Community Life Project

Community Life Project (CLP) is a Nigerian non-profit organisation that works to challenge inequality and advance social justice by empowering marginalised grassroots communities. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, CLP describes itself as a national organisation with a track record of over 28 years in social inclusion, participatory grassroots development, community organising, social mobilisation, capacity building and empowerment. Its stated vision is a society where respect for human dignity, inclusion, and social and environmental justice prevail, and its mission is to reduce human misery by empowering citizens to be positive change agents. CLP's work is organised around three main programme areas: Governance, Digital Inclusion, and Sustainable Community Development. Under Governance, the organisation promotes inclusion and grassroots participation in local governance through participatory budgeting, civic education and civic engagement aimed at electoral integrity, transparency and democratic accountability. It also works to increase the participation of women and persons with disabilities in politics and governance. The Digital Inclusion programme seeks to create opportunities for grassroots citizens — especially women, young people and persons with disabilities — to use technology and to drive innovation in digital solutions tailored to their needs. The Sustainable Community Development programme addresses inequality between rural and urban communities, and within communities and cities, in terms of quality of life, access to wealth, material and financial resources, services and amenities, prioritising the most vulnerable. According to its website, CLP has empowered grassroots citizens and engaged them in community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and care, organised town hall meetings on participatory budgeting and improving elections, and reached Local Government Areas across all 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory with grassroots civic engagement activities. It also reports helping communities secure infrastructure and social services worth millions of naira. The organisation brings grassroots communities and government agencies together to decide on priority needs to be included in budgets, aiming to ensure that government projects and services meet the real needs of community members. CLP operates as a non-profit organisation and is not a commercial company. Its work is funded through grants and partnerships typical of the non-profit sector. The organisation's core values include mutual respect, integrity, and a commitment to matching words with actions. It continues to position itself as a champion of grassroots citizens' participation in governance decision-making in Nigeria.

Community Life Project (CLP) is a Nigerian non-profit organisation based in Lagos. According to its own account, it has a track record of over 28 years of work in social inclusion, participatory grassroots development, grassroots community organising, social mobilisation, capacity building and empowerment of grassroots communities to express voice and exercise agency. The organisation was established to challenge inequality and advance social justice by empowering marginalised grassroots communities, based on the belief that governance will not work for the poor if they remain disempowered, voiceless and marginalised in the civic space. Over its history, CLP has focused on bringing grassroots communities and government agencies together to decide on priority needs to be included in budgets, so that government projects and services meet the real needs of community members. Its work has spanned civic and voter education, participatory budgeting, town hall meetings, and community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The organisation reports having reached Local Government Areas across all 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory with grassroots civic engagement activities, and having helped communities secure infrastructure and social services worth millions of naira. CLP organises its work around three programme areas: Governance, Digital Inclusion, and Sustainable Community Development. Through the Governance programme, it promotes inclusion and grassroots participation in local governance via participatory budgeting, civic education and civic engagement for electoral integrity, transparency and democratic accountability, and works to increase the participation of women and persons with disabilities in politics and governance. The Digital Inclusion programme aims to create opportunities for grassroots citizens, especially women, young people and persons with disabilities, to tap into technology and to drive innovation in digital solutions tailored to their needs. The Sustainable Community Development programme seeks to redress inequality between rural communities and cities, and within communities and cities, in terms of quality of life, access to wealth, material and financial resources, services and amenities, prioritising the most vulnerable. CLP's vision is a society where respect for human dignity, inclusion, and social and environmental justice prevail. Its mission is to reduce human misery by empowering citizens to be positive change agents. Its goals centre on making governance work for the poor by creating conditions and opportunities that foster their political and economic empowerment and help them build wealth in the community. Its core values include mutual respect, integrity, and matching words with actions. The organisation continues to operate as a non-profit entity in Nigeria.

A national non-profit organisation challenging inequality and advancing social justice by empowering marginalised grassroots communities in Nigeria.

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1. 1CLP – Community Life Projectcommunitylifeproject.org
2. 2About – CLPcommunitylifeproject.org
3. 3Community Life Projectwikidata.org