The mission of FEMOPE is to contribute to capacity building of community organizations in order to improve the overall development of individuals and families within the communities through an integrated health and development programme package.
FEMOPE achieves its objectives through promoting policy change, encouraging dialogue on sensitive issues, strenghtening the capacity of local Community Based Organisations for service provision, developing and replicating innovative methods and approaches, and providing accurate.
Our objectives are consistent with the objectives of the International Conference on Population and Development. To promote an integrated approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme. To support the provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme.
FEMOPE is a co-ordinating organisation. FEMOPE collaborates with donors/implementing agencies to reach the communities through the NGOs (community organisations) operating in such communities. FEMOPE has established a network of community organisations working on sexual and reproductive health in Nigeria.
The target groups are classified in line with those the community organisations focus as follows:
Religious
Rural/environment
Special needs (People in difficult situations)
Youths/Adolescents
People Living With AIDS/Institutional capacity building and care and support
Health workers (Primary and secondary health workers)
FEMOPE currently operates nationally, that is, the organization covers the four health zones (Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and northeast). The current project locations are in 8 States of the Federation.
The various services FEMOPE provides include the following:
Orienting NGO programme officers.
Establishment of management information service for projects.
Programme administration.
Communication and logistics support.
Inventory control.
Book-keeping, financial accounting and reporting.
Family planning commodity clearing, warehousing and distribution of commodities.
TYPES OF PROGRAMMES
FEMOPE focuses on sexual and reproductive health, which include the following:
•Family planning services.
•Information education and communication.
•Reproductive Health Counseling.
•STI screening and treatment.
•Care and support for people living with AIDS and people affected by AIDS.
•HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.
•Training community based organisations and Peer Health Educators.
•Youths/adolescents.
•Provision of Voluntary counseling and Testing.
International Family Health (IFH) and FEMOPE
FEMOPE in collaboration with International Family Health is currently carrying out Community Support Programme (CSP). The funding of the project comes from the Department for International Development (DFID). FEMOPE uses the established network of community organizations working on sexual and reproductive health to reach the different target groups in their communities.
The community organizations currently have their project sites in 14 States of Nigeria. The community organisations in the network include:
• Help International, Jos, Plateau
•Alive Project International, Ibadan
•Adolescent Health Information Project (AHIP), Kano
•Youth Aid Projects Inc. Lagos
•OHONYETA care givers. Benue
•Economic and social empowerment of rural communities. Imo
•Youth Aid Projects Inc. Lagos
•OHONYETA care givers. Benue
•Economic and social empowerment of rural communities. Imo
•Youth Aid Projects Inc. Lagos
•OHONYETA care givers. Benue
•Youth Aid Projects Inc. Lagos
•OHONYETA care givers. Benue
•Economic and social empowerment of rural communities. Imo
•Youth and community health development Zaria
•Bionic system Incorporated Lagos
•Center for health education and development communication Lagos
•Integrated development and health surveillance
•Youth health and women development project incorporated Ekiti
•Multiview advocacy Network Akure
•Stepwise Organisation Ilorin
•Youth and Women Health empowerment project Kogi
•Women’s Health Education and development, Kano
•Life Vanguards, Oshogbo
•Life Link Project, Lagos
•Health Sustainable Development Association of Nigeria, Lagos.
•Rural Environmental Protectors, Calabar
•Mankind Survival, Port-Harcourt
•Family Health and Population Action Committee, Ibadan
•Nigerian Network on Ethics, Law, HIV/AIDS
•Prevention, Support and Care Ibadan
•Women farmers’ Association of Nigeria, Kano.
•Health Matters Inc. Lagos
Femope Foundation is a Nigerian based Non-Governmental Organisation working generally on Sexual and Reproductive Health, including Building Capacity of smaller and up-coming Non-governmental organisation.
Over the years, the need to include poverty alleviation became obvious hence, a micro-credit department was introduced in April year 2006.
MISSION: To improve standard of living and build the skills of underserved communities in Nigeria starting from our immediate environment in Mushin Local Government of Lagos State.
GOAL: To alleviate poverty and suffering among the underserved communities, through our various Reproductive Health activities.
Activities: Femope Foundation is implementing small enterprise development program integrating women in petty trading and related services. We are committed to high standard in all our programs.
MEMBERSHIP:
Membership is open to women who are already engaged in petty trading.
LOAN:
Initial loan is N5,000.00 (five Thousand Naira) thereafter in multiples of N5000 based on availability of fund. The loan of N5000.00 is for a period of Six (6) months.
LOAN REPAYMENT:
Repayment starts two weeks after disbursement and will be made regularly on specific day of the week in Twenty-four (24) weekly installments. There is also compulsory savings per week.
However, disbursement may be delayed if any member of the group fails to attend any of the
training sessions.
VOLUNTARY SAVINGS:
Any member is free to contribute any amount as voluntary savings, which could be withdrawn any time it is required by the member.
TRAINING:
Our objectives for carrying out comprehensive training for our clients include:
To enable group members to know and understand themselves better.
To enable credit officer to know each member more closely as he or she and the organization enter into long term relationship.
To give members enough time to save towards the minimum required of 10% of the loan.
Although some members can pay the initial deposit once and for all, but it is
preferable that your savings is built up slowly to develop savings habit.
This initiative is meant to help people in the communities to boost their business. The amount is small but it is for petty traders and for Women, because they are more economically vulnerable.
This programme is a private initiative of: Veterinary Allergy Reference Laboratory based in Pasadena Californian United State of America.
Currently we are servicing over fifty groups of five numbers.
METHODOLOGY
In a group of five numbers a cross – guaranty method is adopted i.e. every member is a guarantor to one of the members.
In this way every member has responsibility to the whole group and any default becomes the liability of the group. This is why members are encouraged during training to choose their group themselves and they must know themselves very well.
It is our hope to increase membership but lack of adequate funding is a barrier.