Citizen Report Card for Public Services, Good Governance and Infrastructure/Development
The first quarterly Citizen Report Card from the Niger Delta was issued by NIDPRODEV in March 2010 and is based on survey data from 10 oil-hosting communities in Delta and Bayelsa states. The report provides community-level statistics and opinions on the performance of oil companies and all tiers of government in the provision of public services, good governance, and infrastructure/development in the region.
Funded by the United States Institute of Peace, this report is intended to allow oil revenue and development stakeholders to measure their effectiveness and to encourage transparent and accountable behavior related to oil revenue expenditures. As a participatory evaluation and advocacy tool, the report improves community knowledge and stimulates dialogue and socially inclusive participation in community decisionmaking about development.
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Democracy on Human Rights Project
Democracy on Human Rights Project (DHRP) was a project funded by the American embassy in 2006 in preparation for the 2007 national, state and local elections. The project involved mainstreaming women leadership into the political process in the Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Rivers.
NIDPRODEV designed a program to encourage women to run for political office by educating them on the campaigning and election process, giving them the opportunity to learn directly from woman politicians, training them in media techniques, and assisting them to develop state-wide networks of support.
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Conflict Abatement through Local Mitigation (CALM)
Conflict Abatement through Local Mitigation (CALM) is a project that began in 2007. The basis for the project was the observation that youth are frequently targeted by factions attempting to promote their own agenda, and often this targeting results in episodes of violence. As a result, youth are an essential key to abating conflict. The purpose of the project is to neutralize potential conflict by better sharing information, and deepening the understanding of key stakeholders such as the targeted youth.
The project’s specific focus is on the five states of Rivers, Delta, Kano, Kaduna and Plateau. NIDPRODEV is the state partnering NGO responsible for Delta state. The integration of conflict management into all major sectors of the economy and society is a priority objective of the CALM project.
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Niger Delta Friendship Library
In partnership with Global Citizen Journey – USA (GCJ), NIDPRODEV hosted a citizen diplomat delegation visit to the Niger Delta in 2005. The delegation brought 19 Americans and 21 Nigerians from all walks of life and parts of Nigeria to a residential experience in Oporoza, a community on the Escravos River of Warri South West Local Government Area.
The Niger Delta Friendship Library was created as the first library and computer center in the riverine part of the Niger Delta. It was jointly built by the local communities and the delegates from America and Nigeria.
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