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Action for Better Female Inclusion and Participation in the Electoral Process in Nigeria (ABIPIN) The Nigerian population continues to increase as that of youth between the ages of 18-35 years being 52.2 million (i.e. about 28% of the total population). Despite the huge number, young people particularly women and girls in Nigeria are largely marginalized from governance, leaving them helpless to pawn their continued exclusion from political activities.
It is important for more actions that would increase the participation of women and girls in the electoral process to be taken, particularly trying to catch the interest of these young females early. This will also encourage the young women and girls to have trust in the electoral system and increase their participation. 
The Project Goal: Increase young female’s participation in the electoral process, by 2023. (Ages 18 -35).
This will contribute to this goal by mobilizing youth through active engagement in the social media space and through religious organisation to play a more prominent role in the electoral process, targeting the 2023 elections. This will cover their Registration, voting, and standing to be voted for.  In the long run, women that have been voted for and other women would participate in the governance process (by holding their leaders accountable).
Short Term Goal: To mainstream young female awareness, and active participation in the 2023 election process in Nigeria.
Long Term goal: To develop a cohort of advocates championing accountability, gender inclusion and good governance in Nigeria
Increased women’s participation in the electoral process will lead to increased participation and representation of women in the governance process. When young women with enhanced capacity participate in the registration, voting and governance process.
Water, Sustainable Agriculture and Governance (WASAG) Project The present rainfall variability has not only affected the farming patterns of the people but also affected drastically the underground water level and hence created more water shortages which sometimes cripple agricultural activities in some areas. In some cases, the unfavorable geographical condition on the Plateau with a focus on the project target Local Government Area (LGA) of Kanke adds to the problems of water shortages. With water as the core of sustainable socio-economic development, energy and food production, healthy ecosystems and human survival make it a rights issue. In line with Sustainable Development Goal 6 which is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all,” water, therefore, becomes a necessity in communities.
This project will ensure improvement in the quality of life and sustainable development among men, women, boys, and girls in Pankshin Diocese of Plateau State by 2023 by imploring the following approaches and strategies which have been designed based on the Project’s participatory approach to facilitate collaboration for sustainable development such as Awareness-raising and sensitization, advocacy, training, collaboration and networking, partnership, development and community participation.
Re:Increasing Citizens participation and inclusive governance for improved Water, Sanitation and Hyg The concept of social accountability is beginning to yield results and deserves to be sustained in 2018. Although there are still several areas and grounds to cover as the budgetary allocation in the areas of water provision by the state government were poorly implemented.  However with sustain efforts and engagement with the duty bearers by the communities in which JDPC would be providing the technical supports, more gains would be derived from social accountability hence the need for social accountability 2018. There would therefore be need to engage more with the legislators who make appropriations, approve budget and carry out oversight functions for effective implementation of the budget for the good of the people.

JDPC will therefore work with the already mobilized citizens/communities to dialogue with the duty bearers to further the demand for improved supply of water to the people of Kogi State, create awareness and advocate for behavioural change on sanitary and hygiene practices in Kogi State.

JDPC will sustain her steering committee membership to accommodate more willing and passionate like minds that will plan the schedules and execute the activities of the project (follow-up/ advocacy visits to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs, accountability town hall meetings for representatives and other government officials, Radio programmes and sensitization/capacity building visits to the communities so as to strengthen the capacities of the existing community development  structures for effectiveness in preparing and presenting community charter of demands to person seeking their votes. Community development associations like Obagede development Association has become more formidable and are now engaging their local government authorities to demand for improve service delivery. Felele and Kabawa communities are becoming more formidable as well. There would therefore be need to give a little more push to the community development associations.
Safeguarding, Access, Dignity and Inclusion Training in Nigeria SADI (Safety, Access, Development and Inclusion) is a new corporate priority for CAFOD which improves organisational accountability and response to project participants and CAFOD staff, volunteers and consultants. This is also a strategic way of working to ensure quality of programming and is being rolled out by CAFOD across different country offices. CAFOD in Nigeria intends to work with partners to strengthen their systems, policies and processes including compliance and complaint response handling procedures.  

