About us

ABOUT US

1) We are a non-governmental, no-partisan, non-denominational, non-profit organization (NGO) in Nigeria, West Africa by name, CLEANER NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE (CNI). We are particularly passionate on our environment and healthy living, and have consistently been on this work in the last seven years plus.

Our vision is to promote voluntary participation and self sacrifice in our collective quest towards keeping filth off our surroundings vis-avis promoting measures against all form of environmental abuse and misuse.

In the same vein, our MISSION is proffering uncommon solution to environmental issues and converting challenges in our environment to opportunities.
This we do and continue to do since inception.

Within Nigerian context and our environment particularly, the journey so far has been arduous as we contend with lots of challenges ranging mainly from the general overwhelming ignorance of the masses to outright stubbornness. However, our consistent posture on sensitization and enlightenment through workshops, road shows, seminars and an added introduction of both print and electronic media has help in no small measure, as the gospel is now sinking into the people, with a remarkable change of their dirty life-style.

LEGAL STATUS: Cleaner Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) was established in Nigeria under the Companies and Allied Matters Act Part 1 1990 and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Reg No CAC/IT/ NO.96573 of 2017.

VISION: To promote voluntary participation and self sacrifice in promoting measures against all forms of environmental abuse and misuse.
MISSION:
Proffering uncommon solutions to environmental issues and converting challenges in our environment to opportunities.
OUR MOTTO:
Environment: our life, our hope, our future.

FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES:
- To collaborate and organize seminars, workshops, conferences to address issues and challenges on the environment, vis-à-vis human life, public health system, businesses and the society at large and proffering enduring solutions.
- To foster proactive partnerships with government at all levels, business organizations, institution and groups in various fields of human endeavour in filth control and environmental issues.
- To remove environmental traps and protection of the most vulnerable (children, women and the aged).
- To engage in advocacy and protection of human rights, to have a conducive environment to live, associate and participate in development.
- To institute and present awards to deserving promoters and stakeholders in environmental protection and clean neighborhood.
- To facilitate or support provision of basic social services to ensure cleaner environment and sustainable livelihood.
- To promote and facilitate research on best practices in public hygiene, environmental conservation, waste management and control.
- To provide business friendly and healthy environment under a filth free neighborhood through clearing of waste, pollutants and obstructions.
- To partner with the international and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with focus on good sanitation, public hygiene, environmental protection, and preservation.
- To provide sanitation and environmental protection education in schools, market places, churches, town halls etc.
- To take the message of cleaner neighborhood beyond the shores of Nigeria to help address the much touted third world stigma on poor sanitation.
- To organize skill acquisition/capacity building programmes for supervisors, staff and volunteers in wash sector, street cleaning, waste disposal, etc.
- To monitor, gather and transfer information through articles, Journals, audio-visuals on environmental issues, challenges and solutions to promote public interest and cleaner environment and natural resource conservation.
- To provide toilet and solar powered borehole in rural schools, market and communities where such is lacking or inadequate.
- To be part of a solution to climate change by planting trees.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees is made up of enlightened men and women that are highly respected in their different professions. They are person with proven integrity with great interest in environmental issues.
PATRONS: CNI patrons are:
1. Isi Ichie Ken Chinweze
2. Elder Dr. Chika Ekwueme
3. Your Worship, Barr. Pauline Chinwuba
4. Professor. TC Mogbo
5. Hon Felicia Okika
6. HRH Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo
7. His Royal Majesty, Pharmacy Igwe Onyido
8. Prof Cliff Nwanna
9. Barr. Harris Eze

DIRECTORATE:
CNI has Directorate whose members are:
1. Felix Onuchukwu
2. Mr. Elvis Nwune
3. Francis Ekwempu
4. Barr. Mathias Alor

MANAGEMENT
CNI is steered by an experienced management team with organizational competencies in humanitarian sector best practices.

OFFICERS:
1. President
2. Vice president
3. Secretary
4. Financial secretary
5. Treasurer
6. Project officer
7. Monitoring and evaluation officer
8. Auditor
9. Legal adviser
10. Procurement/ supply officer
11. Welfare officer
12. Assistant secretary

PROJECT TEAM: Comprises of president, coordinator, secretary, project officer, monitoring, officer, evaluation officer, procurement/supply officer, financial secretary and treasurer.