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Development Report Magazine, 11 Mosesha Street, Onikerele – Ikeja www.developmentreport.org info@developmentreport.org +234 8026 335 686
INTRODUCTION Development Report Magazine is an online publication, published by Electronic Solutions, that focuses on reporting nonprofit activities in Nigeria and Africa in general. The online publication focuses on issues relating to charity, development, philanthropy and related activities. It seeks to provide the information needed to bridge the gap between the philanthropist and the needy. OUR VISION We work towards being the leading and obverse promoter of charity and developmental projects in Africa. OUR MISSION With the power of Media and Information Technology we dedicate ourselves to the promotion of humane and life enhancing activities by creating pathways that link the philanthropist to the needy. The magazine will organize capacity building training for youths with the aim of raising social entrepreneurs that will work in solving some of the problems in society that the magazine identifies. The magazine will also run awareness campaigns on developmental, charity issues affecting the society. THE NEED Africa is the most impoverished continent in the world. Nigeria, in the midst of wealth still has a good percentage of its population living below the poverty level. However there exists a lot of affluence in some parts. The society needs more balance. There are a lot of people in the society today both home and abroad that have the intention of giving, but do not know how to go about it. They lack the necessary information on how they can donate out of their wealth to charity. On the other side of the coin, there are individuals that seek help, but do not know where to get such help. Development Report Magazine has come to fill this gap. Our publication is tailored towards providing the necessary information needed by the philanthropist and the needy. MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN SALVATION STORY -seeks to bring out the inherent problems and development challenges in rural communities across Nigeria. The idea is to develop a multi-stakeholder solution to identified problems and call for support in implementing those solutions. The column lies at the heart of what the magazine is set to achieve. GOVERNMENT PROJECTS -that have a direct effect on the needy/ less privileged. It will allow readers to know how they can benefit from such projects. CSR CORNER -looks at what Corporate Organizations are doing to support the people around them most especially the less privileged. It will also let readers know how they can get help and support from such organizations. ART OF GIVING -profiles a philanthropist of repute. His / Her projects and how people can benefit from them. It also seeks to motivate people into giving back to society. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR -profiles social entrepreneurs. Their work and how people can benefit from them. It also lets people know how they can support them. CHARITY relates to different charity organizations. Orphanages, special homes e.t.c. It will give the readers information on how they can support such homes. NON PROFITS This column will describe an NGO of repute. Their work, and achievements, future plans. It provides readers with information on how they can benefit from the cause or how they can support / fund these organizations CELEBRITIES GIVE This column will look at what our Celebrities are doing to support the less privileged in the society. GRANTS CORNER -contains information on grants and scholarships and how people can access them. EVENTS This column carries events that have to do with charity. It gives readers the opportunity to know about upcoming events and how they can support them or benefit from them. GROW -carries articles that generally have to do with personal development. MAKE A DIFFERENCE This column carries articles on what everyday people are doing to make a positive difference in the society.
Development Report Magazine is led by Usman Imanah. He has experience in both Non profits and Publishing. He has served as Project Coordinator at Professional Leaders Forum (NGO), Head of Training at The United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS), and Webmaster at Financial Standard Newspapers ( Media / Publishing). He has put these experiences into the Magazine. Other Members of the team include
Olumide Adewunmi (Editor) WHAT WE HAVE DONE So far, we have the magazine in online version and we have used all social media to promote it. We have been able to create awareness for the magazine both in Nigeria and in diaspora. It is our hope that the mission and vision is achieved as the magazine is being read. The online version is available at www.developmentreport.org We are currently working on the third edition. The magazine will be published in print quarterly. We shall have four editions in a year and each print edition will contain stories of four online editions. WHAT WE INTEND TO DO We have realized that majority of our target audience in Nigeria do not have access to the internet. We intend to publish the magazine in print with the partnership of organizations like yours and distribute freely in public places. We intend to print about 3,000 copies and distribute to Ministries, Libraries, NGO’s, Banks, Schools and other public places that will ensure the maximum exposure of the magazine. We intend to with your support, promote charity causes through this print version. We are currently working on two projects on the platform of Development Report Magazine. They are:
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