Since 2010, we have been working with local partners to improve access to education and basic healthcare for poor and vulnerable populations who bears the brunt of poverty and underdevelopment. We have also work with local partners to provide emergency aid relief for refugees.
Nigeria is frequently cited as one of the leading examples of resource-rich countries in the developing world that have been beset by underdevelopment, personal insecurity, endemic poverty, lack of basic services, as well as high levels of disease and illiteracy after decades of poor governance.
We invite you to take a look below at some of the ways that we’re helping to improve access to education and basic healthcare in Nigeria .
In partnership with existing local partners, Development of Nations Economy (DONE) provided humanitarian relief in the form of clean water, food, basic sanitation and good hygiene practices delivering for displaced people to help relieve the suffering of people affected by the ongoing conflict and prevent the spread of diseases such as diarrhoeal and infectious diseases.
Since June 2010, we have distributed over 40,035 insecticide treated nets and built several bore holes in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This also include training, capacity building and technical support to our local NGO partners and volunteers in the area of hygiene and sanitation promotion methods and other aspects of malaria prevention and control. Research suggest that, our intervention have resulted in reduced Maternal and Child Mortality rates within project communities.
Northern Nigeria has highest child illiteracy rate in the world, with at least 93% of female children not having access to secondary school education (Nigerian Central Bank, 2013). Since 2010, we have been providing much needed teaching/learning materials for primary schools and children in the region. Over 37,000 school age children have benefited from this programme and we have seen an increase in enrolment and retention rates within the project communities.
