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Hope for Family Development Initiative

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Children Development Economics and Finance Education Extreme poverty Family Governance HIV/AIDS Human Rights Justice Sustainable Development Values Violence Volunteerism Women Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Research The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women and the media Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Population: Morbidity and mortality Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Public Administration: Governance and Public Administration Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Conflict Disabled persons Employment Poverty Social policy Youth Statistics: Civil registration systems Development indicators Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Education Gender equality Health Human settlements Rural Development
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Nigeria
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Hope for Family Development Initiative (HFDI) was established in 2007 and registered with state governments and Corporate Affairs Commission Nigeria (RC 31140) as a movement to improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable groups. Whatever the circumstances, HFDI believes that marginalized and vulnerable groups are faced with unique issues and challenges which require empowerment, skills acquisition training and better community understanding for them to cope with their exceedingly difficult conditions. Hope for Family Development Initiative has expertise for conducting Capacity Building Training, HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC). Social mobilization, Community Surveys, Operational Research (Baseline Survey), Strategy Review and Development, Human Resources Development, NGO Governance, Technical Backstopping, Management Systems, Institutional Review and Analysis, Project Supervision and Monitoring, Report writing , Project Design and Final Evaluation . The Organization also conducts research into several areas in developmental issues and has highly qualified and experienced staff in SPSS and DHIS1.4, Epi Data, Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.), PITT, and STATA. HFDI has conducted various capacity building for Non-Governmental Organization, Community based Organization, Faith based Organization and other Non-state Actor at various levels. HFDI has a funding history that ranged from $3,030 in 2007 to thousands ($989,862.85) US Dollar project in recent years. The organization has received funding from government agencies, national and international funding organizations such as Family Health International (fhi360), Society for Family Health (SFH), USAID, UNICEF, OSACA, KWASACA, OYSACA, FBI, EU-INSIDE, EU-SRIP, RUWESA, CISHAN, MSH, NAPEP, Association for Family and Reproductive Health under Global Fund (Round 9), ACOMIN, CiSHAN, TB Network, PACT, PACF, STAI, Action on Prevention Violence, Health Communication Capacity Collaboration, state Governments etc. European Union (EU) under increasing Non State Actors Implementation and Development Expertise project, PACT and Management sciences for health (MSH) and Management Strategies for Africa (MSA) supported the institutional development of the organization for 6 years and their support contributed immensely to building the management systems and development component of our work. HFDI has 42 full staffs with over one hundred and twenty (120) volunteers Vision: we envision a society where people are empowered and lives healthy Lives . Mission Statement: Hope for Family Development Initiative is a humanitarian organization working to restore hope and improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable groups; promoting values and commitments for achieving a healthy and developed society through innovative programmes and strategic consultations in Nigeria and beyond. Specific Objectives : To reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development among target families. To take active role in development of innovative Integrated Family Health. To partner with Community members, Donor agencies, Educational Institutions, Governments and Non-Governmental Organizations to initiate, implement and evaluate programmes on issues that affect the target groups. To influence lawmakers on issues relating to Single parenting, Youth development, People living with HIV, Persons living with Disability, Gender related issues and Good Governance. To orientate the target community on the side effect of incomplete parenthood. The operational headquarter is located in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, while, state offices are located in Kwara, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Kogi, Ondo and Oyo state. We work with single parent families (Care-givers), Vulnerable Children (VC), Young people, People with Disability, People Living with HIV, the poor and the marginalized group with the view of promoting values and commitments for achieving a healthy and developed society.
Year established:	2007
Year of registration:	2009
Organizational structure:	HFDI operates three-tier governance structure, consisting of seven (7) trustees members: (HRH Oba Al Maroof Adekunle Magbagbeola Olumoyero II Olufon of Ifon kingdom; Hon. Falade, Ajibade Michael National House of Assembly Abuja, Nigeria; Hon. Bello, Adejare Speaker, House of Assembly, Osun State; Hon. (Dr) Muyiwa Olademeji Chairman LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo; Akinlabi, Tejumade Oluwaseun (Mrs.) Osogbo; Princess Mosadomi, Hannah Olufumilayo Osogbo and Aremu, Stephen Akinyele Osogbo) and a board of directors consisting of 1 non-executive directors and 3 executive officers of high National and International repute. Both levels of the governance structure are comprised of different stakeholders in the development work, Human Resources, Young persons, community leaders, Teachers, Lawyer, Health specialists, Social marketing specialists, and a foreign development expert. The trustees provide strategic and policy guidance. It ratifies the decisions of the Board of Directors and is actively involved in resource mobilization for the organization. The Board of Directors provide direct supervision over the management of the organization on programme direction, resource mobilization and allocation, policy formulation and advocacy in the project states/communities. The board members also bear oversight over some programme areas where they have appropriate skills. The board meets at least three times a year. In an effort to promote accountability in the governance structure, the trustees provide independent review of the Board of Directors decision-making for purposes of controlling conflicts of interest. We have a highly effective management team that reports to the Board of Directors regularly.
Number and type of members:	HFDI is a member of the following coalition and network:  Civil Societies Consultative Network on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN) = Member  Africa Alive = Member  Network of NGOs in Osun State (NETNOS) = Public Relation Officer  National Youth Council= Member  Civil Society Coalition for Education for All (CSACEFA)= member  Association of Orphan and Vulnerable Children Non-Governmental Organization of Nigeria (AONN)= chairman  Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) =Member  Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria= Member  Association of Civil Society Organisations working on Malaria, Immunization and Nutrition in Nigeria (ACOMIN)= Chairman  African Youth Association of NGO (AYANGO)= member  Zero Corruption Coalition= Chairman  Youth Coalition On Constitutional/Electoral Reform= member  Youth Action Net = member  Civil Society Collation on Disaster Risk Reduction ( CSCDRR)= President  Global Youth Coalition on HIV &AIDS (GYCA)= Member  Nigeria Network of NGOs = member  Civil Society Awareness Response on Epidemic Diseases (CARE-D) = President  Network of CSOs Against Child Trafficking Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) = member  Girls Not Brides= Member  Coalition for Civil education Nigeria =President
Affiliation with NGO networks:	NOCOS , CACAFA and CISAH
Funding structure:	Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources

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