{"id":17337,"date":"2024-01-24T16:50:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?page_id=17337"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:48:03","slug":"nigeria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e17337-e1 mddl-0 mddl-1\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/nigeria.jpg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: top; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\" style=\" background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e2 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-5\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e3 mddl-d\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);\"><span>Our Work<\/span><\/h1><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #dab525; border-width: 10px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);\"><span>in nigeria<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e17337-e7 mddl-0 mddl-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e8 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e9 mddl-d\"><div class=\"x-tabs e17337-e10 mddl-e\" data-x-element-tabs=\"\"><div class=\"x-tabs-list\"><ul role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e17337-e11\" class=\"e17337-e11 x-active\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel-e17337-e11\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e17337-e11\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e17337-e10\"><span><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e17337-e13\" class=\"e17337-e13\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e17337-e13\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e17337-e13\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e17337-e10\"><span><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e17337-e15\" class=\"e17337-e15\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e17337-e15\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e17337-e15\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e17337-e10\"><span><strong>News<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"x-tabs-panels\"><div id=\"panel-e17337-e11\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e17337-e11 x-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e17337-e11\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e17337-e11\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e17337-e12 mddl-f mddl-g mddl-h\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\">Despite being Africa\u2019s largest oil-producing nation, more than half of the people in Nigeria remain in poverty. Access to clean water and sanitation is one of the biggest challenges across the country. Only around <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW267006738 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/nigeria\/water-sanitation-and-hygiene#:~:text=Only%2026.5%20per%20cent%20of,population%20defecate%20in%20the%20open.&amp;text=UNICEF%2F2018%2FEsiebo-,The%20use%20of%20contaminated%20drinking%20water%20and%20poor%20sanitary%20conditions,vulnerability%20to%20water%2Dborne%20diseases.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW267006738 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">a quarter of people<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\"> in Nigeria (26.5 per cent) use improved drinking water and sanitation facilities and a large portion of the population (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW267006738 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/SH.STA.ODFC.ZS?locations=NG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW267006738 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">around 19 per cent in 2020<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\">) <\/span><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW267006738 BCX0\">practice<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267006738 BCX0\"> open defecation, spreading preventable diseases and contributing to high infant mortality rates.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/Uganda-map-2019.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\">Full name<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><strong>:<\/strong> Nigeria<a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Nigeria-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Nigeria-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"209\" class=\" wp-image-35817 alignright\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\">Population:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"> 216.7 million (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW200488211 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unfpa.org\/data\/world-population-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">UNFPA, 2022<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW200488211 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW200488211 BCX0\" \/><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\">Capital<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><strong>:<\/strong> Abuja<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\">Area<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><strong>:<\/strong> 923,768 km\u00b2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW200488211 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW200488211 BCX0\" \/><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\">Major languages:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"> Hausa, Yoruba and English<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><br class=\"SCXW200488211 BCX0\" \/><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\">Major religions<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200488211 BCX0\"><strong>:<\/strong> Islam, Christianity<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United Purpose, now merged with Self Help Africa, has worked in Nigeria since 1999. Our award-winning water, sanitation and hygiene programmes in the country supported the Government in achieving the country\u2019s first open-defecation free local government area. It also showed it was possible to do it, and several other areas have since been declared open-defecation free \u2013 boosting the health of communities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We also work to empower women and communities to voice their rights, and are applying our growing expertise in marine conservation when working with communities to tackle environmental destruction in Nigeria\u2019s depleting mangrove forests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e17337-e13\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e17337-e13\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e17337-e13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e17337-e13\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e17337-e14 