Empowering communities, transforming lives, and protecting the rights of the vulnerable through sustainable development.
Join Our MissionEDP is an advocacy and development agency dedicated to improving the socio-economic status of marginalized people in Nigeria. We focus on empowering women and children through grassroots action, income-generating enterprises, entrepreneurship, and education.
In Nigeria's resource-rich landscape, we recognize the crucial link between environmental sustainability and community development. We work to address the cyclical relationship between environmental degradation and poverty, particularly focusing on vulnerable communities.
Our comprehensive approach to protecting and promoting human rights
Advocating for the reform of existing laws and institutional practices that violate human rights of KPs
Providing shelter support for KPs to ensure their safety and security
Building capacity within civil society organizations to combat LGBTQ stigma and discrimination
Assisting NGOs on nondiscriminatory policy reform and implementation
Providing pro-bono legal support for KPs CBOs on rights violations
Conducting structural training and skills building for law enforcement institutions
Implementing Social and Behavior Change Communication for human and HIV+ patient rights
Providing leadership and resource mobilization skills building for NGOs
Promoting Sexual and Gender Diversity inclusion in formal and informal workplaces
Since 2001, Even Development Projects has been instrumental in fostering peace and harmony among the ethnic and religious divides of Kaduna State. With support from USAID, we successfully established and operated peace and reconciliation committees and fora, creating lasting impact in our communities.
Creating opportunities for young people through skills development and entrepreneurship programs.
Supporting women through education, business development, and advocacy for social rights.
Promoting sustainable practices and protecting natural resources for vulnerable communities.
Providing access to quality education and skills training for marginalized groups.
To create a self-sustaining and gainful employed youth adults.
EDP believes in empowering individuals to help themselves, take decisions, and make changes in their lives and their communities.
Long-term social, economic, and environmental sustainability is our key criterion when assessing new projects and evaluating existing ones.
EDP does not believe in building parallel structures, but rather in working in close cooperation with and strengthening systems and structures already set in place by government authorities and civil society.
Even Development Projects (EDP) ensures participatory techniques in all our operations, actively involving project participants in planning and implementation.
Project participants are actively involved during project planning and implementation, with some trained as peer educators who contribute to decision-making.
We build capacity for communities to be gainfully involved in their development before, during, and after project implementation, ensuring sustainable positive change.
Given the widespread unemployment rate among youth in Nigeria, EDP is developing an innovative project to minimize risks of chronic and/or unsafe unemployment among youth (18-30) through facilitating access to job readiness and placement opportunities.
Create employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth through job readiness training and placement.
Enhance youth employability through comprehensive life skills development programs.
Provide start-up grants and business incubation services to develop sustainable enterprises.
Support both urban and rural youth in transforming activities into sustainable businesses.
Even Development Projects is always looking to network with reputable and like-minded organizations. Together, we can make a more significant impact and transform the lives of the world's most vulnerable people.
Partner With UsTogether, we can create lasting change for vulnerable communities across Nigeria.
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