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Murna Foundation

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Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Workers and trade unions
  • Children and youth
  • Local authorities
  • Women
  • Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: PARTICIPATED AT THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHI PROGRAM ORGANIZED BY UNDP NOVEMBER 2007. ANOTHER RECENTLY ORGANIZED PROGRAM BY UNDP. ANOTHER PROGRAM ON PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF ELECTION RELATED VIOLENCE ON THE 7TH MARCH 2011, PROGRAM WITH UNFPA ON THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON VVF IN JIBIA LOCAL GOVT AREA OF KATSINA STATE ICCLUDING CONFERENCES ON HIV/AIDS, ICASA CONFERENCE, CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING BY EUROPEAN UNION INSIDE KADUNA 2011
Affiliation with other organizations: OFFICE OF THE SENIOR SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON MDGs, NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE ON AIDS, KATSINA STATE ACTION COMMITTEE ON AIDS, INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE ABIJA, INSTITUTE OF DEMCORACY IN SOUTH AFRICA NIGERIA, BAOBAB FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT
Publications: MURNA NEWS 2005, MURNA PROFILE 2006
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		With substantial new sources of funding elicited by the confidence in its abilities due to impressive and result oriented programs, implementation and resources management. Murna Foundation remains the leading Non Governmental Organization based in Katsina State, Northwest Zone and Nigeria as a whole. It has received funding from National Action Committee on Aids (NACA) 2003-2004, Katsina State Action Committee on Aids (KATSACA) 2007, UNFPA, Katsina State 2007 and Office of the Senior Special Adviser to the President on MDGs (OSSAP MDGs) 2006/7. More over Murna Foundation has gone further to build its own office right within the community, so that the community will have a touch of its activities and benefit from same.

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations: BAOBAB FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT,
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