annual report

Circuit Pointe2017 Highlights

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In fiscal year 2017, Circuit Pointe has found much reason to celebrate as we have moved boldly with our work into remote, hard-to-reach communities where we have provided bespoke emotional and practical support to sexually abused teens, oppressed women, victims of harmful traditional practices and delivered lasting impact through programs that empowers people – especially young women and girls. I am immensely impressed by the dedication of our volunteers to achieve our mission. In 2017, our team has grown stronger and thanks to their support, we have continued to inspire the trust of donors and received grants, donations and support from international organizations, networking NGOs, private companies and individuals to impact the lives of 11,938 people in Imo State. With your continued support, we will continue to deliver results and transform the lives of millions

Improving Access Summary: Supported by OneWorldto Digital Literacy Foundation, we established digital libraries in Community Primary Project School Dikenaofeiyi and St Pauls’ Primary School, Ezeihe Dikenaofeiyi using solar powered tablets Impact: preloaded with educational materials - 20% increase in pupil’s enrollment into such as ebooks, interactive games, teaching aids and other learning the school recorded resources. - 511 pupils and 21 teachers have Objective: access to digital library using a weekly - To bridge the digital divide and schedule. - 15 orphans who dropped out of school increase access to technology and due to lack of finances are now back to education for 350 primary school school thus increase completion rate in children the schools. - To re-enrol 15 out-of-school children through scholarship and provision of school kits

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Campaign against Summary: Female Genital Using AmplifyChange fund, we built alliance with key influencers to stopMutilation Project the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, a Sexual & Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) and harmful Impact: traditional practice secretly still on- - Partnership built with 4 Traditional going in 4 communities of Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State, Nigeria. Rulers, 58 key influencers and endFGM rule/sanction introduced in each Objectives: community - To create awareness on SRHR as a - Change in beliefs, behaviours and attitude towards the practice of FGM Human Right achieved with 3,370 villagers reached - Address major gaps in FGM - 10 female babies born within the project period were not victims of the knowledge including its dangers practice - Bring about changes in beliefs, - 36 endFGM champions empowered to organize community driven endFGM attitudes and values activities as sustainability strategy - Support 4 communities to eliminate the practice of FGM.

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Uniting Project Summary: Generations through photo Sponsored by Age of Wonderland,quilting together Netherlands, we conducted a creative learning session initiated to build a community mind-set amongst people Impact: of different generations, so they can utilize an engaging activity such as Publication of the report of the memory photo quilt-making to build project on social media including the multi-level relationship and promote training manual helped people to social inclusion to re-engage identify with our goal, provided members of their families or access to information on the communities who live and study in possibility of building multi-level socially isolated pockets. relationship and has encouraged replication of the activity Objective: - to strengthen community spirit of people from different generations through participation in quilt- making.

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Other activities in 2017 Visit from Hewlett Project Team Celebration of International Women’s Day

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