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Welcome to Neema Centre in conjunction with COGMi
We are a national non-governmental organization in DRC since 2023 founded to provide humanitarian assistance for relief, rehabilitation, training and reconstruction. The organization aims to promote and protect girls between the ages of 17 and 25 rights, with a particular focus on protecting them against war crimes including sexual & reproductive health rights, education, livelihood, leadership and development.
Whilst operating in different states of the country, we carry a range of interventions in the areas of safety, women’s rights, education, health & hygiene and women’s empowerment,
OUR VISION
Provision of humanitarian assistance for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction with a particular focus on women’s crimes against war, abduction, rape, sexual & reproductive health, rights, livelihood, education, empowerment, leadership and development, counselling, rehabilitation.
OUR MISSION
Through the provision of humanitarian assistance for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction, we carry out advocacy and training programs on SRHR, HIV & gender justice, women’s livelihood, women’s education, strengthening the public understanding on war crimes, women, human and sexual rights, the relationship between sexuality, development and social justice.
The type of activities undertaken by the organization range from capacity building to service delivery, with the focus remaining on the deprived and marginalized segments of society. Whereas in terms of operations what characterizes our functioning are its efforts to:
- Enlist the involvement of the WOMEN abducted because of the ongoing war in DRC and when initiating activities at the grass root level;
- mobilize women to bring peace, tolerance, and development in society.
- Livelihood Support and Skills Training
- Micro Credit
- Peace Building and Social Cohesion
- Education
- Environmental Protection
- Health
- Research and Advocacy
Livelihood Support and Skills Training
To provide livelihood skills training to women to become self-dependents. Our activities on livelihood skills training and support include and are not limited to: Handcrafts making (bead-ware, handbags, sandals, handkerchiefs, bed sheets, door mats, floor mats, etc.; Briquettes making; Liquid and bar soap making and Candle making
Micro Credit
After having served the organization for at least a year and acquiring the necessary training in livelihood skills, we; Organize young people and women into micro-enterprises or cooperative cells; Provide micro-finance loans to establish themselves; Provide training themselves to other young girls and within their localities; Repay the loans for another cycle of loans to new groups.
Peace Building and Social Cohesion
To ensure young girls and women are engaged in peace-building and social cohesion activities themselves within their localities. Conduct peace-building campaigns and rallies; Use drama and music to deliver peace messages; Create community participatory radio talk shows; Distribution of newsletters on peacebuilding and particularly in local dialects.
Education
Ensure increase school going school-child enrollment rate rise, particularly girl-child; Carrying out girl-child education enrollment; Construction of TLSs in remote areas and in rehabilitation centres and provision of school supplies/stationery; Distribution of sanitary towels to girls; Ensure that there are WASH programs in school training to vulnerable young girls and their children
Environmental Protection
We are carrying out measures to protect the environment: Tree planting programs; Community awareness programs on the importance of protecting the environment etc.
Health
Ensure increased health programs for vulnerable girls and other women projects in recognition of women’s basic needs in DRC (covid-19 programs HIV/AIDs, Nutrition program, etc.: COVID-19 awareness programs; HIV/AIDs programs targeting the rescued girls and children; Nutrition packages; Health services communities outreaches programs on general health-related issues; RHS.
Research and Advocacy
Conduct periodical assessments and research and advocate against all issues that affect the girls’ conduct, periodical assessments and research material which we share with stakeholders in young people and women issues.
We have been in DRC since 2023 – founded to provide humanitarian assistance for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. The organization aims to promote and protect girls between the ages of 3 and 25 rights, with a particular focus on protecting them against war crimes including sexual & reproductive health rights, education, livelihood, leadership and development.
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