Spotlight Initiative Nigeria Organizes 3--Day Orientation Workshop for Implementation Partners

A 3-Day Orientation Workshop was organized in Lagos by the Spotlight Initiative Nigeria working in collaboration with Spotlight Global, for its implementation partners. Participant States were Lagos, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Cross River, FCT and Sokoto.

Some of the participants at the workshop

The training sessions aimed at exchanging ideas, sharing of knowledge and experiences, brought together key government ministries, selected Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Recipient UN Organizations (RUNOs). The sessions also gave the much needed opportunity to network. During the training sessions, participants were intimated on the project deleverables, targets, implementation arrangements, reporting/financial reporting requirements. The project start-up workshops supported the development of a results-oriented, state-specific CSO workplans from the already approved Spotlight Initiative (SI) 2019 workplans. Save Our Needy was one of the CSOs selected to participate at the workshop. The organization was represented by its Founder/CEO, Marvella Odili.

Marvella Odili (L) at the workshop

Adetutu Ajibodu, Centre Manager, WARIF (L) with Marvella Odili

Marvella Odili, Founder/CEO, Save Our Needy at the workshop

Marvella Odili

Marvella Odili

 

Patience, UN Women (middle)

The Communications trainer at the workshop

The Spotlight Initiative, a joint initiative of the EU-UN, is centred on the theme, Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls. The initiative aims to support the transformative change on the ground to end violence against women and girls, and harmful practices, in numerous countries globally. Nigeria is one of the eight countries in the African region selected to benefit from the Spotlight Initiative. It is anchored in the UN Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (UNSDPF) 2018-2022 and is implemented by five UN agencies (UN Women, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNFPA and UNDP), the Government of Nigeria, including federal and State governments and Civil Society. 

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Mr. Kwasi emphasizing on a point

Save Our Needy Launches New Program To Empower Marginalized Women In Nigeria

Save Our Needy recently launched a new program to promote women economic empowerment (WEE) program which will open doors to entrepreneurship, provide access to finance and tailored assistance for marginalized women in business.

Marginalized women are empowered with entrepreneurship skills.

Participants of the program are empowered with financial literacy skills.

The organization is committed to fostering women and girls economic inclusion, advancement and empowerment through entrepreneurship, support and development. We are working to assist marginalized women and girls break barriers to accessing finance and achieving business growth in order to provide for themselves and their families.

Marvella Odili, CEO, Save Our Needy with some of the participants of the program

Over the years, we have empowered many young people and women to start and grow their own small businesses, build wealth, create multiple streams of income, and achieve financial independence through skills and capacity-building training, financial literacy and life-skills education.

We empower and equip marginalized and vulnerable groups particularly women to prosper through holistic sustainable community based models by way of capacity building/trainings, access to finance, advocacy, networking and partnerships.

The skills building training and support helps marginalized women to start or grow their small businesses.

Our women economic empowerment programs have demonstrated that financial and social independence for women can bring about a significant improvement in the well-being of their families. We are committed to delivering real results that create transformational change for women and young people in Africa.

Marvella Odili (L) with some of the participants of teh program

Marvella Odili, CEO, Save Our Needy (2nd right) with some of the participants of the program.

Marvella Odili (2nd right) with some of the participants who expressed satisfaction at the program.

We are always excited and open to work with various funders and partners towards our mission to build sustainable livelihoods for 200,000 women by 2025.