Which Charity...?

Which charity do you think CREATIV should support in Nigeria? Below are some ideas; let us know what you think!

SOS Children's Villages - Nigeria is the world largest orphan charity, working in 123 countries.

Stepping Stones - Nigeria works in partnership with local organisations in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria to build sustainable futures for some of the region's many disadvantaged children.

HOPE Worldwide - Nigeria; From HOPE for Sports to the ARK program, and such annual events as the Great HOPE Walk, since 1996, HOPE Worldwide Nigeria, working in partnership with the Nigerian government, the private sector and other host country decision makers and preofessionals, has designed and developed programs that addressed health and social needs of the communities she serves. It's core competencies include HIV/AIDS prevention, economic empowerment, community capacity development, Orphaned and Vulnerable Children and Care and Support services for adults and children.

The International Foundation for Nigerian Children (IFNC) was founded in February 1998 by a group of Nigerians in the U.S. Canada, Europe and Africa. It is a charitable non-profit (and U.S. tax-exempt) organization that is solely dedicated to improving the welfare of children in Nigeria.

Inwelle Study and Resource Centre is a Nigerian non-profit Non Governmental Organization (NGO) whose mission it is to alleviate the suffering of the youth and other individuals in Africa who are seeking to acquire education and educational resources.

Aid for Africa helps sustain families and build communities by supporting health, education, development, arts, culture, conservation, and wildlife programs through a network of charities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

New Era Educational and Charitable Support Initiative (NEEDCSI) is a Nigeria-based non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, non-ethnic, non-profit and charitable educational support organization dedicated to supporting the educational goals and aspirations of the less privileged Nigerian children. New Era Educational and Charitable Support Initiative is regietered with the Nigerian Coperate Affairs Comission and is empowered to work throughout Nigeria in filfilling our vision and mandate.

Please comments on the above mentioned, or send us information on other possible charities with worthwhile causes at c.r.e.a.t.i.v.afr@gmail.com

C.R.E.A.T.I.V. Writing

Our first and long term fundraising project is THE BOOK!

The working title is TRADITIONS and so will be based on the same premise.

We plan to incorporate 24 Nigerian writers of which we hope at least 5 will be internationally acclaimed. The other 18 shall be writers of varied standing with 8 being chosen through a nationwide competition with the winner will be chosen by the public.

All pieces shall be donated to the cause and all proceeds after cost shall go to the designated charity. We plan to publish in September ready for a November/December 2009 launch in Nigeria, followed by a UK Launch in January 2010.


If you know of any Nigerian writers that would like to be part of this project....or if you are a budding writer LET US KNOW at c.r.e.a.t.i.v.afr@gmail.com!!!
The deadline for submission is 10th JULY 2009.

C.R.E.A.T.I.V. in....Nigeria!

Nigeria is a country of extremes. Great wealth and great poverty sit cheek by jowl, and tensions between different communities can boil over into civil strife. While a few parts of the country remain problematic, the vast majority is as warm and welcoming to visitors as anywhere in Africa. Nigeria has produced music and literature whose influence spreads far beyond the continent.

Challenging yet exuberant, this is Africa in the raw – there’s nowhere quite like it on the continent.

www.lonelyplanet.com/nigeria

We are.... C.R.E.A.T.I.V.

C.R.E.A.T.I.V is a new charitable venture which looks to help under privileged African children whilst promoting the beauty that is Africa via the arts.

Through a series of projects, we want to provide a platform for emerging artists and creatives with a passion for African cultures, to showcase their work, as well as hopefully bring some of the old legends to the masses!

Our motivation is that we aim is to be creativ; in other words...
Creatively Re-Energise Africa Through Intuitive Ventures.

The idea is that each project will creatively utilise a cultural aspects of one African country to generate revenue. From the profits made from a particular project, CREATIV will then donate a sizeable portion of it to a charity in that country.

By using different artistic mediums to raise awareness, C.R.E.A.T.I.V. reinforces the joy and beauty that Africa has to offer:

No More Negative Africa Only Creative Africa!

These are the names of the countries in the west African Region we aim to work with initially:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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