My teammate is Sundar Rao, a Project Manager from India
currently working for the Office of the CIO.
At Monday’s press conference Sundar and I met our main client, Mr.
Abiodun Oyeleye, who is the Executive Director of The New Initiative for Social
Development.
The New Initiative for Social Development (NISD) is a
non-governmental organization that strives to make a positive impact by
providing solutions for sustainable development and justice in Nigeria. Their specific areas of interest and focus
include child welfare, women’s rights, community development, and overall human
rights. As an example, NISD is currently
running a program to assist orphaned children whose parents have died from
HIV/AIDS. Currently there are over 500
children in three cities who are extremely vulnerable and receiving assistance
in the forms of psychological support, nutrition, healthcare, and education. A second example involves their efforts to
strengthen the criminal justice system to resolve problems such as overcrowded
jails (350 inmates in a prison built to house 200) and extended waiting periods
for trials (as much as 10 years in some cases).
NISD works closely with donor agencies across the world to receive
funding for these initiatives.
Our goals for our assignment are to create a strategic plan
that NISD can leverage, provide guidance to help them improve project execution
in the areas of project monitoring and evaluation, and assess alternative
solutions to improve their accounting system.
I am very impressed by Abiodun, his team, and the
organization’s mission to have a positive impact in Nigeria. We look forward to contributing to this.Nigeria #ibmcsc
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