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Vision, Mission, Core values Vision, Mission, Core values & Programs of The Criterion& Programs of The Criterion

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The CriterionThe Criterion

• The Criterion is a non-governmental, non profit, faith based Women organization in Business and the Professions.

• It was registered with the Corporate affairs commission in May 2004( Reg. No. 16,976)

• It is a national organization with active districts in Abuja, Lagos, Kwara, Osun and Oyo states

• The Criterion has a Board of Trustees and Executive Committees at the National and State levels

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MissionMission

• We are a Muslim Women organization passionate about the welfare of women and children.

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VisionVision

• To be the foremost faith-based Women organization committed to all round societal development

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Core ValuesCore Values

Our Core values are:

– Integrity

– Empathy

– Competence

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Core FocusCore Focus

The major focus of activities of The Criterion are:

– Education

– Reproductive Health

– Economic Empowerment

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Core Focus objectivesCore Focus objectives

Education• To encourage all round education both in the mundane and religious

matters• Advocate improve budgetary allocation for education by government

at all levels• Encourage girl child education• Adult education for illiterate women• Remedial and vocational education• Scholarship for deserving students• Promote sound knowledge and understanding of the religion of

Islam through seminars, workshops, neighborhood daawah• Encourage members to learn reading the Qur’an and hadith• Promote peaceful co-existence between Muslims and other faithful• Collaborate with other organizations with similar values and

objectives

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Reproductive health-Core Reproductive health-Core objectivesobjectives

• Strong advocacy towards govt giving priority to maternal and child health

• Mobilize women on the need to ensure healthy living within the family

• Encourage pregnant women to seek for antenatal care• Mobilize women on prevention of common endemic diseases such

as malaria and tuberculosis• Educate women on sanctity of life thereby discouraging abortion• Create awareness on the risk for breast and cervical cancer and the

need for early detection to reduce mortality and morbidity• Encourage young girls to study medicine, nursing and other medical

courses in order to increase man-power in this sector.• Special programmes to prevent vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) and to

take care of victims• Promote awareness on prevention of HIV and viral hepatitis both of

which can be transmitted from mother to child

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Socio-economic empowermentSocio-economic empowerment

• Encourage women to partake in decision making process in the immediate community

• Influence the authority to include women in positions of authority

• Set up own NGO to alleviate poverty in women• Promote entrepreneurship among women• Facilitate access to soft loans from financial

institutions• Set up own vocational training centers for

capacity building women and youths• Organize workshop to train the trainers

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Special focus of some of the districtSpecial focus of some of the district

• Kwara – Reproduction health

• Osun – Education

• Lagos – Economic empowerment & Reproductive health

• FCT – Education of less privileged (Prisoners/orphans)

• Oyo - Education

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Strengths/Discriminatory Strengths/Discriminatory CompetenceCompetence

• Human Capital

• Spiritual Values

• Goodwill

• Wide outreach

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OpportunitiesOpportunities

• Collaboration with funding agencies

• Collaboration with other organizations with similar aims and objectives

• Access to a pool of Human capital

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Programme -NationalProgramme -National

• Coordinate activities of the districts• Formulate policy & programmes and review

when necessary• Organize bi-annual National conference• Leadership training workshop• Set up a standard Muslim secondary school with

boarding facilities• Liaise with Federal govt and other NGOs

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Programmes-DistrictProgrammes-District

• Organize monthly lecture-lecture based on Qur’an & hadith, pick & talk, health talk

• Public Seminar (twice or quarterly)• Prison visit• Neighbourhood daawah• Teen club/maiden in paradise• Hospital visit• Vacation program for youths• Joint Usrahs• Marriage counselling unit• Liaise with govt and other NGOs

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Govt/media penetration strategyGovt/media penetration strategy

• Courtesy visit to govt. officials, political leaders & editors of major newspapers

• Ameerah should be in touch with all the editors of major newspaper

• Press releases on contemporary issues

• Hosting of media practitioners

• Press conference

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FUNDINGFUNDING

Challenges/weakness

1. The Criterion levies and donations which are the major sources of income are meager

2. New programmes now Capital Intensive

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Strategies to improved fundingStrategies to improved funding

1. To intensify effort in the collection of membership levies and subscriptions at district level.

2. Working in collaboration with the following ministries: Ministry of Youth and Sports Ministry of Women Affairs Ministry of Health both state and federal Agencies in charge of poverty alleviation e.g. NAPEP Multinational Companies. E.g MTN, ZAIN,MOBIL Local, National and International NGOs

3. Pay courtesy call to women in government and legislative houses

4. To apply for monitoring at national programs e.g. election, immunization.