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Institutional Information
Member State Nigeria
Institution Name National Youth Service Corp
Institution Type Public Agency
Administrative Level National
Name of initiative Port Harcourt Local Government Gender Vanguard Community Development Service Group
Projects Operational Years 6
Website of Institution

Question 1: About the Initiative
Is this a public sector initiative? Yes

Question 2: Categories
Is the initiative relevant to one of the UNPSA categories? Promoting gender responsive public services to achieve the SDGs
UNPSACriteria
2017.3.1 Introduces a distinctively new approach to promoting the participation of citizens, especially poor women, in policymaking; this may be through the application of a new knowledge management technique, unique policy, or implementation design in the context of a given country or region.
2017.3.2 Provides increased access to sustainable, high quality and affordable public services for women; Includes innovations in service delivery mechanisms that cater to the specific needs of women, including the poorest and most vulnerable, in particular responding to the specific discrimination faced by women, their care burden, mobility and access issues and security risks faced by women.
2017.3.3 Provides mechanisms that help women to easily obtain information and feedback about government actions, and their own rights and entitlements, to initiate investigations, to convey needs or concerns, or to seek and be compensated where necessary. Ensures that officials are sanctioned when women's rights and needs are ignored or when women's rights for service delivery are not protected.
2017.3.4 Creates mechanisms to increase the ability of women to contribute to government decision-making and processes, including participatory budgeting and planning processes, and mechanisms allowing people to give feedback on issues related to public services
2017.3.5 Enhances responsiveness of government to the demands and needs of women, in particular the poorest and most vulnerable; Implements new processes and institutional mechanisms to channel the demands and views of people and enables governments – policy makers and public officials – to better interact with the public, particularly individual people, and allows people, for instance, to better express their needs, participate in and influence policy-making; comment on policy implementation; provide feedback on government services (on and off-line services); and file complaints.
2017.3.6 Introduces incentives and changes in employment policies, including recruitment, promotion, training, compensation and career management policies, to increase the number of women in the public sector at all levels, including those in the front line and at decision making levels.
2017.3.7 Involves transformation of the way a public institution works, rather than incremental improvements, to promote women’s rights and respond to needs of women. These may include innovative ways to deliver public services, including through e-government; a change in organizational culture, administrative reforms, or the overhaul of government procedures for gender responsive service delivery.

Question 3: Sustainable Development Goals
Is the initiative relevant to any of the 17 SDG(s)? Yes
If you answered yes above, please specify which SDG is the most relevant to the initiative. (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
Goal 1: No Poverty
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Which target(s) within the SDGs specified above is the initiative relevant to? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
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5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

Question 4: Implementation Date
Has the initiative been implemented for two or more years Yes
Please provide date of implemenation (dd/MM/yyyy) 17 Aug 2011

Question 5: Partners
Has the United Nations or any UN agencies been involved in this initiative? No
Which UN agency was involved? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Please provide details

Question 6: Supporting documentation
Will you be able to provide supporting documentation for your initiative? Yes

Question 7: UNPSA Awards
Has the initiative already won a UNPS Award? No

Question 8: Other Awards
Has the initiative won other Public Service Awards? No

Question 9: How did you learn about UNPSA?
How did you learn about UNPSA? Through the Facebook social media platform.

Question 10: Validation Consent
I give consent to contact relevant persons and entities to inquire about the initiative for validation purpose. No

