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DARC/CISGHAN Capacity Building Project
In 2003, DARC received a grant from the National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) under the World Bank HIV/AIDS Development Project.
The one year project was aimed at building the capacity of the Civil Society Group on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CISGHAN), Southwest Zone on Advocacy and Project Planning & Management.
The key outcomes of the project were:
» Training of 132 member organizations of CISGHAN on advocacy, project planning and management.
» Publication of two editions of newsletter.
» Networking and wider interaction with local and international experts on HIV/AIDS.
NGO Pension
DARC has been in the forefront of the drive to facilitate the establishment of pension scheme for the NGO sector.
This is aimed at improving staff welfare which is a core issue for ensuring sustainability of the non-profit sector.
We also embarked on this project based on our conviction that an appropriate compensation and benefits system is crucial to recruiting, motivating and retaining competent staff and getting them committed.
A series of activities were implemented by DARC to sensitize the sector on the pension. Some of these include:
» Sensitization of the NGOs on the new Pension Act 2004.
» A feasibility research to understand the NGO pension scheme.
» Pension Research Information Dissemination Seminar.
» Mobilization of Pension Fund Administrators to visit individual NGOs for further sensitization.
» Technical Workshop on Management of NGO Pension Scheme in Nigeria.
Governance Association Network (GAN) Program
From inception to date, DARC has made NGO governance a focal point in its program strategy.
In 2001, we developed a partnership with BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards (NCNB), USA.
This two-year partnership was aimed at strengthening the governance of the NGO sector through programming that sensitizes NGOs to the principles and best practices of good governance, the roles and responsibilities of governing boards, and the importance of upholding the public trust as some of the fundamental basis for institutional development.
The key outcomes of the project were:
» Training of 29 Governance Associates in Nigeria.
» Training of 14 Governance Associates in Ghana.
» Formation of Governance Associate Network (GAN).
Plans are also underway to institutionalize GAN to drive good governance among NGOs in Nigeria and Ghana.