1. Event: Continuation of DIT Program.
Venue: CITAD Office Jamaare
Date: Monday, 9th August, 2021
Time: 04:00 – 06:00 pm
For more information, please Contact: dahiru@citad.org

2. LATO Computer Training.
School: Abdulkadir Ahmed primary school
Venue: AAPS ICT center Jamaare.
Date: Monday, 12th August, 2021
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
For more information, please Contact: dahiru@citad.org

3. Event: ICT for Kids Computer Training.
Venue: CITAD office Jama’are.
Date: Monday, 9th August, 2021
School: Kyawawa Primary school.
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm.
For more information, please contact dahiru@citad.org

4. Programme: Rigar Mutunci
Maudu’i: Me ake Nufi Da Cin Zarafin Mata? Illolinsa Ga Cigaban Ilimin ƳaÆ´a Mata
Bako: Dr. Adamu Kawu Sule (Sociology Department, BUK)
Date: Monday, 9th August, – 2021.
Time: 11:00 – 12:00PM
Venue: Arewa Radio
For more information, please Contact buhari@citad.org

5. Program: The Watchdog Radio Program
Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Amb. Ephraim Nwankwo Team Lead Fagge LGA Stand for Peace Initiative.
Topic: Corruption and its consequence on Peace.
Date Tuesday, 10th August, 2021
Time: 11am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio.
For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

6. Program: Zauren Kungiyoyi
Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Muhammad Hambali Chairman NUT Kano State Chapter
Topic: Bayanai akan Kungiyar Malamai (NUT)
Date: Tuesday, 10th August, 2021.
Time: 2:00PM
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

7. Continuation of SM4A Training
Date: Tuesday, 10th -12Th August, 2021
Time: 10am daily
Venue: CITAD Social Media Lab
For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

8. Continuation of SI4A Follow-up Sub-Grantee M&E Meetings.
Venue: Online
Date: Wednesday 11th Aug. 2021.
Time: 11am – 1:30pm
For Inquiries, please Contact : john@citad.org

9. Event: GBV Research Review Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Venue: CITAD, Kano
Time: 12noon
For more information, please Contact info@citad.org

10. Event: KANSiS21 Planning Committee Meeting
Venue: CITAD conference Hall
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Time: 3pm
For more information, please contact info@citad.org

11. Event: Muryar Matasa
Guest: Hafsat Yakubu Haruna
Topic: Mata a Demokradiyya
Data: Wednesday, 11th August, 2021
Time: 12:00PM
Venue: CITAD Radio
For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

12. Experience Sharing Meeting with Community Networks Micro Organizations
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021
Venue: Tahir Hotel, Kano
Time: 10am
For more information, please Contact info@citad.org

13. Program: Ilimin ‘Ya Mace
Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Samira Usman Adam President Society for Girl Child Care Ambassadors (SOGCAM)
Topic: Matsalolin da sukafi damun yara ‘Yaya Mata da hanyoyin magance su.
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
Date: Wednesday, 11th August, 2021.
Time: 11am
For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

14. Program: Wasan Kwaikwayon
Topic: Shugabanci
Rana: Thursday, 12th August, 2021 Duk Alhamis É—in mako.
Lokaci: 12noon
Wuri: CITAD Online Radio
For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

15. Mai Kula da Shirin: Ali Sabo
Program: Celebration of International Day of Youth 2021
Topic: Youth and Nigerian Politics
Guest: Comrade Shamsudden Kibiya, Deputy Speaker, African Youth Parliament
Date: Thursday, 12 August, 2021
Time: 10am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

16. Event: International Youth day sensitization lectures on Substance abuse and Gender based violence for secondary schools
Venue: GSS K/Nassarawa and GGSS Shekara
Date: Thursday, 12th August, 2021
Time: 11am.
For more information, please contact ibrahim@citad.org

17. Event: celebration of International Youth Day 2021
Date: Thursday, 12th August 2021
Venue: Dakwa ICT Center AMAC FTC, Abuja
Time: 10:00am
For more information, please contact: yesmin@citad.org

18. Event: Stepdown Training on Project Monitoring Circle (PCM)
Venue: CITAD Conference hall
Date: Friday, 13th August, 2021
Time: 10am
For more information, please contact ibrahim@citad.org

BY:
MUDASSIR ALIYU YUNUSA
NTA ZARIA.

