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[QUOTE]Originally posted by kenndo: [QB] what is nepad? The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a VISION and STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AFRICA’s RENEWAL what are the origins of nepad? The NEPAD strategic framework document arises from a mandate given to the five initiating Heads of State (Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa) by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to develop an integrated socio-economic development framework for Africa. The 37th Summit of the OAU in July 2001 formally adopted the strategic framework document. WHAT ARE THE NEPAD PRIMARY OBJECTIVES? a) To eradicate poverty; b) To place African countries, both individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development; c) To halt the marginalisation of Africa in the globalisation process and enhance its full and beneficial integration into the global economy; d) To accelerate the empowerment of women WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF NEPAD? Good governance as a basic requirement for peace, security and sustainable political and socio-economic development African ownership and leadership, as well as broad and deep participation by all sectors of society; Anchoring the development of Africa on its resources and resourcefulness of its people; Partnership between and amongst African peoples; Acceleration of regional and continental integration; Building the competitiveness of African countries and the continent; Forging a new international partnership that changes the unequal relationship between Africa and the developed world; and Ensuring that all Partnerships with NEPAD are linked to the Millenium Development Goals and other agreed development goals and targets. WHAT IS THE NEPAD PROGRAMME OF ACTION? The NEPAD Programme of Action is a holistic, comprehensive and integrated sustainable development initiative for the revival of Africa, guided by the aforementioned objectives, principles and strategic focus. 7. WHAT ARE THE NEPAD PRIORITIES? a. Establishing the Conditions for Sustainable Development by ensuring Peace and security; Democracy and good, political, economic and corporate governance; Regional co-operation and integration; Capacity building. b. Policy reforms and increased investment in the following priority sectors- The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) NEPAD Nigeria News Vol. 1, Issue 1, Jan 2006. News Items Fish-For-All Summit Communicating NEPAD at the Country-Level Home-Grown School Feeding and Health Programme NEPAD Nigeria-Technofuture Digital Dividend Initiative Fish-For-All Summit Nigeria hosted the NEPAD Fish for All Summit in Abuja from 22 – 25 August 2005 under the Chairmanship President Olusegun Obasanjo. NEPAD Nigeria was actively involved in the Summit. The NEPAD Fish for All Summit is the first high-profile Africa-wide event to draw global attention to the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture to meeting Africa’s development agenda. The NEPAD Secretariat, the World Fish Centre and FAO took up an invitation from President Obasanjo, Chairman of NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC) and Chairman of the Fish for All Initiative, to hold this event in Abuja, Nigeria. The Summit comprised a 2-day Technical Symposium, a Nigeria Fisheries Day, an Africa Fisheries Exhibition, and a Heads of State Summit to endorse common African objectives for the future of fisheries and aquaculture in pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals. The Summit produced among other things the Abuja Declaration on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa and the NEPAD Action Plan on Fishery and Aquaculture. Communicating NEPAD at the Country-Level NEPAD Secretariat in partnership with NEPAD Nigeria organized a workshop with the theme “Communicating NEPAD at the County-level” from December 1 – 2, 2005 at Bolingo Hotel and Towers, Abuja. The German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) was the sponsor of the two-day event. The objective of the workshop was to examine progress made in communicating the philosophy of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to Nigerians, to identify constraints and areas that required improvement, and to strengthen existing communication structures with the country and with the continental body. The workshop will serve as a template that for replication in other African countries by the year 2006. Dr Imeh T. Okopido, former Minister of State for Environment made a welcome statement and declared the workshop open. Other dignitaries who participated in the workshop included Ambassador Tunji Olagunju, Chairman NEPAD Steering Committee, South Africa; Ambassador Olukorede Willoughby, Deputy CEO, NEPAD Secretariat; the Canadian High Commissioner, Mr. David Angell; the Country Representative of the GTZ, Mr Karl Brüning. Presentations that featured during the plenary sessions include that of Chief (Mrs.) Asika titled “Communicating NEPAD at the Country level: The Nigerian Experience”. Other presenters were Dr Gabriel