Our program areas
HEALTH
- Adolescent reproductive health project targeting in school and out of school youths with grant from John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation 1998-2006.
- Women Health and Economic Empowerment Scheme (WHEES) implemented with 26 community based women associations spread within Imo and Rivers States to improve their health and income generating capacity with support from Ford Foundation 1999-2006.
- Institutional Capacity Building for community based organizations to initiate and sustain prevention, de-stigmatization, care and support activities for those living with HIV/AIDS with grants support from National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) 2003.
- Rural Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS prevention with support from International Institute of Education, New York 2006.
- Enhanced safe motherhood project implemented with women of reproductive age, traditional birth attendants and primary health centre personnel in five communities to reduce maternal and infant mortality with support from Ford Foundation 2007.
- Building and expanding partnership to promote integrated programming to improve the reproductive health of in school youths in South East Nigeria with support from Ford Foundation. 2010.
- Building and expanding partnership to promote integrated programming to improve the reproductive health of in school youths in South East Nigeria with support from Ford Foundation. 2010.
- Partnered with the Imo State Rural Water Supply Sanitation Agency (IMORUWASSA) and local government health workers on water sanitation and hygiene to facilitate Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in five Local Government Areas in Imo State.
- Participated as National Water and Sanitation of Nigeria (NEWSAN) representative in a state stakeholder Strategic Action plan development for sustainability of WASH activities in Imo State.
EDUCATION
FOFA is very concerned about improving the standard of education in the society and ensuring that the learning process is all encompassing toward empowering the younger generation to maximize their potentials and empowering the older generation to be more effective members of the society. To achieve this, we conduct activities on:
Integrating Family Life and HIV/AIDS Education (FLHE) Curriculum in Public School System
In Nigeria young people aged 10-24 years are faced with challenges concerning their sexual and reproductive health. Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information is one of the challenges facing them. Hence, they lack correct information to make informed choices as it relates to these issues, some eventually end up with wrong information from peers and other sources. It has become necessary to make appropriate and timely information available and accessible to our young people to equip them towards taking right and informed decision and ultimately prevent the growing incidence of HIV/AIDS, STIs, unsafe abortion, drug and alcoholic abuse and other risky behaviours. One of the ways to achieve this is through the school system.
In that light, the Federal Ministry of Education and partners developed the FLHE curriculum and integrated it into four core subjects for the Junior Secondary School as follows:
- Social Studies
- Basic Science
- Physical and Health Education
- Home Economics
With the curriculum in place, another challenge was the capacity of the teachers on the classroom delivery of the FLHE through these core subjects. This necessitated an MOU signed with the Imo State Ministry of Education and Forward Africa on integrating and training of teachers on the FLHE programme in public schools.
The Partnership has so far resulted in the following:
- 227 teachers from 67 public schools in Imo State trained on the integrated FLHE Curriculum
- 30 Local Government Area Inspectors of Education trained on the FLHE Curriculum and monitoring the implementation and classroom delivery of the FLHE programme
- 11,300 students spread across 67 public schools in Imo State reached with FLHE
- Organizing for Peer Educators training in schools
- Developed a comprehensive tool for monitoring the FLHE programme by the LG Area Inspectors, the Ministry and Forward Africa.
Civic Education
FOFA also embarks on enlightening and sensitizing the masses both young and old on the need to be patriotic and the importance of informed participation in the issues of public interest and citizenship activities through various capacity development activities like:
- Electoral Process and Voter Education
- Citizen’s Right and Privileges Education
- Economic Literacy
- Adult Education
- Developed a comprehensive tool for monitoring the FLHE programme by the LG Area Inspectors, the Ministry and Forward Africa.
Livelihood and Empowerment Education
FOFA mobilizes young people in and out of school for livelihood skills and activities that empower them with knowledge and skills to face the challenges of life, generate income and earn a living. These activities are linked to the Economic Development activities.
The Integrated Young People’s Development Action Plan (IYPDAP) has also stipulated the stakeholders and activities that will facilitate support and partnership for existing skill acquisition centres to enroll more young people and establishment of one school to skill programme.
AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Mutual Aid and Health Benefit Scheme (MAHBS) where the organization facilitated the formation of self help group in communities and encourage members to save and access micro credit for income generating activities (1998)
- Partnered with Community Development Foundation (CDF) to disburse credit to 10 women self help groups 2004
- Partnered with the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) as a micro finance institution (MFI) to manage 53 groups and 22 individuals to engage in both Agric and Non-agric enterprises 2006
DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
- Capacity building of National Assembly staff committee on Agriculture to support legislators to achieve MDGS/NEEDS goals of poverty reduction, with grants from National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) 2007.
- Capacity building of People and Representation to initiate and strengthen the engagement of constituency members with their representatives at all levels for poverty reduction with support from National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) 2008.
- People and Participation in credible elections for good governance with focus on Issue Based Voting, with grant from National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) 2010/2011.
- Strengthening Local Involvement in Governance for Economic and Development with support from Pact Nigeria in partnership with Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND).
