12,500+
Lives Empowered Across
Vulnerable Communities
500+
Caregivers & OVC households supported
Our Commitment & Impact
Our Mission
CIBT is committed to working To improve the lives of vulnerable children, adolescents, and households through health, education, protection, and economic empowerment.
Our Vision
A Brighter Tomorrow for the Vulnerable.
Key Objectives
Structured goals guiding our interventions to maximize measurable impact for vulnerable populations.
Health & Well-being
Promote the health and well-being of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and their care households through healthcare access and screening.
Education Access & Retention
Support children and adolescents to access education, attend school regularly, remain in school, and progress successfully.
Child Safety & Rights
Promote the safety, protection, rights, and dignity of children and adolescents against all forms of violence, abuse, and exploitation.
Sustainable Livelihoods
Empower OVC households, vulnerable and indigent people, particularly in rural communities, through sustainable livelihood opportunities and savings groups.
Core Values
Six core principles that define our institutional character, operational ethics, and community relationships.
Child-Centredness
We place the safety, rights, dignity, development, and well-being of children and adolescents at the heart of our work.
Integrity
We uphold honesty, transparency, accountability, and professionalism in all our actions, partnerships, and operations.
Compassion
We treat vulnerable children, families, and communities with care, empathy, dignity, and deep human respect.
Inclusion
We promote equal opportunities and work to ensure vulnerable, indigent, and disadvantaged people are not left behind.
Empowerment
We equip individuals, households, and communities with knowledge, skills, resources, and opportunities to improve their lives.
Partnership
We collaborate with communities, government, development partners, and civil society to achieve sustainable change.
Community Participation
Your financial support helps us provide food, education, & healthcare to those who need it.
Child-Centred Action
Support a specific program or individual & see exactly how your contribution is making a difference.
Strategic Partnership
We collaborate with government, communities, development partners, civil society organisations, schools, health facilities, and stakeholders.
Sustainable Empowerment
We build the knowledge, skills, confidence, and capacity of individuals, households, and communities to become self-reliant.
Community Voices & Impact
Stories of resilience, empowerment, and lasting transformation from individuals and communities we serve.
Who We Serve
CIBT works with vulnerable individuals, families, and communities, with particular focus on seven core groups:
Our Programme Areas
Comprehensive initiatives delivering health & well-being, education access, child protection, and economic empowerment.
1. HEALTH & WELL-BEING
We promote the health and well-being of OVC, adolescents, caregivers, and vulnerable households through community-based health education, prevention, screening, referrals, and linkages to clinical care.
2. EDUCATION
We support children and adolescents to access education, attend school regularly, remain in school, and progress successfully through educational retention support and life skills mentorship.
3. SAFETY & CHILD PROTECTION
We promote the safety, rights, dignity, and protection of children and adolescents from abuse, neglect, exploitation, violence, and other forms of harm through casework and community surveillance.
4. LIVELIHOODS & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
We support vulnerable households, women, and young people to develop sustainable livelihoods, strengthen economic resilience, and improve their capacity to provide for their families.
5. WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE (WASH)
Improving community health and preventing disease by expanding access to safe drinking water, sanitary facilities, and promoting community-wide hygiene practices.
6. FOOD SECURITY & NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
Ensuring vulnerable children and households achieve nutritional security through supplemental feeding, therapeutic malnutrition management, and sustainable household farming.
Institutional Partners & Memberships
CIBT collaborates with government ministries, statutory agencies, civil society coalitions, and international development partners to advance grassroots impact.
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOs) Edo State
Child Protection Network (CPN) Nigeria
Civil Society for HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN)
Project Experience & Community Impact
Delivering measurable, verifiable health, protection, and educational interventions across Edo State in partnership with statutory institutions.
Primary Health Centre Upgrade & Facility Revitalization
In Partnership with EDSPHCDA & ACCOMINComprehensive renovation, facility painting, and provision of essential clinic amenities to restore functional primary health delivery for expectant mothers, children, and vulnerable families.
Community TB & HIV Active Case Finding, Screening & Care Linkage
In Collaboration with CiSHAN, NEPWHAN & State MOHDoor-to-door tuberculosis screening, contact tracing, PMTCT education, and clinical linkages to treatment centers across high-burden urban and peri-urban communities.
Integrated Care & Educational Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Supported by Child Protection Network (CPN) & Ministry of Women AffairsEnrolling vulnerable children in schools, providing scholastic materials, monitoring school retention, providing nutritional packages, and strengthening caregiver capacities.
Caregiver Economic Strengthening & VSLA Groups Formation
CIBT Grassroots InitiativeEstablishing community-managed Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA), providing financial literacy education, micro-enterprise coaching, and seed savings mentorship for indigent caregivers.
Child Rights Advocacy, Anti-Trafficking & SGBV Prevention
In Partnership with NAPTIP, Edo State Migration Agency & CPNMulti-stakeholder community sensitization against human trafficking, establishment of community child protection monitoring committees, and emergency referral pathways.
Organisational Capacity & Safeguarding
Combining technical excellence, field coordination, robust MEAL systems, and zero tolerance for harm.
🛡 Our Safeguarding & Accountability Commitment
CIBT maintains an uncompromising zero-tolerance policy against child abuse, sexual exploitation, harassment, and neglect. We are dedicated to upholding the dignity, safety, and confidentiality of every child, adolescent, vulnerable adult, beneficiary, and community volunteer. All programmes adhere to the "Do No Harm" standard with accessible, independent community feedback, confidential reporting pathways, and prompt accountability mechanisms.
Board of Trustees & Management
Guided by seasoned experts across public health, law, finance, education, and grassroots community development.
Distinguished public health leader steering CIBT’s strategic vision, board governance, and institutional alignment with national development goals.
Accomplished community strategist leading CIBT’s operations, with extensive expertise in OVC care systems, child safeguarding, and grassroots execution.
Certified public accountant and compliance specialist ensuring rigorous financial stewardship, internal control, and institutional accountability.
Legal practitioner and child rights advocate specializing in child protection laws, gender-based violence (SGBV) response, and statutory compliance.
Medical doctor and epidemiologist guiding healthcare quality standards, clinical referral pathways, and maternal-child health outreaches.
Development scholar and educationist focused on inclusive education access, adolescent retention, life skills mentoring, and household support.
Grassroots community organizer with deep field experience in rural savings groups (VSLA), household economic resilience, and women’s inclusion.
Scholar and ethicist providing ethical leadership, psycho-social care governance, and community peacebuilding guidance across humanitarian initiatives.
Senior educationist dedicated to expanding school retention, scholastic support systems, and community-centered child protection.
Partner With CIBT
We welcome development agencies, donors, ministries, and corporate partners to join hands with us across five strategic pathways.
Programme Partnership
Co-designing and executing community-based health, education, and protection interventions.
Funding & Resources
Providing financial grants, technical materials, and scholastic supplies to scale grassroots reach.
Technical Partnership
Sharing technical expertise, capacity building, digital tools, and joint research studies.
Community Engagement
Reaching underserved rural populations and strengthening community-based care systems.
Advocacy & Awareness
Amplifying public policy advocacy around child rights, healthcare equity, and social protection.
