By Kelechi Nwaucha After three years of implementing a campaign for gender equality and social inclusion, with focus on improving electoral integrity and accountability in Nigeria, non-governmental organization, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre on Tuesday reviewed the impact of the project on communities and women in the South South …
Read More »World Environment Day: Kebetkache Calls for ‘Thorough Restoration’ of Niger Delta Land
… As Niger Delta Women Insist on ‘No Divestment without Ecosystem Restoration’ Up to 40% of the earth’s land area is at risk of degradation, directly impacting around half of the world’s people and putting half of the global economy (US$44 trillion) in jeopardy. This is according to the United …
Read More »Onshore Divestment: Niger Delta Women Commend Reps, Insist on Ecosystem Restoration
By Kelechi Nwaucha Women in the Niger Delta have commended the House of Representatives over its decision on the controversial divestment of onshore holdings by oil multinationals. The House of Representatives had passed a resolution against granting of consent, by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), to divesting International …
Read More »Climate Change: Kebetkache Begins Planting ‘5000 Propagules in 5 Riverine Communities’
By Kelechi Nwaucha By Kelechi Nwaucha Despite the devastation brought on the Niger Delta environment by decades of oil exploration activities, mangroves remain effective natural defense against climate change manifestations in the region. According to research findings, mangroves, indigenous to the Niger Delta, “are one of nature’s most effective tools …
Read More »Earth Day: Kebetkache Urges Stakeholders to Reduce Plastics Use, Promote Eco-friendly Habits
Against the backdrop of activities marking this year’s World Earth Day, non-governmental organization, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center has called for urgent global attention to reduction in use of plastics and promotion of eco-friendly habits. In a message to communities and stakeholders in the Niger Delta, and Nigeria as …
Read More »Youth Restiveness: FG Does not Really Understand Niger Delta Issues ~ Publisher
By Kelechi Nwaucha Youth restiveness and agitations in the Niger Delta have refused to lay to rest despite Federal Government’s efforts and initiatives aimed at assuaging the feelings of youths in the region. The seeming inadequacy of these initiatives, according to publisher of the National Point Newspaper, Chief Constance Meju, …
Read More »Kebetkache Builds Journalists’ Capacity on Gender Equality, Social Inclusion
By Paul Williams The role of the media in promoting gender equality and social inclusion was the main focus of a capacity building workshop organized for journalists in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center.The event which took place in Port Harcourt last Friday, with …
Read More »Kebetkache Promotes Gender Equality, Inclusion Among Secondary Students
By Paul Williams In a bid to deepen awareness of gender and social inclusion issues among students in Rivers State, non-governmental organisation, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center, on Thursday December 14, organised a debate competition for secondary schools in the state. The event, tagged ‘2023 Secondary Schools Debate,’ with the …
Read More »Kebetkache, Others Intensify Call for Environmental Justice for Niger Delta Women
Of the 27.1 million people in the Niger Delta region, over 70% live at subsistence level, with a greater percentage of them being women. A situation made even worse by the extractive activities of international oil companies, which had degraded their environment, denied the people access to their farmlands and …
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