Rural and Urban Development Initiative is a movement of urban poor communities in Lagos working together for dignity and development. We have 74 member communities from different parts of Lagos such as Ikorodu, Badagry, Lekki, Victoria Island, Lagos Mainland, CMS etc.
We provide many services to our members such as the provision of non-interest loans. Our members have come together to form savings groups and this is the vehicle we use to administer and disburse loans to community members.
We conduct sensitization on human rights issues affecting our community members such as forced evictions, domestic violence tenancy and landlord disputes, land disputes among members. Some of the cases that we cannot handle are usually referred to public institutions and other non-governmental organizations like Spaces for Change which has been rendering free legal services to members of our community.
We show solidarity with other slum communities and urban poor dwellers in other states that are facing the kind of urban problems that we experience.
We have partnering with Ifesowapo, an intiative of Spaces for Change, to campaign against youth violence and recurrent street violence in Lagos Mainland.
We have also partnered with Society for Love and Social Justice (SLSJ) to provide free medical services to old people and children in slums communities.
We have also established a school - Young Leaders Academy - through which we are expanding the access of children of school age to basic primary education. We provide these kids with free books for learning.
Local youth enrol in our business center where we equip them with basic computer skills.
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