Kudirat Initiative for Nigerian Democracy

Kudirat Initiative for Nigerian Democracy (KIND) is an organization with offices in Lagos, Nigeria and East Elmhurst, New York and describes its vision as "An Africa where women and youth are full participants in the continent's social, economic, and political development."

Staff
Source
 * Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Founder & Executive Director
 * Rasheed Owonifari, Operations Manager
 * Amy Oyekunle, Programme Manager
 * Chioma Ogwuegbu, Programme Coordinator
 * Rotimi Balogun, Development Coordinator
 * Nwanneka Nnoli Programme Officer
 * Tosin Kesington Programme Volunteer
 * Christy Anyanwu, Administrative Officer

Funding 2001
In 2001 they received a grant from the Westminster Foundation "To part-fund the purchase of a building in Lagos, to be used as a venue for the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy's activities including as a resource centre for community organisations which promote women's and children's rights in Nigeria. A suitable building will be identified and bought in the summer of 2000." 

Funding 2005
$10,000 — above
 * African Women Development Fund
 * Clara Fund
 * Cordaid
 * European Commission
 * George Zimmer

$5,000 — $9,999
 * Hajia Amne Kam-Salem
 * Mamacash

$1,000 — $4,999 $10 — $999 2005 Annual Report pdf
 * Tunde Soleye
 * Ibikunle Amosun
 * Femi Pedro
 * Lagos State House of Assemly
 * Alhaji Jubril Aminu
 * Cornelius Adebayo
 * Olushola Adeyeye
 * Khafila Abiola
 * Otunba Onafolakan
 * Magnum Trust Bank
 * Manfred W Enrich Trust
 * Abolade Gbadegesin
 * Achim Shaffert
 * Kekere Ekun
 * Olayinka
 * Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Toomey
 * Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Smith
 * N.P.A
 * Uche Chukwumerije
 * S.K Petrolem
 * Skymit Motors

Projects
"KIND’s main Interlink projects include:"
 * "The decade-long Youth Employment Campaign, launched in 2002 by former USA President Bill Clinton and Mrs. Mubarak of Egypt, which aims to generate sustainable employment for the world’s poorest youth. As a member of the Global Alliance for Youth Employment, KIND partners with the Nigeria Youth Employment Network to offer self-employment training to young women. (www.yesweb.org)


 * "Vital Voices Leadership Institutes, organized by KIND partners, Vital Voices (VV), an international organization founded by Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton to expand women's political participation. The Leadership Institutes provide skills training, networking opportunities and other support to women leaders in Africa and around the world. (www.vitalvoices.org)


 * "Imagining Ourselves, a project of the International Museum for Women, which aims to create a public platform in which young women leaders and creative thinkers articulate their view of the world they live in and the world they are passionately working to create. As, KIND serves as the project’s Nigeria partner and assists in developing the project’s anthology, virtual exhibit, and in hosting dialogues and iinteractive educational outreach projects. (www.imow.org)" Source

Contact
Nigeria 60 Lanre Awolokun Street Gbagada Phase 2 Lagos, Nigeria Tel: 234-1-4727001, 234-1-8902970 Fax: 234-1-5550995

United States KIND USA 31 -33 82nd Street East Elmhurst, NY 11370 Tel: (718) 514 3053 Email: info AT kind.org Web: http://www.kind.org