What I would never forget about CITAD, THE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT, was in 2002, I received sponsorship letter to study Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) at Hands-On Institute of Information Technology Beirut Road Kano, a Computer Institute affiliated to University of Lagos Computer Centre.

The letter was the Second among numerous kindness and unique generosity accorded to me by CITAD. The first one was the gold medal I received after I represented my Secondary School (the Prestigious Rumfa College Kano) during Computer and ICT quiz Competition organize by CITAD in 2000, we came First position and won set of color TV and some prizes.

It was really inspirational to me, by developing more interest to acquire IT literacy right from secondary school. We have received so many motivation and courage from our Principal Late Dr. Adamu Turaki alongside our Computer and IT Tutor Mallam Ahmad Abdullahi Yakasai who was also a resource person with CITAD.

CITAD is a reputable non-governmental and non-profit organization that is committed to the use of information and communication technologies for development and promotion of good governance.

It was established with the aim of providing Computer Literacy as well as to promote sustainable development in ICT among the society.

I was opportuned to be registered as CITAD member, firstly as a beneficiary and later absorbed as an Assistant Trainer/Instructor, and Facilitor in some programmes offered in the Centre.

The Certificate, Diploma and other special IT literacy courses and programmes have been paramount in making Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi and Gombe great in ICT especially among Secondary School Students. It has become a tradition by CITAD to organised annual Inter Secondary School Computer and ICT quiz Competition and also sponsored the winner to National ICT competition, in this regard my school Rumfa College represented Kano state in 2003 National ICT Qiuz held in Ibadan Oyo state courtesy of CITAD.

Among the functions of CITAD toward ICT Training, awareness and capacity building, I participated in few ICT awareness, sensitization campaigns and advocacies, e.g the Civic education/ road show at Gala Village of Sumaila Local Government, Capacity building and Career Talk in Zaura Babba Ungogo Local Government all in Kano State, Training and Capacity Building on Computer Appreciation to Kano State Civil Servants (Senior Staff, Directors and Perm Sects) held at Kano State Computer Centre Audu Bako Secretariat, Computer Training of Staff of Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, Computer Training on Youths Empowerment Scheme by Kano State Government in collaboration with Office of the Special Adviser to Executive Governor on Youth Development in 2004, Transition Monitoring Group (Election Observers). Kano ICT Summit where CITAD in collaboration with Office of the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor on Education and Information Technology (SAEIT) have proposed to Kano State Government an ICT Park with the aim of making Kano an ICT leading State in the country.

To be honest, as a product and friend of CITAD, I most commend the Centre’s long time resilient and strength in exploring the IT world and make it easy, accessible and available not only to people in urban area but people in remote villages have benefited immensely from the large scale of CITAD programmes.

Let me acknowledge and appreciate the excellent performance and commitment of the CITAD founder Mallam Yunusa Zakari Ya’u (Ph.D) whose innovations and intellectual capability has became noticeable towards imparting Computer literacy specifically on Youths.

He groomed number of youths in IT, many of them have excelled in Global ICT. One good thing about Dr Y.Z Ya’u is that, he is very generous to his staff by giving out slots on ad-hoc basis to them. With this kindness I have the priviledge to offered an ad-hoc job slots to my friends and relatives, Baffa Kabir Gwadabe and Kamal Nuhu Abdullahi can testify to this. His clear mind and service to humanity accorded him a simple recognition, he was nominated and served as a member National Conference (CONFAB) during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. For these Mallam Y.Z deserve to be awarded with National Honour award for his contributions to the development of ICT in Nigeria.