Based on the CAFOD strategy, each country team will be trained as all CAFOD staff are expected to understand the safeguarding commitments. Therefore, in the case of Nigeria, the country team has planned for two sets of engagement. firstly, there will be the 5-day training workshop and then followed up with a 2-day review meeting to evaluate the progress made by the partners. 

Furthermore, CAFOD will continue to accompany the partners to meet the standard and improve SADI programming within the next one year.
Promoting responsive and inclusive legislation in Plateau State Houses of Assembly The problem of low participation of communities and women in governance and poor service delivery in Plateau state has far reaching negative implications on the state, for growth and development in Plateau; available basic social services like water, electricity, schools and hospitals must be commensurate to population size especially in rural areas and in some urban communities, but unfortunately this is not the case.  The problem is compounded by lack of legislators not pushing for policy implementation at executive level. This situation has further deepened apathy for participation in election by citizens especially women.
Lack of accountability and transparency on the part of government especially with respect to the implementation of budgets, non-accessibility of budget document has made it very difficult to track down budget implementation which had led to poor budget performance over the years. 
The relationship between the citizens and their elected representatives and other government officials has been that of public mistrust, alienation and consequently political apathy. The gap between the rich and the poor has continued to widen. 
There is therefore a need for a total change to a system where the people are not only involved in the preparation of budget which reflects their basic needs and aspirations but also in the implementation of the budget as a means of promoting accountability and transparency. This can be achieved through a system where community people develop score cards for accessing the performance of members representing their constituencies, as well as act as monitors that will ensure that elected representatives at the state house of assembly perform their responsibility with a high sense of responsibility, accountability and transparency. These at the end will go a long way in improving the lives of the rural populace especially women, children and physically challenged who are the most vulnerable.
Gender Mainstreaming in Social Accountability (GEMISA, 2015) in Kogi State 1.	The situation CWSI is trying to change is to address gender inequality in political office holding and decision-making in the project area (Kogi State). The action is aimed at specifically addressing institutionalized exclusion of women from decision-making, particularly in the culturally inhibited rural communities. 
2.	The second situation that CWSI is trying to change is the perpetration of violence against women, such as violence related to tradition or custom e.g. maltreatment of widows and others such as rape, sexual harassment of young women which occurs among the communities in the project area. These practices injure the physical, social and psycho-emotional integrity of the victims.
Operational support to Capacity Building Project of Nigerian Joint Response Partners Localization has become a major area that won the heart of many global actors/institutions and its success depends on commitments and deliberate efforts. The Nigerian Joint Response, through the support of the Dutch Relief Alliance has taken a bold step in ensuring the local partners working under the Joint Response are supported in all critical areas identified. For capacity strengthening support, Mentorship has been considered to be a vital process to support the capacity of local actors.  
NJR local partners have identified and prioritized their needs for Mentorship support. 
CAFOD will provide CRUDAN and its NJR local partners with a specialist (hereinafter referred to as mentor) in Procurement/value chain Systems, to ensure better and efficient processes and procurement system upgrade, and apply the learning in such a manner that shows a working system in a professional manner, where international and donor standards are maintained. The mentor will serve as advisor to the organizations, re-assess their capacity, support them in meeting up with international best practices and standards essentially required to deliver humanitarian assistance at local and international levels.
Supporting Freedom of Religious Belief in Nigeria’s Middle belt First, the project will examine the enablers (legal, political and religious), barriers (institutional and structural influences), and challenges (economic, and social) to Freedom of Religious Belief in Kaduna State. As referenced in Bishop Truro’s report, Nigeria’s Middle Belt has experienced an upsurge in religious violence, with people killed and places of worship burned. With deep and widespread participation from communities and key stakeholders, tangible recommendations on how the FCO can support enablers and overcome barriers and challenges at local, state and federal level will be proposed and validated.  

CAFOD will recruit a seasoned consultant who will work closely with the Research Assistance to conduct the research. The Peace building and Governance Programme Officer would provide remote support to the process. About 20 enumerators will participate in the data collection for about 4 days. Then the recommendations would be validated with the stakeholders before the final report is submitted to CAFOD. 

CAFOD anticipates that the findings from the research would be used to address some of the challenges facing those communities.
4th Plenary Assembly of RECOWA RECOWA plans to organize a seven (7) day Plenary Assembly in West Africa. The programme will feature conferences, discussions, reports and formation of concrete orientations for actions. 