Gundu, Director, African Peer-Review Mechanism National Focal Point (APRM-NFP) Secretariat, Mrs. Thaninga Shope-Linney, General Manager Communications, NEPAD Secretariat, and Prof. I.L. Bashir, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru. A good number of NEPAD Nigeria State Coordinators and NEPAD Focal Points in Federal Ministries and Agencies were able to attend and participated in the sessions. Some civil society groups, youth organisations and the media were also among the participants. Home-Grown School Feeding and Health Programme History was made when the President Olusegun Obasanjo launched the Home-Grown School Feeding and Health Programme (HGSFHP) at Science Primary School, Kuje, FCT on 26th September 2005. The ceremony was graced by Executive Governors and Deputy Governors, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; the Hon. Ministers for Education, the Federal Capital Territory and Agriculture; members of the National Assembly among others. This epoch-making event was the culmination of months of preparation for the implementation of this programme. The school feeding programme in Africa is the product of collaboration between the World Food Programme, as the lead agency, NEPAD, the United Nations Childrens’ Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Millennium Hunger Task Force (MHTF). Nigeria is one of ten (10) African countries to benefit in the pilot phase of the programme; Uganda, Ghana, Mali and Kenya have already flagged-off similar programmes. The objectives of the HGSFHP are to: reduce hunger among Nigerian school children; increase school enrolment and attendance; improve the nutritional and health status of school children; stimulate local food production and boost the income of local farmers. NEPAD Nigeria is a member of the National Steering Committee and the Senior Special Assistant to the President and Head of NEPAD Nigeria, Chief (Mrs.) Chinyere Asika, was at the occasion and delivered a goodwill message. She stressed the objectives of the programme were in line with the NEPAD Action Plans for Education, Agriculture and Health. She pledged the support of the office through the NEPAD State Coordinators for the implementation of the programme nationwide. Highlights of the event included the delivery of the keynote address and de-worming of schoolchildren by President Obasanjo. Related documents: Improving Food and Nutrition Security through Food for Education Programs in Africa NEPAD Nigeria-TechnoFuture Digital Dividend Initiative NEPAD Nigeria launched the NEPAD Nigeria-Technofuture Digital Dividend Initiative at a Round-table chaired by President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abuja on December 22, 2005. The Initiative is a project providing a computerized educational model that teaches learners from kindergarten age to adulthood a unique combination of computer and entrepreneurship skills. The tool empowers individuals by equipping them with skills that enable them set up their own business, operate optimally at the workplace, and compete more effectively in an increasingly technology-driven world, while making them self-sufficient upon retirement. Speaking at the occasion at The TransCorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEPAD and Head of NEPAD Nigeria, Chief (Mrs.) Chinyere Asika, stressed the importance of NEPAD Nigeria’s involvement in such an initiative, as it will go a long way in facilitating the realization of the objectives of NEPAD ICT Programme. The NEPAD Nigeria – Technofuture Digital Dividend Initiative is one of the NEPAD Nigeria - Private Sector Partnership Programmes with the following goals: to facilitate the implementation of NEPAD ICT Programmes in Nigeria; to fast-track capacity building in the area of ICT, especially as it relates to the promotion of entrepreneurship among various stakeholders in the Public and Private sectors; to bridge the digital divide by empowering Nigerians with crucial technology and “life skills”, and to promote economic growth and sustainable development through job and wealth creation. Technofuture is essentially a well-targeted human capacity-building tool that teaches a unique combination of technology and business skills or life skills, to individuals of all ages starting from the age of four. NEPAD Nigeria and Technofuture will build synergies to sustain this initiative by collaborating with major stakeholders in the Nigerian public and private sectors, multilateral organizations and the academia. [ Home ] Send mail to webmaster@nepad.org.ng with questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: 01/20/06 The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) NEPAD Nigeria News Vol. 1, Issue 1, Jan 2006. News Items Fish-For-All Summit Communicating NEPAD at the Country-Level Home-Grown School Feeding and Health Programme NEPAD Nigeria-Technofuture Digital Dividend Initiative Fish-For-All Summit Nigeria hosted the NEPAD Fish for All Summit in Abuja from 22 – 25 August 2005 under the Chairmanship President Olusegun Obasanjo. NEPAD Nigeria was actively involved in the Summit. The NEPAD Fish for All Summit is the first high-profile