During my stay at CITAD, I worked with team of capable hands, whose names and contributions will never be forgotten and would be written with Golden Ink as CITAD pace setters e.g Mallam Ahmad Yakasai (My Mentor), Mallam Garba Masama, Mallam Isyaku, Ado Yakasai, Sagir Ado Abubakar (Karamin Sakatare), Mustaphan Zainab, Muktar CITAD, Kamalu, Abubakar Muktar Yakasai, Muhammad Ibrahim Aminu, Jamilu Bala Jibril, Zahir Suleiman, Abubakar Fagam, Nura Masama, Fatima CITAD etc. Some are still working with CITAD. The most interesting thing about CITAD is that the Centre is always working diligently with professionals, intellectuals and experts from different walks of life called ‘FRIENDS OF CITAD’.

Now the Centre has grown up with customized services including online Radio transmission which make them exceptional and among the leading NGO not only in Kano but in Nigeria as a whole. CITAD sees technology as a tool to promote human and material empowerment, good governance, peaceful coexistence and sustainable development. It uses ICT to empower youth and women through access to information, skills & capacity building and online mentoring opportunities.

Its areas of work include applications of technology in governance and elections; socio economic and political awareness and campaign, youth development, empowerment and entrepreneurship; peace-building efforts, including hate speech monitoring, transparency and anti-corruption; ICT business development and promotion among others.

Long live CITAD, long live Staff of CITAD and long live Friends of CITAD.
mudassiray@gmail.com

A Æ™oÆ™arin ta na yaÆ™i da mummunar É—abi’ar nan ta cin zarafin mata da kananan yara, cibiyar bunÆ™asa fasahar sadarwa da cigaban al’umma (CITAD), ta Æ™addamar da wata manhaja da za a dinga amfani da ita wajen saka ido tare da kai rahoton cin zarafin mata a kowanne lokaci.

Cibiyar ta CITAD ta ƙaddamar da wannan manjahar ne a yau Alhamis a ofishinta da ke Kano, da nufin samun cikakken bayani tare da adadin waɗanda ake ciwa zarafin a cikin makarantun da ke jihar Kano.

Haka kuma cikakken bayanin da manjahar za ta tattara zai baiwa mahukunta da Æ´an jarida da kungiyoyin fararen hula da kuma Æ™ungiyoyin mata wajen Æ™ara fahimtar yadda ake samun Æ™aruwar wannan mummunar É—abi’ar tare kuma da Æ™ara taimakawa wajen wayar da kan al’umma da Æ™ara samar da dokokin da za su baiwa mata kariya.

Jami’i a É“angaren fasaha na Cibiyar ta CITAD, Suhail Sani Abdullahi ya bayyana cewa samar da wannan sabuwar manhajar zai taimaka wajen karÉ“ar rahoto daga wakilan sa kai da aka naÉ—a a makarantu tare da adana bayanai yadda ya kamata.

Suhail Sani ya Æ™ara da cewa cibiyar ta CITAD ta himmatu wajen aiki tare domin ganin mata da Æ™ananan yara sun samu aminci daga wannan mummunar É—abi’a.

Haka kuma Suhail ɗin ya ƙara da cewa manjahar ba za ta taɓa ambata sunan wanda ya kai rahoton ko aka ci zarafinsa ba, kuma manjahar za a sameta a manhajar Google Play a cikin ƴan kwanaki masu zuwa.

A nasa bangaren babban daraktan cibiyar ta CITAD, Injiniya Yunusa Ya’u bayyana damuwarsa ya yi akan yadda ake Æ™ara samun Æ™aruwar wannan mummunar É—abi’ar a tsakankanin mata da Æ™ananan yara a jihar Kano.

