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PREAMBLEKebetKache Women Development and Resource Centre, with support from Oxfam in Nigeria organized a two-day civil society and community Roundtable on STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES in Port Harcourt Rivers State. The purpose of the roundtable was to sensitize civil society actors, media and community stakeholders on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in order to strengthen relationship between communities and extractive companies in Nigeria for mutual benefits. The roundtable is part of the national programme framework of Oxfam in Nigeria under the global power of voices partnership/fair for all programme, which…

Community Leaders participating at the Inclusion TrainingKebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in the Niger Delta, in conjunction with Oxfam Nigeria, organized a training program on leadership, gender and Social Inclusion with special focus on Community Development Committees (CDCs) from selected communities in Delta, Imo and Rivers states.In general, it was observed that:The CDC leaders lack capacity and that women visibly are absent in the structure of the community development structures.That there is gap in the relationship between the CDC leadership and the traditional council as well as members of most communities.Participants also observed that development is…

Members of the South South gender for Constitution Reform, GECORN on Tuesday August 8, 2021 women from all six states of the South South converged in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and embarked on a 1000 Women March to bring to public notice, the move by women and gender focused organizations to put to an end issues of sexual abuses and other gender based violence as well as demand for more voices of women to be heard in decision making.On hand at Aldgate Hotel to receive the details of the changes the women were demanding were the permanent secretary Rivers State…

By Obodoekwe StyvnAt Obagi, an oil bearing community which hosts TOTAL AND AGIP, two oil giants operating in the Niger Delta, strange flares from AGIP facilities have not only caused panic in the community, but have placed the lives of members and occupants of the community in grave danger. Many have fled the community as a result of the flares.  Although Obagi, just like every other oil bearing community in the Niger Delta has been living with gasflaring for decades since oil mining activities started in the region, the flare witnessed by the community between July 16,  2021 and July…

International Youth Day is celebrated annually on August 12th to bring the importance of youth issues to the forefront of the international community and celebrate the youths as agents of change and partner in today’s global endeavours. The focus is on  building a better world and instituting tangible improvements in children’s lives, laying out set priorities in fighting childhood hunger, common diseases, and providing improved access to education. The occasion encourages creative thinking with the purpose of adding value to the lives of the children, a strong purpose of environmental pollution mitigation, enhancing sustainability through use of local products and…

The Centre for Social Transformation and Human Development (CHDST) in collaboration with the Nigeria Network and Campaign for Peace Education is organizing the first Independent Talking Across Generations on Education (iTAGe) event in Africa. This event is in partnership with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP). The high profile-event will be held in Port Harcourt Nigeria on 4th September 2021 and is expected to draw participants from various parts of the country, with emphasis on youth engaging with senior policy makers on Deepening a Culture of Peace and Democracy through Education. Over the years,…

By Constance MejuCommunity Leadership is the courage, creativity and capacity to inspire participation, development and sustainability for strong communities.–Sir Gustav Nossal, great Australian Community LeaderOur Objective:To understand the importance of Communication to development and how it can be used for inclusive governance that transforms Community.IntroductionWhat is Communication?Two-way flow of information from sender to receiverHow? Speaking, Writing, Gestures including body language and facial expressions.MediumTown crier, Radio, TV, Newspapers, magazines, journals, Letters, Social MediaGlobally, the community is the single most important unit of governance. If communities are developed, there will be less pressure on the cities, less number of youth dying on…

Participants in a group photo after the trainingMen have identified nagging by women as one of the factors militating against gender equity. At a training organized on Gender Inclusion with community leaders in Cross Rivers State July 22, 2021, many of the men stressed that the unending complaints of women in the household affects negatively, attitude towards calls for greater involvement of women in decision making at all levels.According to them, nagging discomforts and makes consideration of women for engagement in critical positions difficult.Executive direction of Kebetkache Women Resource and Development Centre, Obonganwan Ekem Okon had asked   participants to queue…

Cross River State GECORN Co-ordinator, Prof. Lady Roibito Ekpiken-Ekanem addressing His Eminence, chairman and Etubom Traditional Rulers’ Council Chairman, Etubom Traditional Rulers’ Council, Etubom Bassey Okor Bassey Duke presents GECORN’s WOMANIFESTO document to the Obong of Calabar Session by Obong’s Adviser His Eminence Obong of Calabar and chairman Traditional Rulers’ Council responding to the GECORN team Etuboms in Council The advocacy team in a group picture with the Obong Cross River State GECORN teamGECORN coordinator, Prof. Lady Roibito Ekpiken-Ekanem presents the WOMANIFESTO Document to the Obong of Calabar through the chairman, Etubom Traditional Rulers’ Council Signing of the Visitors’ Register by the Cross River State GECORN coordinator,…

Thanks to the quick intervention of men of Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, two brothers named Alex and Joseph Okoro aged 28 and 23 respectively were timely rescued from being lynched by an angry mob over involvement in homosexual activities.The incident took place in Idogbo community of Okpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State where the two brothers were alleged to have had homosexual relationship with one M. Osagie Williams in November 2014.However, the matter took a near tragic turn when youths from the community, believed to have been instigated by a chief in the community, descended…