Further information contained in the request attached in the supporting documentation.
Numan PHC The project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities Numan. 

Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. 

The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues.

Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project.

Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project.
Our Common Home: Partner Engagement Our Common Home is CAFOD's new strategic framework currently under development to guide our activities, programs and partnerships for the next 5 - 10 years. OCH principles is rooted in scripture and Catholic Social teaching promoting human dignity, fundamental equality of men and women, responsibility of one another as a global family and stewardship of creation. Our Common Home is our response to the 2015 papal encyclical Laudato Si’ . Pope Francis states that “We are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature”. 

The planned engagement with partners is to get them to understand and also get their voices in terms in improving ad/or challenging the strategy.
Livelihood and recovery support for population affected by violent crisis in Southern Kaduna The project is implemented in a consortium with Christian Aid. CAFOD is focusing in Kaura and Kauru LGAs of Kaduna state. The intervention will alleviate immediate suffering for the crisis affected people that will be targeted for this response while more resources are being mobilized from other partners and government stakeholders such as the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kaduna State Peace-Building Commission. Start agency interventions would be able to meet the immediate needs of the affected population while any mobilised resources from the government would also support further recovery processes and or possible scale up.
The IDPs have migrated to a safe area from which they will move out and return to their homes as they still try to attend to their farms. This intervention will serve as mainly a lifesaving to stabilize them for the initial period before they feel safe to return as is the typical disposition of those in the middle region of Nigeria. 
Based on the assessment that has been conducted so far by Red Cross and local partner in the location, the needs are quite varied due to the nature by which households were displaced. The key sectors identified in the assessment findings were: Food, NFIs and WASH. More specifically, they included access to food and medication, NFIs, Blankets, hand-sanitisers, nose-masks, mattresses, toiletries, toilets, mosquito nets, sanitary items like sanitizers. There is also a need for risk communication intervention around sensitisation on the COVID-19 pandemic and protocols in disaster expecially as the targetted population are considered more vulnerable in the context and reality of the attacks and consequences. This needs-based, accountable and inclusive project will focus on the following key areas: 
1. Cash grants to the 1,657 most vulnerable individuals to address food insecurity needs
2. NFI and WASH distributions to 15,000+ displaced individuals 
3. Community sensitisation on EWS, Disaster Management and COVID-19 protocols to 15,000+ individuals
Note the WASH intervention will focus on the camps and host communities will also be strengthened to promote some basic guides and practices to forestall community transmission of the virus.
Action for the Promotion of Peace in West Africa This project is basically about promoting peace in West Africa. RECOWA intends to achieve this objective through the participation of the Catholic Bishops within the region in organizing, facilitating and moderating mediation, dialogue and reconciliation amongst conflicting parties in West Africa. The political instability has the capacity to affect the entire West Africa if it is allowed unchecked. ECOWAS region has experienced relative peace since 2000s after the end of Liberia and Sierra Leone wars. The region, apart from the Ivorian crisis (2001 – 2011) has not experienced another civil war though there has been many cases of insurgencies in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali through the rise of armed militia across the Sahel.
A Cursory glance at the political context of West Africa reveals cases of poor democratic transitions, non-respect for the rule of law, weak democratic  institutions, shrinking space for political participation or engagement, with human rights violations; the arrest of persons and the abuse of their rights, especially those in the opposition parties, civil society organisations. There are violations of treaties and laws which member – countries had vowed to observe. Politicians are taking advantage of treaties of ethnic and religious divisions to achieve their personal desires. The huge cost of elections in the region due to bribery for voters and post-election arbitrations. Such negative acts must stop in the interest of all. As religious leaders, Bishops of RECOWA do not want to live behind a curtain of silence; for this reason, there is the need to meet the political leaders from time to time for joint reflections and action.
Grant in support of a JDPC staff members' attendance at a Masters programme in Development Studies The Archbishop of Abuja, while serving in the Archdiocese of Jos, requested that CAFOD support the capacity strengthening and professionalisation of JDPC Jos. Through this request, a JDPC staff member and 2 other priests were selected for a Masters' programme. Based on this initial list, the JDPC staff member was originally scheduled to study in South African University while the 2 priests plan to study in Nigeria. It is expected that the JDPC staff would work and be beneficial to JDPC Jos after the training. This project grant is to enable the selected people attend Masters programme. This scholarship grant is necessary to increase the capability of organisations (like JDPC Jos) through training of staff to deliver better and improved programming. 

