NEED FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE
Good governance, Democracy and Human Rights at all levels are fundamental to economic growth, political stability, human capital development, peace and security. We work to tackle many aspects of weak governance, human rights abuse, and to promote full respect of the rule of law, equity, equality, increase transparency, freedom of speech and expression, freedom to participate […]
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, […]
HUMAN RIGHTS
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, […]
ENCOURAGING MEN
Men play a vital role in providing leadership and security for their immediate family, and must be encouraged to take and pay keen interest in what goes on in their community. Bringing a group of men together with specific interest will boost the peace, security and stability of the society. Men are the highest income […]
REDUCING INEQUALITY
The most vulnerable nations – the least developed countries, the landlocked developing countries and the small island developing states – continue to make inroads into poverty reduction. However, inequality persists and large disparities remain regarding access to health and education services and other assets. There is growing consensus that economic growth is not surfficient to […]
ENGAGING WOMEN IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
There is a balance and calm that women bring to the table in resolving community issues. Over the years women participation in community issues has been relegated and not encouraged in some cultures and communities. Many women do know get involve in issues because of certain stigma attached to them and because of these many […]
ENDING GENDER INEQUALITY
Our goal here is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Around the world nearly 98 million girls are not in school. Globally, 1 in 3 women will experience gender-based violence in her lifetime. In the developing world, 1 in 7 girls is married before her 15th birthday, with some child brides as […]
CIPDI’S POSITION ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Good governance, Democracy and Human Rights at all levels are fundamental to economic growth, political stability, human capital development, peace and security. A country cannot be truly democratic, until its citizens have the opportunity to choose their representatives, through free and fair elections. Critical development efforts cannot succeed, without a legitimate and democratically elected government, that […]
ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Globally, 1 in 3 women will experience gender-based violence in her lifetime. In the developing world, 1 in 7 girls is married before her 15th birthday. And between 1998 and 2008 alone, sexual violence against men was noted in reports on 25 conflict-affected countries. Gender-based violence threatens lives, halts progress, and undermines societies. It is […]
OPEN LETTER TO ALL THE STATE GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA
October 17, 2019 Your Excellencies, Open letter to all the State Governors in Nigeria We, Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI), In light of the tragic incident, that occurred in Onitsha yesterday October 16, 2019, find it necessary to pen this letter to all the state Executive Governors in Nigeria. We send our […]
