About us
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative (WPEi) is a non-governmental, non-profit and development organization which has been in existence since 2019 but incorporated in 2022 with Nigerian government through Corporate Affairs Commission in Abuja with a mission and program aimed at improving the quality of lives of marginalized vulnerable populations.
Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative focuses on providing assistance and improving the quality of lives of vulnerable populations and the social welfare of women, children, the elderly and other marginalised groups and communities affected by human and natural crises with emergency relief, health services, human development interventions, educational programs, clean water and food security, protection for children, sustainable socio-economic programs. While integrating our values of mutual respect, impartiality, quality, accountability, advocacy and innovation in all our work. WPEi have since grown among the national humanitarian and development organization in Nigeria with almost seven years of experience in providing relief and socio-economic support services to those most affected by the joint forces of conflict, economic collapse and recurrent climatic shocks. Our organization’s headquarter is in Abuja, with field operation offices in Katsina state of Northwest and across BAY states in Northeast.
Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative provides assistance to civilian victims, marginalized or excluded by the effects of natural disasters, wars and economic collapse. Its objective is to provide response to all the fundamental needs of population facing humanitarian crises, from the emergency phase to enabling them to recover their dignity.
Even as Nigeria is witnessing a rebirth in development, reconstruction and peace-building, recurrent climatic shocks (droughts and flooding) and protracted insurgency have left the Nigeria people and society in critical need of assistance at all levels. Decades of political instability have left vast populations, especially in rural areas, living in extreme poverty, lack of health services with high morbidity and mortality rates. The demand for basic necessities for survival are very high, the need for emergency survival support and sustainable social and infrastructure development has never been greater and is crucial to ensure the survival of Nigeria and prevention of future conflict.
Worthy Plan is committed, Intentional and holds its mandate in strong terms. providing assistance and improving the quality of lives. while adhering to the state laws and also within the Nigeria Constitution.
INTRODUCTION OF US
HISTORICAL TIMELINE
Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative is established against a backdrop of turmoil, crumbling state institutions and crippled social services as Nigeria slides into instability. A severe drought ravages the country and gunfire rocks the communities and millions of Nigeria fall victim to the natural disaster and violence. Starvation, illness and death of thousands of people leads to a United Nations intervention mission dubbed ‘Operation Restore Hope’. As hundreds of intellectuals, business people and wealthy Nigeria flee their communities and country, the most vulnerable are left behind without any safety net.
We are among the first responders to the deepening humanitarian crisis, stepping in to provide crucial food, water and healthcare aid for thousands of conflict and famine victims in our operational service areas. We organize medical intervention through roving responses and missions carrying critical medical support to the countryside and remote villages.
Our focus is on humanitarian relief and establishment and provision of critically needed social support services following the collapse of some Nigeria’s public institution presence in rural communities. In response to rising unemployment, we establish a modest cottage, setting up workshops that accommodate workers who lost their jobs at the national and local. Worthy Plan also plays a major role in the establishment of a vocational training centre for women that is run by the women’s development organization.
Is to make possible a future when there is no more poverty and health crises, and every person’s dignity is protected, especially the vulnerable groups and their caregivers cared for, developed and empowered.
providing assistance and improving the quality of lives of vulnerable populations and the social welfare of women, Children the elderly and other marginalised groups and communities through health care and human development interventions.
To mitigate exclusion and enhance the wellbeing of Women, Children the elderly and all marginalized groups.
RESPECT
We are committed to treat people we serve with dignity and to listen to them for solutions that work for them.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We are committed to being responsible and transparent in all our activities.
NONPARTISAN
We believe in serving all who are in need with impartiality and in an equitable manner.
ADVOCACY
We seek to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our society are able to take part in decisions that affect their lives.
QUALITY
We strive to meet our objectives, serve our beneficiaries, and satisfy expectations of all stakeholders to the best of our ability.
INNOVATION
We are learning organization, dedicated to seeking appropriate and effective intervention for health, poverty, development and enhancing the standard of living in the horn of Nigeria.
