2010 Annual report and account

Educating, Informing and Empowering

Women and Young People in Nigeria

Founded in 2007, HACEY’s Health Initiative also known as HACEY is a non-

governmental organization committed to educating, informing and empowering

women and young people on health and environmental issues as it relates to them, and

providing human capacity development to achieve a healthy and sustainable society.

HACEY has consistently dedicated its resources and efforts to developing a

consciousness for health and environmental protection in members of the society and

empowering the underserved, disadvantaged individuals in the society. Over the years,

HACEY has inspired and equipped its beneficiaries to lead healthier lives while

implementing positive change efforts that transform their lives and communities;

thereby sustaining livelihood and contributing to national development. To facilitate

the spread of education and empowerment, HACEY has produced books for various ages

on health and environmental issues, and conducted seminars and programs to educate

and inspire positive action towards personal and community development. To date,

HACEY has reached over 100,000 individuals in states across the nation through its core

programmes and initiatives on HIV/AIDS prevention, combatting malaria, advocacy for

environmental protection and capacity building for job creation and has inspired

thousands to be active participants in our society’s development process.

CORE VALUES

Commitment

At HACEY, we believe that only with commitment to our work can we achieve our goals, and

we impart this value in everyone we work with.

Growth

As a natural part of life, HACEY encourages growth and development in all areas of our work,

always working to be better. We therefore work towards the growth of our beneficiaries and

the community.

Accountability

At HACEY, we are always accountable to our donors, stakeholders, beneficiaries and the

public. Our principle is founded on integrity and we are consistently committed to producing

quality results evident in all communities where we work - a healthier and sustainable society.

Our Vision

To create a healthy and sustainable society.

Our Mission

To provide adequate health and environment service and opportunities for disadvantaged

women in rural communities and young people accross the nation.

To achieve a healthy and sustainable society by training and providing support for women and

young people through capacity development programs to empower them with the skills and

knowledge they need to be economically self-sufficient, and take health and environment

friendly decisions.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PROGRAMS

Pro-Health and Environment focus groups

Leadership Training

Women Empowerment

Children Future Initiative

End Malaria – Together we can

Special report

o HACEY UN International Youth Year

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

APPRECIATION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Since her inception, HACEY’s Health Initiative has strived to create a better world for

everyone. Our programs are directed towards achieving specific objectives, which will

bring to the actualization of our goal. HACEY’s reach to thousands of individuals in

states across the nation through its core programmes and initiatives on HIV/AIDS

prevention, combatting malaria, advocacy for environmental protection and capacity

building for job creation has inspired hundreds to be active participants in our society’s

development process.

From women empowerment, to children future initiative, our special programs and

advocating for youth-led development, reaching out to over one million people across

the nation, this year our journey to create a healthy and sustainable society has taken a

positive leap forward.

As our programmes continue to encourage and inspire young people, we appreciate the

support of our donors and friends, who through their grants and donations have made

our initiatives realities.

Rhoda Robinson

Administrative Director

PROGRAMS

Pro-Health and Environment focus groups

Leadership Training

Women Empowerment

Children Future Initiative

End Malaria – Together we can

HACEY UN international Youth Year

HACEY launched Pro-Health and Environmental Protection focus groups in Ilorin, Kwara state

Nigeria. These focus groups inform, educate and encourage young people in secondary and

tertiary institutions to actively participate in health and environmental activities, and develop

their innate abilities. Peer education has been an important method in bringing different views

and ideas together at the same time correcting wrong impressions and providing valuable

information on various health issues. Members of these focus groups are encouraged to use

various innovative methods such as drama, poetry, and music presentations in passing their

message across to the public. They actively participate in the process of information

dissemination and are also actively involved in the planning and implementation of various

activities and programs organized.

These focus groups concentrate on various health issues such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, climate

change, environmental sanitation and such. They benefit from leadership training, skill

acquisition training organized to empower them. They are trained to be peer educators so that

they too can impart this knowledge into their peers and re-create these groups wherever they

are, thereby increasing the spread of information and empowerment. To date, the Pro-Health

and Environmental Protection focus groups have branched out to schools in other states

in the country and more are being created. We have trained 50 peer education trainers,

and over 1000 peer educators have been produced through these focus groups in

secondary schools and tertiary institutions. The methods we use is the art displays (drama,

music and poems) which also serves as talent development, so the whole process is all about

learning and fun. Among the peer educators are young students who are called anti-HIV

advocates, anti-malaria advocates and climate advocates.

HACEY encourages the members of the focus groups to do more and be more creative in their

approach. They are provided with every necessary information and tutored on best practises

and how to effect behavioural change in the members of the society. We organize programs

where they take full participation and are rewarded for their hard work with gifts to encourage

them. They are also given the opportunity to express themselves publicly and in an

encouraging atmosphere.

