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Programme and campaign
Support for Rural Women in Bayelsa State
FACE Initiative is implementing the “Support for Rural Women in Bayelsa State” project with funding from UNWomen to enhance the income capacity of women and girls in Bayelsa State through entrepreneurship development and food processing for export. The project is part of UNWomen intervention to promote gender equality and employment in Nigeria to reduce poverty and inequality that has exacerbated gender-based violence against women and girls in the country
The project will build capacity of 100 women and girls in business management and food processing, to enable them take advantage of the abundant sea food in Bayelsa state for export. The project is also established a food processing hub that would bring women and girls across the state to process their food in hygienic environment with state of the art equipment.
The project is being implemented with support from the Officer of the Wife of the Governor of Bayelsa State and Skillporte Multinational Ecosystem.
Advancing Community Capacity for Environmental Protection in the Niger Delta
The Advancing Community Capacity for Environmental Protection in the Niger Delta is a component of Cordaid Restoring the Social Contract in the Niger Delta project. The project built capacities of community institutions to advocate for environment protection stemming from the pollution caused by oil bunkering and artisanal refining, while also developing strategies to hold oil companies accountable for equipment failures and other forms of pollution.
The project also drew collaboration from state and non-state actors including community institutions, students/academia, state agencies, the legislature, security agencies, CSOs and the media to collectively develop advocacy strategies that will bring to an end oil bunkering and artisanal refining. The project
- Stimulated environmental consciousness amongst community groups in view of the socio-economic and health impact of environmental pollution to the people.
- Coastal communities in Akassa, Brass LGA embrace agriculture as alternative livelihood to fishing and artisanal refining
- Bayelsa State government adopts and implemented FACE Initiative sustainable livelihood assessment research recommendation in promoting alternative livelihoods in the state.
- State government and CBN shortlisted over 150 persons facilitated by FACE on their agricultural programme
- Community group develop and implement strategies to end artisanal refining
- Key government agencies – Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, National Oil Spill Detection Agency (NOSDRA) and security agencies collaborated in training and sensitizing community groups on the need for environment protection.
The project was implemented by a strategic partnership made up of African Centre for Leader and Strategic Development,, Centre for Environment Human Rights and Development, KEBETKATHE Women Development Centre, Mac Jim Foundation, MOSSOP, PWYP, SISLAC,
Vote Not Fight Campaign (2023 general election)
Vote Not Fight campaign is a youth-focused non-profit and non-partisan campaign that seeks to increase the participation of youth in Nigeria’s political and electoral processes by promoting peaceful and constructive youth engagement with their peers, statesmen, political stakeholders, the electoral umpire, security agencies and the media before, during, and after elections. VNF was implemented in the six geo-political zones of the country.
FACE Initiative led the VNF campaign in the South South stated of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Delta, Edo and River states, working with selected civil society and community based organisations in each state. The VNF Campaign supported a plethora of activities that deepened youth political participation and promoted peaceful conducts in the 2023 general elections
The VNF campaign was implemented with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
Vote Not Fight Campaign (Bayelsa 2019 governorship off-circle election)
FACE Initiative worked with National Democratic Institute (NDI) and its partners; The 2baba Foundation, USAID and UKaid to implement the Vote Not Fight Campaign in Bayelsa State.
The Vote Not Fight campaign was designed to increase public awareness on the electoral process, and seek commitments from perpetrators of violence for peaceful participation, while also reaching out to key electoral stakeholders such as political parties, their candidates and campaigns coordinators; vulnerable youth groups, traditional and religious institutions; security agencies; the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other key electoral stakeholders to promote peaceful conducts during the November 2019 election.
- FACE Initiative mobilize youth to shun violence with political party youth leaders signing a peace accord after a joint peace match to publicly declare their support for non-violent election – the November 2019 Governorship election was termed the most peaceful election in Bayelsa State, since the return of democracy
- Increase youth turn-out for the November 16 Governorship Election
- Community groups (chief, youth, CDC and women) collectively developed and implemented community strategies to prevent electoral violence
- Increased public discuss on the electoral process, with youth groups engaging candidate on issue-based campaign
- Stakeholders (INEC, security agencies, youth groups, traditional and religious leaders, political party and their candidates) committed to peaceful conduct during election.
Support Advocacy Initiatives related to the clean-up of Ogoniland (2019-2020)
In 2016, the Federal Government launched the Ogoni cleanup as a critical step in response to the UNEP recommendations, with HYPREP as the implementing agency. The intervention focused on undertaking advocacy initiatives to put pressure on the Federal Government to give HYPREP the resources to fulfil its mandate to cleanup Ogoniland in a timely manner. It also increased the understanding and participation of Ogoni people in the cleanup process, and supported civil society coalition focused on sensitizing and monitoring progress of the cleanup.
- Community awareness increased on the importance and benefits of supporting of the cleanup as suffers and benefactors of the impact of the pollution a clean environment.
- Secured buy-in of communities and various Ogoni groups to ensure peaceful conduct in support of the clean
- Communities awareness increased on what the emergency measures are, and also mounting sustained pressure on HYPREP on the need for the provision of water and implement health audit in Ogoniland
- Communities had better insight on the cleanup process and capacity to engage HYPREP by airing their concerns and challenges and also suggested workable solutions for problems identified. This increased self-worth amongst community groups, while also elucidating grey areas that normally caused grievance and conflict
- HYPREP committed to organizing Quarterly joint monitoring visits of HYPREP and CSOs to cleanup site. The first joint visit was done on 28th November 2019
FACE Initiative work to create opportunities for grassroots participation in decision-making process and environmental protection, to strengthen the fragile peace in the Niger Delta and enhance peace and sustainable development in the region.
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- 78b Inec Rd, Kpansia, Yenagoa 569101, Bayelsa
- +234 8100071628
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