The Lagos State Authorities, by way of the Ministry of Ladies Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has reiterated its dedication to empowering women-focused NGOs with important abilities to entry funds and maintain impactful programmes.
The Commissioner for Ladies Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Bolaji Cecilia Dada disclosed this in her keynote handle on the 2024 Capability Constructing Session for Ladies-Targeted NGOs held at Ladies Improvement Centre, Agege, Lagos.
Talking on the subject, “Writing of Proposal for Grants-in-Assist: What Each Ladies-Targeted NGO Ought to Know”, Hon. Dada emphasised the important function NGOs play in advancing girls’s welfare, tackling poverty, and creating significant change in communities.
Dada, represented by the Everlasting Secretary, Mrs. Oluyemi Kalesanwo, famous that in mild of prevailing financial challenges, the power to craft compelling grant proposals has turn out to be indispensable for securing funding and sustaining developmental initiatives.
The Commissioner highlighted key areas of alignment for NGOs partnering with the Ministry, together with Ladies’s financial empowerment, Addressing gender-based violence, Rising entry to empowerment initiatives and Bettering well being outcomes for girls, amongst others.
She urged NGOs to leverage out there funding alternatives from authorities businesses, worldwide donors, personal foundations, company organisations, and philanthropists.
Dada additional averred that profitable grant writing goes past submitting proposals, emphasising the significance of constructing relationships with funders and showcasing the measurable affect of their work.
The Ministry has persistently supported energetic and impactful NGOs by way of grants, significantly in 2021 and 2022, to allow them to handle the rising challenges confronted by girls.
Recognising the necessity for extra funding, this 12 months’s session was organised to equip NGOs with sensible instruments and abilities to navigate the aggressive funding panorama.
Dada additionally reaffirmed the Ministry’s dedication to empowering girls and assuaging poverty by way of sustainable partnerships and funding alternatives. She inspired all women-focused NGOs to utilise the data gained from the session to drive optimistic change of their communities.
“Collectively, by way of robust grant proposals and significant partnerships, we will make a long-lasting distinction within the lives of girls throughout Lagos State,” she said.
