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Welcome to CAI4SR Official Website
Welcome to CAI4SR Official Website
Community Advancement Initiative for Self-Reliance (CAI4SR) is a Non-government and not-for-profit organization based in Osogbo, Osun State. The aim of the organization is to champion the course of the oppressed and voiceless in Nigeria and beyond through innovative programmes and projects for awareness-raising and sensitization on Human Rights and its implication for development. Our primary targets are women, children, and persons with disabilities. The organisation was founded in the year 2009 but registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on November 7, 2014.
Community Advancement Initiative for Self-Reliance (CAI4SR) is a Non-government and not-for-profit organization based in Osogbo, Osun State. The aim of the organization is to champion the course of the oppressed and voiceless in Nigeria and beyond through innovative programmes and projects for awareness-raising and sensitization on Human Rights and its implication for development. Our primary targets are women, children, and persons with disabilities. The organisation was founded in the year 2009 but registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on November 7, 2014.
About CAI4SR
About CAI4SR
Community Advancement Initiative for Self-Reliance (CAI4SR) is a Non-government and not-for-profit organization based in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Championing the course of women, children, and persons with disabilities through innovative programmes to ensure protection and promotion of human rights and attainment of their full potentials.
Our Vision
Our Vision
A world where everyone enjoys human rights as a pathway to development.
Our Goal
Our Goal
A society in which failure is a matter of choice and not denial of rights.
Our Slogan
Our Slogan
CAI4SR... "pathway to self-reliance"
What we do
What we do
Programme: Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health Right, GBV and Civic Engagement.
Osun Disability Law: Police, NSCDC, Others Trained To Drive Inclusive Justice
Osun Disability Law: Police, NSCDC, Others Trained To Drive Inclusive Justice
In a significant step toward advancing disability rights and strengthening inclusive justice, the Community Advancement Initiative for Self-Reliance (CAI4SR), with support from Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) International, organised a three-day intensive training programme for law enforcement agencies on the Osun State Discrimination Against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Law 2024. The training, held in Osun State, brought together representatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Correctional Service, and other security outfits. Its primary aim was to equip officers with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively enforce the newly enacted law while protecting the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.
The programme’s curriculum went beyond legal enforcement to expanding officers’ understanding of disability as both a human rights and development issue. Key areas covered included: Explaining key provisions, offences, penalties, and enforcement roles for officers, addressing how women and girls with disabilities face multiple layers of discrimination and how disability intersects with poverty. Additionally, the training provided participants with an opportunity to connect the state law to Nigeria’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the event, Mrs Eni Ayeni, Executive Director of CAI4SR, underscored the vital role of security institutions in bridging the gap between policy and reality. “The Disability Law is only as effective as its enforcement. By strengthening the knowledge of our security institutions on disability, gender, and rights, we are ensuring that no citizen is left behind. Osun State has the potential to serve as a model for inclusive justice in Nigeria,” she said.
The programme concluded with officers making personal pledges to champion disability inclusion within their institutions and host communities. Certificates of participation were awarded, symbolising not just attendance but their renewed role as advocates and enforcers of disability rights in Osun State. With this milestone, Osun State has taken another step toward ensuring that its Disability Law 2024 is not merely a legislative instrument but a living tool for justice, inclusion, and equal opportunity for all citizens.
Osun Assembly passes Osun Disabilities Prohibition Bill
The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Bill into law. The House passed the bill during the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Adewale Egbedun on Tuesday. The bill provides persons with disabilities access to health, education, employment and other social amenities that bring about inclusion. Egbedun said the bill will be sent to the Governor for assent.
SGBV Justice Network Cluster seeks speedy implementation of ACJ & VAPP LAWS
The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Justice Network Cluster has called for timely, speedy, and effective implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice (ACJ) and Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Laws in Osun Bauchi, Benue, Enugu and Kaduna States. The SJN Cluster comprises Ikra Foundation for Women and Youth Development (IFWYD), Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), League of Women Voters, Nigeria (NILOWV), Community Advancement Initiative for Self-Reliance (CAI4SR), Agbani Farms Ltd as well as Legal Awareness for Nigerian Women (LANW) and anchored by Lawyers Alert (LA).
The call was made at the conclusion of the best practice round table on ACJL and VAPPL implementation event held in Osogbo, Osun state as part of efforts to ensure the successful implementation of a project titled ‘Towards Consolidating Advocacy for Effective Justice Delivering for Survivors of SGBV” being implemented by the SJN cluster.
The Cluster noted the prevalence in cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria with a substantial number of women aged 25 – 29 having experienced some forms of physical violence since age 15, with the common acts of violence in the country being sexual harassment, harmful traditional practices, and emotional, physical, psychological, and socio-economic violence.
The Executive Director of Community Advancement Initiative for Self-Reliance, Mrs. Eni Ayeni in partnership with other members of the SJN Cluster is advocating for full and effective implementation of the VAPP and ACJ Laws in the five project states of Bauchi, Benue, Enugu, Kaduna, and Osun. The Cluster further emphasized the need for adequate funding of the Sexual Assault Referral Centers (SARCs) while at the same time urged the Judiciary to designate some courts for the hearing of SGBV cases, in addition to setting aside some days for the courts to hear SGBV cases. The Cluster believes that full implementation of the laws will lead to the acceleration of cases and speedy justice delivery for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Network advocates for Osun SARC functionality
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Network advocates for Osun SARC functionality
The SGBV Justice Network (SJN) Cluster is implementing a project with the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE), a USAID/Palladium-supported project that seeks to consolidate the activation/implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law (VAPPL) and the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) in Bauchi, Benue, Enugu, Kaduna, and Osun States. The project which is a follow-on of the "Advocacy Towards Effective Justice Delivery for Survivors of SGBV in Nigeria aims to build on the significant achievements and successes of the first phase. For the SJN Cluster to attain its key policy objectives in target project locations, the need to elicit and further strengthen the relationships with key government ministries becomes imperative.
As part of efforts to achieve the above, the SJN Cluster paid an advocacy visit to the Osun State Ministry of Health to deliberate on strategies to enhance the functionality of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre. The cluster, led by Mrs. Eni Ayeni, the Executive Director of the Community Advancement Initiative for Self Reliance requested the deployment of personnel to the centre while at the same time requesting that resources for the effective functioning of the centre be provided. In his response, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Isiak Adekunle applauded the SJN for taking the bold steps to ensure the functionality of the SARC in Osun state. While assuring the team of the support of the Ministry, He stressed that it was necessary to convene a stakeholders meeting where all actors working on GBV would be brought together to discuss issues of SGBV and its effective implementation of the VAPPL in Osun state. In conclusion, the Permanent Secretary, Isiaka Adekunle who was accompanied by the Director of Public Health, Dr Akeem Bello reassured the network that "Once the stakeholders meeting is convened, a focal person shall be assigned by the Ministry of Health to the centre". In attendance at the meeting were Mrs. Ayegbayo Motunrayo and Mr. Aderinto Shola State Chairperson and member of Nigeria Women Journalists (NAWOJ) respectively, and Mrs. Salami Bimbola and Mrs. Lawrence Rita of Nigeria League of Women Voters (NGLWV). and Dr Ben Oluropo of CAI4SR.
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