• Stronger Partnership, Better Results

  • Building Bridges; Driving impact

  • Saving lives and livelihood

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Welcome to Maigodiya Centre

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Maigodiya Center for Youth Development (MCYD) is a youth, children and women focused development center established in 2005. It is registered as a non-profit, non-governmental organization in 2005 with headquarters in Jalingo and field offices in Adamawa and Bauchi States.  The center carries out development research and work with Governments at all levels, community/religious leaders and donor agencies to address issues around Maternal, Newborn and child health, WASH, HIV & AIDS and women economic empowerment. 

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Our Vision

 A world where everyone has access to the best health care and a conducive social environment to achieve their full potential.

Our Identity

MCYD is well known for Health System Strengthening, Maternal and Child Health, Health Budget Advocacy and Social Accountability. The Centre has a strong presence in Northern Nigeria especially in the North East.

Our Mission

To improve health outcome and save lives by transforming health systems through generation of data and the use of evidence-based advocacy for policies and decision making.

Our Edge

MCYD operates by generating evidence for advocacy. Our evidence-based advocacy stands us out in addition to our convening power in the health sector and capacity to promote partnerships and collaboration.

Core Values

MCYD is guided by the following core values:

  • Integrity: We match our words with action and maintain truthfulness, honesty and transparency in all our dealings.
  • Collaboration: We use available platforms for partnership.
  • Confidentiality: We keep the information of our clients secret and protect their interest at all times.
  • Innovation: We are creative in our approach and strategy
  • Diversity and Inclusion: We embrace all human beings irrespective of their race, religion, sex and disability status.

The values can be remembered with the mnemonic ICCID.

OBJECTIVE:

  1. To implement health system strengthening programmes that would reduce communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as improve maternal, newborn and child health while promoting reproductive health education for women and youths.
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  2. To engage in evidence-based advocacy for policies and decision making that will improve the lives of citizens.
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  3. To empower women and youth through education, household economic strengthening, skill acquisition and access to finances.
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  4. To be the leading thought partner and trusted adviser in the health sector for System Strengthening, Health Budget Advocacy and Maternal and Child Health issues.