This is one of our most vital tool for ensuring programme success, AHEAD-NG has progressively engaged in advocacy at different levels including Local, Regional and National.
AHEAD-NG advocates change that promotes provision of adolescent reproductive health information and promote access to basic social services to meet specific health and development needs of young people and their family members, especially in marginalized rural communities.
Our advocacy aims to reduce Poverty and the human or economic burden of debilitating diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Cancer and Hepatitis B by influencing people, norms and systems to bring about a sustainable change. Also by inspiring people across the globe, we are helping to keep Vulnerable children and youths high on the list of international development priorities.
We also aim at establishing and strengthening relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers all over the world by using Health Diplomacy as an instrument of strategic advocacy with both political and traditional leadership that is mutually beneficial to the indigent and marginalized populations, especially Widows, Orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) in our community.
CAPACITY BUILDING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MENTORING
Through strategic partnerships, AHEAD-NG has organized a myriad of capacity building training for her staff, Volunteers and youths within our target community and for our thematic areas, especially while implementing a world Bank funded “HIV Programmed Development Project (HPDP II)” in 2014. We in 2012 collaborated with the Girls Brigade of Nigeria to train her over 5000 members at the national convention which held in Jos, Plateau State. Also, in 2013, we collaborated with HALT AIDS, Nigeria and with Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerian Students (PANS) train her members on “the expanded role of the 21st century Pharmacist in HIV and AIDS Prevention, care and treatment (PCT) team” during the National convention which held in Jos, Plateau state. Through partnership with Mind-scope Consultancy, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence training were conducted for in-school and out-of- school graduates (The Transition School) to enable them transition smoothly into adulthood, with appropriate mentorship plan instituted.
AHEAD-NG has been engaged to facilitate a number of capacity building workshops both for private and public health and non-health sectors, with most recent being in October, 2017 were we co-facilitated the training of Members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Plateau State on Cancer Prevention, while commemorating the “World Cervical Cancer Day.
We are therefore poised to build the capacity of our clients through a robust training, mentorship and supervisory mechanism that ensures a holistic development of a sound minded individual.
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL VIA COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACHES
In an effort to making basic healthcare care available to all, AHEAD-NG organizes and participates in medical outreach programs alongside other related activities as part of her holistic approach to providing humanitarian services at the community level. AHEAD-NG sponsors or collaborates with Government agencies such as SACAs, LACAs, MoH and other CBOs or Philanthropic individuals to carry out our various community based awareness and outreach programmes some of which include;
• In- school activities on HIV awareness and prevention targeting primary and secondary school students (GSS Gwom, REKA, etc), forming of health clubs (ARM- HEALTH CLUB)
• Sensitization on Prevalence and prevention of HIV and STIs/ Free medical care for over 500 Members of the Girls Brigade during their National Convention in April, 2012.
• Sensitization of over 300 University Student on HIV prevention and provision of HCT services during the PANS national convention in University of Jos in collaboration with HALTAIDS.
• Deworming, Sensitization and distribution of LLITN for over 300 widows from 17 LGA on Breast Self Examination (BSE) and the provision of HCT services aside awareness on PMTCT and PEP with support from PLACA
• Medical outreach to Rusau Community of Jos north, HIV sensitization and distribution of free drugs, antimalarial inclusive and distribution of LLITN with support from Ministry of Health,PLACA and Faith Alive Foundation.
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES
As AHEAD-NG expands in its contribution to health services delivery to rural communities, we develop innovative strategies that enable us deliver our service to the grass roots, particularly at the family level. AHEAD-NG has therefore embraced the opportunity presented by its long standing capacity in HIV care for OVCs as an advantage in providing quality sustainable medical and social care for children, especially the less privileged in orphanages and IDP camps. Hence we have two innovative programmes namely;
•”Orpha-care” is a programme that provides a blend of specialized social- medical care for orphaned children especially those who due to inadequate care are considered as being vulnerable. We as well fosters healthy emotional development for abandoned children by organizing programmes that help build there self esteem both in orphanages and IDP camps:
Moreover, with philanthropic support, AHEAD-NG has through strategic partnership with hospitals and reputable surgeons provided Surgical interventions for Children (especially the orphaned) aged between 1-12 years old born with complex medical conditions.
• “Edu-care” is our Family Support programme in which we in addition to specialized care educate families, especially foster parent and disadvantaged homes in marginalized rural areas on how to seek and access the best medical treatment for their child:
SKILLS ACQUISITION AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME
Presentation by a Tailoring Trainee
We have through our robust skills acquisition programme contributed to socio-economic development in a myriad of ways. Having identified Poverty as a key driving force for spread of HIV, AHEAD-NG have developed and commenced an innovative Skills acquisition and Youth empowerment programme aimed at training young people, especially the less privileged and orphaned girls in our communities and IDP camps to help reduce promiscuity and tendency to become a Female S*x Worker(FSW).
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE TEAM
AHEAD-NG has over the years demonstrated her capacity to recruit people best suited to carry out their tasks and has through capacity development training, incentive and other career advancement programmes ensured they are adequately motivated. With our top notch management and administrative team, AHEAD-NG engages the services of quality consultants and other personnel to enhance smooth running of our programmes. We addition maintain a data bank of all prospective applicants in all professions relevant to our course, Develop training guidelines to build capacity for its staff, providing comprehensive health insurance and adequate welfare benefits for its staff.
RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Through our top-notch Health research practices, AHEAD-NG has encouraged, participated and contributed to a number of research related to HIV/AIDS and Cancer in Nigeria. Some of these have been published and accessible through our publications at the media center.
