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Escalating TB/HIV Prevention and Treatment Services

Last week 22nd of March 2024, Caritas Nigeria‘s Tuberculosis (TB) project team in Enugu State met with the South Saharan Social Development Organization and other community-based organizations (CBOs) for the onboarding of CBOs that will partner with Caritas Nigeria to implement The Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 (GF GC7) project.

Combating Human Trafficking at College of Nursing Science, Ogoja Campus

In continuation of our anti-human trafficking campaign, through the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNHCR Nigeria-supported Mixed Movement activities, our team held a dialogue forum for staff and students of the Cross River State College of Nursing Science, Ogoja Campus. The meeting highlighted the dangers, trends, and causes of human trafficking and how

Nurturing Mental Wellness in the Workplace

A one-day session on “Mind Matters: Nurturing Mental Wellness in the Workplace” was held recently to improve the productivity of the Caritas Nigeria staff working on the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and CDC-funded Accelerated Control of HIV Epidemic and Sustainability Solutions (ACCESS) project in Enugu State.

Enhancing the Expertise of Linkage, Retention, and Tracking Assistants

To enhance the expertise of linkage, retention, and tracking assistants, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and U.S. CDC Nigeria-funded ACCESS project in Imo State, Caritas Nigeria conducted a 4-day training for representatives of community-based organizations, the Imo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA), and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) from March 13-16, 2024.

Nourishing Vulnerable Children: The Soya Bean Powder Project

On the 13th of  March 2024, Umuoshi Avutu community in Obowo local government area of Imo State, Caritas Nigeria in partnership with Rosita Unique Care Foundation (RUCF), trained 35 caregivers and case managers of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the step-by-step production of soya bean powder.

Empowering Refugee Children and Caregivers

Caritas Nigeria‘s Child Protection team in Adamawa State, with funding support from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency through UNHCR Nigeria recently enrolled the first batch of Cameroonian refugee children in life skill activities across the project locations.

Courtesy Call to the British High Commission in Abuja

A delegation of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) led by the Secretary-General, Rev. Fr. Zacharia Samjumi on the 13th of March 2024, paid a courtesy call to the British Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja, at Gill Lever1, to introduce the Director of the National Catholic Service Centre (NCSC) and discuss matters of mutual interest between the Catholic Church in Nigeria and the British government.

International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024

Ahead of the International Women’s Day celebration, on March 2, 2024, our Enugu State field office partnered with the Wife of the State Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mba, and the Ministry of Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development to organize a symposium on this year’s theme, Inspire Inclusion.

Aligning Strategies and Cultivating Cohesion: Insights from Caritas Nigeria’s Operations Meeting

On February 28th, 2024, the Project Coordination Team (PCT) gathered at the Caritas Nigeria country office in Abuja for an Operations Meeting aimed at aligning strategies across all programs and projects. The PCT, established by management, aims to cultivate a consistent organizational culture in program implementation despite utilizing diverse strategies, approaches, templates, systems, and structures across projects.