The Imo Cluster of the Agric Budget Plus Cluster conducted an advocacy visit to the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prof. Placid Njoku, to discuss the possibility of increasing the agricultural budget allocation in the state to 5%. The visit took place on August 21, 2023, at the Office of…
Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: Highlights from the 2023 International Youth Day Summit
On the 15th of August 2023, a dynamic and inspiring event unfolded at the Community & Youth Development Initiatives Oby Resource Centre, marking the commemoration of the International Youth Day. The one-day Youth Summit, organized in collaboration with various youth organizations, ignited a spark of enthusiasm among attendees as they…
Empowering Young People Through Gender and Menstrual Hygiene Management: A Successful Session by CYDI in Imo State
On the 26th of May 2023, Community & Youth Development Initiatives (CYDI) organized a one-day activity on Gender and Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHH) for 56 students (26 female and 30 male) from 10 secondary schools in Imo State. The activity was held at Government Technical College Owerri and aimed to…
Inauguration of Imo State HIV Prevention Technical Working Group
On the 25th of May, 2022, Comunity & Youth Development Initiatives (CYDI) joined other state partners at the inauguration of the State HIV Prevention Technical Working Group organised by Imo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (IMO-SACA) at Newton Hotels, Umuguma, where partners working on HIV activities in Imo…
2022 World Water Day: Groundwater -Making the Invisible Visible
Every 22nd March is World Water Day, this year’s focus is on groundwater. Groundwater is an invisible resource that has a visible impact everywhere. Groundwater is the water beneath the aquifer, a layer of rock, sand and gravel that contains a significant amount of water. Groundwater supplies springs, rivers, lakes…
CYDI to Teach Young Girls Graphics using Mobile Phone to commemorate the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child
Ahead of the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child slated for 11th October 2021 on the theme: “Digital generation. Our generation.” Yesterday 29th September 2021, CYDI engaged the Young Peer Education in Imo State in a planning meeting to discuss activities to commemorate the day. During the meeting, the…
2021 Second Quarter Imo State HIV/AIDS Stakeholders Forum Meeting
On the 5th August 2021, Imo State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (Imo SACA) held the Second Quarter of the Imo State HIV/AIDS Stakeholders Forum Meeting. The meeting was held at Newton Hotel, Owerri with stakeholders from different Civil society organizations implementing HIV/AIDS projects in the State and relevant…
NUISS Visits CYDI Office
Comr. Ahamba Bestman The President, National Union of Imo State Students (NUISS) 8th Republic paid a courtesy visit to Community & Youth Development Initiatives (CYDI) to discuss ways forwards for programmes and activities to improve the reproductive health of Imo state Students across Nigeria. With him was some of his…
Ending Period Poverty by Supporting Adolescent Girls With Free Menstrual Pad
To commemorate the 2021 menstrual hygiene Day, CYDI carried out a sensitization programme on menstrual hygiene management in Three Secondary Schools, in Imo State namely: Imo Girls Secondary School Okigwe Road, Owerri City Secondary School and Girls Secondary School, Ikenegbu. At the event, Students of Peer Educators Health Club whom…