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About Us
Our story starts way back.
NDWPD was founded in 2005 by Amb. Caroline Usikpedo and a group of women in Lagos.
Noble Delta Women for Peace and Development (NDWPD) is the new face of the organization for Women Empowerment and Sustainable Development in Niger Delta, Nigeria.
OUR WORK
NDWPD works at selected rural areas in the Niger Delta Region (nine states), and in Nigeria and in Collaboration with Partner organizations in Africa Region and the International Space, Working towards women’s Rights, Gender Equality, Economic Empowerment, Capacity building and Sustainable Development.
Amb. Caroline Usikpedo-Oliseowe, FCIA.
Executive Director, NDWPD
IHRC Ambassador of Goodwill for
Nigeria/ Dep. Secretary for Africa
Member, GCAP-FTF, Nigeria
Member UN-CSO network
African Coordinator, Ways women Lead
OUR ORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES
- To promote enduring peace and cooperation in the Niger Delta and to alleviate the hardship of children, their families, rural communities & schools.
- To harness the wisdom of women to eliminate any form of violence to create justice among all by providing communities with skills and vocations.
- To promote women empowerment that encouraged women to get actively involved in decision making process at all level.
- To support human rights, ecological imperatives and sustainable development and cooperate with organizations (Local & International) to support technical knowledge and skills.
- To foster educational, economic and social advancement of the Niger Delta women and improving the capacity of vulnerable girls and women in rural communities by creating jobs for them.
- To identify with the problems and progress of the most vulnerable women and people in the Niger Delta
- To provide the children in orphanages and destitute homes with food, clothes, vaccinations/ medical care, books and uniforms, education scholarships and household equipments.
OUR CORE VALUES
- 1. **INTEGRITY**
- Integrity is the bedrock for everything we do
- 2. **ACCOUNTABILITY **
- We are open and responsible for our words , actions and Results
- 3 **DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION **
- We run a diverse and all-inclusive organization irrespective of the social status
- 5 **CONFIDENCE **
- We are confident and trust our work and actions delivers it mandate
- 6 **COLLABORATION **
- We achieve more when we collaborate and all work together as a team
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If you would like to work for an organisation making a real impact
WHAT ARE WE PROJECTING TO DO IN THE FUTURE?
- NDWPD plans for the future is to Create a Niger Delta Women Empowerment Trust Fund to:
- 1. Train and empower as many women as possible for them to be self reliant and to continue to contribute to the development of the rural women.
- 2. Assist women associations and make lasting peace in the region
- 3. Mobilizing and supporting Community Based responses to provide both immediate and long term therapeutic and socio-economic assistance to vulnerable women and households
VISION FOR THE OVERALL REGION / NIGERIAN NATION
- We envision a world of Peace, Equality and an improved and Developed economy where:
- 1. Our women and children will be educated and have right to protection and Peace in the entire region and the Nigerian Nation.
- 2. Government protects the most vulnerable women and their children through improved policy and Legislation by channeling resources to communities.
- 3. Awareness will be raised through Advocacy and Social mobilization to create supportive environment for women, girls and children affected by Malaria and other related diseases and reduce stigma and discrimination for those affected by HIV/AIDS.
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