52% vs. 11% The percentage of women surveyed in Kpor who felt that they had a role to play in developing the community vs. those that felt that they were involved in decision-making.
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Tags: Bayelsa State, SFCG
The Tomorrow is a New Day project is committed to building the capacity of communities in the Niger Delta.
Search for Common Ground (SFCG), the project's lead implementing partner, is also keen on building the capacity of its staff.
Bayelsa State Field Officer, Diana Bokolo, spent this week in Ghana attending the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)’s Communication Skills and Strategies Training.
WACSI offers training and technical assistance to enable development practitioners to improve performance and value creation.
Tags: Bayelsa State, Rivers State
In this week's media update:
- Federal Government begins Amnesty Third Phase with 3,642 Ex-Militants
- Group kicks against 3,642 ex-militants' inclusion in Amnesty
- 300 Ex-Niger Delta Militants get Entrepreneurial Training
- Tension Mounts in Niger Delta as Joint Task Force intercepts Firearms, Ammunition
Tags: Bayelsa State
In this week's media update:
- Ex-militants spit fire over Boko Harum and threat to impeach President Jonathan
- Empowerment: NDDC, SPDC doing well in the Niger Delta
- Bayelsa Kidnapped Monarch: Abductors demand N50M ransom for his release
Tags: Rivers State, SFCG
Here is our monthly 'The Dawn' newsletter for August.
Tags: Delta State, Koko, NIDPRODEV
What tangible impact will the Advocacy Trainings have? What potential do they hold to transform local communities in the Niger Delta?
In Koko, 30 confident and enthusiastic women leaders gathered for training 27 August – 31 August, 2012. They immediately identified the local market as one of the problems in their community that they want to change.
The market in Koko is in shambles—the thatched roofs have caved in, the poles are askew and the surrounding bushes have begun to overtake the stalls.
Tags: Delta State
In this week's Media Update:
- Ex-Militants protest non -payment of amnesty allowance in Abuja
- Joint Task Force will deal with Erring Ex-Militants, says Amnesty Office
- Ex-Militants now to be called Niger Delta Youths - Amnesty Office
Tags: CEHRD, Kpor, Rivers State
…It impacted knowledge in me and it also showed and direct me on the areas of advocacy. How to channel our problems and the manner to follow it up.
I learned how to prioritize solutions and the manner to approach targets and policy makers.
Tags: Bayelsa State, Rivers State
In this week's media update:
- Joint Task Force warns community against attack on troops
- Federal Government establishes Council in Niger Delta
- South African company offes jobs to five ex-Niger Delta militants
Tags: Delta State
In this week's media update:
- 57 ex-militants graduate in Trinidad & Tobago
- Ex-militants threaten journalists in Warri, Delta State
- Pirates attack ship in Niger Delta, Kill 2 Naval Guards, Kidnap 4 Foreigners
Tags: ARDA, Bayelsa State, CEHRD, Delta State, NIDPRODEV, Rivers State, SDN
This week a five-day Common Ground Advocacy Training-of-Trainers (ToT) was held in Port Harcourt. Programming staff from CEHRD, NIDPRODEV, SDN, SFCG and a representative from ARDA were trained.
They are now ready to head to the seven communities to train women and youth leaders to engage in their community’s decision-making process.