PRO-HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

FOCUS GROUPS

These focus groups breed a sense of responsibility in the young people and

encourage them to participate in development processes in their communities and

schools. At present, products of these focus groups are currently championing

youth led development initiatives in different parts of the country. They are also

taking active part in school leadership and activities – educational and recreational.

The focus groups were active in our advocacy programs to religious leaders and

awareness programs on HIV/AIDS in Zamfara state at the motor park, to students,

on the streets. Through the creation of the focus groups, we involve the young

people in the generation of ideas and their implementation, creating empowered

future leaders with the right knowledge of health, environmental awareness and

community development responsibilities.

HACEY conducted a leadership training program for 500 students from different schools in Lagos

state, during which they were taught leadership and life building skills, giving them an opportunity

to show what they have learnt, and information that will help them to be socially responsible

individuals. They participated in role playing games to give them better understanding of

leadership, and interactive games that taught the principles of teamwork and success. They were

also imparted with knowledge on how they can better cope with school work and making the right

career choices. These secondary school students were given the opportunity to express themselves

and see themselves as leaders. They were encouraged to be active and learn new things.

Using the acronym ‘SMARTNESS’, HACEY empowers students to be social change agents and to

apply themselves in everything. In Ilorin, over 3000 students have be imparted using this acronym

and have become studious students in their disciplines.

LEADERSHIP

TRAINING

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

‘Empowering women is empowering the nation’

Empowerment for women creates a multiplier effect in their lives and that of their children as

they are the major caregivers in the family setting. Therefore, teaching women basic health

knowledge will in fact improve the health of the family and community. In training women to

give them financial empowerment, HACEY partnered with the National Directorate of

Employment in Zamfara state to train 50 women on how to make money from Interior

decoration, and how to manage their business to ensure profit. After the training, the women

were given money to start their own small scale business and monitored to ensure they had

all the help and advice they needed. At present, some of these women have apprentices

under them who they in turn train increasing the number of empowered women in Zamfara

state.

Integrated into the entrepreneurship training is health education – informing the women

about healthy attitudes that will prevent avoidable illness and deaths for them and their

children. They were taught how to recognise signs of illnesses and the steps to take in

treating such. HACEY also held Health education programmes for women at Ilupeju - Ibafo

community in Ogun state. SMS which teaches women about hygiene were sent to the phones

of women in the community to provide information on how they can stay healthy.

CHILDREN FUTURE INITIATIVE

The children are not left out of the plan as HACEY has an initiative in Ebonyi state

Nigeria called the 'Children Future Initiative'. The initiative is all about helping children

live to their full potential by ensuring they have access to education. HACEY trains

students in tertiary institution or graduates who serve as volunteer teachers to

compliment the low teacher-student ratio.

HACEY uses our book 'Adventure

of Piggles', an illustrated children’s

story book to teach the children

about how they can be

environment friendly We also

teach them how to use computers

and how to take care of

themselves.

END MALARIA – TOGETHER WE CAN

The youths were encouraged to use the nets when sleeping to reduce the infection

and transmission of malaria. Information on how they could join in the fight against

the spread of malaria was also disseminated. As malaria is no respecter of age and

affects both young and old, everyone was encouraged to use insecticide treated nets

and taught how to use them to keep them effective and harmless to humans.

To combat the scourge of malaria in Nigeria, HACEY organize various programs to educate the public on

malaria prevention and treatment. The use of long lasting insecticide-treated nets is strongly encouraged

during these programs, and a campaign for maintaining a healthy clean environment as ways of

preventing the occurrence of malaria. HACEY organized forums in universities and colleges; to educate the

students and youths on ways through which the spread of malaria can be reduced such as the use of

insecticide treated nets, effective anti-malaria treatment, and the maintenance of a clean environment. At

the end of the forum, 1000 students committed themselves to ensuring and living healthier lives to

combat malaria and to educate the public. HACEY developed the End Malaria – together we can

initiative as another means of spreading information about malaria and its treatment. End malaria –

together we can has both a physical presence in programs carried out by the organization and an online

presence where everyone can have access to information concerning malaria including latest

developments in anti malaria drugs and treatment. The online group consistently educates and inform

young people on how they can actively combat malaria and gives everyone, at all times, the opportunity to

get the information they need on malaria, and to give their opinions and suggestions on various matters

relating to malaria. At present, there are over 1000 individuals who participate in this initiative, and this

number increases daily.

HACEY has taken advantage of this mobile era by sending mobile SMS (short message service) to provide

information to women in rural communities. We have provided relevant information to over 10,000

women and young people in Gusau, Abakaliki and Ilorin on how they too can combat malaria.

HACEY has distributed to women and young people in rural communities 200 Long Lasting Insecticide-

treated nets to support the fight against malaria; we also corrected misconceptions on the use of these net

and answered questions that the women and youths had concerning the Insecticide-treated nets.

