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Training of health workers on gender based violence response CEHRD carried out this training to promote a state wide adoption of GBV best practices by bridging knowledge gaps of health workers by training them on data collection methods and intervention response mechanisms for managing gender based violence cases. CEHRD sent a letter through the Ministry of health to invite 40 health workers from the 8 LGs in the state to be trained on gender based violence response. However due to the tight schedules of the workers [some were undergoing trainings and others had to cover for their colleagues], the training had to be split into two phase. This was done to ensure that we have over 80% of target beneficiaries who can support practice in their locality. Bayelsa state has 8 local governments. These local governments have different smaller communities. Within, these communities, there are primary health care centres (PHC) which are meant to take care of the diverse needs of the people with serious cases referred to the general hospitals which are usually sited in central locations. This training target the PHC facilities since they are usually the first point of call by victims as they are accessible to persons from all walk of life. To standardize gender based violence response by increasing health workers’ awareness in the treatment and management of gender based violence. The training targeted 40 persons however the first phase had 20 participants.
Training of Women on Gender Civic and Voter Education The training improved women’s knowledge on the voting process to increase their turnout and secure their votes. The women were taught given security tips to protect themselves’ before, during and after voting. Their eyes were also opened to ethical voting process which is a key component in the voting process. Women were taught on the need to vote the right candidate who can help them protect their rights. A key segment of the training was the segment on the meaning of womanhood. This segment helped the women to reflect on their old and past mentalities and image of womanhood. It exposed them to a womanhood that is change making, strong and willing to fight for its rights. At the end of the training, the women were able to identify their subconscious bias and how it continues to perpetuate inequality as well as proffering some simple and practical solutions. This activity engaged a consultant who developed a civic and voter education module that is gender based. Previous voter education had focused on the citizens generally. However, this type of voter education targets women specifically, their involvement in the electoral process, challenges faced by women in electoral participation and strategies women could employ to combat election violence. The first part of the training takes the women through what their basic civic duties and responsibilities should be to the Nation. In essence, their capacity was built on their rights, duties and responsibilities to the Nigerian State. The second part of the training was more of an interactive session where the trainer facilitates the women through the issues they encountered in their quest to deliver on their civic duties and responsibilities. The trainer asked questions like: why the low turnout of women during elections? Why are most women’s votes voided? Why are women inactive in political party activities? Why are there few women candidates? Why do women find it difficult to support their fellow women candidates? etc. As questions of this sort were asked, the women narrate their daily experience on issues of civic responsibilities, political participation. They unfold their encounter with governance, politics and leadership.
Signature Campaigns The objective of this activity is to gather sixty thousand signatures from supporters for engagement towards the domestication of the VAPP Act in Rivers and Bayelsa States. The collation of signatures for the support of the VAPP Act involved people both males and females. It addressed the issue of ignorance with regards to the Act and canvassed resolute support from different people. One method employed was to converge officials from the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Women Affairs, civil society groups and community heads. This meeting produced strategies for the distribution of signature booklets to all manner of persons. During the activity, it was discovered that prominent personalities who had signed the signature booklet served as an attraction to those who were yet convinced. For instance, the fact that some top-ranking policemen signed the signature booklet was a motivation for persons who were in doubt. The signature campaign is an ongoing process but will come to an end when there are sixty thousand signatures in the booklet or the VAPP Act has been successfully domesticated in Bayelsa State. So far, the numbers and the rate of signing have been very encouraging.
Management Meetings   -   MM02-Q1 The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) facilitated BMI Management Meetings to review and discuss the general implementation of the Bodo Clean-up with a view to highlighting the issues that may impede progress and resolve them as appropriate. The Management meeting also identifies and flags potential areas to watch out for in order to troubleshoot issues that could act as clogs in the wheel of progress of the Bodo Clean-up. The management meeting is usually attended by different stakeholders including Bodo Community represented by the Bodo Contact Committee (BCC), Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), the Bodo Mediation Initiative (BMI) Secretariat and Directorate Office, CEHRD.

