Dear Partners in Nigeria
Greetings and Happy New Year!
We are writing to inform you that we will be closing our Nigeria office at the end of January 2023 as part of our transition to Open Society-Africa.
As you know, in January 2022, the African Regional Office (AfRO) and African foundations-Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA), Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA), Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)—moving towards a unified African strategy and structure in Open Society-Africa. This movement aims to pool resources and expand continental engagement for greater impact, guided by four strategic priorities – Participation and Expression; Accountability and Justice; Opportunity and Equity; and Security and Rights. These priorities are complemented by two cross-cutting approaches – Women’s Rights, and Policy and Engagement.
Going forward, we are closing several sub-offices (including the one in Abuja) and will coordinate our continental work through our offices in Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Dakar as well as our African Union (AU) Liaison Office in Addis Ababa.
For two decades, we have had a productive partnership in Nigeria through OSIWA. We are committed to expanding these partnerships in Open Society-Africa. We assure you that the closure of our Abuja office does not mean we stop working in Nigeria. We have in fact increased our support for Nigeria as a priority country in the new Open Society-Africa strategy.
To ensure that we remain responsive, we want to ensure that your questions and requests are now channeled through the appropriate Directors, Divisional Directors, and Managers. Please find all relevant contact details below:
Hawa Ba, Division Director, Participation and Expression: aba@osiwa.org
Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, Divisional Director, Justice and Accountability: akyei@osiwa.org
Titus Gwemende, Divisional Director, Opportunities and Equality: titus.gwemende@opensocietyfoundations.org
Tem Fuh Mbuh, Manager, Security and Rights: tmbuh@osiwa.org
Sarah Mukasa, Divisional Director, Women’s Rights: smukasa@osiea.org
George Kegoro, Director, Policy and Engagement: gkegoro@osiea.org
If you have any questions about the remaining grants or the transition to Open Society-Africa, please contact Tem Fuh Mbuh, Manager, Security and Rights, who has also overseen our work in Nigeria: tmbuh@osiwa.org.
Thank you for two decades of partnership promoting the value of an open society in Nigeria. We look forward to deepening this partnership. We also take this opportunity to wish you the next year.
Sincerely,
Muthoni Wanyeki, Executive Director,
Open Society–Africa.
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