HACEY UN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR

(4TH – 12TH AUGUST 2011)

In an effort to harness the energy, imagination and

creativity of the world’s youth in overcoming the

challenges facing humankind, from enhancing peace to

boosting economic development, the United Nations

General Assembly proclaimed an International Year of

Youth 12th August 2010 – 11th August 2011.

As such, HACEY organized a nine day program to

encourage youths to take part in the race towards the

achievement of the Millennium Development Goals with

the theme ‘YOUTH AND THE MDGs’. During the program

the MDGs were discussed in forums, classrooms, groups,

public places, online, Television and Radio programs.

Each goal was discussed, giving the youths the

opportunity to give their opinions and suggestions on

how each goal can be achieved.

Through television and radio broadcast, we were able to

reach over one million of people across the nation. We

held discussions in National Youth Service Corps

Community Development Service groups, and spoke with

students in secondary schools. We distributed

informative and educative pamphlets around in over

eight states of the nation to increase the reach of the

initiative.

As a result, we have been able to draw youths together

to give their views and give suggestions on what they

believe the cause and solutions to the current problems

in our society. We have engaged youths in innovative

thinking and discovery processes to motivate them into

productive action and create an outlet through which

they can have their ideas heard. This program has shown

the youths that they too can be actively involved in our

development process and help our nation achieve the

SPECIAL REPORT

SPECIAL REPORT

Through this program, we have been able to draw youths together to give their views and

give suggestions on what they believe the cause and solutions to the current problems in

our society. We have engaged youths in innovative thinking and discovery processes to

motivate them into productive action and create an outlet through which they can have

their ideas heard. This program has shown them that they too can be actively involved in

our development process and help our nation achieve the Millennium Development

Goals. With the mentality of the youths changed to this positive outlook, there is going to

be an increase in the number of youths involved in the development of their local

communities and youth groups.

By involving in the development of the society, youths are exposed to opportunities for

personal development and a way in which they can give back to the society. The

government will have an influx of ideas and possible solutions to the problems hindering

the development of our society. With youth and the society working together towards a

common goal, there will be a reduction in conflicts arising from misunderstandings

between both parties, and a clearer view of what each party requires to succeed.

The Directors have the pleasure in presenting to the Organization, their report for the year ended

December 31, 2010.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

HACEY is a non-governmental organization committed to educating, informing and empowering

women and young people on health and environment issues as it relates to them, and providing

human capacity development by providing the information and training required for personal,

organizational and community transformation.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Organization's Directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, which

gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Organization as at the end of its financial

year and of its cash flows for the year. These responsibilities include ensuring that:

Adequate internal control procedures are instituted to safeguard assets and prevent and

detect fraud and other irregularities;

Proper accounting records are maintained;

Applicable accounting standards are followed;

Suitable accounting policies are used and consistently applied;

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

The following significant accounting policies are used by HACEY in the preparation of the financial

statement of the organization. All expenses incurred and income generated by HACEY Health Initiative

are converted to US Dollar ($) for the purpose of this statement.

Basis of accounting

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost basis.

Fixed assets

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Income

Income comprises grants and donations. The organization reports gifts of cash received without any

donor restrictions as donations. Gifts of cash received with donor restrictions are reported as grants.

Grants

Grants are typically restricted and unrestricted funds. Restricted funds are grants with donor imposed

stipulations for execution of core programmes that must be met by the organization, otherwise

returned to the donor. Unrestricted funds are grants without donor imposed stipulations that can be

utilised in funding any area of the organization's operations.

Donated goods and services

Numerous volunteers donate significant time to the organization's activities. Donated services that

neither create nor enhance non financial assets nor require specialized skills are not included in the

financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

INCOME AMOUNT ($)

Income brought forward 500

Grants

Restricted -

Unrestricted -

Donations 6450

Honorarium 550

Dues 1000

TOTAL 8500

EXPENSE AMOUNT ($)

PROGRAM AND GENERAL EXPENSE

Registration 150

Training 150

Travel and entertainment 1230

Telecommunication 720

Utilities 190

Supplies 650

Website 160

Media coverage 125

Programs 1760

Printing and production 975

Repairs and maintenance 540

Miscellaneous 350

TOTAL 8450

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our members, benefactors and beneficiaries

who without which our work would not be possible.

SPECIAL THANKS

1. Lagos State Government Education District III

2. National Directorate of Employment, Zamfara state

3. O & A Consults

4. Cool/wazobia fm, Lagos

5. Inspiration fm, Lagos

6. Murhi International Television, Lagos

7. Lagos Television, Lagos

8. Super screen Television, Lagos

9. Television Continental, Lagos

10. Legacy Comprehensive Secondary school, Lagos

11. Supreme International School, Lagos

12. National Youth Service Corps Community Development Service groups, Lagos

13. Amalgamated Forum for Youth Development, Kano

APPRECIATION