mddl-f mddl-g mddl-i\"><ol>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/nigeria-2\/#rwe\">Scaling Rural Women Entrepreneurs for Community-Led Digital Adaptation &amp; Resilience in Africa (RWE)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/nigeria-2\/#fragilesan\">Improving Equitable Access to Basic Sanitation and Hygiene for People Living in Fragile Contexts (FragileSAN) Project<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/nigeria-2\/#aslcps\">Abatement of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (ASLCPs)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/nigeria-2\/#ws4h\">WASH Systems for Health (WS4H)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/nigeria-2\/#youth-in-work\">Youth in Work - Strengthening Food Systems to Promote Increased Value Chain and Employment Opportunities for the Youth in Nigeria<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/nigeria-2\/#rural-drinking-water\">The Sustainable Rural Drinking Water Initiative in Nigeria - Surwin - Stepping UP WASH Phase 2<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e17337-e15\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e17337-e15\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e17337-e15\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e17337-e15\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e17337-e16 mddl-f mddl-i mddl-j\"><p><span><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/tom-brown-supporting-nigerian-communities\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Tom Brown: Supporting Women, Children and Rural Communities in Nigeria&quot;\"><article id=\"post-17759\" class=\"post-17759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-news category-nigeria category-west-africa tag-food-supplement tag-tom-brown\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/tom-brown-web-crop-1-877x450.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Tom Brown: Supporting Women, Children and Rural Communities in Nigeria<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">7th June 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/supporting-nigerias-invisible-children\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Birth certs supports Nigeria\u2019s \u2018invisible\u2019 children&quot;\"><article id=\"post-17543\" class=\"post-17543 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-nigeria category-west-africa tag-birth-certificates tag-nigeria\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/CFCI900-1-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Birth certs supports Nigeria\u2019s \u2018invisible\u2019 children<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">13th February 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/span><br \/>\n<span><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><\/div><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e17337-e17 mddl-0 mddl-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e18 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-7\" id=\"rwe\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e19 mddl-d\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center h3\" ><span>Nigeria projects<\/span><\/h2><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e21 mddl-k mddl-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e22 mddl-n\"\/><h4 id=\"child-friendly-initiative\" class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>SCALING RURAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FOR COMMUNITY-LED DIGITAL ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e24 mddl-l mddl-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #6bc32d;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>Empowering women entrepreneurs in existing women\u2019s clubs through an incubator model that provide various targeted capacity strengthening including financial literacy support, product market development, and scale-up in the use of digital tools for both learning and customer recruitment to women collectives through the Women Business Centre model.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">O<\/span>ur women\u2019s 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\u2019s business centres model apart and has driven their success in recent years. The RWE Phase 1 was a pilot with similar approach in Nigeria \u2013 building on the learnings and vision of our women entrepreneur partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">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\u2019s wellbeing and existing health systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">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 <span class=\"s3\">www.womensbusinesscentres.org<\/span>. The Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs (RWE) Phase 2: Enterprise Accelerator Project is a continuation of the GIZ funded RWE Phase 1 and is now being implemented. It supports women entrepreneurs to use health promotion and outreach as a social marketing tool for a range of products and services which support holistic wellbeing and grassroots health system strengthening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #6bc32d;\"><b>1,160 beneficiaries <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e26 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-8\" id=\"fragilesan\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e27 mddl-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e28 mddl-k mddl-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e29 mddl-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>IMPROVING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e31 mddl-l mddl-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #6bc32d;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>Evolving and testing an appropriate, inclusive, and effective approach to Area Wide Sanitation (AWS) in fragile contexts is evolved and tested in Benue State, Nigeria<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he Fragile SAN project is a 18 months learning project with the goal to develop and widely share an adapted approach and \u2018toolbox\u2019 of scalable solutions to Area Wide Sanitation (AWS) in fragile and conflict-affected areas in Nigeria. The approach is based on refinement and evaluation of an approach previously innovated by Self Help Africa\/United Purpose (SHA\/UP) in Nigeria\u2014the \u2018WASH Security Response Plan\u2019\u2014incorporating additional elements such as market-based sanitation (MBS) and wider systems strengthening, aiming to achieve AWS outcomes within LGAs affected by conflict and internally displaced communities. The approach and scalable solutions will be shared widely with sector players within Nigeria and globally, with the hope that these learnings and adaptations will be adopted and further adapted by different actors to reduce