Injiniya Yunusa Ya’u ya ce akwai buÆ™atar a haÉ—u guri guda domin yaÆ™i da wannan mummunar É—abi’ar.

“Cin zarafin mata babbar matsala ce a cikin al’umma, kuma ana yin wannan dabi’a ne ta fuskoki daban – daban kama daga kan fyade a makarantu da auren wuri da cin zarafin mata domin a ba su maki ko aikin yi da sauran dangogin wannan miyagun É—abi’u”

Ya Æ™ara da cewa “Ana samun irin wannan cin zarafin a zahiri da kuma shafukan sadarwa na zamani wanda cin zarafin kan cutar tare da jefa rayuwar mata cikin mummunan hali”
Injiniya Yunusa Ya’u ya ce bayanan da wannan manhaja za ta tattara za a yi amfani da shi wajen Æ™ara wayar da kan al’umma da kuma shigo da masu ruwa da tsaki wajen yaÆ™i da cin zarafin matan.

Haka kuma za a yi amfani da bayanan wajen koyar da mata dabarun kare kai tare da kaucewa fadawa komar masu aikata wannan mummunar É—abi’ar da kuma gurfanar da duk wanda aka samu da aikata wannan dabi’a a gaban hukuma domin ya fuskanci shari’a.

A nata É“angaren Zainab Aminu wacce ita ce jami’ar da ta ke kula da shirin na yaÆ™i da cin zarafin mata da cibiyar ta CITAD ke gabatarwa wanda ya ke samun tallafi daga gidauniyar Ford, godewa É—aliban da su ka halarci taron Æ™addamar da manhajar ta yi tare da bayyana cewa hakan zai ba su damar fahimtar illar da ke tattare da cin zarafin mata da kuma kai rahoto cikin sauÆ™i.

Zainab Aminu ta ce hakki ne da ya rataya a wuyan kowa wajen kai rahoto tare da yaÆ™i da wannan mummunar É—abi’ar da ta zame wa al’umma annoba.

Ana samun ƙaruwar cin zarafin mata da ƙananan yara a jihar Kano, domin ko a cikin watan Janairun shekarar nan sai da hukumar Hisba ta jihar ta bayyana cewa ana samun ƙaruwar cin zarafin matan daga mazaje.

Taron dai ya samu halarcin dalibai daga jami’o’i da sauran manyan makarantu da ke faÉ—in jihar Kano.

As parts the effort to fight gender base violence among girls and women in Kano State, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in conjunction with the Ford Foundation has lunched a unique Web Page and Android Application to monitor and report cases of gender-based violence.

The Web Page and Android Application aim to create a comprehensive database on gender-based violence hotspots across Kano state, particularly in public schools, so that Kano women/girls can plan safer education for themselves and their loved ones.

The data will also give government authorities, civil society movements, media houses and women organisation a deeper understanding of gender-based violence across Kano, identifying unmet needs, raising public awareness and helping to shape policy on safety in public spaces.

The technical officer of the Centre Suhail Sani Abdullahi, stressed that the new web page and Android Application will receive and stored data from different monitors who is our volunteers ambassadors at Kano state higher institutions.

Suhail Sani stressed that the centre are committed to working together for a safer society for women and girls.

He therefore, said that the new application will not expose name or address of the victim and the person who reported the case. And the application will be available in next few days on internet platform.

On his part, the executive director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development CITAD, Engr. Yunusa Ya’u expressed his worry over the rising cases of gender base violence in Kano State among girls/women and also his concerns on the need to have synergy among all key actors in fighting it.

“Gender based violence is a major problem in our society, and it takes many forms such as sexual harassment in our campuses, rape, spousal abuse, sexual gratification for job or marks, etc. It can be physically or online and traumatized its victims”

He added that the centre will use the data generated from new application in advocacy, public enlightenment, equipping women and girls with relevant information and knowledge to protect themselves against gender based violence, and finally to work with some partners to push for the prosecution of perpetrators of gender based violence.

