4/5 Participants in four of the five Focus Group Discussions in Oporoza saidviolence is seen as an effective way to bring about change in their community.
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Tags: Bayelsa State
In this week's Media Update:
- Flood ravages Bayelsa State, displaces thousands of residents
- Ez-Militant Leader Tompolo, launches educational foundation
Tags: Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Kaiama
Flooding is rapidly destroying properties and farmlands worth billions of Naira in the Niger Delta. Worst affected is Bayelsa State, home of two Tomorrow is a New Day communities, Amassoma and Kaiama. The flood, popularly referred to as “FloodMania” by members of the Bayelsa State Virtual Government Town Hall on Facebook, has been devastating for residents.
Tags: Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Delta State, NIDPRODEV, Oporoza, SDN, SFCG
Tags: Delta State
In this week's media update:
- President Jonathan approves 3,642 ex-militants' inclusion in Amnesty Programme
- Theatre for Development in Niger Delta
- Crude Oil Theft - Joint Task Force sets up new post to battle crime
Tags: Rivers State, SFCG
Please see our monthly newsletter for September 2012 - "The Dawn"
Tags: Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Delta State, Koko, NIDPRODEV, SDN
Last week, the Local Project Committee (LPC) of Koko travelled to Bayelsa State to meet with the LPC of Amassoma. This was Tomorrow is a New Day’s second Mutual Exchange Visit.
Between the 17th and 21st September, 2012 the two groups shared their experiences with the project and ideas about improving their communities.
One member of the Amassoma LPC, Boboyi Ozogu, said he was “impressed that the same thing is being taught in all the TND communities and that it all has the same objective [peace] in all the TND communities.”
Tags: Delta State, Rivers State
In this week's Media Update:
- Ex-Militants fault Third-Phase Amnesty List
- Ex-Militants protest non-inclusion in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation contract
- Amnesty: Give Urhobo Youths their fair share - UYC
Tags: ARDA, Rivers State
We have added two new episodes of Sweet Motherland Radio to the site.
Check out Episode 4: I no gree, e dey tear shirt, and Episode 5: No problem nai kill native doctor pikin here.
Tags: Delta State, Rivers State
In this week's media update:
- Dubai firm employs 30 trained Niger Delta youths
- Niger Delta Development Commission seeks US support for Niger Delta
- Joint Task Force destroys 221 illegal refineries in Delta and Rivers State
Tags: CEHRD, Delta State, NIDPRODEV, Okrika, Oporoza, Rivers State
‘Setting the trend of Stability’ is the tagline for the Tomorrow is a New Day project, but how do you actually create such a trend on the ground?
A first step is to increase the number of people dedicated to building peace in their communities. Local Project Committees (LPC) were established to be at the forefront of this transformation.
