Community Outreach For Development And Welfare Advocacy (CODWA) Established in 1999.
The Community Outreach for Development and Welfare Advocacy (CODWA) is a not for profit,
Non Governmental Organization established in August 1999. Occasioned by years of military dictatorship,
mis-management of the country’s resources, corrupt and visionless leadership, it was necessary to put in place an
organization like CODWA. It was the combined will and determination of the masses that enthroned civilian
administration in Nigeria in 1999; political office holders at all levels in Nigeria have failed to meet
expectations and aspirations of our people. Hence, development process in the health, civic space and other SGDs
areas needed rich complimentary support from non-state actors.
We in CODWA, are therefore, fully convinced that the situation
now and for all time, necessitate a body like ours to restore sanity in the polity, promote
transparency and public discuss and accountability; expand and deepen the democratic space for
sustainable development.
OUR VALUES
- Service
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Result-Oriented
STRATEGY
Promoting Community Strengthening, especially the grassroots population through awareness creation,
self-confidence. Developing a mass based capacity for networking, coalition building, mass meetings,
mass education, social dialogue, and effective participation of the people.
CODWA’s target Groups : Women, Grassroots Communities, Students and Youths ; public institutions,
persons with disability, sex workers, PLWHA MARPS, and the Less priviledged.
Sources of income: ; donations, income generation and grants.
CODWA is coordinating the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) Share Vision Process involving (Nine Countries) in Kwara,
Kogi, Benue, Nassarawa, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe and FCT (Nigeria).
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
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To promote mutual tolerance among the rural/urban communities and educate them on danger
of harmful practices, e.g female genital mutilation, child abuse, human trafficking etc.
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To campaign for and facilitate processes that enhances community development.
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To build a competent and dynamic organization promoting
Mechanisms aimed at learning, teaching, promoting, protecting and enhancing human rights,
dignity and livelihoods of the people.
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Providing legal assistance in cases involving abuses or violation of human rights.
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Promoting activities that improves the lives and well-being and survival of children,
empowerment of Women, youths, equality; and the less privileged at all levels
especially the grassroots.
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To advocate for access to education, free and compulsory basic education; free and quality
education at all levels in Nigeria.
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To promote research and documentation, mass education, mobilization and organization of the
Nigerian people to participate in decisions that affect their lives.
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To campaign for constitutional and institutional reforms that Promotes human discourse,
peace, justice, transparency, public accountability, democracy and good governance in Nigeria.
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To promote actions that strengthened the capacity of communities for self-initiatives and responses to HIV and AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, Environmental Issues, Water and Sanitation Management.
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To promote policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation for national integration and sustainable development.
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To collaborate and work with organizations with similar aims and
objectives within and outside Nigeria.
MEMBERSHIP OF COALITIONS IN NIGERIA
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Open Government Partnership/Open Alliance in Nigeria.
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Freedom of Information Coalition (FOI).
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Civil Society for HIV and Aids in Nigeria (CiSHAN).
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Citizens Forum for Constitutional Reform (CFCR).
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Publish What You Pay Campaign (PWYP), Nigeria and International.
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United Action for Democracy (UAD).
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Civil Society on Niger Basin Shared Vision Process (Comprising Nine Countries—Nigeria, Niger Republic, Mali, Benin Republic, Chad, Burkina Faso, Cote- D’ Voire, Guinea, and Cameroun). CODWA is the Focal Organization in Kwara, Kogi, Benue, Plateau, Bauchi, Nassarawa, Gombe and FCT.
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Transition Monitorin Group (TMG).
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Joint Action Forum (JAF) Is The Umbrella body of Civil Society Groups in Labour And Civil Society Coalition In Nigeria (LASCO) Comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress And Joint Action Forum).
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CODWA was the Focal Organization for European Union-INSIDE (Increasing Non-State Actors Implementation Expertise) in Kwara State. 2008 to 2011.
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Civil Society Coalition to Stop Tuberculosis in Nigeria.
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West African NetWork for Peacebuilding (WANEP).
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Green Alliance Nigeria (GAN).
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Freedom of Information Coalition (FOI).