The meetings provided the platform for the BMI Management team to be updated on the progress of the clean-up. At the Management meetings operational, technical and community issues are deliberated upon and resolved. With lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, the BMI resumed physical meetings and a total of 5 Management meetings were conducted in the first quarter of the 2nd year of the project.
Train Environmental Civil Society Organisations on How to Monitor and Evaluate Oil Spill Clean-Up and Remediation Process CEHRD thought it of great needs for the local community to have an insight of what cleanup, remediation and restoration is all about. To be able to do this, CEHRD trained Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of Ogoni land and equipped them with the necessary knowledge as regards to monitoring and evaluation of the cleanup exercise. 25 local community members trained in the 4 LGAs of Ogoni land on how to monitor and evaluate oil spill.
Rally on Women’s Inclusion and Political Participation The objective of the rally was to do an open campaign to bring the attention of the government, the press and the public to the Women In Governance Network (WIGN). The rally took place at the Rivers and Bayelsa State headquarters, Port Harcourt and Yenagoa respectively. The women marched and danced round the major streets and roads in Port Harcourt and Yenagoa.
A One-Day Strategic Meeting for Political Mentorship for Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Rivers and Bayelsa States The low rate of women participation in governance and politics militating from various factors cutting across sexual, economical, psychological, socially and culturally necessitated the need to engage the public on the importance to create a balance in the opportunities of governance and political participation, activeness in Niger Delta and Nigeria at large. In view of the above, a rally to create public awareness on the need to include women in politics and governance was carried out in Rivers State. The rally aims at sensitizing citizens of Rivers state on the importance of women in inclusion in politics and governance thus, increasing the awareness on the status of women in Nigeria politics and culture. This activity A one day Strategic Meeting for Political Mentorship for Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Rivers State aims to incorporate grassroot women into active political participants in Rivers State. The activity created a mentorship system between already established politicians with the grassroot base women. Active participation will not be possible if the women do not have vital knowledge on how the political system works, the challenges and how to surmount them. Implicatively, women from the grassroots can stand their ground in vying for political positions and achieve success in return.  To create mentorship system between politicians and grassroot women.  To increase active participation of women in politics and governance  To Define Strategies for Political Mentorship for Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Rivers State.  To Create Mentors for WIGN at the Senatorial Level It was a multi-stakeholder meeting. In Rivers State, a total number of 27 participants attended the meeting. There the 3 most active political party women actors. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (APC) has 4 women political actors. The All Progressive Congress (APC) has 4 women political actors. The Labor Party also has 4 women political actors. The woman who represented Ikwerre constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly was also present. Also in attendance was the Councilor representing B-Dere Ward 9. Other women came from the Civil Society organizations and representatives from the WIGN in the 3 Senatorial Districts. In Bayelsa, a total number of 25 participants attended the meeting. There the 3 most active political party women actors. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (APC) has 4 women political actors. The All Progressive Congress (APC) has 4 women political actors. The Labor Party also has 4 women political actors. Top women from the Civil Society including the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) were also there. Representatives of the WIGN at the 3 Senatorial zones were present.
