Sunday, February 18, 2018

ABOUT US


HETAVAD SKILLS ACADEMY AND NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL

AREAS OF PARTNERSHIP THROUGH INNOVATIONS FOR ACHIEVING THE SDGs IN NIGERIA/ AFRICA AND GLOBAL

Introduction: 

HETAVAD Skills  Academy and Networks is a Nigerian based NGO- a unique  Social Enterprise that was founded in 2015 and undertakes Health, Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovations, Agricultural and Vocational Educational Development, which is HETAVAD SKILLS,  through Research, Training , Advocacy and Innovative approaches and development. HETAVAD Skills promote Peace, Sustainable Development, Entrepreneurship and Human Survival through the “Felt Needs” Concept. And right from the launching out and publishing of our first major work titled: “Innovative Strategies for Human Survival” otherwise known as the “HETAVAD Handbook”, we have been strategically positioned with a number of innovative approaches which have been deployed at different levels with great results. And most remarkable, is our active involvement with the UN Systems- the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) through the UN NGOs Major Groups and the UN STI-Science, Technology and Innovations Forums.
Thus, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals- SDGs towards the realization of the 2030 Agenda otherwise called the Global Goals, we have developed the following innovative approaches aimed at addressing the focus, which is, Leaving No One Behind and “Eradicating Poverty, Hunger, Inequalities/Injustices, Underdevelopment and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World.”
And some of these innovations from HETAVAD Skills for partnership towards Gender (women and youths) empowerment in Nigeria/Africa and Global partnership include: 
1.      HETAVAD Specialized Training Programs toward Social Innovations Development which include: 
A -  SDGs- Preneurship – How to turn the 17 SDGs into Sustainable Social Enterprises Concepts through
B -    Freelancing,                             
C -    Gender Friendly Innovations for women and youths empowerment,
D -  Social Enterprises innovations and development, E- 21st Century Entrepreneurship and etc.

2.     HETAVAD E-SKILLS for Digital Enterprises: This is a special innovation for empowering women and youths towards digital jobs revolution in Africa. It is also a platform tom acquire skills for Learning-Working and –Earning for youths and women towards Educational advancement.
3.      HETAVAD Organic Floating Fish Feeds (Patented with Patent No. 005443 FGN) for Helping Small Holders Fish Farmers (Youths and Women) venture into profitable fish farming for jobs and income generation,
4.     HETAVAD SOYMEAL PLUS – a special soy meal blended with native ingredients as anti-malnutrition for children, women and youths in schools
5.    HETAVAD Liquid Fertilizers and AgLime – (Soils conditioners and acidic environment treatment) for vegetable farming and crops production,
6.     HETAVAD Obique Alkaline Water for treating acidity, manage and prevent most human health complications,
7.     HETAVIT HERBAL TEA- A unique natural drink formulated from Sorrel flowers,
8.    DFD (Developing Future Drivers)-SDGs Volunteering Training Programs for the SDGs in School Clubs to train and equip the youths in both secondary schools and tertiary institutions with the skills on sustainable living, social enterprises and the SDGs,  
6.      The Books and General Training on:
    (a)       “A B C & 1 2 3 ON SKILLS FOR THE SDGs CAMPAIGNS for Sustainable Living”- available at: http://www.amazon.com/author/amosobi
    (b)    SKILLS FOR SDGs- PRENEURSHIP on how to turn the global goals into local sustainable businesses,
 (c)      “POVERTY and Extreme HUNGER: Causes and How to Eradicate them”- available at: http://www.amazon.com/author/amosobi
    (d)     “Gender Friendly Innovations for Women and Girls Empowerment”- A proposed research project being carried out by the  HETAVAD Skills Networks Team and other organization and Institutions in Nigeria and Africa/global. 

It might please you to know that some of our innovations have been recognized and endorsed by the Global Innovations Exchange Platform, Gender in Agricultural in Africa-GAIA/Africa Women in Agricultural Research and Development- AWARD networks as among the gender friendly innovations for the SDGs for the African continent and as such, one of our innovations is currently being considered as among the top contestant for the African Entrepreneurship Award-AEA and the Innovation Prize for Africa -IPA.

Please, for any further inquiries on how to mobilize your Institutions, Organizations and NGOs to benefit from partnering with our HETAVAD SKILLS and present your consent notes and requests to access any of these innovations, please kindly contact us at below for details:
  
TEAM LEADER: 

Amos Obi-Innovator/Strategic Director, HETAVAD SKILLS Institute/Networks and Lead Author, The A, B C and 1 2 3 on Skills for the SDGs Campaign project, hails from Delta state, Nigeria. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sunday Obi who were local farmers and petty traders.
Educationally, Amos is aversatile academics with vast training and practical experiences in Pharmacology, Veterinary Science, Science Technology, Business Management/Computer Appreciations, and Theology. 

Presently, Amos is a Patent Right holder (Cert. No. 005443) from the Federal Government of Nigeria and doubles as an Innovator, Strategic Thinker, Creative Evangelist/ Writer, Social Entrepreneur and as the Inventor of the HETAVAD SKILLS Projects including the HETAVD E-skills 4 Digital Enterprises platform, OBIQUE ALKALINE WATER, Hetavad Organic Floating Fish Feeds (Patented), Hetavad Liquid Fertilizer/AgLime and Soil Conditioners, Hetavad SoyMeal Plus, HETAVIT Herbal Tea, HETAVAD E+LT+ S Diabetic Universal Solution and as well as the ECO-SAFE 4 Green Living Campaigns, Developing Future Drivers -DFD-SDGs Volunteering Clubs International and etc . His much sought after- over 45 titles and themes of Creative and academics write-ups and E-books are listed online and could be found at http://www.amazon.com/author/amosobi. 

Some of his innovations have been endorsed by the UN STI- Science, Technology and Innovations and the NGO Major Group forums as such, the Hetavad Skills sustainable development Initiative is well listed in the Global Innovations Exchange Platform as among the leading innovations for the SDGs. And through his active involvement with the UN NGO Major Group, he had attended the UN High-Level Political Forum- HLPF on personal recognition and invitation as an Innovator at the UN Headquarters, New York, in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

He Directs the HETAVAD SKILLS INITIATIVE & NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL - An Advocacy, Research, Training, Innovations, and Products Designing Social Enterprise/NGO concept. The training, mentoring and empowerment arm is the HETAVAD SKILLS INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING AND MANAGEMENT- An integrated project for Skills Acquisitions and Human Development.

Presently, Amos is on the CIVICUS list as one of the global mentors for youths. He is also available as a notable Evangelist and expert Consultant on Creative Reformations/SMEs and Youths Empowerment (Training and Mentoring)