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Posted on March 21, 2022

Meet our 2022 NVCF Fellows

Every year, since 2019, Raising New Voices, in partnership with Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung, selected young, talented, and promising talents across Osun state and train them in the areas of good governance, leadership, advocacy, and activism, and civic engagement for one year period. During this time, they are exposed to the various concepts of good governance, leadership, and advocacy by seasoned and expert facilitators. This year, 10 fellows were selected from 10 local governments in Osun state. We are excited and eager to...

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by Victor Terhemba

Posted on February 25, 2022

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Electoral Act: CSOs Joint Statement as Buhari Signs Electoral Bill into Law

Joint Civil Society Statement upon Signing of the Electoral Bill, 2022 into Law by President Muhammadu Buhari, on 25 February, 2022. 25 February, 2022 1. Today, Friday, 25th February 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into Law, marking a huge milestone in Nigerian’s quest to consolidate electoral democracy. The new Electoral Act, 2022 which incorporates innovative provisions that will enhance credibility of our electoral process, signifies a new era in the history of elections in Nigeria. More importantly, the...

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by Victor Terhemba

Posted on February 3, 2022

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Apply for NVCF 2022

[wpdevart_countdown text_for_day="Days" text_for_hour="Hours" text_for_minut="Minutes" text_for_second="Seconds" countdown_end_type="time" font_color="#1f6421" hide_on_mobile="show" redirect_url="https://raisingnewvoices.org" end_date="03-02-2022 23:59" start_time="1643909970" end_time="25,5,21" action_end_time="hide" content_position="center" top_ditance="10" bottom_distance="10" ]Applications Closed[/wpdevart_countdown] The New Voices Citizen Fellowship is a citizen-participatory program of the Raising New Voices Initiative geared towards encouraging and supporting citizens in the grassroots communities advocating for local community issues. The Fellowship will induct 30 young leaders into a year-long program starting from March 2021 to November 2021. Fellows will be required to identify a community challenge or issue that they are passionate...

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by Victor Terhemba

Posted on April 21, 2021

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#CallYourReps Campaign on Electoral Reforms

Dear Compatriot, The National Assembly will in the coming days be passing the Electoral Act 2021. We have come to a milestone in this campaign for reforms in our elections and while it is good to know that this process is coming to a final bus stop where it will become law, the provisions inserted in the proposed laws are not the people's provisions. One of the reforms that will end election rigging as we know it today is the electronic transmission of...

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by New Voices

Posted on March 8, 2021

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Our Hero for 2021 International Women’s Day is Gambo Sawaba

Born at a time when women were least encouraged to get educated or even participate in politics and their rights often neglected, Hajia Gambo Sawaba (born Hajaratu Gambo Amarteifo) was an activist and politician who despite her low education and other cultural barriers at that time fought for women’s inclusion in politics as we know it today. To celebrate this year’s International women’s day, we at Raising New Voices Initiative celebrate this amazon. HER EARLY LIFE Hajaratu Gambo Sawaba was born on...

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by Thehassanian

Posted on February 23, 2021

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Should The Government Fund Political Parties in Nigeria?

It is a truism that funds are very critical to the proper and effective running of political parties. Without funds, it would be absolutely difficult for political parties to articulate their ideas and visions to the public and, without which the electorates cannot make informed choices during elections. Political parties are funded mainly through contributions from party members and individual supporters (e.g. membership fees, dues, subscriptions and donations). Funding of political parties can also come from organizations that share the parties’...

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by New Voices

Posted on February 6, 2021

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APPLY FOR THE NEW VOICES CITIZENS FELLOWSHIP 2021

The New Voices Citizen Fellowship is a citizen-participatory programme of the Raising New Voices Initiative geared towards encouraging and supporting citizens in the grassroots communities advocating for local community issues. The Fellowship will induct 20 fellows into a year-long program starting from March 2021 to November 2021 and aims to increase this figure in as many states as possible. Fellows will be required to identify a community challenge or issue that they are passionate about and will be working to solve...

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by Thehassanian

Posted on January 14, 2021

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Building Through The Storm – 2020 Annual Brief

Read our 2020 annual brief Raising New Voices Report for 2020 ...

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by Thehassanian

Posted on December 10, 2020

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VIDEO: RNV Makes Case for Youth Participation Via Electoral Reforms at NASS

In what was a robust presentation of ideas, recommendations and positions, Raising New Voices initiative made a case for reforms in our electoral process to guarantee the participation of young people in our political leadership in Nigeria. Having submitted a memorandum on electoral reforms of our positions, Jude 'Feranmi, Convener of the organisation and the movement gave a 5 minute speech that rounded up the series of speeches for the public hearing. Watch the video below. [embed]https://youtu.be/1Ps-mt8xkOA[/embed]...

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by New Voices

Posted on December 7, 2020

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[DOWNLOAD]: Raising New Voices Submits Memoranda on Electoral Reforms

In response to the call for memoranda on electoral reforms by the joint committee of the National Assembly on INEC and Electoral Matters and in preparation for the Public Hearing on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Raising New Voices has submitted our memoranda presenting our positions to the committee on the various amendments that are required for a more inclusive electoral process. These propose reforms in our memoranda will guarantee a level playing field for young people interested in putting themselves...

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by New Voices