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Invitation to Niger Delta Youth Development Roundtable
Related to country: Nigeria

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Development Partnership International in collaboration with Centre for Creative Arts Education (CCAE) and Centre for Development Support Initiative and with support from the Commonwealth Innovative Initiative Award is organising a one-day Niger Delta Youth Development Roundtable which will bring together youth activists, development experts and workers, and adult allies to discuss the Niger Delta development challenges as it relates to youth.

The Niger-delta challenge is a youth development challenge! The youth are the ones in the creeks. They are the worst hit by unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor health care, inadequate portable water supply and abject poverty. The youth are both the worst victims and the leaders of the struggle; their voices must be brought to the mainstream of policy-making. The young people are in agreement about what the most important challenges are in the Niger-delta. They want good access roads, effective transportation systems, electricity supply, good schools, jobs, food on their tables, portable drinking water, safe and secure communities, an environment free of pollution, support for self actualisation and participation in the formulation of decisions on issues that affect them.

Niger-Delta Youth Development Roundtable, scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt Rivers State, is a one day dialogue which seeks to provide a platform for the articulation of these concerns, as well as raising the profile of the youth in the developmental processes of the Niger-delta region by ensuring that youth issues are integrated into the development processes of the region and that young people have a chance to be involved in the ongoing efforts at developing an effective framework for the development of the region. This session will also bring to the fore the positive contributions of youth to the development of their various communities and will promote peace as the most viable means to resolve the development crisis in the Niger-delta region.

Date: Tuesday February 17th 2009

Due to limited space, participation at this meeting is strictly by invitation. To participate, send a bio-data of yourself (not more than one page) to adebayo@developmentpartnership.org latest by Thursday 12th February 2009 and an official invitation would be sent to you in due course.


February 8, 2009 | 3:03 PM Comments  0 comments

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Call for Papers: Niger Delta Youth Development Roundtable
Related to country: Nigeria

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Tackling the Niger Delta Challenge

Through funding received from the Commonwealth Innovative Initiative award, Development Partnership International is planning to organise a one day Niger Delta Youth Development Round Table. The objective of the dialogue is to:
• examine the development situation of the Niger Delta region, in relation to other regions of Nigeria;
• review ongoing development processes initiated at various levels of governance, and reflect on their relevance to provide long term solutions to the development challenges of the region;
• discuss the status of young people in the Niger Delta and the impact of the development challenges on their lives and livelihoods;
• make recommendations and proffer solutions to the development challenges of the region, particularly as they relate to youth development.

In preparation for the dialogue, DPI seeks to engage students and young researchers with interest in the development of the Niger Delta in examining the issues of sustainable youth development in the Niger Delta region and Nigeria by extension. This is therefore to call for papers and articles on the subject of youth and the development of the Niger Delta region. The papers may address: infrastructural development, information and communication technology, HIV/AIDS and health service delivery, employment, peace building or agricultural development. These must be however linked to youth development.

- Youth and students between the ages of 15 and 30 are particularly encouraged to submit papers or articles;
- All papers or articles must be typed, double space, 12 point times new roman and must be at least 10 pages in length but not exceed 15 pages including references;
- Authors of 15 outstanding papers will be invited to attend the youth dialogue on the Niger Delta challenge to be hosted in one of the states of the Niger Delta;
- After a thorough review process, 6-10 good quality papers will be published in a final report titled: Youth Development and the Niger Delta challenge;
- The author of the best paper will receive a cash prize to be determined at a later date and will be personally honoured at the dialogue.
- All papers must be received by February 10, 2009. Papers should be sent by email to: dpi@developmentpartnership.org.

All queries should be addressed to Adebayo Samuel adebayo@developmentpartnership.org. or Chibuzo Nwachukwu chibuzo@developmentpartnership.org


January 28, 2009 | 2:09 AM Comments  0 comments

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Digital Africa
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At last, we've bridged the digital divide; what with satellite dish receiver connected to a mud/thatch hut. Or what do you think folks?

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Special Seminar on Education for All Port Harcourt, January 24th 2008
Related to country: Nigeria

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I am pleased to inform you that with the support of Global Rights Partners for Justice, Washington DC, DPI is organising a special one day seminar on Education for all: Challenges and opportunities in the Niger-delta. The meeting will be held at Computer Department Lecture Hall Rivers State College of Education Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt on Thursday January 24, 2008 and will be chaired by Dr. Dele Ogulu, a distinguished educationist and former World Bank consultant.

No registration cost will be charged for participation; however, you must confirm your participation by January 22, 2008. For more information, please contact adebayo@developmentpartnership.org or call 0803552 7743.

January 18, 2008 | 11:37 AM Comments  0 comments

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