While giving out the overview of the programme, the gender officer of the project, Zainab Aminu applauded the participants for attending the workshop which according to her will enrich their knowledge on the concept of GBV and how to report the incidence easily.

She added that, “it is compulsory on everyone to report and act on any case of gender based violence to end this menace in our society”.

Journalists and students from universities and other state higher institutions attended the launching of the application.

Incidents of gender-based violence have continued to top the chart of discourse among stakeholders, despite efforts by the government to check the threat. Also experts and advocates against Gender-Based Violence say the consequences of lack of justice for survivors of GBV have been fatal in many instances.

1. Event: Continuation of DIT Program.
Venue: CITAD office Jama’are.
Date: Monday, 2nd – Wednesday 4th August 2021.
Time: 04:00pm-6:00pm
For more information, Contact: dahiru@citad.org

2. Event Continuation of Offline SM4A Training
Venue CITAD Social Media Lab
Date Monday, 2nd – Wednesday 4th August 2021
Time 10:00am
For more information, Contact: suhail@citad.org

3. Program: Ilimin Na’ura Kwakwalwa
Maigabatarwa: Mujahid Turajo
Rana: Monday (Litinin), 2nd August/2021
Time: 12noon
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
4. For more information, Contact: asabo@citad.orgProgram: The Watchdog Radio Program
Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Kabiru Muhammad, SDG Advocate.
Topic: Corruption and the Society, how best to tackle
Date Tuesday, 3rd August, 2021
Time: 11am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio.
For more information, Contact: asabo@citad.org

5. Program: Ilimin ‘Ya Mace
Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Usman Lawan Gwarzo President,
Amina Jibril Vice President, Aspiration alive association.
Topic: Ilimi da Tarbiyya yaran mu a yau.
Date: Wednesday, 4th August, 2021.
Time: 11am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more information, Contact: asabo@citad.org

6. Programme: Murya Matasa
Topic: Gudummawar Mata wajen daƙile cin Zarafinsu
Guest: Rabi Yusuf Gwamna
Time: 12:00PM
Date: Wednesday, 4th August, 2021
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more information, Contact: asabo@citad.org

7. Programme: Daga Ƙungiyoyin Ɗalibai
Guest: Federal College of Education, Kano
Time: 2:00PM
Date: Wednesday, 4th, August, 2021
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more information, Contact: asabo@citad.org

8. Event One-day Capacity Building on New GBV Reporting Platform
Venue CITAD Social Media Lab
Date Thursday 5th, August 2021
Time 10:00am
For more information, Contact: suhail@citad.org

9. Program: Wasan Kwaikwayon
Topic: Shugabanci
Rana: Thursday 5th, August 2021 (Duk Alhamis É—in mako.)
Lokaci: 12noon
Wuri: CITAD ONLINE RADIO
Mai Kula da Shirin: Ali Sabo
For more information, Contact: asabo@citad.org

10. KANSiS Planning Committee Meeting
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2021
Time: 3pm
Venue: Board room, CITAD, Kano
For more information please, contact info@citad.org

11. Continuation of SI4A Follow-up Sub-grantee M&E Meetings.
Venue: Online
Date: Wednesday 4th – Thursday 5th Aug. 2021.
Time: 11am – 1:30pm
Inquiries: john@citad.org

12. Event: Advisory Committee Meeting on Community Networks
Date: Saturday 7th August, 2021
Time: 10:am
Venue: Stonehedge Hotel, Kaduna
For more information, Contact: harira@citad.org

1. Event: Social Influencers Accountability Project ME Meeting
Date: Monday, July 26, 2021,
Time: 9am to 2pm,
Venue: Online,
For more information please, contact: John@citad.org

2. Event: Child Message Collection Training for Sponsorship Officers
Venue: Georgetown Hotel, Gwarinpa FCT bujaa.
Date: Monday 26th – Thursday 29th July 2021.
Time: 9:00am
For more information please, Contact CITAD-Abuja, abuja@citad.org