Training of Trainers for Leaders (TOT) of Women in Governance Network (WIGN) in Rivers State and Bayelsa state on Common Ground Advocacy and Social Networking This activity, the TOT for the WIGN Leaders in Rivers and Bayelsa States on Common Ground Advocacy and Social Networking aims at equipping the women on key strategies for networking skills among the women, and in their functions in relation to political and governance advocacies. The lack of skills in constructive engagement have reduced the women and relegate them to the background. Women are hence construed as mere supporters in politics and governance rather than actors. Positions taken in governance are all decisions of men. Women are not even part of the decisions that impact on their wellbeing. This training was meant to enhance the WIGN leaders in Rivers and Bayelsa States to constructively engage the government, deal with their challenges and desires to participate in governance at all levels.  To demystify advocacy to the WIGN leaders.  To increase awareness and knowledge of advocacy.  To build the confidence and ability of the WIGN leaders to deliver Common Ground Advocacy trainings in Communities to the WIGN members.  To provide some tools for advocacy strategy development for the WIGN.  To provide skills for doing advocacy for the WIGN. The target participants were only the WIGN leaders who are to step down the training to their community women. The one TOT has 20 participants in Bayelsa and 20 participants in Rivers State; making a total of 40 participants in both States. Participants were all women
Set-up of formal and informal environment clubs for the sustainability of the project CEHRD successfully set-up 4 formal and 4 informal environmental clubs in both states namely: 1. Community Secondary School Mogho, Rivers State (Formal) 2. Community Environmental Club Mogho, Rivers State (Informal) 3. Community Secondary School Biara, Rivers State (Formal) 4. Community Environmental Club Biara, Rivers State (Informal) 5. Government Girls Secondary School Kaiama, Bayelsa State (Formal) 6. Community Environmental Club Kaiama, Bayelsa State (Informal) 7. Sampou Grammar School, Sampou Bayelsa State (Formal) 8. Community Environmental Club Sampou, Bayelsa State (Informal) The 8 established clubs each had 20 pioneer members. CEHRD set-up the environmental clubs with the mission to build community youths’ capacity in green development and environmental conservation, encouraging them to study, practice, care and advocate for environmental sustainability within their immediate environs. During the inauguration meeting, the club members were taught basic environmental terminologies and emerging issues that are affecting our lives as it relates to the environment. The activity engaged community youths and secondary school age boys and girls in environmental education directed at forming their minds for a future in the Niger Delta region. The aim is to catch them young and sensitize them on emerging global environmental issues with local impacts. The capacity of the beneficiaries are strengthened and are given the basic orientation for behavioural change towards the environment, thereby acting as environmental vanguards in their immediate communities.
BMI & Contractors Meeting (CON-03) The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) facilitated technical group meetings to review and discuss the emerging technical issues to advance the Bodo Clean-up. The meeting had different stakeholders in attendance including the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), the Rivers State Ministry of Environment, Civil Society Organizations, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Bodo Mediation Initiative (BMI), the contractors working on the project, and Bodo community represented by the Bodo Contact Committee (BCC).
The Contractors meetings provide a platform for the Contractors to meet with stakeholders of the community, SPDC & BMI management to discuss the progress of individual contractors in the course of the clean-up - their challenges and ways to resolve them to improve performance.  It platform serves in the identification of issues that could potentially clog or derail the process and these are addressed as appropriate.
A Total of 5 Contractors meetings were conducted within the third quarter.
Technical Working Group (TWG) 3 Meeting The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) facilitated Technical Working Group 3 (TWG3) meeting to support access to the goodwill funds and the activities to be implemented with the funds for the development of the community. The meeting had in attendance the Bodo leadership and the Bodo Contract Committee (BCC). Other stakeholders in attendance included the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), the Rivers State Ministry of Environment, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), the Project Directorate (BMI) and the contractors working on the project.
The aim of the meeting was to provide a platform for stakeholders to  discuss the process and progress of accessing the goodwill funds and the status of community developmental projects to be implemented. 
Only 1 TWG3 Meeting was held within the first quarter of this second year of the project.
STAKEHOLDERS FIELD  MONITORING VISIT The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) hosts the Secretariat of the Bodo Mediation Initiative (BMI), which coordinates the ongoing Bodo clean-up in the Niger Delta. CEHRD facilitated stakeholder field monitoring visits to the Bodo clean-up sites.  The objective was to monitor the progress of the clean-up and gather feedback to enhance quality of the clean-up and promote learning.  Various stakeholders have taken an interest in the on-going clean-up and granting them access to see first-hand the work being done and get their feedback on the progress translated into a robust exchange of observations and learning opportunities for all parties. Stakeholder participation at these field visits cut across Bodo Community through its representatives, the Bodo Contact Committee (BCC), the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), the Ogoni Environment Professionals (OEP), the University of Port Harcourt and Leigh Day. The teams saw the implementation of remediation activities including flushing, booming operations, and scooping of recovered oil. They also saw over 300,000 mangrove seedlings/saplings that had been planted. The stakeholders were largely impressed with their field observations and gave feedback that would feed into better monitoring of the planted mangroves. 
A Total of three (3) Stakeholders Monitoring Field visits were conducted with a total of over 30 participants in three separate batches in consideration of safety requirements.
