Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA): Vision, Mission, Purpose, Nature, Motto, Objects, Core Values, Membership Benefits
Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a community-focused civil society organizations (CSOs) international network coalition and think tank promoting policies, practices, programmes and interventions that enhance productivity, accountability and transparency in Society Welfare/Social Safety nets, Development Work, Sustainable Development and Health. AHOA has a global membership/partnership of over 1000 organizations mainly from the global South and promotes the ‘One Health’ paradigm where Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. AHOA uses partnership/collaboration, advocacy, research/evidence generation, capacity development, outreaches, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as strategies. AHOA’s activities/interventions are for the benefit of rural and poor urban dwellers, marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantaged populations of women, children, adolescents, persons with disability, persons in conflict-affected areas, the poor, elderly, rural, disadvantaged and vulnerable persons, orphans and the elderly. The AHOA Network Coalition and Think-tank works to explore the nexus between Health – UHC, PHC, Reproductive Health, PHC, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NCDs, NTDs, Vaccines/Immunization and COVID-19; Energy and Environment - biodiversity, environment, ecosystems, renewable energy, energy efficiency, conservation and climate change (BEEREEECCC); Nutrition/micronutrients and Food Security; Gender, Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights. AHOA partners with the Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN). AHOA has members/local Chapters in Nigeria’s 36 States and Federal Capital Abuja, National Chapters in some countries, sub-regional Chapters in North Africa, West and Central Africa, East and Southern Africa; and in America, Asia, Caribbean, Europe and Oceania regions. AHOA has a Consultative Status at the United Nations ECOSOC; and an Accredited Observer status at the UNEP/United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
Nature of the Association: The Association is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit making civil society organizations global networks coalition and think-tank
Vision: A foremost civil society organizations [CSOs] global Movement that is duly recognized, involved and appreciated for its contributions to Health and Development at all levels
Mission: To engender sustainable improvements in the health and standard of living of vulnerable and marginalized populations and communities globally, by promoting evidence-based credible actions and support for policies, practices, programmes and interventions that enhance productivity, accountability and transparency in Society Welfare/Social Safety nets, Development Work, Sustainable Development; Health; Energy, Climate Change and Biodiversity; Nutrition/micronutrients and Food Security; Gender, Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights; using partnerships/collaborations; advocacy, communication and social/resource mobilization (ACSM); research/evidence generation; capacity development and education/learning/knowledge management; outreaches and community engagements; and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as strategies.
Purpose: The purpose of Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is to provide and promote interventions and the platforms for sharing of ideas, information and opportunities for grants, jobs, empowerment, capacity building, educations, collaborations/partnerships, influencing decisions on issues that matter to you/your organization/community, mentorships, engagement with the United Nations System and Regional/Continental Systems, etc., policies, practices, programmes and projects to enhance productivity, accountability and transparency in Society Welfare/Social Safety nets, Development Work, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Climate/Energy/Biodiversity and Health for All, among civil society and development stakeholders at all levels across the world.
Motto: Better the Life of Everyone, Everywhere, Every time
Objects:
1. To contribute significantly towards the national response to HIV & AIDS in Nigeria by
preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support for those infected and affected by the disease, reducing the vulnerability of individuals, orphans, children and communities to HIV/AIDS as well as alleviating the human impact of the epidemic;
2. To promote and improve the health, environment, energy, educational, adequate nutrition and better standards of living of the community especially for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs), women, the elderly and other vulnerable groups in the society; and mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Poverty on them, and provide them with psychosocial support;
3. To prevent blindness, improve sight/vision, and provide holistic information on the health and development situation necessary for the attainment of a healthy and developed society; and encourage and promote educational experimentation and innovative activities that lead to the enhancement and improvement of the health system in Nigeria and elsewhere;
4. To advocate and work for the attainment of peace, harmony, conflict resolution and disarmament, for the attainment of local, national and global health and development objectives that engender a health community and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
5. To conduct research for the improvement of the health and development of the society and its communities; and co-operate with any other organizational whenever appropriate, in order to attain and/or sustain the health and development of the society and its inhabitants; and
6. To encourage, organise, provide, publish, promote and support knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), capacity building and evidence-generation, through conferences, workshops, trainings, seminars; and publication of relevant journals, magazines, newsletters and provision of other information, education and communication (IEC) materials.
Core Values: Productivity, Accountability, Transparency, Hard Work, Friendship, Partnerships, Due Rewards, Gender Equality, Equity, Freedom, Inclusiveness
Benefits of Membership/Partnership:
1. Members/partners are able to broaden their base of support to submit proposals for funding and support, access opportunities and receive mutual benefits in the magnitude they could not gain individually or on their own;
2. Individual members/partners from various countries and diverse cultures are provided with the platform and opportunity to engage and collaborate with each other for the greater good of all, while retaining their independence;
3. Members/partners gain leverage and improve their negotiation results through the banding together of older, bigger and/or stronger organizations with other relatively newer, smaller and/or weaker ones in AFRIHEALTH; who are thereby able to harness/access the resources needed to successfully face tough situations;
4. Members/partners can focus on their strengths while relying on the supports/strengths of other Network partners in other areas and still share in the accomplishments with other members/partners;
5. Members/partners who might otherwise lose opportunities in competition with one another, shall now join forces to negotiate in a mutual, collective and organized manner with funders, development partners, international bodies, governments, embassies/foreign missions, businesses, political parties, etc. in a win-win situation for everyone;
6. By combining efforts and sharing experiences and resources, AFRIHEALTH members/partners learn from each other, receive capacity building support, acquire new skills, and broaden their knowledge, income and abilities;
7. By sharing resources, members/partners of AFRIHEALTH mutually benefit from the maxim of “the sum is often greater than the parts”, as shared resources often mean that the Network partners/members can overcome deficiencies together;
8. Development requires money, people and time; and the increased number of organizations/people in the Network usually means that it will take shorter/less time and cost less to accomplish an objective with the combined effort;
9. Different organizations/partners coming together in AFRIHEALTH shall provide diversity for each member-organization to broaden its reach and accomplishments by working with other organizations that are associated with the same or similar health and development issues or causes.
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Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje
Chief Executive Officer [CEO]
29 December 2022
