HIV/AIDS Initiative
The HIV/AIDS Initiative, organized by the Miss Nigeria USA Organization, addresses issues that relate to education and awareness of the HIV/AIDS virus In an effort to halt the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria, The Miss Nigeria USA Organization will conduct sustained education, training and a community mobilization effort in close collaboration with Nigerian Partner Organizations. Over the duration of these activities, The Miss Nigeria in America Organization will work with Nigerian communities in the US to assist them in the design, development and implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs. In addition, the organization will work to enhance Nigerian communities in Nigeria in developing national HIV/AIDS plans and collaborate with Nigerian national commissions and business coalitions on HIV/AIDS issues. The Miss Nigeria in America Organization will seek grants and funding to ensure that this program reach its desired goals.
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The Miss Nigeria in America Cancer Awareness Program This program aims at achieving the following:
- To provide educational materials through coherent advice and counsel from renowned oncologists, and to coordinate awareness programs that relate to prevention, early detection, and the cure of cancer.
- To support the management and funding of training programs in Nigeria to educate Nigerian women on all forms of cancer.
- To organize symposiums, workshops, meetings, and conferences in Nigeria and within Nigerian communities in America on the various forms of Cancer.
- To assist in the formulation of cancer educational programs that are relevant in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular
- To provide international collaboration in cancer awareness programs.
- To arrange or sponsor periodic lectures by distinguished scholars on different forms of cancer that affect women
To learn more about cancer please visit the American Cancer Society. Here are the Facts and Figures on Cancer for the year 2007.
Education and Literacy among Nigerian women Education among Nigerian women is the key objective of the Miss Nigeria in America Organization. This program will aim at achieving the following:
- Provision of scholarships for the less fortunate women in Nigeria.
- Assist in providing school uniforms for deserving primary school girls.
- Promotion of Women's teacher training programs.
- Non formal education programs for adult women.
- Initiation of a campaign to encourage parents in remote areas to send their daughters to school.
The Miss Nigeria in America will align with Ministries of Education and public/private entities to achieve these results.
