Fighting to end extreme poverty through sustainable solutions ; bringing about positive changes in the wellbeing of the poor and vulnerable groups in developing communities of third world countries through participatory capacity building and interventions designed to eliminate challenges to wellbeing and improve their abilities to respond to socio – economic and environmental opportunities; improving the lives of the less privileged through activities aimed at poverty elimination, disease management and prevention, Women empowerment, Children empowerment, Human rights and any other activities that improve the well-being of fellow humans.

Our People

	Oloruntobi Atte Founder, President tobi@barnabian.org
	Karen Guevara Director of Public Relations karen@barnabian.org
	Mojisola Badru Chief Financial Officer moji@barnabian.org
	Dr. David Atte (PHD,MNIM,CSD) Director of Field Operations david@barnabian.org
	Jihan Ali Program Director jihan@barnabian.org

We also partner with many local community organizations focused on rural development.

Our people and partners have worked and partnered with numerous organizations around the world to bring better lives to the poor. They bring a wealth of experience and expertise to Barnabian’s Cove and execute our projects with a high level of efficiency.

They have worked with:

The Department for International Development, UK (DFID)
Save the Children, UK
Partnership for Transforming Health Systems, Nigeria (PATHS)
HLSP Consulting Ltd, UK
UNICEF
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)
World Bank
FMO (Dutch Development Bank)
Niger Delta Institute for Sustainable Development,Nigeria (NDISD)

Some of our core areas of expertise are:

Environmental Perception and Decision Making in Rural Resource Management
Institutional Capacity Building for Sustainable Development
Indigenous Knowledge as Instrument for Local Level Development
Participatory Approaches to Development – Participatory Rural Appraisal/Participatory Learning and Action (PRA/PLA, Environmental Management & Policy)