Pics from First Child & Prisoner Care Foundation Award Ceremony

First Child & Prisoner Care Foundation was created with the aim and vision of creating & sustaining a means of advancing the living and economy standards of the less privilege amongst us. In view of this objective, the Prisoners, handicaps, orphans, widows and vulnerable children have always been in our priority list. However, there is a growing challenge in this regards, and there has also been so many rising cases involving these special persons.

 

Considering the need to advance our pursuit, FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION was established to create an alternative and a reputable structure to support these special classes of people through partnership and collaboration with existing platforms. We have organized workshops, skills acquisition programs, provision of machineries, confectionaries and food items to widows, Prisoners and the less privileged in many communities within Edo State.

It has been our mandate to achieve much more, hence we know that the needs are endless; we are faced with many challenges which we have encountered while rendering this services due to the increased and overwhelming growth of this class of persons in our midst.
Over the last couple of years FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION have supported beneficiaries to attain sustainable means of livelihood and some of them have also become volunteers encouraging other persons towards self resourcefulness.

In view of this successes, we have set up a training workshop team, which visits different communities, training these special persons in the production of domestic items like candles, soaps, lavender, beads, hats, fashion designing. Consequently, most of our seminars and workshops have endeared us to many women societies in Edo State; which have also made it possible for their families to achieve a considerable means of catering for themselves
 An estimated 1000 beneficiaries have been supported by FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION in the last 3years, with different forms of support, which has made our foundation one of the most supportive in this regards

Our campaigns, programs and projects encompass mainstreaming in the hardware and software components that are necessary to achieving healthy and economically empowered citizens. The hardware components include services that promote and increase the capacity and realisation of potentials of youth and less privileged. The software components are activities that promote conditions and practices that help to prevent depression and exclusion.
Our program design seeks partnership and collaboration with related organization and charity minded individual and corporate bodies.

2. CONTEXT ANALYSIS
Considering the estimated 245 million widows and 500 million children in the world, the UN has endorsed the International Widows Day celebrated on 23rd June annually; this has made it more demanding on humanity to create sources and resources to empower them.
Widowed women experience different challenges including rape, prostitution, forced marriage, property theft, eviction, social isolation and physical abuse 1.6 million widow's children in the world die before their 5/6th Birthdays.

Children of widows continue to face unfavorable circumstances, child marriages, illiteracy, loss of schooling, forced labour, homelessness and sexual abuse, HIV/AIDs, armed conflict and poverty amongst other neglect suffered by widowhood. FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION is positioned,committed and excited to bridge this gap and bring succor to those in need and give them hope and support.
African retains the highest value of widowed women in the world and our cultural beliefs have continued to place this harsh conditional on woman, depriving them of all their marital entitlements after the demise of their husbands.
More so, the security challenge in the northern part of Nigeria has increased the number of widows based on global analysis. We have observed that most of the widows in urban areas suffer more victimization and hardship than those in rural area, where there are no means of farming and community support available to them.
However the challenges among urban widows has endeared us to advance our cause to reach out and seek a broader synergy with Government, institutions and private individuals, creating the flag off of this programme THE NORTH CENTRAL WIDOWS EMPOWERNMENT PROGRAMME 2014 to be held in Abuja on 7TH November initiated by Efe Martins Osarenwindamwen and subsequently in all the other States of the federation.
We call on all sundry to sponsor a widow and help change her life for the better; educate a widow's child – making any form of donation and creating assisting to make a widow's child go to school.
3. HOW WE WORK
Our human resources development team comprises of social workers, sociology and psychological professionals who create the right standard to improve the mind set of this challenged person to accept their situation beyond the limits of their true standards. These have also made them to become project volunteers and coordinators sourcing for the right people within their locality to enjoy such supports.
The organizational values of FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION is orientating this class of people and creating credible empowerment for them afterwards. We have over the years been an independent organization without governmental assistance but rendering these supports through the selfless contributions of Efemart Integrated Concept Ltd.
We have designed a creative/skill acquisition programme to train children of these widows, through information technology, entrepreneurial training aids and creating educational support for many families. FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION has streamlined events within the aims and objectives of the International Widows Day (IWD), a global initiative of focus for affection to raise awareness and help widows and their children.
4. MEMBERSHIP
Membership and volunteerism opportunities are open to all those who are interested in promoting the interest and objectives of the foundation and the society at large.
Our Program recognizes young people as major stakeholders who can extend education and provide Action orientation and Education in their environments at all level targeting the less privileged in our society .
5. LEGAL AUTHORITY OF FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION FIRST CHILD & PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION was incorporated at Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja under the Trusteeship Act of non- political, non-religious and non-profit making organization.
6. OUR MISSION
To mobilize and organize campaigns, policy advocacy and implement programs aimed at alleviating the conditions and building positive aspirations for the less privileged in our society
7. OUR GOAL
To collaborate with like minds and relevant organizations towards engaging activities, programmes and schemes that will increase the capacity and realization of potentials of youth and less privileged
8. OBJECTIVES OF FIRST CHILD AND PRISONERS CARE FOUNDATION
        1.      To help the less privileged in the society
        2.      To carry on activities, programmes and schemes that will increase the capacity and realization of potentials of youth and less privileged
        3.      To engage youths for capacity building for scholarship scheme
        4.      To carry on activities,programmes and rehabilitation scheme that will increase the capacity and realization of potentials of prisoners and ex- convicts
        5.      To operate skills acquisition centre for empowerment of youths and less privileged
9. STRUCTURE
The FCPCF is composed of the following organs
                -  REGISTERED TRUSTEE/EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Amb Mathins Osarenwindanwen Efe.
John Ehigiator Jeffery

