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NEST IS 25 YEARS

NEST celebrates 25 years of research and action on Environment and Sustainable Development this year.

Founded in 1987, the Nigerian Environmental Study/action Team (NEST) celebrates its 25th anniversary in July this year, 2012. Activities for the anniversary span the entire year 2012, including a conference on "Environment & Sustainable Development: The Role of Non Governmental Organizations", in July. Please see below, the programme of events and how you could benefit as sponsor/partner.

NEST 25TH ANNIVERSAY PROGRAMME SUMMARY

January – March 2012

·         Special Exhibition of NEST publications and other products

·         Online exhibition and engagement of members on the Anniversary

·         Invitation of sponsors/partners into the Anniversary Programme

·         Pilot Environmental media programme 

 

April – June 2012

·         Publicity for the anniversary conference

·         Finalizing anniversary publications

·         Call for Papers on Innovative Research and Projects on Environment and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

·         Environmental media programme on Television and Radio continued

·         Production of Anniversary publications

·         Production of Anniversary Information, Education and Communications (IEC) materials

JULY 2012

·         Anniversary Conference at Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, on “Environment and Sustainable Development: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations NGOs[D1] 

·         Presentation of selected Papers on Innovative Research and Projects on Environment and Sustainable Development

·         Awards for Environment-friendliness and corporate social responsibility interest in Environment and Sustainable Development

July – September 2012

·         Anniversary conference in the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan

·          Environmental Programme on NTA network continued

·         Environmental programme on FRCN

·         Launching and Distribution of Anniversary Publications and IEC materials

October – December 2012

·         Weekly media programme continued on NTA network

·         Weekly media programme continued on FRCN radio and Diamond FM Radio

·         End of year awards for environment-friendliness


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BENEFITS TO SPONSORS

Benefits to sponsors include market visibility for your products and services during our media programme, “Environment and Security”. The media programme targets 9 key stakeholders of the environment-security nexus, including Corporate Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, the Academia, Government, Women, the International Community, and the Media.  

The programme will be aired weekly on the FRCN and NTA national networks during the last two quarters of the year 2012. The Diamond FM Radio of the University of Ibadan will also air this programme. All Newspaper coverage of the events during these quarters, and all our Information, Education and Communication materials including posters, T-Shirts, etc., will also feature your company’s logo as sponsor/partner during the 6-month period.

More benefits include visibility of your products and services to our members and links. NEST, the foremost environmental NGO of repute in Nigeria, is a membership, not-for-profit, and non-governmental organization, under trustees with integrity, with over 300 select and strategic professional members, linked to about 200 organizations worldwide, and receives an average of 1,500 website visits every month.

Benefits in Brief

ü  Market visibility for products and services on our weekly media programme on “Environment and Security” on FRCN and NTA networks during the last two quarters of 2012, and also on the Diamond FM radio of the University of Ibadan;

ü  Visibility for products and services on all Newspaper coverage for the events during the 6-month period;

ü  Visibility to 9 key stakeholders of the Environment-security nexus including  Civil Society Organizations, the Academia, Government, Women, the International Community, and the Media, during the period and beyond;

ü   Visibility on our website, accessed by over 300 select and strategic professional members, linked to about 200 organizations worldwide, and receives an average of 1,500 website visits every month;

ü  Visibility on all our Information, Education and Communications (IEC) material including posters, T-Shirts, flyers, bags, stickers, etc;

ü  Association with NEST, a foremost environmental NGO of repute in Nigeria, under trustees and Board of Directors, that are high net-worth individuals with integrity.