Nigeria
Nigeria is a country in West Africa with a rich tradition and culture. Made up of many ethnic and religious groups, Nigeria has had a history of internal tensions and conflicts. It has also struggled to deal with corruption in government and private sectors, misuse of resources, and widespread poverty.
World Renew has been working in Nigeria since 1969. Together with its partners, World Renew is helping to transform Nigerian communities to strengthen the economy, improve agricultural production, improve adult literacy, increase gender equity and justice, empower the disabled and vulnerable populations, promote a healthier environment, and bring about peace, prosperity, and hope.
News from Nigeria! April 2013
World Renew Partners In Nigeria
World Renew (WR) (along with the Christian Reformed World Missions – CRWM) started Beacon of Hope Initiative in 2001 in order to work directly with communities, organizations, and more specifically with the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria (a membership organization currently made up of 13 national church denominations commonly referred to as TEKAN) in responding to HIV and AIDS pandemic and other health related issues. BHI was officially registered with the Nigerian government as a corporate body on October 7, 2010. The transitional process of becoming an independent organization was completed on June 30, 2011 when BHI became a full independent and self-governing body with a well constituted board of governors with a registered board of trustees. Through the Embrace AIDS campaign, World Renew has been able to enhance the efforts of Beacon of Hope Initiative by equipping religious groups, communities, and other organizations to expand and effectively address HIV and AIDS and other health related issues. World Renew also partnered with USAID and Food for the Hungry International to promote sexual abstinence for singles (especially among youth) and faithfulness for married couples. World Renew also partnered with Oikonomos Foundation in responding to the HIV and AIDS situation in Nigeria. World Renew is currently in its final stages of finalizing a four-year agreement with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to support Beacon of Hope Initiative to address adolescent health and rights in Nigeria.
Ecumenical Centre for Justice and Peace (ECJP) The Ecumenical Centre for Justice and Peace (ECJP) is a non-governmental organization established in 1996 to respond to address justice issues and violent crises prevalent in Nigeria. ECJP has grown to expand its programs in the area of HIV and AIDS, health education, income generation, and adult literacy. ECJP trains and empowers communities, organizations, and individuals to bring about peaceful co-existence, to enhance responsive, participatory, and accountable governance, and to promote people-oriented community-based development.
The Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre (commonly called ‘Beautiful Gate’) is established with a view to glorify God by providing physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual support to those who are in some way handicapped, in order for them to become more self sufficient and better able to effectively serve Christ in society.
World Renew is in a Research and Development partnership with the Beautiful Gate and has responsibility for tracking and channeling donations from North America to Nigeria, and also providing community development consultation to strengthen organizational and ministry capacities.
Grace and Light International World Renew is in a Research and Development partnership with Grace and Light International, an NGO responding to HIV and AIDS through voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and formation of life sharing or accountability groups made up of members willing to be open about their HIV status.
World Renew, has since 1969 collaborated and empowered several other partners. These include: Reformed Ecumenical Council of Nigeria (training of leaders of Reformed churches to develop effective diaconal ministries as well as in peacebuilding and reconciliation), Urban Ministry (income generation, adult literacy, health education, and values formation), Church of the Brethren (EYN) agricultural initiatives, Christian Rural Development (small business development involving the rural poor in areas of poultry, growing of economic trees, savings and loan programs through cooperatives, etc) , Ministry with Nomadic Fulani, (agricultural program with focus on empowering the nomadic Fulani in Nigeria to own and care for their cows), and Partners Worldwide (PW) in the areas of entrepreneurship, water development, evangelism, personal hygiene, literacy (formal and nonformal), vaccination of children, and justice education.