Africa-wide event to draw global attention to the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture to meeting Africa’s development agenda. The NEPAD Secretariat, the World Fish Centre and FAO took up an invitation from President Obasanjo, Chairman of NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC) and Chairman of the Fish for All Initiative, to hold this event in Abuja, Nigeria. The Summit comprised a 2-day Technical Symposium, a Nigeria Fisheries Day, an Africa Fisheries Exhibition, and a Heads of State Summit to endorse common African objectives for the future of fisheries and aquaculture in pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals. The Summit produced among other things the Abuja Declaration on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa and the NEPAD Action Plan on Fishery and Aquaculture. Communicating NEPAD at the Country-Level NEPAD Secretariat in partnership with NEPAD Nigeria organized a workshop with the theme “Communicating NEPAD at the County-level” from December 1 – 2, 2005 at Bolingo Hotel and Towers, Abuja. The German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) was the sponsor of the two-day event. The objective of the workshop was to examine progress made in communicating the philosophy of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to Nigerians, to identify constraints and areas that required improvement, and to strengthen existing communication structures with the country and with the continental body. The workshop will serve as a template that for replication in other African countries by the year 2006. Dr Imeh T. Okopido, former Minister of State for Environment made a welcome statement and declared the workshop open. Other dignitaries who participated in the workshop included Ambassador Tunji Olagunju, Chairman NEPAD Steering Committee, South Africa; Ambassador Olukorede Willoughby, Deputy CEO, NEPAD Secretariat; the Canadian High Commissioner, Mr. David Angell; the Country Representative of the GTZ, Mr Karl Brüning. Presentations that featured during the plenary sessions include that of Chief (Mrs.) Asika titled “Communicating NEPAD at the Country level: The Nigerian Experience”. Other presenters were Dr Gabriel Gundu, Director, African Peer-Review Mechanism National Focal Point (APRM-NFP) Secretariat, Mrs. Thaninga Shope-Linney, General Manager Communications, NEPAD Secretariat, and Prof. I.L. Bashir, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru. A good number of NEPAD Nigeria State Coordinators and NEPAD Focal Points in Federal Ministries and Agencies were able to attend and participated in the sessions. Some civil society groups, youth organisations and the media were also among the participants. Home-Grown School Feeding and Health Programme History was made when the President Olusegun Obasanjo launched the Home-Grown School Feeding and Health Programme (HGSFHP) at Science Primary School, Kuje, FCT on 26th September 2005. The ceremony was graced by Executive Governors and Deputy Governors, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; the Hon. Ministers for Education, the Federal Capital Territory and Agriculture; members of the National Assembly among others. This epoch-making event was the culmination of months of preparation for the implementation of this programme. The school feeding programme in Africa is the product of collaboration between the World Food Programme, as the lead agency, NEPAD, the United Nations Childrens’ Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Millennium Hunger Task Force (MHTF). Nigeria is one of ten (10) African countries to benefit in the pilot phase of the programme; Uganda, Ghana, Mali and Kenya have already flagged-off similar programmes. The objectives of the HGSFHP are to: reduce hunger among Nigerian school children; increase school enrolment and attendance; improve the nutritional and health status of school children; stimulate local food production and boost the income of local farmers. NEPAD Nigeria is a member of the National Steering Committee and the Senior Special Assistant to the President and Head of NEPAD Nigeria, Chief (Mrs.) Chinyere Asika, was at the occasion and delivered a goodwill message. She stressed the objectives of the programme were in line with the NEPAD Action Plans for Education, Agriculture and Health. She pledged the support of the office through the NEPAD State Coordinators for the implementation of the programme nationwide. Highlights of the event included the delivery of the keynote address and de-worming of schoolchildren by President Obasanjo. Related documents: Improving Food and Nutrition Security through Food for Education Programs in Africa NEPAD Nigeria-TechnoFuture Digital Dividend Initiative NEPAD Nigeria launched the NEPAD Nigeria-Technofuture Digital Dividend Initiative at a Round-table chaired by President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abuja on December 22, 2005. The Initiative is a project providing a computerized educational model that teaches learners from kindergarten age to adulthood a unique combination of computer and entrepreneurship skills. The tool empowers