Question 1: About the Initiative
Is this a public sector initiative? Yes

Question 2: Categories
Is the initiative relevant to one of the UNPSA categories? Promoting gender responsive public services to achieve the SDGs
UNPSACriteria
2017.3.1 Introduces a distinctively new approach to promoting the participation of citizens, especially poor women, in policymaking; this may be through the application of a new knowledge management technique, unique policy, or implementation design in the context of a given country or region.
2017.3.2 Provides increased access to sustainable, high quality and affordable public services for women; Includes innovations in service delivery mechanisms that cater to the specific needs of women, including the poorest and most vulnerable, in particular responding to the specific discrimination faced by women, their care burden, mobility and access issues and security risks faced by women.
2017.3.3 Provides mechanisms that help women to easily obtain information and feedback about government actions, and their own rights and entitlements, to initiate investigations, to convey needs or concerns, or to seek and be compensated where necessary. Ensures that officials are sanctioned when women's rights and needs are ignored or when women's rights for service delivery are not protected.
2017.3.4 Creates mechanisms to increase the ability of women to contribute to government decision-making and processes, including participatory budgeting and planning processes, and mechanisms allowing people to give feedback on issues related to public services
2017.3.5 Enhances responsiveness of government to the demands and needs of women, in particular the poorest and most vulnerable; Implements new processes and institutional mechanisms to channel the demands and views of people and enables governments – policy makers and public officials – to better interact with the public, particularly individual people, and allows people, for instance, to better express their needs, participate in and influence policy-making; comment on policy implementation; provide feedback on government services (on and off-line services); and file complaints.
2017.3.6 Introduces incentives and changes in employment policies, including recruitment, promotion, training, compensation and career management policies, to increase the number of women in the public sector at all levels, including those in the front line and at decision making levels.
2017.3.7 Involves transformation of the way a public institution works, rather than incremental improvements, to promote women’s rights and respond to needs of women. These may include innovative ways to deliver public services, including through e-government; a change in organizational culture, administrative reforms, or the overhaul of government procedures for gender responsive service delivery.

Question 3: Sustainable Development Goals
Is the initiative relevant to any of the 17 SDG(s)? Yes
If you answered yes above, please specify which SDG is the most relevant to the initiative. (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
Goal 1: No Poverty
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Which target(s) within the SDGs specified above is the initiative relevant to? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
.
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

Question 4: Implementation Date
Has the initiative been implemented for two or more years Yes
Please provide date of implemenation (dd/MM/yyyy) 17 Aug 2011

Question 5: Partners
Has the United Nations or any UN agencies been involved in this initiative? No
Which UN agency was involved? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Please provide details

Question 6: Supporting documentation
Will you be able to provide supporting documentation for your initiative? Yes

Question 7: UNPSA Awards
Has the initiative already won a UNPS Award? No

Question 8: Other Awards
Has the initiative won other Public Service Awards? No

Question 9: How did you learn about UNPSA?
How did you learn about UNPSA? Through the Facebook social media platform.

Question 10: Validation Consent
I give consent to contact relevant persons and entities to inquire about the initiative for validation purpose. No

Question 1: About the Initiative

Is this a public sector initiative? Yes

Question 2: Categories
Is the initiative relevant to one of the UNPSA categories? Promoting gender responsive public services to achieve the SDGs
UNPSACriteria
2017.3.1 Introduces a distinctively new approach to promoting the participation of citizens, especially poor women, in policymaking; this may be through the application of a new knowledge management technique, unique policy, or implementation design in the context of a given country or region.
2017.3.2 Provides increased access to sustainable, high quality and affordable public services for women; Includes innovations in service delivery mechanisms that cater to the specific needs of women, including the poorest and most vulnerable, in particular responding to the specific discrimination faced by women, their care burden, mobility and access issues and security risks faced by women.
2017.3.3 Provides mechanisms that help women to easily obtain information and feedback about government actions, and their own rights and entitlements, to initiate investigations, to convey needs or concerns, or to seek and be compensated where necessary. Ensures that officials are sanctioned when women's rights and needs are ignored or when women's rights for service delivery are not protected.
2017.3.4 Creates mechanisms to increase the ability of women to contribute to government decision-making and processes, including participatory budgeting and planning processes, and mechanisms allowing people to give feedback on issues related to public services
2017.3.5 Enhances responsiveness of government to the demands and needs of women, in particular the poorest and most vulnerable; Implements new processes and institutional mechanisms to channel the demands and views of people and enables governments – policy makers and public officials – to better interact with the public, particularly individual people, and allows people, for instance, to better express their needs, participate in and influence policy-making; comment on policy implementation; provide feedback on government services (on and off-line services); and file complaints.
2017.3.6 Introduces incentives and changes in employment policies, including recruitment, promotion, training, compensation and career management policies, to increase the number of women in the public sector at all levels, including those in the front line and at decision making levels.
2017.3.7 Involves transformation of the way a public institution works, rather than incremental improvements, to promote women’s rights and respond to needs of women. These may include innovative ways to deliver public services, including through e-government; a change in organizational culture, administrative reforms, or the overhaul of government procedures for gender responsive service delivery.

