AFRIHEALTH OPTONET ASSOCIATION (AHOA)
About Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) and The Benefits of Being a Member/Partner of AHOA
About AFRIHEALTH OPTONET ASSOCIATION (AHOA)
The Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a global civil society and non-state actors Network and Think-tank focusing on health and sustainable development. With the experience, resources, and reach of its 2,400 member organizations from 106 countries, and the input of the experts and stakeholders in its Google Group of 40,000 members, AHOA has become a third-sector global player, partner, project/programme developer, implementer, monitor, and reporter on the measures needed to achieve and safeguard them.
Incorporated in 2023, the Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) - winner of the SDG 3 – Good Health and Wellbeing Champion Award is a community-focused civil society organizations (CSOs) international Movement/Network Coalition and Think-tank deeply engaged in promoting evidence-based credible actions and support for policies, practices, programmes, and interventions that enhance productivity, accountability, transparency, and civil society’s coordination/contributions in gender justice, financial inclusion, equitable access to health, democracy, good governance, and human rights; in Health - including Traditional Complimentary Integrative Health (TCIH)/Ayurvedic Medicine; Community Welfare/Social Safety nets, Sustainable Development/ Development Work, and in educational, literary, scientific, social, climate change, energy, biodiversity, nutritional/agricultural, cultural, sporting, governance, human rights, and charitable intervention(s)/purpose(s).
As a Networking Organization, AHOA promotes sustainable citizen participation (SCP) to address, prevent and mitigate disasters, wars, escalation of weapons, global warming, famine, water shortage, floods, epidemics/pandemics, diseases, poverty, capacity challenges, food security, radioactive contamination, electromagnetic field (EMF) risks to life, cyber risks, economics, governance, gender-based violence (GBV), violence against women and girls (VAWG), environmental and social impact assessments, risks management, and cross-generational resource challenges.
Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a Non-State actor global Network representing, working with, and reaching target populations in 106 (One Hundred & Six) countries across all the continents. AHOA is therefore well-positioned and available to Governments, Development Partners, Agencies, Institutions, Professional Bodies and Organizations in reaching (and defining/finetuning) their objectives, advancing their work and achieving their target/mandates. AHOA promotes sustainable citizen participation (SCP) to address, prevent and mitigate human and development challenges including disasters, wars, escalation of weapons, global warming, famine, water shortage, floods, epidemics/pandemics, diseases, poverty, capacity challenges, housing, transport, food security, radioactive contamination, electromagnetic field (EMF) risks to life, cyber risks, economics, governance, gender-based violence (GBV), violence against women and girls (VAWG), and cross-generational resource challenges.
Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA)’s position as a global CSO network and Think-tank has continued to give thousands of CSOs, non-profits, and non-state actors, the needed platform to voice, network, capacitate and flourish. The AHOA Movement and its members/partners are committed and involved in the promotion of Development Work, Sustainable Development including the SDGs, and Health - as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. AHOA uses partnership/collaboration, advocacy, communication, research/evidence-generation, capacity development, outreaches, monitoring, and evaluation (M&E) as strategies; to benefit rural and poor urban dwellers, marginalized, vulnerable, and disadvantaged populations of women, children, youth, adolescents, people with disability, orphans, widows, victims of disasters, homeless/destitute, and elderly.
The AHOA Network explores the nexus between Health – UHC, PHC, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NTDs, NCDs, Vaccines, and COVID-19; Energy and Environment - biodiversity, environment, ecosystems, renewable energy, energy efficiency, conservation, and climate change; Nutrition/micronutrients and Food Security; Gender, Democracy, Good Governance, and Human Rights.
To promote equity in participation, AHOA does not demand any compulsory financial/material commitment from organizations/entities to become members. Intending members are only required to complete a membership/partnership form, and an institutional capacity needs assessment form. Members/Partners do not pay registration/membership fees, dues or levies. To sustain the organization, members/partners and stakeholders willingly make voluntary donations, and serve/participate voluntarily in the activities of the Network, from time to time. AHOA is also entitled to receive/benefit from grants, endowments, waivers, subventions, awards, bursaries, contributions, donations, etc. from within and outside the Network.
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 is in special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC; and an Accredited Observer status at the UNEP/United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
The
AHOA CSOs Movement/Network Coalition and Think-tank works to explore the nexus
between and within the following sectors:
1.
Health - including UHC, PHC, Reproductive Health, Maternal and
Newborn Child Health (MNBCH), Primary Health Care (PHC), HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
(TB), Malaria, Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs), Neglected Tropical Diseases
(NTDs), Infectious and Communicable diseases, Vaccines/Immunization and
COVID-19;
2.
Energy and Environment – including biodiversity, environment,
ecosystems, renewable energy, energy efficiency, conservation and climate
change (BEEREEECCC);
3.
Nutrition/micronutrients and Food Security;
4. Gender, Democracy, Good Governance, Peace, Human Security, and Human Rights; and 5. Sustainable Development across regions, populations, communities, and generations
AHOA’s activities/interventions are for the benefit of rural and poor urban dwellers, marginalized, vulnerable, and disadvantaged populations of women, children, infants, youth, adolescents, persons with disabilities, persons in conflict-affected areas, the poor, elderly, rural, disadvantaged and vulnerable persons, orphans and the elderly. AHOA has a current global membership/partnership of more than 2,400 (Two Thousand, Four Hundred) organizations in 106 (One Hundred and Six) countries, 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
mandates include:
1.
