My Community, My Duty
CommunityDuty CBO seeks to empower the communities with skills in order to address the issues of poverty, climate change, social and economic empowerment. a) Environment Conservation To promote environmental conservation activities including tree planting and reservation of the natural resources in the communities. They will also be trained on tree management practices and re
cord keeping of their generated income from the sale of tree seedlings. b) To improve oversight and protection of the environment and the natural resources, the indigenous forests and water catchment areas, as a way to curb the major cause of poverty. c) To help in the sustainable harnessing of natural resources for economic recovery. d) Economic Empowerment To raise, mobilize and disburse funds and other resources to enhance economic empowerment to the communities, the disabled, women and youths by building their capacities through appropriate business management trainings and financial support. e) HIV/AIDS To carry out HIV/AIDS advocacy campaign through public awareness meetings and trainings for affected and non affected individuals/ groups and to provide care and support to orphaned vulnerable children and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAS) through food aid, clothing and subsidized school fees for orphaned vulnerable children. Under this specific objective, we shall also establish day care Centres to cater for orphaned vulnerable and destitute children. f) Education To establish schools to support education for orphaned children and provide training for the youths in the specific areas of interests that will range from service-based business skills to accredited courses, we shall employ teachers, advisors, experts and other staff for the objectives of the organization to provide high quality education to improve standards of learning within the organization’s supported schools. g) Food Security To initiate food production interventions among food insecure communities through appropriate trainings in Modern Farming Techniques to ensure sufficient food to meet household food needs. This objective will also endeavour to provide trainings in Agri-Business for the target communities so they can achieve an objective of increasing food availability, proper dietary utilization and increased access to or establish markets to sell surplus food to increase household’s income. h) Collaboration and Networking To assist small scale farmers to improve food security situation in livestock and crop farming through training provision of certified seeds and upgrading of indigenous livestock breeds. To promote or assist partnering Community Based Organization, Faith Based Organizations and church led development groups aimed at helping poor communities in the target area to improve the quality of life through training and material support to undertake their desired interventions. i) Improve Human Habitats To assist vulnerable community members in urban centres particularly those living in the slums areas to establish better housing environment through construction of improved housing structures and recreational facilities in congested low-income human dwellings. j) Water Improve clean water accessibility to poor wetland communities, by sinking boreholes and shallow wells, in direr areas. This will be to facilitate communities to access good drinking water fit for human consumption particularly those living in water inadequate places. To assist in the building of water reservoirs, underground tanks and dams to capture rain water for use in dry season.
