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October 1, 2021
Press Release / For Immediate Release.
29 September 2021
Beyond #EndSARS: CitizensCommon partners Voice Global, launches From Project to Action, Activating our New Nigeria Project.
In a renewed effort to build on some of the learnings from the #EndSARS protests,
Citizens Common International recently launched a partnership with Voice Nigeria to activate new opportunities for young Nigerians that are looking to amplify their voices , access new resources and capabilities that aids their resolve to be change leaders and active citizens in the pursuit of a New Nigeria.
From Protest to Action: Activating ‘our’ New Nigeria seeks to leverage the increased passion of young Nigerians to demand accountability from all levels of government seeking to ensure that #EndSARS protests do not go by the way of previous citizens’ actions, ensuring adequate protection and safety for youth leaders working to stick it all out, speak amid government crackdown and anti-citizen actions.
Sitting on four pivots, the project will deploy a DoSomething Social Action Hub, a digital knowledge exchange platform that will mobilize, empower and resource young Nigerians with free resources and training to become active citizens and social change leaders. Through the instrumentation of the Community Change Champion Program; the project will identify, train and engage 20 high potential youth leaders who emerged from the protests and other networks, create a community of action and resources as well as training that empowers them with key skills, access mentorship and networks of leaders, institutions and resources that can strengthen their work as change champions. As the third pivot, the project will organise the Youth Conversations for New Nigeria, a series of national debates and community town halls consultations designed to create awareness and highlight policy issues of importance to young Nigerians from communities to campuses; the result of these consultations will be published and used as advocacy material to engage policymakers, state actors and stakeholders a. And lastly, through the Legal Commons partnership, FPA will identify a number of policies issues of importance to young Nigerians and advance public interest litigation to test the validity of these policies and advocate for change through the instrumentation of the law. We will also provide legal support for youth leaders and activists who needs it.
Speaking on the new project, Olalekan Oshunkoya, the Executive Director of Citizen Commons said “From Protests to Action is our own effort to amplify the voice of Nigerian youths by creating the tools and resources to make sure that our voices are not only heard on the street, but also on the table where decisions that affect our lives are made. For us to achieve lasting change, we must be intentional and invest in capacity development that develops new leaders through collective action”
The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands through the Voice Global initiative implemented by Oxfam and Hivos.
About Citizens Common
Citizens’ Common Advocacy International is a citizen action organisation, committed to empowering everyday citizens to take social action targeted at solving small and big societal challenges using the power of community, collaboration, innovation and technology. Through our Community Spaces, we provide the platform to incubate social ideas, engage in community dialogue, explore policy solutions, resource social entrepreneurs, civic leaders and community activists in their resolve to find innovative solutions to social problems. We are an emerging social impact organisation committed to resourcing a generation of social changemakers in their effort to hold the government accountable, promote active citizen participation, and make democracy work for the people. Our interventions are targeted as promoting the principles of a democratic, just, peaceful and thriving society, ensuring accountable governance and open government, advancing citizens rights and civic engagement, activating citizen action for social impact makers and promoting the success of sustainable development goals locally. We facilitate citizens’ input in policymaking through structured conversations on topical issues, campaigns and advocacy, creating platforms to cultivate civic dialogue, engage leaders and policymakers and find collective action for common good through dialogue, research and technology and innovation. We position and resource citizens’ ability to hold public leaders accountable using a variety of tools and instrumentation such as advocacy, citizen action, judicial actions, policy debates, administrative appeals and feedback loop for the public service delivery. We are Citizens Commons, we are enabling change-makers. More info available at Citizens Commons Website.
For additional Media Enquiries and Questions Please contact:
protesttoaction@citizencommons.org
or call 0903 1640164
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