CISCOPE

Civil Society Coalition for Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE) is a grouping of over eighty five (85) Nigerian civil society organizations with at least a member in every state of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Founded in 2002, CISCOPE's mission is to contribute to policies and programs geared to reduce and overtime eradicate poverty in Nigeria. From inception, it has served as the national platform for organizing Nigeria's civil society input and perspective into the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) , State Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (SEEDS), and other public policies and programmes aimed at poverty reduction.