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Africans in Distress Care Trust (ADICT) is a national non- governmental and non-profit making organization established in 2002 and incorporated in 2005.
- To carryout advocacy and assist in providing basic health care services to girl-child, women and children in the rural communities in Nigeria.
- To promote and assist in providing basic Health Care Services for girl-child, women and children in rural communities of Nigeria through integrated health delivery services.
- To create awareness of improved life style of rural residents by assisting in the provision of basic Education to girl-child, women and children.
- To give care and support for the wellbeing of girl-child, women and children in rural communities through empowerment such as vocational/skill acquisition programs.
- To increase each year at least 500 rural women’s access to quality reproductive health services, and to improve their health seeking behaviour for sexual and reproductive health.
- To give the girl-child a sense of belonging and empower them with the right assets to participate legally in income generation and encourage self-reliance.
- To promote children education and right to development and participation and increase the rate of girl-child enrolment in school
- To reduce early pregnancies and forced marriage amongst female children by educating them, parents and the rural communities
- To improve up to2000 women and adolescents’ (especially girl-child) evidence based information on sexual and reproductive health annually.
- To train quarterly up to200 women from rural communities on the principles and practice of entrepreneurship.
- To equip and establish girl-child, women and children in their various fields of interest and vocation.
- To enroleach year up to 300 women and youth in our micro-credit scheme as a way of empowering them.
- Unwavering commitment and honesty in reaching girl-child out of school, women and children in the rural communities.
- We efficiently and resourcefully disburse funds to get maximum results in touching and reaching children and women in rural communities, being accountable to our partners and supporters.
- Experienced and dedicated staff and volunteers committed to the best, care and support and improving the quality of everything we do for the girl-child, women and children in this local communities.
- Strict application of funds to designated projects.
- Transparency and accountability in handling of projects in making the lives of children and women better.
- We embrace change, new ideas/innovations and risk in sustainable development for the girl-child, women and children.
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Project Title: Sexual and reproductive health and Women empowerment project.
Sponsors: African Women Development Fund (AWDF)
Beneficiaries: Igu community, Bwari Local Government, Abuja
Grant: 1.5 million
Date: 2010ADICT
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