Ogienwanye Abraham

Emeana Uche Kelvin
Agber Monalisa Zaiyol
        -  MANAGEMENT TEAM
        1.      Program Manager
        2.      Administrative Secretary
        3.      Media and Communication Manager
        4.      Legal Adviser
        5.      Monitoring & Evaluation Manger
        6.      Research and Capacity building Manager
        7.      Policy and campaign manager
        8.      Welfare officer
10. INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
                ·  Organizational Financial management and accounting system are transparent
                ·  Executive board meeting, general meeting and general assembly are held regularly.
                ·  Executive board members are elected every four years through democratic processes in a complete neutral environment.
                ·  Personal administration, financial administration and good governance policies already used within the organizational system. 11. Number of Employees: FCPCF has 20 full time staffs
12. Volunteers: 40 Paid Volunteers
13. Reporting: Annual reports, Project completion reports and project Progress reports are regularly published. 14. PROGRAMMES,ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
A. RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES
- Engage in internal and external research and documentation on related activities
B. POLICY ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS
- Develop and Engage in policy advocacy and campaigns for friendly - policies and programs
C. CAPACITY BUILDING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
- Engage in internal and external capacity needs assessment and capacity building program on related program and projects
D. CONSULTANCY AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Develop and Engage in program management and consultancy services on related program management and service deliver
E. MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES
- Develop and Engage in monitoring and evaluation services on related programs and projects
F. PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
- Engage in partnership and collaboration with relevant international , national and local organization, private sector and development partners for the execution of related programs
G. FUNDRAISING, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
- Embark on strategic fundraising activities, Develop campaign messages and implement community and Social mobilisation campaigns strategies
15. PARTNERS:
Efemart Integrated Concept Limited
Efemart Home Transformer

Kas Oil & Gas Energy
Prudential Oil & Gas Limited
Why Worry Limited

Keonia International Limited
Soccer for Peace Foundation Global Peace Foundation
16. PAST PROGRAM AND ENGAGEMENT
PAST EVENTS
                -  Children Party and fun fair Edo State April 2013
                -  Orphanage Homes competition Edo state October 2013
                -  End of year Party 24 December 2013
                -  Global peace Event 2012 till date
                -  Soccer for Peace Tournament
UPCOMING EVENTS.
                -  2014 LAST QUARTER PROGRAMS
                -  NORTH CENTRAL WIDOWS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME 2014,7th November, at Newton Park Hotel and Resort
                -  Six Geo-Political Zones Widows Empowerment Program
                -  Youth Empowerment Programs
                -  Soccer for Peace Youth Cup
                -  Go to school Children Orphanage program
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