Empower a Girl: For Self-Reliance

Periodical Medical Lesson to the students of KIFA (Kole Intellectual Forum) is considered the most important thing that they cannot do without.

To examine and verify students’ health and that of the entire staff health condition, Kole Intellectual Forum has set a system that they host either a senior Medical Doctor or an Intern Doctor to discuss with them medical related issues; and this has helped the team to cut down their medical bill because they are now using the system of prevention is better cure approach. They are now able to know the symptoms of many diseases as well as their causes that has helped them to avoid them.

For now two years, the approach has been implement at the Institute of Home Economics of Kole Intellectual Forum with support the organization (Kole Intellectual Forum) is getting from the donors on the platform of GlobalGiving; making it easier for the organization to use the fund that could have gone for medical bill to the development issues   

Role and responsibilities of KIFA: Representation

Kole Intellectual Forum (KIFA), a Community Based Organization in Kole District is selected as an home grown organization whose activities is seen as being permanent within the district setting; hence, it is through its leader, representing, CSOs within the district and it serves as a vital intermediary between local citizens and the District Local Government (DLG), facilitating participatory planning, holding leaders accountable, and enhancing service delivery. They act as advocates for marginalized groups, ensuring that voices from the community, including women, youth, and persons with disabilities, are represented in council decisions.

The Roles and Responsibilities of the organization in representation is to be at: Participatory Planning and Budgeting: in that, CSOs contribute to local development planning by ensuring community priorities are reflected in the District Development Plans (DDPs) and budgets; Service Delivery Monitoring: They monitor the implementation of government projects and services (such as health, education, and water) to ensure accountability and efficiency in the use of public funds; Advocacy and Accountability: CSOs act as watchdogs, providing checks and balances on local government actions and advocating for transparent, rights-based governance; Information Sharing and Feedback: They bridge the gap between technical officials and residents, sharing information on government policies while relaying community feedback back to decision-makers; and of course, Capacity Building: that, CSOs often provide training to local community groups to enhance their engagement in governance processes.