Question 3: Implementation Date

Has the initiative been implemented for two or more years Yes
Please provide date of implemenation (dd/MM/yyyy) 17 Aug 2011

Question 4: Partners/Stakeholders

Has the United Nations or any UN agencies been involved in this initiative? No
Which UN agency was involved? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Please provide details

Question 5: Required Supplemental Documents

Will you be able to provide supporting documentation for your initiative? Yes

Question 6: UNPSA Awards

Has the initiative already won a UNPS Award? No

Question 7: Other Awards

Has the initiative won other Public Service Awards? No

Question 8: Sustainable Development Goals
Is the initiative relevant to any of the 17 SDG(s)? Yes
If you answered yes above, please specify which SDG is the most relevant to the initiative. (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
Goal 1: No Poverty
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Which target(s) within the SDGs specified above is the initiative relevant to? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
.
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

Question 9: Validation Consent

Do you have any objections to us inquiring about the initiative for validation purposes? No

How did you know about UNPSA?

How did you know about UNPSA? Through the Facebook social media platform.

Nomination form

Questions/Answers

Question 1

Please provide a brief summary of the initiative including the problems/challenges it addressed and the solutions that the initiative introduced (300 words maximum)
Gender Vanguard Community Development Service Group is a gender equality crusade initiative that addresses gender based issues like gender Inequality, forced marriage, child abuses, trafficking in women, women sexual abuses. The initiative involves in creating public awareness campaign, sensitization visits to schools, churches, market places and organizing public lectures against these challenges by encouraging those who are facing some abuses to speak up and provide help to them through our partners.
a. What are the overall objectives of the initiative?
Please describe the overall objectives of the initiative (200 words maximum)
To ensure that every woman is given equal opportunity with the men and to ensure that every Girl's Child get education and every sexual assault on any woman must be treated and anyone responsible for the assault must be brought to face the wrath of the law.
b. How does the initiative fit within the selected category?
Please describe how the initiative is linked to the criteria of the category (200 words maximum)
The initiative is a women advocacy group and it fits into the selected category because it is aim in eradicating all the social ills against women globally within the next few years.

Question 2

The initiative should improve people’s lives, notably by enhancing the contribution of public services to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the SDGs
a. Please explain how the initiative improves the delivery of public services (200 words maximum)
It has improves the delivery of public service in that most women have started aspiring for leadership positions in both public and private sector within our community. The deputy Governor of our state is a Woman and the Local Government Chairperson in our neighbouring community is a woman. The call for equal opportunity for women have being paving ways for women to be given chances to also lead.

Question 3

The initiative must impact positively a group or groups of the population (i.e. children, women, elderly, people with disability, etc) and address a significant issue of public service delivery within the context of a given country or region.
a. Please explain how the initiative has addressed a significant issue related to the delivery of public services (200 words maximum)
A significant issue that we have addressed lately is the issue of inclusion of women into leadership position. The initiative have being able to advocate for women to be given opportunities to lead, most women have aspired for leadership positions and got them, other women folks have also being sensitize to support their fellow women who are aspiring for leadership positions both in the local, regional and national level.
b. Please explain how the initiative has impacted positively a group or groups of the population within the context of your country or region (200 words maximum)
The initiative have being able to help people within her community to reposition their perspective about the Girl's Child educational right. It is the right of every girl child to acquire education and become productive in the society. The Girl's Child in our community are walking tall as they are now giving the same respect and privileges that is accorded to the male child.

Question 4

The initiative must present an innovative idea, a distinctively new approach, or a unique policy or approach implemented in order to realize the SDGs in the context of a given country or region.
a. Please explain in which way the initiative is innovative in the context of your country or region (200 words maximum)
One of the greatest setback on the issue of sexual abuses against the Girl Child is the absence of courage to speak up about the abuse. Most victims suffer in silence for a long time, as an Initiative, we have being able to devise ways to help them speak up. Female members of our initiative are sent to schools to sensitize teenage girls on the dangers of sexual abuses and the need to seek help and obviously this approach have being able to help most victims to speak up and get help.

