Ogu

12 Related Articles for this Partner or Community

Media Update - July 6, 2012

In this week's TND Media Update: 

  • Joint Task Force Arrests Militant Leader
  • Niger Deltans Deserve Equity Shares from Oil Firms
  • N6TN Saved Through Amnesty in 2001

 

Recent Media Updates

Once a week, the Tomorrow Is A New Day Team summarises recent events in the region in a PDF Format.  Please see our last four editions, and watch this space for weekly updates in the future.

In Their Own Words

One way to understand the transformative impact that the trainings are having is to hear from the beneficiaries. We asked four participants from Ogu to share their impressions of the conflict transformation training that they are receiving. Listen to their stories.

'The Dawn': Our Monthly Newsletter Issue 1

Read our monthly newsletter, 'The Dawn', for June 2012:  
 

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Welcome to The Dawn
  • An Introduction to the Project Communities
  • An Overview of the Baseline Assessment Findings
  • Partner Spotlight: An Introduction to ARDA 
  • Sweet Motherland and Media for Peace building

Sweet Motherland Radio Drama

A radio drama series in pidgin English

It recounts the story of people living in the Niger Delta and the challenges that their communities face. These challenges range from issues of unemployment, to environmental degradation and inter-communal clashes. The radio series is produced by ARDA.

Audio Episodes: 

Voices from the Delta

How do you take a community’s temperature?

Communities have a pulse, but not a forehead or a mouth where one can insert a thermometer to get a sense of its inner workings and diagnose its malaise.
 
The Tomorrow is a New Day project relied on a baseline analysis to perform this function. It was an important opportunity to hear the voices of members of the target communities.
 
It was also a chance for SFCG to introduce people to our participatory methods.  
 

Practice Makes Perfect

A Recap of the Conflict Transformation Training-of-Trainers May 21-25, 2012

When was the last time that you let someone lead you around a room with your eyes closed?  It may have been a while, but if you’re a peace practitioner, you’ve likely participated in a similar exercise meant to encourage trust-building and show the importance of good communication and leadership.
 
This is one of the exercises that the 24 participants gathered for the Conflict Transformation Training of Trainers (ToT) enjoyed most.
 

Local Project Committees

Community ownership is a key feature of Tomorrow is a New Day’s project design.

Thus, from the very beginning, structures are being created to ensure the sustainability of the project. In each of the seven communities, a Local Project Committee, or LPC, will be established.
 

Seven Target Communities

Each community has been targeted because they are “trend setting communities” that exert strong influence on conflict dynamics in neighbouring areas.
 

Tomorrow is a New Day Baseline Study

A baseline study was conducted in all seven communities.

The goal of the baseline was to collect data that would provide insight into the conflict dynamics of each community.
The baseline was conducted using an integrated -methods approach including 1523 baseline surveys, 23 focus group discussions (FGDs), and 19 key information interviews (KIIs).

What is Amnesty?

Amnesty, in this context, refers to the sweeping disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration activities in the Niger Delta.

Why is there a conflict in the Niger Delta?

There are many issues contributing to the instability in the Niger Delta. The common thread between them is oil. The people of the region have voiced many objections over the years but the primary complaint is that the oil pumped from their lands enriches the nation at a high cost for residents.
 

Blogs

TND Media Update - April 26, 2013
3 weeks 4 days ago
In this week's media update: Joint Task Force destroys 7 camps in the Niger Delta Creek. No Jonathan...

Pages

All Blogs

Facebook stream