CEHRD NED team engaged in consultation meetings with relevant stakeholders to strengthen (ICMAP3 Project) the capacity of communities to articulate their governance and development priorities to government and demand government accountability in the Niger Delta.
To actualize her goal of becoming a Centre of Excellence for environmental research, human rights advocacy and sustainable green development, The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has upgraded her Rachel Carson Library which was established in 2015. The library was established to enhance environmental and human rights knowledge development and promote collaborative …
CEHRD organised an integrated Study Data Collection. Isabelle Giles, a Canadian Human Rights and Gender Impact assessment consultant was engaged by CEHRD to facilitate the integrated baseline study data collection process. In one of the activities, Isabelle led focus group discussion (FGD) session with Kporghor Council of Chiefs to gather study data for the integrated …
CEHRD-led Citizen Journalists participated in radio talk-shows at Nigerian Info 92.3FM, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The programmes led to calls from the general public indicating interest to either be part of the advocacy process or provide key witnesses to the issues raised during the radio talk-shows. The citizen journalists under the Nigeria Slum and Informal …
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CORDAID carried out a Lobby & Organisational Advocacy Capacity Assessment of CEHRD, at CEHRD’s Ken Saro-Wiwa Hall of Fame. It was part of the requirements of the Strategic Partnership L&A and to review CEHRD’s L & A capacity as part of planning for 2019. The meeting was facilitated by a CORDAID staff, Akinwumi Oke. The …
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CEHRD trained 40 women each across the 3-senatorial district in Rivers and Bayelsa States on civic and voter’s responsibility. The trainings in Rivers State were held in Tai for Rivers South East, Olakwo Etche for Rivers West and Ahoada Town for Rivers East. In Bayelsa State, the trainings were held in Sagbama for Bayelsa West, …
CEHRD trained citizen journalists under the Independent Community Media Advocacy Project (ICMAP) in Rivers State, funded by National Endowment for Democracy, NED. The project is aimed at teaching local communities how to create their own media content and use that content in community based advocacy and awareness campaigns.
The CEHRD team working on the Independent Community Media Project facilitated two (2) community town hall meetings in Wakirike Waterfront, Egede Waterfront, 2 waterfront slum communities located in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Rivers State. The discussions with the community members focused on key social issues like irregularities surrounding the continued threat of forced eviction …
CEHRD organised an outreach for Inclusive Participation in Governance in partnership with Independent Community Media Advocacy Project (ICMAP) and the Endowment for Democracy, NED. Participants for the outreach were drawn from waterfront communities in Port Harcourt. The outreach focused on how communities could actively participate in governance and decision making processes to enable them effect …
Inclusive Participation in Governance Outreach in University of Port Harcourt Read More »
Advocacy visits to government agencies were facilitated and implemented by CEHRD in collaboration with the citizen journalists, Justice Empowerment Initiative, and the Nigerian Slum Federation. The visits were geared towards facilitating inclusive dialogue between the government and the waterfront communities with a view to developing partnerships aimed at addressing these identified challenges holistically. Key stakeholders …
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