Consultation meeting with impacted communities in target states. This activity was to engage traditional rulers, youths and community stakeholders in both Rivers and Bayelsa State. 12 highly impacted communities were mapped with the structure of creating awareness on climate change and its impacts on the community. It was aimed also at providing mitigation and adaptation measures that can be adopted to reduce the impacts on their environment. 

Niger Delta communities are currently suffering the double impact of climate change and oil spills on their environment and natural resources, this is because Niger Delta communities are mostly coastal communities and as such are situated along coastlines. Climate Change is the increase in temperature of the environment caused by the melting of ice in the arctic regions of the world, resulting in increased volume of water and sea-level rise. However, climate change is a global issue with localized impacts. In the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, climate change has caused the sea-level rise, coastal erosion, coastal subsidence, harsh weather, poor yield of crops, an increase of disease vectors, loss of lives due to increased waves in the rivers and seas, a threat to food security, contamination of freshwater sources, and resettlement of those living in flood-prone areas amongst others.
However, it has been noted that fighting climate change presents a major economic challenge. Substantial economic resources would be required to transcend into a green and low carbon economy. Therefore, appropriate frameworks need to be evolved to encourage citizens to reframe from activities that contribute to climate change; also substantial financial commitment by the government is imperative if a low-carbon economy will be achieved and a design policy needs to be recognized that will curb climate change and protect our environment. To adopt climate change mitigation and adaptation measures.To educate local communities and stakeholders on the challenge of climate change and sensitize them on proper waste disposal mechanism. In Bayelsa state, CEHRD visited 6 impacted communities, Sampou, Kaiama, Swali, Akaba, Igbogene and Onopa communities, while in Rivers state 6 communities were visited namely Mogho, Gio, Kpoghor, Gbe, Biara and Ebubu Ejamah communities respectively.
Mounting of Billboards to Popularize the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) The main aim of this activity was to further publicize the need for the domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP)Act. Three billboards with graphic designs depicting Gender Based Violence were posted at strategic positions of the 3 Senatorial Districts in Bayelsa and Rivers States. The billboards call for support for the domestication of the VAPP Act. Six billboards were therefore mounted at strategic locations of the 6 Senatorial districts of the target States to create awareness and generate support for the domestication of the VAPP Act.
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) 97 Basic Course, Guatemala Special Investigation Unit (SIU) 97 Basic Course, Guatemala; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.
Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 1 Basic Course Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 1 Basic Course; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.
Special Investigative Unit (SIU 5) Advanced Course, Guatemala Special Investigative Unit (SIU 5) Advanced Course, Guatemala; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.
Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 119 Basic Course, Guatemala Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 119 Basic Course, Guatemala; Special Investigative Unit (SIUG) Basic Course, SIUB119; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Basic Course, Guatemala Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Basic Course, Guatemala; Special Investigative Unit (SIUG) Basic Course, SIUB111; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.
Special Investigative Unit (SIU 5) Advanced Course, Guatemala Special Investigative Unit (SIU 5) Advanced Course, Guatemala; This course supplements instruction provided during the SIU Basic Course and provides additional instruction on several aspects of conducting a judicial wire intercept investigation. These include undercover operations, advanced operational planning, tactical entries, confidential Source management, and money laundering
Special Investigative Unit (SIUD) Basic Course, Guatemala Special Investigative Unit (SIUD) Basic Course, Guatemala; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) 6 Advanced Course, Guatemala Special Investigation Unit (SIU) 6 Advanced Course, Guatemala; This course supplements instruction provided during the SIU Basic Course and provides additional instruction on several aspects of conducting a judicial wire intercept investigation. These include undercover operations, advanced operational planning, tactical entries, confidential Source management, and money laundering
Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 101 Basic Course, Guatemala Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 101 Basic Course, Guatemala; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.
Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 116 Basic Course, Guatemala Special Investigative Unit (SIU) 116 Basic Course, Guatemala; Special Investigative Unit (SIUG) Basic Course, SIUB116; This is a five week course serves as the foundation in fundamental law enforcement practices for newly assigned officers. It is based on the DEA Basic Agent training program and covers a wide range of topics in drug law enforcement.