As part of LITE-Africa’s implemention strategy of the Oxfam Novib funded project, “On Livelihood and Governance (ONLAG), Stakeholders’ Policy Dialogues were held in Four (4) Local Government Areas (Southern Ijaw, Yenegoa, Isoko South and Warri North) in Bayelsa and Delta states on the 7th, 9th, 14th and 15th of August, 2012 to strengthen the capacity […]
The Citizen Report Card (CRC) (sponsored by Oxfam Novib and produced by LITE-Africa) 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 […]
FROM THE FIELDS AND MARKET STALLS TO THE CLASSROOM: ILLITERATE WOMEN TAKE ON SIMPLE BOOKKEEPING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT At dusk, women dressed in brightly colored wrappers and headscarves streamed down the long dirt road on bicycles and on foot. Cheerfully, they greeted each other and their teacher at the door of the primary school classroom, […]
[or] “What happens when community people get to talk directly to elected officials, oil company representatives and community leaders who are supposed to be representing community interests?” In July 2010, NIDPRODEV hosted a 2-day workshop in Delta State and in Bayelsa State for the 10 communities that it has been working with as part of […]
