United Purpose has been working with local government authorities to set up a child protection and surveillance system. Too many children in these areas are not medically monitored, they are not vaccinated and are sometimes malnourished. They grow up in an unhealthy environment where basic hygiene is lacking.  
 
This project is seeking to strengthen the capacity of local governments and communities in Biase and Yala, Cross River State, to provide basic community services that adopt child-centred attitudes, behaviour and practices that contribute to the overall wellbeing of children. Activities are varied and include registering the birth of children under five, monitoring the growth of children under two, testing the quality of water points, and training youth volunteers to manage digital community information systems, supporting their community integration.

Our women’s livelihood groups focus on providing women entrepreneurs who have visions to grow their businesses with the training, products and services they need to thrive has set our Bangladesh women’s business centres model apart and has driven their success in recent years. Now, we’re piloting a similar approach in Nigeria – building on the learnings and vision of our women entrepreneur partners.  

In Nigeria, our focus is on health and wellbeing promotion, linking the social marketing of health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) products and practices to digital health services that support women’s wellbeing and existing health systems.  
 
The continued success of these centres demonstrates the importance of resilient local circular economies as a platform for community development. You can learn more by visiting www.womensbusinesscentres.org.