individuals by equipping them with skills that enable them set up their own business, operate optimally at the workplace, and compete more effectively in an increasingly technology-driven world, while making them self-sufficient upon retirement. Speaking at the occasion at The TransCorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEPAD and Head of NEPAD Nigeria, Chief (Mrs.) Chinyere Asika, stressed the importance of NEPAD Nigeria’s involvement in such an initiative, as it will go a long way in facilitating the realization of the objectives of NEPAD ICT Programme. The NEPAD Nigeria – Technofuture Digital Dividend Initiative is one of the NEPAD Nigeria - Private Sector Partnership Programmes with the following goals: to facilitate the implementation of NEPAD ICT Programmes in Nigeria; to fast-track capacity building in the area of ICT, especially as it relates to the promotion of entrepreneurship among various stakeholders in the Public and Private sectors; to bridge the digital divide by empowering Nigerians with crucial technology and “life skills”, and to promote economic growth and sustainable development through job and wealth creation. Technofuture is essentially a well-targeted human capacity-building tool that teaches a unique combination of technology and business skills or life skills, to individuals of all ages starting from the age of four. NEPAD Nigeria and Technofuture will build synergies to sustain this initiative by collaborating with major stakeholders in the Nigerian public and private sectors, multilateral organizations and the academia. [ Home ] Send mail to webmaster@nepad.org.ng with questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: 01/20/06 http://www.nepadnigeria.org/ 1 MEDIA RELEASE AFD Signs Grant Agreement to Support NEPAD ICT Broadband Infrastructure Programme Pretoria, South Africa, 29 June 2006. The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has today signed a grant agreement with NEPAD e-Africa Commission, through the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), to support NEPAD’s Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Broadband Infrastructure Programme. The occasion that was graced by His Excellency Jean Felix Paganon, the French Ambassador to South Africa, took place at the French Embassy. Other high ranking officials from the French Embassy, AFD, NEPAD and DBSA also attended the ceremony. Ms Christina Golino signed on behalf of DBSA and NEPAD, while Mr Phillipe Lecrinier signed on behalf of AFD. In the agreement, AFD will provide 850 000 Euros (ZAR 7,9 million) grant to the NEPAD e-Africa Commission to support the development of rationalised terrestrial broadband ICT network for Central, Western and Northern Africa. The project will build on the conclusions and recommendations of a meeting held in Dakar in 2005 by the NEPAD e-Africa Commission to initiate the Central, Western and Northern Africa ICT Broadband Infrastructure Programme. The support will enable the Commission to play its coordinating role whilst at the same time, dealing with policy and regulatory bottlenecks that impede investment in ICT infrastructure in the region. The NEPAD e-Africa Commission intends to facilitate the development of investor friendly policies that promote private-public partnerships (PPP) that are critical to ICT infrastructure development. Said Dr Henry Chasia, the NEPAD e-Africa Commission Executive Deputy Chairperson, “We expect that the Central, Western and Northern Africa ICT Project, will contribute to NEPAD’s objective of connecting all African countries to a broadband terrestrial fibre-optic network, and hence, to the rest of the world through submarine cables. The Network will provide abundant bandwidth, easier connectivity and reduced costs. The broadband connectivity will also contribute to the much needed integration of the continent by facilitating trade, social, and cultural exchange between countries” One of NEPAD’s priority objectives is the promotion and the integration of regional ICT infrastructures all over Africa. The NEPAD e-Africa Commission was therefore set up to manage the structured development of the ICT sector on the African continent, by developing policies and broad ICT strategies and by initiating projects. Agence Française de développement is a French financial institution that provides support to developing countries. Together with DBSA, they have already jointly committed 25 millions Rands to finance regional infrastructure projects under NEPAD. This new grant will focus more precisely on regional ICT Infrastructure Broadband projects in French-speaking Africa. Ends 2 For more information about AFD, visit http://www.afd.fr For more information on NEPAD, please visit: [URL=http://www.nepad.org]www.nepad.org[/URL] For more information about NEPAD e-Africa Commission, visit: [URL=http://www.eafricacommission.org]www.eafricacommission.org[/URL] For further information, please contact: Samuel Mikenga Communications Manager, NEPAD e-Africa Commission Email: smikenga@eafricacomission.org Tel: +27 725 296769 +27 12 841 4523 [/QB][/QUOTE]
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