2023-2028 STRATEGIC PLAN FORGING AHEAD
Education is the cornerstone of any nation. Challenges confronting the education sector are the direct consequence of protracted emergencies over the past seven years stemming from conflict, drought and flooding. Together, the multi-pronged emergencies have had a significant impact on the education systems and on the lives of children and youth in Northeast Nigeria. The challenges facing the sector are daunting, including lack of access and widespread inequity. In addition, the education provision is of low quality, mainly due to the high number of unqualified and untrained teachers, multiple curricula, poor education infrastructure and weak capacity for service delivery
Public health in the Nigeria and Northeast has been impacted directly (civil unrest and violence) and indirectly (diseases and for malnutrition) from both man-made and natural disasters, most actually from the collapse of some health centers because of insurgency back from year 2015. Most susceptible to the constant threat of concurrent droughts, food insecurity and civil unrest have been the most vulnerable in the society, namely women, children, girls, old people and people living in poverty. Malnutrition in Northeast Nigeria is at a crisis level, and it has been projected by the food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that over 900,000 children were face with acute malnourishment in 2022,a quarter of them likely to be severely affected.
Health, well-being and social development is closely tied to access to safe water, sanitation and
hygiene In the case of Nigeria, erratic rainfall, protracted conflict and lack of adequate water sources
have created barriers to access.
Inadequate access to water, lack of sanitation and poor hygiene have helped to accelerate the
increasing rate of diseases in Northeast and Nigeria. A strategic, comprehensive approach is
required to set up a sustainable water availability system in order to meet the urgent needs of
vulnerable populations that are already suffering from other challenges.
Worthy Plan has preached and supported safe water from its inception to save communities and
their livestock in various region of the country.
The Northeast community largely dependent on agriculture, livestock and income from remittances.
The food security situation has been deteriorating in many rural areas to recurrent droughts. Recurring and drastic climate changes and armed conflict in Northeast and Nigeria have led to the displacement of large populations and disruption of agriculture production as many farmers have been forced off their farms. This will ultimately result in low food production, escalating food prices and dropping of livestock prices resulting in rural unemployment. All these will have direct and indirect consequences for the households in the form of losing their livelihoods and being displaced.
As part of our comprehensive five-year strategic plan, Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative places a significant focus on the thematic area of protection. Over the next five years, we aim to strengthen advocacy, implement targeted initiatives, and foster safe environments, ensuring the rights and well-being of the most vulnerable are protected in the Northeast and Horn of Nigeria.”
The effect of drought, famine and armed conflict on children in Northeast Nigeria have been devastating including the loss of many young lives, Northeast children live with severe long-term effects on their development arising from psychological trauma and lack of proper nutrients at critical stages of their lives
Conflict have left many children in Northeast Nigeria unprotected from their homes or deprived of their parents or both at same time, Whereas traditionally children would be cared for by other family members, this has not been the case due to primarily to the breakdown of family structures, Hundreds of Thousands of children have been left alone to fend for themselves, mired in poverty and exposed to all kinds and forms of risks and dangers.
Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative recognizes the leading role of women in the Nigeria family and society and as pioneers of peace and stability, In periods of natural disaster, civil strife or conflict, Nigeria women play a pivotal role in family welfare and survival; It is through their resiliency, hard-work and strength that millions of people survive in the aftermath of disaster, Due to conflict and natural disasters, many women in Nigeria have become the main breadwinners of their families, Even though women are creative in the ways that they earn income, in general they do not have the skills to expand their businesses further, Women-headed families and children are also among the most vulnerable groups during emergencies.
Women in peace-building-Women play a critical role in peace-building initiatives in Nigeria. Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative’s team is working to help strengthen the capacity of rural women’s groups, to bring unity amongst all the existing women’s groups and help establish an umbrella women’s working body to strengthen the voice of women in various locations. A strong women’s voice will strengthen the peace process and make it easier to implement the peace accords that are signed with opposing clans and groups.
Sensitization literally means making people sensitive about an issue,
This is the core of awareness raising and is what Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative ideally want to achieve, to make the people become aware and react to certain issues. The strategies to sensitize people could be draining and challenging but it is one of Worthy Plan Empowerment Initiative objectives and that must be realized.
No poverty
Best education
Clean water
Good health
Nutrition
