CSO Roundtable on Business and Human Right Report
This report has been written to document the discussions, insights and outcomes from the inaugural Nigerian CSO Coalition on Business and Human Rights held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on the 12th of March 2013. The event brought together approximately 13 participants including CSOs working on issues of environment, transparency and accountability, corporate social responsibility, human rights, peace and conflicts, and community development. The event was convened by Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment in Africa (LITE-Africa) with partnership from Search for Common Ground who provided the space for the meeting to take place.
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NIDPRODEV Donates Livelihood Recovery Items to Flood Disaster Victims
In order to avert famine following the recent flood that devastated farming and rendered many farmers homeless in Delta State, a non-governmental organization, Niger Delta Professionals for Development (NIDPRODEV) through funding from Oxfam Novib, Netherlands has brought succor to farmers in four communities in Isoko South Local Government Area affected by the recent flood. The donations included thousands of improved cassava stems, herbicides, knapsack sprayers, nose masks, fish fingerlings and fertilizers. NIDPRODEV has also carried out soil assessment in these communities to determine soil fertility and quality after the flood in order to ensure that farmers receive all of the necessary inputs to grow quality crops.
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2012 ONLAG CRC On Governance, Gender & Livelihoods in the Niger Delta
The Citizen Report Card (CRC) (sponsored by Oxfam Novib and produced by Nidprodev) will allow community voices to reach the public domain nationally and internationally. The CRC findings will be used to educate diverse stakeholders on issues plaguing Niger Delta communities, encourage civic engagement, stimulate national and international dialogue on the region, and guide development interventions with community residents at the helm. Click on the following links to read the report.
Intro
Demographics
Gender & Good Governance
Education
Health
Public Electricity, Drinking Water & Sewage
Infrastructure/Development Projects
NIDPRODEV Goes North
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) in conjunction with Project Consultant Dr. Lanre Adebayo, is currently implementing the Kaduna Community Dialogue Programme with funding from the UK Department of International Development (DFiD). This programme was developed in response to the post-election violence which erupted in Kaduna, in April 2011. The project uses dialogue as a non-confrontational means to mitigate conflict. Through the programme, Community Development Networks were established in each of the 4 project LGA’s Kaduna, Jema’a, Zango Kataf, and Zaria.
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NIDPRODEV Facilitates Stakeholder’s Policy Dialogue
To enhance communication between elected officials and community members, NIDPRODEV facilitated two Stakeholder Policy Dialogues in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State and Isoko LGA of Delta State on 27 and 28 July 2011, respectively. The Dialogue allowed community members to gain a greater understanding of the objectives and functions of their Local Government. At the same time, government officials were able to hear, first hand, the needs and concerns of their communities in terms of human and economic development.
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Citizen Report Card Prompts Development Efforts in the Niger Delta
In 2010, NIDPRODEV implemented the first ever Citizen Report Card on public Services, Good Governance and Infrastructure Development from 120 Niger Delta Communities (CRC) with funding from EU INSIDE. The project assessed public service delivery, governance and infrastructure development in 120 communities of the Niger Delta. This report was circulated to communities, CSO’s, CBO’s, State Government representatives, relevant Ministries and donor agencies; additionally, three regional conferences were held to share findings and to encourage dialogue. The project serves as an accountability tool, giving public agencies feedback from citizens regarding their developmental efforts. Moreover, it provides communities with a basis for advocacy, giving them qualitative evidence on government performance. It also serves as a tool for donor agencies and development partners in project design.
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287 Abandoned, Incomplete or Substandard Projects Identified in 13 Local Government Areas in the Niger Delta
The Infrastructure/Development section of the Citizen Report Card on Public Services, Good Governance and Development from 120 Niger Delta Communities provides details of 287 abandoned, incomplete or substandard infrastructure projects, including the sponsor or funder of the project, the type of project, the date the project started, and the status of the project to date. In many cases, the names of the contractors also are provided.
[To read the Infrastructure/Development section of the Citizen Report Card, click here.]
9,018 Community Members Talk About Health
The Citizen Report Card from 120 Niger Delta Communities provides insight into the current availability and community use of health resources (from facilities, drugs, equipment, and medical personnel to mosquito nets), mothers’ responses to children’s malaria and diarrhea, and beliefs about the causes of HIV/AIDS (disaggregated by gender and age).
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