Year: 2017

Peace Club Members Marching For Peace

CEHRD NSRP Output three, in conjunction with peace clubs, organised peaceful road walks in Mogho and Bera, Gokana LGA and in Anyu, Abua/Odual LGA, Rivers state from 9th to10th December, 2015.This was in commemoration of the 2015 ‘16 Days Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)’ which was used to create awareness on the reduction of all forms of …

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Preparing The Women For Environmental Evangelism

Thirty seven (37) women selected from oil impacted communities in Rivers and Bayelsa states, were trained on Advocacy. The trainings, organised by CEHRD, were held on the 26th and 27th June 2015 in Bayelsa state and 16th and 17th July 2015 in Rivers state. The aim of the trainings were to equip the selected women with the skills to …

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The Rivers and Bayelsa states chapters of Women in Environmental Justice Network, (WEJN), set up by CEHRD during the Advocacy visit to NOSDRA.

In pursuit of the aims and objectives of the Women In Environmental Justice Network (WEJN) to engage with regulatory agencies to speak out for justice on issues of environmental degradation and poverty plaguing the Niger Delta region due to oil exploration, CEHRD lead the group on an Advocacy visit to National Oil Spill Detection and …

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Taking the Peace Message to Community Stakeholders

The peace club in Gokana (Mogho and Bera) and Anyu (Abua/Odual) with support from CEHRD had three advocacy visits to community stakeholders in November and December 2015.  Gokana Peace Club community stakeholder advocacy visit was held on Monday, November 23, 2015 with over 20 persons in attendance. The focus of the advocacy was to identify with …

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Advanced Advocacy Step-Down Training For 30 Women In Kpor

CEHRD program team supported the SFCG Field officers for Rivers state to conduct a step-down training on advanced advocacy in Kpor community for the women group. 30 women were in attendance. During the two days trainings, the facilitators used demonstration, group work and question and answers sessions to make participants understand and participate in the …

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Empowering Local Communities To Participate In Governance

CEHRD organised community level trainings on Participatory Governance and Social Inclusion, which was part of capacity building, empowerment and sensitization programmes on the human rights stream of the Dutch Embassy funded project entitled Promoting Best Practice Mechanisms in Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria: An Intervention framework for Rivers and Bayelsa States. The community level trainings …

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Official Tape Cutting and Inauguration of the Mediation Centre in Mogho Community, Gokana LGA, Rivers State

CEHRD organised an Official tape cutting and inauguration of the mediation centre in Mogho community, Gokana LGA, Rivers state on Thursday September 8th, 2016 by His Royal Highness – Mene Steven Kpea (Paramount Ruler of Mogho community) cutting the tapes. During the commissioning, His Royal Highness – Chief Stephen Kpea encouraged community members to imbibe …

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Peace Building Training for Youth Leadership Network Members

Twenty (25) youths were empowered through a conflict resolution and civic engagement training. The training empowered the youths to use various strategies in their engagement with relevant state agencies in demand for equal participation and benefits from government sponsored youth employment and empowerment programmes in the state. The experience sharing was impactful as there was …

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