A DIVIDED POPULACE: THE BANE OF A NATIONBy Ekene Maduka
Taking a look at events unfolding in our nation Nigeria, one cannot but wonder what lies ahead for the future of the country. This is taken into cognizance the level of discord that exist with the
On this year’s International Women’s Day, CISCOPE’s media team seeks to have a fresh perspective on how women seem to thrive in what is usually termed a “male dominated world”, in the area of career and other pursuits. This time we decided to interview one of our own, Pricilla Elle Oyindo. She shares her experience on how she has been faring as a humanitarian and development worker. She talked about her challenges and also shed light on the plight of women in places she has been in the line of duty. Enjoy. Photo credit V-REX MEDIA
2018 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
This year’s edition would be marked on the 8th of March; the theme for this year’s IWD is PRESS FOR PROGRESS.
CISCOPE DISTRIBUTES FARM INPUTS TO SMALL SCALE WOMEN FARMERS IN ADAMAWA AND YOBE STATES UNDER THE FAO DRY SEASON FARMING INTERVENTION PROGRAM: AS A BENEFICIARY EXPRESSES SATISFACTION
Mrs. Fadimatu Abubakar is a small scale rural farmer from Yola south local Government area of Adamawa state. Small scale farmers produce over 80% of the food that feed our population and women constitute over 60%
World Food Day: CISCOPE's Program Coodinator with invited celebrities
CISCOPE MARKS 2017 WORLD FOOD DAY IN YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE
The World Food Day is usually been marked around the world on the 16th of October every year by organisations that are concerned with agriculture and food security. The date was chosen, because it was the day the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations was founded in 1945. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Change the future of Migration. Invest in food security and rural development”.
A farmer participant at the seminar to mark the World Food Day signs the petition to government to increase investment for small scale agriculture
Participants display placards at this year's World Food Day celebration marked by CISCOPE in Yola, Adamawa state
Miss Taraba and her Adamawa couterpart, (Miss Tourism Adamawa) were at the music4food concert to support the call for increased investment in Agriculture
B.O.C Madaki, a hip hop star, one of CISCOPE's Ambassador, displaying a placard in support for access to credit for small scale farmers. He was in Yola to perform at the music concert put together by CISCOPE to mark the World Food Day
…towards a poverty-free Nigeria
Civil Society Coalition for Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE) is a grouping of over eighty five (85) Nigerian civil society organizations with at least a member in every state of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.