the barriers of AWS efforts in fragile communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e33 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-9\" id=\"aslcps\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e34 mddl-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e35 mddl-k mddl-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e36 mddl-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>ABATEMENT OF SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE\nPOLLUTANTS (SLCPS) IN THE NIGERIAN\nAGRICULTURAL SECTOR BY REDUCING\nOPEN FIELD BURNING (NO BURN\nALTERNATIVES) PROJECT<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e38 mddl-l mddl-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: #6bc32d;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Objectives: <\/b><\/span><\/span>To improve the capacity of local government extension officers on no burn alternatives and Climate Smart Agriculture practices and to encourage farmers uptake of farming practices that lead to reduced open burning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he Abatement of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (ASLCPs) Project supported by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC promotes the vision of the Nigerian Government to support efficient management and alternative utilisation of farm wastes to reduce or prevent burning of farm residues. It promotes clean air alternatives based on low-tech mechanical conversion and further use\/processing of cleared biomass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #6bc32d;\"><b>20 groups of 25 farmers <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e40 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-a\" id=\"ws4h\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e41 mddl-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e42 mddl-k mddl-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e43 mddl-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>WASH SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e45 mddl-l mddl-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><span style=\"color: #6bc32d;\">Objectives:<\/span> <\/b><\/span>Strengthening WASH Systems to ensure sustainable, reliable, resilient and inclusive WASH service delivery in Nigeria and Sierra Leone<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he WASH System for Health (WS4H) is a 4-year programme to strengthen the systems needed to establish reliable, resilient, and inclusive WASH services in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. With funding from FCDO, SHA leads the consortium for West Africa with GOAL in Sierra Leone. The programme\u2019s focus on systems was developed to enhance the sustainability of WASH services; attract new public and private finance; and ensure that women are empowered to take informed decisions about the services they receive. It has many implementation and technical partners, including GOAL, NEWSAN, Toilet Pride Initiative, Sanitation Learning Hub, Bristol University, Social Finance, Budgit and Population Services International.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e47 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-b\" id=\"youth-in-work\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e48 mddl-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e49 mddl-k mddl-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e50 mddl-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>YOUTH IN NIGERIA - STRENGTHENING\nFOOD SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE INCREASED\nVALUE CHAIN AND EMPLOYMENT\nOPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH IN\nNIGERIA<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e52 mddl-l mddl-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><span style=\"color: #6bc32d;\">Objectives:<\/span> <\/b><\/span>Strengthening food systems to promote increased value chain and employment opportunities for young men and women (18-35) in Kano State, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he Youth in Work Project aims to strengthen food systems to promote increased value chain employment opportunities for the youth; sustaining and improving on-farm and off-farm job opportunities for 50,000 young women and men in Kano engaged in the different nodes of sorghum, millet, soya bean, groundnut, and horticulture value chains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #6bc32d;\"><b>50,000 young women and men <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e17337-e54 mddl-3 mddl-4 mddl-c\" id=\"rural-drinking-water\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e17337-e55 mddl-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e56 mddl-k mddl-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e57 mddl-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>THE SUSTAINABLE RURAL DRINKING\nWATER INITIATIVE IN NIGERIA - SURWIN\n- STEPPING UP WASH PHASE 2<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e17337-e59 mddl-l mddl-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><span style=\"color: #6bc32d;\">Objectives:<\/span> <\/b><\/span>Professionalising rural water service delivery systems and ensuring 95% functionality year-round with only 0-48 hrs downtime permissible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he Sustainable Rural Drinking Water Initiative in Nigeria (SURWIN) Project is the Vitol Foundation-funded rural water maintenance pilot in Nigeria. It focuses on promoting professionalised maintenance services for handpump boreholes in communities, using preventive and reactive maintenance approaches through service delivery models to track functionality and ensuring 95% borehole functionality at all times with 48hrs max down time. The project also aims to prepare the ground for potential Carbon\/carbonisation projects. SURWIN is currently being implemented in 3 LGAs of Ogoja, Yala and Bekwarra in Cross River State.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #dab525;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">TO CONTACT US ABOUT OUR WORK IN nigeria:<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #fff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  7px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"gmail_default\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">United Purpose\/Self Help Africa\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">No. 48 Anthony Enahoro Street,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">Utako District, Abuja FCT,<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"il\">Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Workin nigeriaOverviewProjectsNewsDespite being Africa\u2019s largest oil-producing nation, more than half of the people in Nigeria remain in poverty. 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