by creating The Refugee Field Kit - a computer-based method of providing displaced people (most of whom had been stripped of identity papers when fleeing Kosovo) with new official identity cards and an easier...
ConocoPhillips conducts HIV/AIDS campaign in Nigeria
ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian business unit, partners with the Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS (NIBUCAA) to support community-based resources and programs that recognize and seek to mitigate the social stigma and adverse impact of HIV/AIDS.
ExxonMobil partners with Malaria No More and American Idol to distribute mosquito nets to over 3 million people in sub-Saharan Africa
Thanks to the generosity of American Idol fans and the support of corporate sponsor ExxonMobil, Malaria No More has distributed more than 1.5 million life-saving mosquito nets in countries across Africa and supported innovative education and awareness programs to work towards ending malaria deaths...
Nigeria map page
A United Nations map resource, with general and administrative maps of Nigeria.
West Africa News
West Africa News provides current affairs news, economic news and a variety of special reports relating to humanitarian aid, natural disasters and warfare all specific to West African countries including Mauritania, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Congo.
University of Texas Map Library - Nigeria page
A large database of maps from around the world, with many links to maps on other sites. Has political, relief and city maps for Nigeria.
Alertnet - Nigeria page
Disaster relief website with information about Nigeria, including facts on the climate, population, language and ethnic groups. Also has a political profile, detailed information on the communication infrastructure, and human development and economic statistics.
Extending women enterpreneurship in India
To reach populations in remote areas, Hindustan Unilever has recruited and trained women in rural areas to act as direct sales operators. This led to the creation of Project Shakti in India which is now being extended to other countries as well.
Weather insurance for African farmers
Insurance company Zurich Financial Services has partnered with a Swiss government agency and UN group International Labor Organisation (ILO) to provide microinsurance to African farmers.
Jubilee and Olympic mosquito nets to save lives in Africa
Thousands of mosquito nets emblazoned with the Union Jack left over from last year’s Diamond Jubilee and Olympic celebrations will now be helping to save lives in Africa after they were donated through a humanitarian match-making website.
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Anti HIV / AIDS Community Development Service (CDS) Group, Naka, Benue State, Nigeria
This is a Community Development Service (CDS) Group, a branch of the Nation Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in NAka, Gwer West local government area in Benue State Nigeria. Members of this group are young graduates dedicated to the fight against HIV / AIDS in Nigeria and the world at large....
Vicksly Foundation
Vicksly Foundation is a non-profit making, non-political and non-religious organization registered with Nigeria Corporate Affairs Commission in June 2018 with Registration Number CAC/IT/113003 and DUNS Number 561347450 to respond current humanitarian crisis in Northeast Nigeria. Vicksly Foundation...
The Sedoo Initiative for Children with Special Needs-SECHILD
In Nigeria, it is traditionally believed that a child born with abnormal development is from the spirit world or a snake incarnate and will bring a curse on the family. Many children with disabilities such as down-syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other deformities in some communities are either buried...
Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF)
WOTCLEF is a non-governmental organization, which was initiated and founded by Her Excellency, Chief (Mrs.) Amina Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1999, and which is committed to building an international coalition that restores human dignity...