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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Better Living Oasis Welfare Outreach Initiative

    Description
    Description
    The Focus on Better Living Oasis Welfare Outreach (BLOW OUTREACH ) initiative with the support of its partners will implement a healthy environment and sustainable development campaign in rural communities. The objective of the project is to promote healthy practices and build healthy behaviours amongst primary schools pupils and women in rural communities. Unemployed graaduates will be given the opportunity to serve as volunteers ,in the capacity of Sustainable Environment Corps #SEC# that will take the responsibilities of taking care of our communities and ensure that individuals and organizations adhere to environmental laws.
    Expected Impact

    1. A Baseline study will include a Situation analysis that will provide a guide on areas of need and help build Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timebound goals.This will be done through Focus group discussion with the Community Women. 2. Introductory meetings will be held with Section/Ward Heads, Traditional heads and State Government Officials and community influencers to discuss scope of the project, their involvement and resources available for the project. This will also strengthen Interaction and Collaboration with the State Government. Their role of positive influence will be discussed. Collaboration with other partners of like interests and stakeholders will be established. The State Primary School Board shall play an important role in assigning teachers from schools to assist in the project. 3. The Scope of the project will be defined and maintained with set Milestones. 4. Recruitment and training of Ad Hoc project staff; Youth and Female indigenes of the communities within the scope. 5. Awareness Campaign will be done in Primary Schools, Youth meetings, Community and village meetings and Women groups. Channels of communication include use of prerecorded videos, brochures, one on one discussions, focus groups, social media, flyers and posters. 6. Demographic characteristics of community participants, perception and practise information will be collected for records and follow-up.Our oceans also face multiple threats to their health due to pollution from aquaculture, coal-burning, land-based runoff, plastics, shipping pollution and mine tailings. Industrial plants continue to release toxic chemicals directly into the oceans. And, power plants continue to be sited adjacent to the oceans (and even directly next to marine reserves) where they emit air pollution, as well as pump super-heated water and anti-fouling chemicals directly into the seas. Oceana is campaigning to stop the siting of industrial and power plants in Nigeria.

    Capacity

    1. Training and Capacity building of Adhoc Staff 2. Sustainable Environment Corps #SEC# ( Volunteers) that will be recruited across the nation 3. Provision and distribution of materials needed for Campaign. Materials include; Banners, T-shirts, Brochures, boards, Books and Videos. 4. Learning from Resource persons ; experts in the specialty of Public Health; Food and Water Safety. Participants are made aware of the objectives of the campaign as so to remain focused. 5. Women and children will be involved in a participatory campaign where they will be taught the Importance of Environmental Safety, Global worming, . Methods of safe practices will be taught as a means to influence change of malpractices. Upon a successful completion and confirmation of impact of this project in Aba North Local Government Area, Campaign will be replicated to Other local Governments and the entire State at large with possibilities of a Nation wide campaign.Wide life campaigns to protect ocean ecosystems by advocating for policies that reduce pollution and climate change.

    Governed

    Monitoring and Evaluation; Project will be monitored to ensure objective procedures are followed and at the End of the Project an Evaluation process will begin to determine the how much input e.g resources were allocated, the impact of the project and to what extent it has met objectives. Reports shall be distributed to Community heads, School Boards, The State Government and Other Stakeholders. DURATION OF PROJECT: Baseline Study - 3 weeks, Introductory meetings - 2 weeks, Awareness Campaign/ Monitoring - 5 weeks (scheduled according to Community meetings) Evaluation - 3 weeks Report Compilation/ Submission - 2 weeks.

    Partners
    Focus on BETTER LIVING OASIS WELFARE Initiative, Okoji Samuel O.: BLOW Outreach (Consulting for Health, Agricuture Service & Sustainable Environment) , State Primary School Board of Lagos, Bayelsa, Ricers, Abia Niger and Anambra States, Stetes Environmental Afency, Environmental Health Registration Council of Nigeria, Ministry of Youth and Development, Nigeria

    Goal 3

    Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

    Goal 3

    3.1

    By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
    3.1.1

    Maternal mortality ratio

    3.1.2

    Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

    3.2

    By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
    3.2.1

    Under-five mortality rate

    3.2.2

    Neonatal mortality rate

    3.3

    By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

    3.3.1

    Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations

    3.3.2

    Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population

    3.3.3

    Malaria incidence per 1,000 population

    3.3.4

    Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population

    3.3.5

    Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

    3.4

    By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
    3.4.1

    Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

    3.4.2

    Suicide mortality rate

    3.5

    Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

    3.5.1

    Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders

    3.5.2

    Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

    3.6

    By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
    3.6.1

    Death rate due to road traffic injuries

    3.7

    By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

    3.7.1

    Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

    3.7.2

    Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group

    3.8

    Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

    3.8.1

    Coverage of essential health services

    3.8.2

    Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income

    3.9

    By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
    3.9.1

    Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution

    3.9.2

    Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)

    3.9.3

    Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

    3.a

    Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
    3.a.1

    Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

    3.b

    Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all

    3.b.1

    Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme

    3.b.2
    Total net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors
    3.b.3

    Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis

    3.c

    Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
    3.c.1

    Health worker density and distribution

    3.d

    Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

    3.d.1

    International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness

    3.d.2

    Percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms

    Name Description
    Introduction of Sustainable Development Corps to stakeholders
    Commencement of Wide life and Climate Change Campaign amongst community men and women
    Formal Introductory meetings will be held with Section/Ward Heads, Traditional heads and State Government Officials and community influencers to discuss scope of program, their involvement and resources available for project. This will also strengthen Interaction and Collaboration with the State Government. Their role of positive influence will be discussed. Collaboration with other partners of like interests and stakeholders will be established. Permissions will be sort from The State Primary School Board and they will play an important role in assigning teachers from schools to assist in the project.
    Capacity building trainings and campaign to stop the siting of industrial and power plants in Niger Delta region
    Financing (in USD)
    50000
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Ministry of the Environment, State Environmental Protection Agency, Health Officers of Nigeria, Volunteers BLOW OUTREACH
    Title Progress Status Submitted
    Partnership Progress 2016-06-15 On track
    False
    This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria.
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    Timeline
    01 June 2016 (start date)
    01 December 2016 (date of completion)
    Entity
    Better Living Oasis Welfare Outrach BLOWO
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    Lagos, Badagry, Nigeria
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    Countries
    Nigeria
    Nigeria
    Contact Information

    Samuel Okoji, Founder/ COO