21st Century Community Empowerment for Youth & Women Initiative is a humanitarian, not for profit, and non-governmental organization founded in 2012, with the mission to serve as a platform for good governance and societal development, through policy advocacy for inclusive participation and people-centered research towards sustainable peace and development.
It was incorporated as a corporate body with Corporate Affairs Commission on 7th November 2014 (CAC/IT/NO73348), National Planning Commission (12th August 2015), NPC/NGO/IC/S.638, Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (24th November 2014) RN: SC 151401085, Federal Inland Revenue Services (11th February 2015) MTOABJ/NGO/73348/0000814.
Our target groups cut across Youths, Women, People with Disability with a special interest in political and economic empowerment for the betterment of the society through popular participation in governance.
CEYWI is a member of various networks and coalitions, including: at National Level: Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), Nigerian Network of NGOs, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJGP), Zero Corruption Coalition (ZCC), State of the Union Nigeria Campaign Platform (SOTU-NCAMP).
At the Regional Level: CEYWI participates in the West Africa Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), while at the Continental Level: we belong to the African Caucus NGOs on Social Development and Globally: we belong to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption Coalition (UNCAC), and United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development. CEYWI has UN Special ECOSOC Consultative Status.
Objectives
Towards Sustainable Community and Human Development, 21ST Century Community Empowerment for Youth & Women Initiatives specific objectives are:
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To build human and institutional capacity for sustainable development and poverty reduction, particularly among youths and women.
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To promote and enhance the agency of youth, sensitize and engage them to be active informed participants in political, economic and development process.
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To deepen and promote good governance, rule of law, human rights, environmental rights, equity and social justice.
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To collaborate and share relevant information with all stakeholders including appropriate government agencies at all levels on conceptualization, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.