About us - Nigeria National Volunteer Service

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The Nigerian National Volunteer Service (NNVS) is a volunteer management institution set up by the Federal Government to complement national development efforts through encouraging, harnessing, managing and effectively deploying volunteer services and activities of both Nigerians at home and abroad.

Our Vision

To have a country with inclusive volunteerism where all citizens become drivers of their own development and agent of positive change.

Mission

To stimulate citizen's consciousness about volunteerism and place volunteerism at the heart of development policies and actions across Nigeria.

Policy Goal

To have a vibrant and strategic volunteerism framework for coordinating volunteer activities.

Scope

Volunteerism covers all sectors of the economy such as Education, Health, Environment, Agriculture, Peace and Security, Humanitarian/Social Work, Migration, Skill Circulation and Job Creation, ICT, Youth Development, Energy, Sports, etc

Our Objectives

To entrench volunteerism in the National Development framework that harnesses human, technical and financial resources for social, economic and political development of the nation.
To rekindle support and promote the culture of inclusive volunteerism among Nigerians.
To integrate and ensure that volunteer service is a key component of all sector strategic development plans and institutional actions.
To possess a legal and operational policy framework that recognizes volunteers' contributions and provide enabling environment and condition for volunteering.
To clearly define roles of key stakeholders in volunteerism, their lines of communication, accountability and operational standards.
To establish a National Coordination framework to effectively mobilize and harness domestic and foreign resources towards achieving the goals and objectives of volunteerism in Nigeria.

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Nigerian National Volunteer Service (NNVS).
Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Shehu Shagari Complex, Three arms Zone.
Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria.