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In order to achieve the above objectives, FIRST has strategically mapped out these key areas of operation

HEALTH; The unit supports the participation of caregivers/parents, children, and youths to develop programs for positive behavior change towards prevention, promotive health care services. This will include knowledge, skills, and practice of personal hygiene, education of parents/caregivers/children on the importance of and methods of preventive healthcare (common childhood illnesses, immunizations, proper hygiene, de-worming, preventing malaria), and increasing access to safe water and sanitation. The activity will also provide information about adolescent and women reproductive health needs, including HIV/AIDS and STI awareness and prevention. Promoting access to curative health care for the treatment of common childhood illnesses such as malaria and diarrhea will also be supported.

BASIC EDUCATION; The unit will focus on 3 types of education: formal, informal, and non-formal. Beneficiaries will be given the opportunity to become respectful global citizens, contributing to their economic well-being and that of their families and communities by exploring and understanding different perspectives. This unit will also focus on enrollment, retention, and smooth transition into basic and tertiary institutions, including access to early childhood care and development, continuing learning in a safe and protective school environment, and progression through primary, junior secondary, and senior secondary schools (SSCE).

LIVELIHOOD (EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, SKILLS ACQUISITION); The unit will equip beneficiaries in all our programs to become self-reliant and change their mindset from dependence to becoming more productive and useful to society. The unit leverages support from federal and state poverty alleviation programs and the private sector, such as the NDE, to support beneficiaries.

PEACE BUILDING; The unit will seek to address community action on the underlying causes of conflict, helping people and communities resolve their differences peacefully and lay the foundation to prevent future violence. Peace building will include early warning and response efforts, violence prevention and advocacy, including humanitarian assistance, ceasefire agreements, and the establishment of peace zones.

PROTECTION; The Protection Unit will lead efforts to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG), gender-based violence (GBV), exploitation, and harmful practices, in line with international protection standards. It will deliver mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) through age- and gender-sensitive packages, including:

  • * Safe spaces and specialized services for women and girls
  • * Skill-building and life skills education for adolescent girls
  • * Positive parenting programs for caregivers
  • * Specialized mental health care for survivors of violence
In addition, the unit will:
  • * Advocate for policy reforms and legal frameworks that strengthen protection systems and uphold the rights of women and children.
  • * Engage communities and stakeholders to challenge harmful norms and promote gender equality.
  • * Ensure people in humanitarian emergencies are protected from explosive ordnance risks, and victims receive comprehensive assistance and referral services.

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Target Group

  • 🞄 Women
  • 🞄 Children
  • 🞄 Persons with special needs
  • 🞄 Internally Displaced Persons
  • 🞄 Persons Affected by Conflicts
  • 🞄 Orphans and Vulnerable Children

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

  1. 🞄 To promote community-led action that enhances nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), sexual and reproductive health, maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), HIV/AIDS and STI prevention, as well as the prevention, care, and impact mitigation of other endemic and pandemic diseases.
  2. 🞄 To facilitate the acquisition of basic education by all those eligible with a particular focus on the girl child in Nigeria that will include access and quality education.
  3. 🞄 To support strategies which seek to increase opportunities for youth empowerment, with particular emphasis on the girl child.
  4. 🞄 To facilitate the prevention and mitigate conflict through peace building processes and informal dialogue.
  5. 🞄 To advance the rights and protection of women and girls by eliminating all forms of gender-based violence, harmful practices, and exploitation, while promoting their safety, dignity, and empowerment.

STRATEGIC APPROACHES

  • 1. EVIDENCE BASED ADVOCACY, POLICY ENGAGEMENT AND INFLUENCING

    All our advocacy work must use evidence based data that must be verify with concrete information as proof to trigger change. All data used for advocacy must be gathered, organized and analyze to produce clear and accessible information which can influence leaders and decision makers.

  • 2. DEMAND CREATION AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION/ENGAGEMENT

    First step will work to increase awareness and demand for services or products among our target audience through social and behavior change. The strategy will be used to enhance personal communication in our interventions.

  • 3. PARTNERSHIP (NETWORKING/COLLABORATION)

    This entails the adoption of collaboration strategies among states, LG and government agencies in the area of information sharing, prosecution, implementing projects, and advocacy. First step will always work with two or more organization that will come together to implement an intervention in order to achieve a common goal that is effective in a timely manner. This will improve the efficiency of our work. The collaboration and partnership will include training, sharing of work space, workshops, transportation or anything else related to the mission that will reduce provide stability( both financial and non-financial while achieving shared goals) Capacity development (Trainings, Mentoring, Coaching). First step will focus on strengthening organizational sustainability that will build the organization in a more complex environment. This learning will extend to other organization through peer learning.

  • 4. SERVICE DELIVER

    All the service delivery approach will address how activities will be carried out. The approach will identify and describe resources, processes and interfaces that are essential to successful service delivery overtime. The service delivery approach will include collaboration and partnership, technology, policy change and development, capacity building and systematic change and integration.

  • 5. BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATION (BCC)

    All activities for BCC will be developed based on needs assessments, sound educational principles and periodic evaluation. The BCC will be used in the prevention of both communicable and non-communicable disease in clinical settings and public health. The strategy will also be used to triggers people/society/communities to adopt healthy, beneficial and positive behavioral practices.

  • 6. PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND EVALUATION

    All stakeholders at various levels will be involved as active participants in monitoring or evaluation of all projects, program or policy, share control over the content, the process and the results of the monitoring and evaluation activity. They will be encouraged to take the lead in tracking. A participatory decisions will be taken that will promote effective implementation.

  • 7. RESEARCH

    The organization wills continuously increase knowledge through research to solve an inquiry problem. The 3 main methods to conduct research will be used are quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. All research results must be disseminated.

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Hafsat Adamu

I've been volunteering with this incredible group for years. Their dedication to providing education, healthcare, and support to women and children is inspiring. I'm honored to be part of their mission.

Yusuf M. Abdulrahman

The work this organization does is exceptional. They focus not only on immediate needs but also on long-term solutions, ensuring a brighter future for women and children in underserved communities.

Chigozie Everest E.

I've seen the positive outcomes resulting from their programs. It's heartening to know that my contributions are creating meaningful change and opportunities for a better life for these deserving individuals.

To promote the recognition and acceptance of the rights of women and children and ensure that children have the best possible prospects for survival, growth, development, protection and participation.

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