This assessment exercise was commissioned by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to carry out a preliminary assessment of social resources available in endemic areas for trafficking in Edo State. The report is to be used as one of the assessment tools for proposed community- based micro projects to be supported under the Counter Trafficking…
DetailsMADE has a long-term target of increasing the income of 150,000 beneficiaries (with women being 50%) and lifting them out of poverty over the lifetime of the project. It has also taken keen interest in understanding modern day slavery (MDS) in Edo and neighbouring States in the Niger Delta with the aim of contributing to…
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This weekly update examines the issue of kidnapping for ransom in the Niger Delta with specific focus on Ondo State. Recent trends indicate an increase in reported incidents of kidnapping for ransom in the State. According to data (see map below), over 50 incidents of kidnapping were reported in Ondo State between January 2016 and…
Detailsthe concentration of oil industries in the region has created wage and commodities inflation, raising the cost of living and intensifying the experience of poverty among the poor. Overall, the levels and intensity of poverty are high, leading to strong feelings of injustice (given the wealth which the region generates from oil), and this has…
DetailsThe Niger Delta has recently come out of more than a decade of insurrection, characterized by conflict with the government as well as conflict among the local ethnic groups trying to access greater benefits from the oil resources in the region. This conflict restricted the investment by outside businesses in the region and limited most…
DetailsIn line with DFID requirements, Developing Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) Europe Ltd. has carried out a climate and environment assessment as part of the Business Case for the Niger Delta Market Development Project (MADE). The MADE project is designed to address increasing incomes in the Niger Delta by working in four to six different market systems…
DetailsAs indicated in section 3.2 of the main report, the value chains chosen for MADE to begin work on were palm oil, poultry, aquaculture and fisheries, smoked fish and agricultural inputs. Those not selected for implementation at this stage were cassava and recycling. The detailed assessments of these sectors are set out in separate documents,…
DetailsTrafficking in human beings is a form of modern-day slavery, a global scourge where people are sold illegally for abuse and profit. Together, it produces more than $150 billion from forced economic exploitation for commercial sex, domestic work, or other economic activities. The Global Slavery Index estimated in July 2018 that there are 40.3 million…
DetailsMarket Development in the Niger Delta (MADE), being funded by DFID, seeks to reduce poverty and conflict in the Niger Delta region through developing rural agricultural markets and other sectors that impact poor people. The programme has been addressing underlying systemic constraints that adversely affect the lives and livelihoods of target beneficiary groups. These constraints,…
DetailsDonor programmes and the private sector as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) invest large sums of money to address development problems. However, these investments that often include subsidies to NGOs, community development foundations and individual beneficiaries often do not change the underlying dynamics of the constraints they are designed to address, and their…
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