Codewit Global network

The Codewit Global Network, also known as CGN, is an international charitable organization, which aims to promote youth education, democracy and human rights in Africa and beyond. Its vision is to establish functional literate communities in Africa to bridge the gap between poverty and prosperity. CGN is registered in Nigeria, with her members spread in all parts of the world. The organization has over 100 chapters and seminars in middle schools, high schools and colleges in Africa.
CGN, with its basis of formation to mobilize African authors, journalists, writers and activists around the world to use the power of writing to help bring about change in Africa, has organized several projects and events to help build economically stable and productive societies in African communities. In 2005, under the umbrella of African Students in Diaspora, it organized the African Students Convention 2005 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, to address some of the prevalent social, political and economic issues currently facing Africans today.
Mission and Vision
#The organisation's mission is to promote awareness, build the skills and experience of the disadvantaged young people in Africa to effect positive social changes.
#The organisation's primary goal is to help the deprived youth of Africa to develop their fullest potentials, through increased access to education, with a view to preparing them for meaningful participation in national development.
Codewit Objectives

The Codewit Global Network Main Activities are:
#To establish functional, literate communities in Africa
#Promotion of youth education through workshops and seminars, vocational and leadership training courses in African countries;
#To engage in fostering the ability to lead in youth to empower them to fully participate in society.
#To engage in the practice of enhancing the acceptance, tolerance, and understanding of cultural differences within a community, organization, country, or region.
#To describe the differences in race, ethnicity, language, nationality, beliefs, values, religion, and the variety of human cultures within a community, organization, nation, or region.
#To participate in the activity of educating, teaching, training, and imparting knowledge, ideas, and skills to children and youth, both within the formal education system and informally, to give youth the skills to be empowered to fully participate in society.
#To emphasize on improving children's access to health care in Africa, educating families about children's health, and working on issues of health that are specific to children.
#To participate in developing the skills and potential of youth to take the lead in their own development and the development of their communities by enhancing their expertise and awareness about relevant issues and their community, such as youth training on cultural diversity.
#Provision of books and financial assistance to encourage the youngsters to get off the streets to attend classes;
#Publication of journals, guides, surveys, studies, newsletters; conferences, expert group meetings, lectures.
Ethos and core beliefs
The Codewit Global Network believes in the power of education - and thus promotes mental emancipation as a key foundation to realizing African economic determinism and political freedom. Although it is an African organization, the Codewit Global Network stresses that its work benefits society as a whole. For example, it is committed to helping all people discover and appreciate Africa's enormous blessings and heritages. To that end, it provides resources, such as its website, free of charge to advance the knowledge of African people. The organization also promotes and facilitates the development of an active inter-related, progressive African community through networking, and electronic technology.
Codewit Global network fights for equal opportunity for all Africans and believed that education is a tool and a key weapon to fight for a new Africa. Since its inception, the Codewit Global network has campaigned and organized educational seminars in Africa on the importance of youth education and used such forum to advance the Youth capacity building, Youth education and empowerment, Youth leadership, etc.
History
CGN started as a student organization in March 2003 and was founded by Onwutalobi Anthony-Claret, as an attempt to provide a supportive environment for African students in Malaysia, to unit and celebrate diverse African cultures, as well as discuss issues pertaining to Africa. The organization was initially referred to as the African Students' Association and was part of INTIMA, a student government under the INTI International University College in Sarawak. At that stage, it was an organization with members from various African countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Namibia and others. In 2003, the organization staged a world class event and charity program called "African Night", to promote the image of Africa to the Sarawakian populace and donated the proceeds to charity. The following year, the organization hosted numerous African events and cultural nights and was awarded winner and the best international cultural performance at the Kuching Festival in 2004.
Under the chairmanship of Mr. Onwutalobi Anthony-Claret, they organized the first African convention 2005 in Malaysia and subsequently, launched the maiden edition of Mind opener Magazine. In June 2006, the organization had a structural change to widen their scope of operation. It was during this period that it opened its membership to everybody and was separated from the student organization and become known as the Codewit Global Network rather than the African Students' Association.
The organization hence worked very closely with INTI International University College and together has staged campus-wide events that enrich the cultural mosaic of Sarawak and embarked on youth education seminars in African Colleges and universities.
In 2007, the organization was formally registered in Nigeria and hence become an independent body. In the middle of 2007, the founder established the organization in Helsinki.
Activities
Codewit Global Network has been involved in range of activities to promote and enlighten the society about Africa and also to provide confidence to Africans suffering from complexes. Currently, the organization is engaged in humanitarian services, youth education programs and seminars, and HIV/AID awareness programs. They are also keen to help educate our African youth and also willing to keep shining the light on human rights by writing extensively on the issues.
Codewit Global Network will begin to publish the Mind Opener Magazine Quarterly. The Quarterly will be a reader-friendly journal that will provide an insight into the current situation of development and infrastructure in African countries. This Quarterly, will be the official journal (Magazine ) of Codewit Global Network.
Present Campaigns
Currently, CGN is in the forefront of those campaigning for fairer news coverage of the African continent, and is protesting against the biased Western media coverage under the recently introduced petition to BBC and CNN. CGN is also active in promoting Africa's enormous blessings, achievements and challenges. Its motto is: "Online Technology Gives Codewit Activists Real Power to Change the Status Quo - Without Taking to the Streets."

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