3. Event: Continuation of DIT Programme
Date: 24th -25th July, 2021
Time: 10:00am
Venue: CITAD Training Centre, Itas/Gadau LGA, Bauchi state
For more information please, Contact muneeb@citad.org

4. Kimiyar Na’ura Mai Kwakwalwa.
Jagoran Shiri: Mujahid Turajo
Topic: Mu Koyi Computer
Mai Gabatarwa: Salim Sani Shehu
Date Rana: Monday (Litinin), 26th July, 2021
For more information please contact asabo@citad.org

5. Event: CSO Consultative Meeting on Community Networks
Venue: Online via zoom app
Date: Tuesday 27th July 2021
Time: 11:00am
For more information please, Contact suhail@citad.org

6. Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Abbas Ibrahim Chairman NUJ Kano State Chapter
Topic: Bayanai akan Kungiyar Yan Jaridu (NUJ)
Date: Tuesday, 27th July, 2021.
Time: 2:00PM
Venue: CITAD Online RRadi
For more information please contact asabo@citad.org

7. Event: Shara Community School project site visit
Venue: Shara Community
Date: Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
Time: 10:00am
For more information please, contact sagiruado@citad.org

8. Program: The Watchdog Radio Program
Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Abdulyasir Garba, Young Support Foundation, Founder/ Global Team Lead.
Topic: The fight against Corruption from Grassroot.
Date Tuesday, 27th July, 2021
Time: 11am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio.
For more information please contact asabo@citad.org

9. Second batch of Social Media for Accountability physical Training
Venue: Citad Social media lab Kano
Date: Tuesday, 27 July- Thursday, 29 July 2021
Time: 10am-1pm
For more information please, contact suhail@citad.org

10. Event: Community Network Sensitization
Venue: Pasepa Community, Bwari Area Council FCT Abuja
Date: Wednesday 28th July, 2021
Time: 10:00am
For more information please, Contact CITAD-Abuja, abuja@citad.org

11. Event: The Kukah Centre Inaugural Conference.
Venue: Yar’adua Centre, FCT Abuja
Date: Wednesday 28th July, 2021
Time: 10:00am Venue
For more information please, Contact CITAD-Abuja, abuja@citad.org

12. Programme: Murya Matasa
Topic: Gudummawar mata wajen daƙile cin zarafinsu
Guest: Rabi Yusuf Gwamna
Time: 12:00PM
Date: Wednesday, 28th July, 2021
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more information please contact asabo@citad.org

13. Program: Ilimin ‘Ya Mace
Presenter: Gazzali Haruna Ibrahim
Guest: Amina Sani Musa, Founder/Director Save The Less Privileged Woman & Child (SALWOC)
Topic: Hanyoyin inganta Mata daga Yarinta II
Date: Wednesday, 28th July, 2021.
Time: 11am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more information please contact asabo@citad.com

14. Programme: Daga Ƙungiyoyin Ɗalibai
Guest: Federal College Of Education, Kano
Time: 2:00PM
Date: Wednesday, 28th – July, 2021
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
Program: Zauren Kungiyoyi
For more information please, asabo@citad.org

15. Event: GBV Research Meeting
Venue: Board Room, CITAD, Kano
Date: Wednesday, July, 38
Time: 3pm
For more information please contact: info@citad.org

16. Program: Wasan Kwaikwayon
Topic: Shugabanci.
Rana: Thursday, 29th July, 2021 Duk Alhamis É—in mako.
Lokaci: 12noon
Wuri: CITAD ONLINE RADIO
Mai Kula da Shirin: Ali Sabo, asabo@citad.org

17. Event: KANSiS Planning Committee Meeting
Venue: Board Roam, CITAD, Kano
Date: Thursday July 29, 2022
Time: 3pm
For more information please contact info@citad.org