Question 4b

b. Please describe if the innovation is original or if it is an adaptation from other contexts (If it is known)? (200 words maximum)
The innovation is original because we are the first to start implementing this approach within our community.

Question 4c

c. What resources (i.e. financial, human , material or other resources, etc) were used to implement the initiative? (200 words maximum)
Human resources is the capital resources used to implement the initiative. The regional chapter of the International federation of Female Lawyers have being very useful and supportive in our crusade. And kind hearted individuals and members of the initiatives who are University graduates under the umbrella of the National Youth Service Corp sacrifice their time and financial resources to implement the idea of the initiative.

Question 5

The initiative should be adaptable to other contexts (e.g. other cities, countries or regions). There may already be evidence that it has inspired similar innovations in other public-sector institutions within a given country, region or at the global level.
a. Has the initiative been transferred to other contexts?
Yes
The initiative is active and alive within all the local government communities in the country. The National Youth Service Corp is a national scheme that covers the whole nation and our initiative is visible in every local government community where University graduates are posted to serve.

Question 6

The initiative should be able to be sustained over a significant period of time.
a. Please describe whether and how the initiative is sustainable (covering the social, economic and environmental aspects) (300 words maximum)
The sustainability of the initiatives is enduring because the initiative was born out of the National Youth Service Corp scheme which is an institution that is owned, managed and sustained by the Federal Government. Irrespective of the social, economical or environmental changes within the country, the National Youth Service Corp Scheme will continue to be sustained and as long as the NYSC scheme is sustained, the initiative is also sustained.
b. Please describe whether and how the initiative is sustainable in terms of durability in time (300 words maximum)
The initiative sustainability in terms of duration is strong, as members are inducted into the initiative every six months. Members are transitional in that after one year, they will be relieved of their services, while others inducted into the initiative continues from where they stop.

Question 7

The initiative should have gone through a formal evaluation, showing some evidence of impact on improving people’s lives.
a. Has the initiative been formally evaluated?
Yes
If yes, please describe how the initiative was evaluated? (200 words maximum)
The initiative have being evaluated based on the behavioural changes of members of their host communities. Our partners have been able to identify or evaluate the effort of the initiatives by the increasing record of admission of the Girl's Child into various institutions of learning within the host communities.
b. Please describe the outcome of the evaluation of the impact of the initiative (200 words maximum)
The evaluation have created positive impact and some sense of pride on the initiative in that when more efforts and energy are infused into the initiative, it will achieve more than what it has been able to achieve.
c. Please describe the indicators that were used (200 words maximum)
The indicators that were used to carry out the evaluation are statistics gotten from schools within the community and data obtained through public opinions from people within the community.

Question 8

The initiative must demonstrate that it has engaged various actors such as from other institutions, civil society, or the private sector, when possible.
a. The 2030 Development Agenda puts emphasis on collaboration, engagement, coordination, partnerships, and inclusion. Please describe what stakeholders were engaged in designing, implementing and evaluating the initiative. Please also highlight their roles and contributions (300 words maximum)
The International federation of Female Lawyers have collaborated with the initiative by helping sexual abuses victims to get justice. The National Agency for Trafficking in persons have also collaborated with the initiative by opening their doors for the initiative to sensitize victims of trafficking. The Nigerian Police Force have also collaborated in helping to arrest sexual predators, the media houses (radio and television stations) have always invited us to used their studios to preach against these social ills against women.

Question 9

a. Please describe the key lessons learned, and any view you have on how to further improve the initiative (200 words maximum)
I have learned that every individual can make a difference starting from where they are. This lesson is bored out of what members of the initiative are doing, no matter how small to put an end to these societal ills. I have also learned that nothing will stop, until people stand up and demand a stop to it. I am looking forward to improve the status of the initiative to go beyond the National Youth Service Corp scheme. It shouldn't just be a Youth crusade, it should be everybody's crusade. And together, people irrespective of their age, religious affiliation, social class, sexual orientation should join in the fight against Gender Inequality, forced marriage, child abuses, trafficking in women, the Girl's Child educational right and such like.

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