Building an inclusive and broad movement for Health and Sustainable
Development;
2.
Creating avenues to influence the design and implementation of policies,
practices, programmes, and interventions;
3.
Promoting coordination, information exchange, and harmonization among
civil society and stakeholder groups across the world; and
4. Promoting citizen involvement, leadership, and accountability mechanisms in the implementation of respective interventions.
AHOA is in Consultative Status at UN ECOSOC, and an Accredited Observer status at the UNEP/UNEA.
All the partners/members of the Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) are asked to complete the following AHOA Members/Partners Google Forms if you haven't done so.
1. AHOA members/partners information Google form (please click on the link below): <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2jo7HwMvuqJOf8k0EojZNApadh3hAerWnqDdJ3JW2ByxYiA/viewform?usp=sf_link>
2. AHOA CSOs/Members Capacity and Institutional Needs Assessment (please click on the link below): <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGWxP5w2Sq4I_hdeuRRPqzBRu9UKoIOB0PZpBgqmqPI8ApDw/viewform?usp=sf_link>
AND: Check out the following AHOA Projects Groups/Platforms:
Click on each link to join the respective Project Group. You may share this post or the links with your colleagues and networks.
Human, Health, Agriculture, Food Security, Etc: <https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ffq5rJPOHoKKndA4WZgv5q>
Climate Change, Energy, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Environment, Etc: <https://chat.whatsapp.com/HYBAwUOnk3OHc8MMaXZgvV>
Arts, Sports, Music, Drama, Entertainment, Etc: <https://chat.whatsapp.com/J8wfqrLKByoDp33nFoNsKH>
Share Opportunities for Jobs, Funding, Capacity Development, Consultancies, Etc: <https://chat.whatsapp.com/K7gMKuEsRDL1nOn3oiJQb8>
Campaigns, Elections, and Change of Governments <https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gb1AmGVMtU404ZDrIv6dRv>
Good Governance, Democracy, Gender Equity, Human Rights, Indigenous/Marginalized <https://chat.whatsapp.com/EzZTz9y4vil66DobwlsiVM>
Disability, Elderly, Women, Vulnerable, Youth (DEWVY) Action Centres <https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEIztX8BXRXA5I1gyDPIpD>
SDGs, Education, Work, Peace, and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) <https://chat.whatsapp.com/DX9ZBsqDmOx3OEIc6pmgxC>
Civil Society for Elimination of Gender-Based Violence/Violence Against Women & Girls Project <https://chat.whatsapp.com/FdvVf1ZlRePBVj8GOcQjMt>
After50 (Joint AHOA-DUZAFOUND Project Platform focusing on men and women 51 years of Age and Older) <https://chat.whatsapp.com/JpzSQZSpWlG2v5Q9gDMWkE>
Coalition on Vaccines, Vitamins, Minerals and Immunizations for All Populations (CoVIAP) <https://chat.whatsapp.com/IE5cwLxQpPt9XcciGav1gW>
ATM+ Projects Hub (AIDS, HIV, TB, Malaria, Cancers, COVID, NCDs, NTDs, HSS, CSS, SDGs, HCF) <https://chat.whatsapp.com/JMgTZowPdOm7zPIVMJKsnP>
Artificial Intelligence in Health and Development <https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fl3qNfsTUj6C8QWAYnmhre>
Please click the above links to join the respective groups/platforms.
You can share them
with your colleagues/networks if you like.
Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a community-focused civil
society organization (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’s mandate
includes Building an inclusive and broad movement for Health and
Sustainable Development; Creating avenues to influence the design and
implementation of policies, practices, programmes, and interventions; Promoting
coordination, information exchange, and harmonization among the civil society
and stakeholder groups across the world; and Promoting citizen involvement,
leadership, and accountability mechanisms. AHOA has a global
membership/partnership of over 1,600 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 CSOs Movement/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).
The benefits of becoming a member/partner of
AFRIHEALTH Optonet Association are by no means exhaustive, and include:
- Announce/broadcast and disseminate your
organization’s activities to thousands of development stakeholders and
policy makers across the world (Admin rules may apply);
- Be considered for nomination/inclusion in
AHOA’s delegations/representatives to United Nations’ events and other
Partners’ activities/programmes;
- Be considered to receive recommendations
from AHOA to participate in the activities of the United Nations, ECOSOC,
UNEP/UNEA, etc. and their Agencies;
- Receive regular information and guidance
about funding and resource mobilization opportunities;
- Be published in the register of AHOA members/partners
and circulated all over the world to potential funders and partners;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- Members/partners can focus on their
strengths while relying on the support/strengths of other Network partners
in other areas and still share in the accomplishments with other members/partners;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Health, Empowerment and Sustainable Development,
Uzodinma
Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje, CMC, CMTF, FIMC, FIMS, FNAE, FASI, FSEE, FAHOA
Health Economist; Certified Evaluation and Projects/Programmes Management Consultant; Conferences and Workshops Organizing Expert; Researcher; Health/Development, Climate Change/Biodiversity and Human Rights Advocate; Facilitator/Trainer; Blogger; Writer/Columnist
CEO & Permanent Representative to the United Nations,
Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) - CSOs Global Movement and Think-tank for Health and Development
(Winner of the SDG 3 – Good Health and Wellbeing Champion Award);
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