NYSC CDS – Everything You Should Know

NYSC CDS Groups, Purpose and Activities

Agro-Allied Group CDS

Purpose

• Support agro-allied activities in host communities
• To promote better food production and security

Activities

• Demonstration farms/Extension Services
• Establishment of Farmers Cooperative Societies.
• Advocacy
• The teaching of new farming techniques to communities
• Training and capacity building
• Establishment of young farmers clubs in host communities

Anti-Corruption Group (EFCC & ICPC)

Purpose

• To help in eradicating corruption through Campaign

Activities

• Sensitization
• Creation of awareness in schools and organizations
• Establish Anti-Corruption Corps members in schools.

Corps Legal Aid Group (CLAG)

Purpose

• Free legal services to the less privileged and indigent prison inmates (Victims of denials and violation of rights)
• Sensitization of the public on fundamental human rights

Activities

• Advocacy
• Visit prisons
• Legal service to inmates and indigent persons
• Public lecture and awareness of fundamental human rights.

Cultural and Tourism Group (Band, Dance, Drama & Tourism)

Purpose

• Promoting arts and Culture
• Dissemination of vital socio-economic and political problems and prospects.

Activities

• Identifying talents
• Setting up of the schemes theatre groups

Sports Group

Purpose

• Creates an avenue for recreation and healthy rivalry among corps members and the community.
• Arousing the consciousness of living healthy and purposeful lifestyles through participation in one form of physical activity or the other.
• Identifying talents among Corps members

Activities

• Participation in Sports competitions
• Identifying and Training members of the Community
• Organizing Sports Competitions

Education Development Group

Purpose

• Enhance the Education Standard of the host community.
• Career guidance and counseling for students

Activities

• Campaign against Illiteracy
• Organizing Extra-mural classes for Adults.
• Organizing of in-school programmes

Environmental Protection and Sanitation Group (EPSG)

Purpose

• To promote and sustain healthy environment
• To create awareness on sustainable environment management and regeneration.

Activities

• Tree planting
• Sanitation
• Drainage Control
• Erosion Control
• Landscaping

Editorial/Publicity Group

Purpose

• Compliment the activities of the NYSC PRU in disseminating Information to the Community

Activity

• Making presentations on mass media to enlighten people on socio-cultural education.

Road Safety Group

Purpose

• To contribute to public safety on our roads

Activities

• Sensitization and control of traffic.
• Rendering first aid to accident victims
• Establishment of road safety clubs in school.

Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS Group

Purpose

• To train and mentor Students
• To mobilize and strengthen community-based responses on HIV/AIDS prevention

Activity

• Sensitization and Campaign

Service Delivery Group (Attitudinal Change, Re-Branding)

Purpose

• Sensitization on Service delivery and good work ethics.

Activities

• Training
• Sensitization
• Group discussions on value re-orientation

MDGs

Purpose

• To create awareness and actualize the 8 goals of MDGs

Activity

• Advocacy and Mentoring of the host community.

Medical and Health Services Group

This includes Red Cross, Breast Without Spot, Polio Plus, etc.

Purpose

• Promotion and provision of Medical Services

Activities

• Health outreach
• First Aid administration.
• Establishment of Community based clinic
• Setting up of clinic for the NYSC Secretariat

Drug-Free and Quality Control (NDLEA, NAFDAC, SON)

Purpose

• Eradication of fake and adulterated foods and drugs
• Create awareness on the danger of drug abuse.

Activities

• Campaign and Sensitization
• Establishment of drug free clubs in Schools
• Ensuring linkages with the host Communities.

Charity Services and Gender

Purpose

• To improve the living standard of the downtrodden
• Charity outreaches to the public

Activities

• Mobilize funds and other resources for less privileged
• Visits of orphanages & prisons.
• Donation of materials to homes

Disaster Management Group (NEMA)

Purpose

• To create awareness on disaster management
• To disseminate information on how to manage disasters through Corps Emergency Vanguards.

Activities

• Public enlightenment on disaster management and control through the emergency Vanguards.
• Disaster management
• Liaison with NEMA on how to assist during emergencies
• Formation of emergency vanguard club in schools.

Collaborative Community Development Service

This is a form of CDS in which the scheme partners with National and Non-Governmental organizations and other establishments to implement development programmes. The Scheme signs MOU with the partners, clearly stating each partner’s roles/responsibilities. Corps members are usually involved as Volunteers on this programme.

Types of Collaborative CDS

• Road Safety Group
• Reproductive Health & HIV.AIDs Group
• Anti-Corruption (EFCC & ICPC) Group
• Service Delivery Group (Attitudinal Change, Re-Branding)
• MDGs
• Medical and Health Services Group (Red Cross, Breast without Spot, Polio Plus, etc.)
• Drug-Free and Quality Control Group (NDLEA, NAFDAC, SON)

Steps For Personal NYSC CDS

1) Interaction between corp members and community stakeholders to identify the felt needs of the community;

2) Identification of sources of funds and relevant linkages for the project.

3) Preparation of a viable proposal with the guidance of Local Government and Zonal Inspectors containing the following:-

• Introduction
• Name of project
• The estimated cost of the project
• Source of funding
• Expected time of completion
• Proposed date of commissioning.

4) Approval of project by the NYSC Secretariat after consultation with the Zonal and Local Government Inspectors;

5) Mobilizing resources in consultation with community members from the community, Local Government Council, Government, and Non-Government Organizations as well as public-spirited philanthropists.

6) Ensuring  contact  with  linkages  relevant  to  the  execution  of  the  project jointly carried out by corps member(s) and the community;

7) Execution of the project;

8) Submission   of bi-monthly progress   report   with   documentary/pictorial evidence;

9) Submission of completion report to the NYSC State Secretariat

10) Commissioning and handing over to the Community; and

11) Giving feedback to persons that donated towards the execution of the project. T