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OVER 10,000 PEOPLE BENEFITS FROM EU PEACE BUILDING PROJECT IN BAYELSA, DELTA AND RIVERS STATE


The Project Steering Committee of the European Union funded project, “A Community Centered Approach to transforming violence and Criminality in the Niger Delta (CRIN-VIN)” says over ten thousand (10,000) people have benefited from the project across the Niger Delta, 9 months into the project.

The peace building project which kicked off in November 2023 is being implemented by Search for Common Ground and its partners, in 60 communities across 33 local government areas in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers State, aimed at fostering inclusive community security approaches to addressing the systemic drivers of violence and criminality in the Niger Delta.

The project steering committee was in Port Harcourt on a field visit and engagement with the Rivers State Peace Architecture of the CRIN-VIN project, as part of the committee’s oversight function of ensuring the implementation of the project within government plans, to lead advocacy visits towards influencing government policies, and working with the project partners in achieving sustainability of the project.

Speaking at a Press Briefing in Port Harcourt, Chairman of the Project Steering Committee and Director of Planning Research and Statistics of the Ministry of Niger Delta Development, Paul Abia listed some of the successes recorded by the project so far, which includes the establishment of community level, local government level and state level peace architectures across the three states, with over 5000 participants, including over 2000 female.

He stated that the CRIN-VIN project has also strengthened the capacity of community leaders and youths on inclusive leadership, conflict transformation and non-adversarial engagements, with 178 participants, including 59 females across the focus states.



Abia further revealed that the project’s Common Ground Journalism has trained 33 media actors and has also conducted Digital Literacy training for 25 representatives of Civil Society Organizations, media practitioners and other relevant stakeholders on media literacy and deconstructing negative narratives both online and offline.

According to him, the project has also strengthened the capacity of 90 representatives of government security forces, 487 community leaders and 330 early warning/ early response field monitors across Bayelsa Delta and Rivers State.

He applauded the European Union, Search for Common Ground, Stakeholders Democracy Network, Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Academic Associate Peaceworks for the laudable project initiative and its impact in the Niger Delta.

He called on the Federal Government and the Ministry of Niger Delta Development to provide holistic support to the people of Niger Delta. He further affirmed the steering committee’s commitment to supporting the project and discharging its roles for the continued development of the Niger Delta.

On her part, the Co-Chair of the Steering Committee and Country Director of Search for Common Ground, Fatima Abubakar applauded the steering committee and the project partners for their efforts and dedication to the project so far.

She added that the progress of the project is an evidence of moving toward the right direction, pointing out that the project is not just about achieving peace, but attaining sustainable peace that endures the test of time.

 



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