PROMOTING A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE 'SDGs

 Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) -CSOs Network

SDGs Acceleration Action

PROMOTING A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE 'SDGs

 

Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a community-focused CSOs network/think-tank of about 1000 organizations especially in countries in the global South; exploring the nexus/interlinkages between Health, Energy and Environment – including climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems, Nutrition and Food Security, and Gender, Good Governance and Human Rights.  We are committed to  the promotion of Health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); using Partnerships and collaborations; Advocacy, communication/media and social/resource mobilization (ACSM); Research/evidence-generation including conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops; Capacity development; Outreaches and community engagements; and Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as our PARCOM Strategy; while focusing on rural and poor urban communities, marginalized, vulnerable, physically disadvantaged/disabled population and other disadvantaged populations especially women, children, adolescents and elderly. and AFRIHEALTH has a Consultative Status at the United Nations ECOSOC. Incorporated in 2003, AFRIHEALTH Network and its members are involved in Health [Universal Health Coverage, HIV/AIDS, TB, FP/RH and Malaria - prevention, treatment, impact mitigation, care and support]; Vaccinations/Immunizations; Preventing/Controlling poverty-related Diseases; Nutrition and Food Security; Energy and Environment; and Empowerment, Gender/women empowerment, Good Governance and Human Rights. Incorporated in Nigeria as a not-for-profit, non-religious and non-partisan registered trustees in 2003, AFRIHEALTH uses Partnerships/Collaborations (PPP); Advocacy and Mobilizations; Research/Evidence-Generation (reviews, assessment, oversight, conferences, symposiums, seminars); Capacity Development/Training and Organizational Strengthening; Outreaches/Community Interventions; and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) - called PARCOM Strategy to achieve its objectives; while focusing on rural and poor urban communities, marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantaged populations especially women, children, adolescents and elderly; and exploring the nexus/interlinkages between Health, Energy and Environment – including renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy conservation, climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems; Nutrition and Food Security, and Gender, Good Governance/Democracy and Human Rights. Its target beneficiaries include the poorest of the poor, children/infants and orphans, women, youth/adolescents, vulnerable population/groups and the elderly in rural and urban/suburban communities. Afri-health Optonet Association has a Consultative Status at the United Nations ECOSOC. 

AFRIHEALTH’S Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) are:

1.      AIDS/HIV, TB, Malaria and COVID-19

2.      Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Energy and Climate Change

3.      Empowerment and Support to Civil Society and Communities

4.      Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

5.      Governance, Democracy and Development

6.      Health, Human Security and Food Security for All

7.      Vaccines, Vitamins and Immunizations

 

AFRIHEALTH’S Projects Advisory Panels (PAPs) are:

i.                    Partnerships/Collaborations;

ii.                  Advocacy, Communications and Social/Resource Mobilization;

iii.                Research/Evidence Generation;

iv.                Capacity Development and Education;

v.                  Outreaches;

vi.                Monitoring, Evaluation (M&E) and Knowledge Management.

 

Chairpersons, Secretaries and Countries of Afrihealth Optonet Association’s Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) and Programmes Advisory Panels (PAPs) 2021-2022

 

TAG	Chairperson/Secretary	Countries
AIDS/HIV, TB, Malaria, COVID-19 and Tropical Diseases	Monica mesame Ewang – Chairperson Paul Brima Bangura – Secretary	Cameroon   Sierra Leone
Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Energy and Climate Change	Fobi Mitterand – Chairperson Aisha Hamza – Secretary	Cameroon Nigeria
Empowerment and Support to Civil Society and Communities	Willy Bawili Chandja – Chairperson Beatrice W. Kamamia – Secretary	DRC Kenya
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)	Thina Maphosa – Chairperson Crescence Mukantabana – Secretary Damilola Adenusi – Ag. Secretary	Zimbabwe Rwanda   Nigeria
Governance (incl. Gender and Human Rights), Democracy and Development/SDGs	Adama SANOGO – Chairperson Gift Mwale - Secretary	Mali Malawi
Health, Human and Food Security for All	Nwabufo Françoise – Chairperson Marko Madut Wol – Secretary	Cameroon South Sudan
Vaccines, Vitamins and Immunizations	Hon. Dr. Edward Ihejirika – Chairperson Nduu Nawej Frank – Secretary	Nigeria   Congo

 

PAP	Chairperson/Secretary	Countries
Partnerships/ Collaborations	Prof. Anima Sharma – Chairperson Theophilus Kofi Tsikata – Secretary	India Ghana
Advocacy, Communications and Social/Resource Mobilization	Babacar Thiam – Chairperson Barka, Ochuole Mercy – Secretary Musola C. Kaseketi – former Secretary	Senegal Nigeria Zambia
Research/Evidence Generation	Dr. Asiton-a Ibama – Chairperson Mariam I. Adoum – Secretary	Nigeria Chad
Capacity Development and Education	Dr. Temitope Olaifa – Chairperson Kristine Yakhama – Secretary	Nigeria Kenya
Outreaches	Isabel Rutendo Dzvova – Chairperson Tumaini Letu Nshamba – Secretary	Zimbabwe Tanzania
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)	Dr. Babatunde Ezekiel Olusegun – Chairperson Lanssina TO – Secretary	Nigeria   Burkina Faso