Initially, CAFOD agreed to sponsor one Candidate for the Masters in South Africa. However, the Masters programme in Kenya was chosen after attempts to gain admission in South Africa failed. Also, the University in Kenya is more affordable than South Africa and furthermore, the programme in Kenya is quite suitable for the candidate seeking for this scholarship. The Masters in Development Studies in Kenya seems to fit the profile of the candidate and equally within the planned timeframe.

Justifications for the change of country location for the Masters programme has been documented, together with the briefs from verbal and face-to-face meetings with the Archbishop.
PEOPLE EU Volunteers capacity stengthening project - JDPC Yola This project is part of the wider EU Aid Volunteers funded PEOPLE project, working with 10 organisations across Africa over 2 years. The main purpose of the PEOPLE project is to enable local and national organisations such as JDPC Yola to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity, and their volunteer management systems. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 10 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process.
Hosting Costs for CCFN This project is to support CCFN provide essential services for CAFOD's supported projects in Nigeria. The grant is designed to support CCFN pay for vital utilities, make attainable staff supervision and training to JDPC and CWSI partners. Also, the hosting costs is part of CAFOD's contribution for the provision of office space to Programme Officer based in Abuja. CCFN uses the funds to procure basic utilities that are necessary for the functionality of the office.
Mobilising In-Country Resources for Actions Against Poverty Primarily, the main idea is to gradually but steadily boost access to locally generated funds for the projects that would not normally receive donor funding and which CCFN is committed to implement. Overtime, the change will be seen in a gradual shift from over dependence on foreign aid for in-country projects to a supplementary role – Promoting Shifting the Power Concept. This obviously will strengthen the culture of awareness in mobilizing and generating local funds. Increasing the access to unrestricted funds is key to CCFN’s sustainability, but fundamentally; launching into in-country resource mobilisation through the right process and taking into consideration all the constraints involved. 
Therefore the overarching goal of this project is to build and sustain a realistic culture within the Catholic Faithful in Nigeria which paves the way for access to a world of funds for the noble humanitarian and developmental works that CCFN are privileged to be a part of. 
CCFN through the local priest in-charge of parishes. Based on the subsidiarity policy within the Church, CCFN needs the approval of any priest to talk fund-raise within the parish and the Bishop to fund-raise within any diocese. CCFN will engage with about 50 parishes in 2 Archdioceses.
Empowerment for Poor Women & Adolescent Girls The Justice Development and Peace Commission is a faith based organization an organ of the church established to promote the social teachings of the Catholic church , protection of Human Rights and promotion of justice and equality as catalyst for peace and integral human development. This organ has been working in various spheres of human & community development, protection of Human rights {vulnerable children}, Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC), PROMIC (Micro-credit) and Civic education, Advocacy and ligation, prison welfare and social development.
Under social development the commission has over the years been working on the protection support and provision of Micro-credit services to care-givers, Poor active women, PLWHA and Child Headed Homes. 

JDPC, Abuja introduced Micro-financing project as a core component of economic strengthening activity for the Human Development programme. The micro-credit is a holistic programming approach that provides a strategy to increase low household income by providing people, primarily women, with income generating opportunities through access to microcredit, self-managed savings-led financial services. It has an improving effect to reducing poverty of rural community dwellers which has been a multiplier effect resulting to HIV/AIDS.                

Justification:
T o improve the livelihood and economic security the vulnerable persons (OVC/Care-givers, PLHIV, Active poor women) in and around Abuja Archdiocese.

To increase the household security poor communities within the Archdiocese through the accumulation of assets as a result of enhanced access to micro-financial services, access to basic insurance services and self manage savings-led services.                               

Primarily the project is aimed at developing individuals, households, villages or towns through empowerment of hundreds of poor individuals with entrepreneurial skills and willingness to work hard, and thus to make an efficient contribution to poverty reduction in families, villages and towns.