Testimonials

Voices from our communities

Real stories from the people and communities we work with across the Niger Delta.

Since SDN gave me a generator and a clipper, I work till any time at night and I’m making more money to take care of my family and to expand my business.

Barber
Kpakiama community

With support from SDN, we have continued to advise our youths to desist from drugs intake and abuse… those cases have greatly reduced.

Dawari Victor
PCRC Chairman, Imiringi

The post-training sessions played a pivotal role in helping me secure my remote job as a Customer Support Representative… [The facilitators’] lessons on building a personal brand [and] creating content pillars… made me stand out within the volunteer team, catching the CEO’s attention.

Rachael Bioduomoye Coker
Remote Customer Service

I was honoured to win a ₦50,000 Federal Government Presidential grant… This grant provided the financial boost needed to invest in my business, allowing me to scale operations and implement strategic improvements.

Vicki Mimi
Cosmetics and Hair Vendor

I was recommended… for an advanced tech training organized by 3MTT Nigeria, where I won the Knowledge Showcase. I was awarded a new high-quality HP laptop worth ₦1.5 million… [and] ₦50,000 from the Presidential Grant Scheme.

Jane Ezeala
Businesswoman and Graphics Designer

[These training sessions] not only boosted my confidence but also helped me align my application with the company’s expectations, leading to a successful outcome.

Ada Nwachukwu
Business Development Coordinator, Benedo Engineering

We need the support of SDN in our community at this critical period because they are the only saviour we have for now. Government and oil companies have failed and abandoned us.

Chief Emeka Echi
Rumuekpe community elder

I thank the EU that funds the project and SDN that is implementing it in our community. The deep freezer is promoting my business. It has increased customers’ patronage and profit.

Business owner
Otor-Udu community

This training will help me and other youths in no small measure to apply the 5 responses to resolving conflicts with emphasis on collaboration.

Gideon German
Community Peace Architecture (CPA), Opuama

The community empowered the youth by establishing a youth-led taskforce group to take action against illicit drug activities… They have been collaborating with the Law Enforcement Agencies to apprehend drug dealers in Ohoror community.

Mr Julius Erihye

It has really broadened my experience on peer-to-peer interactions which will foster collaboration between the youth and the leaders in my community.

Abamoh Ebiegberi
CPA member, Kpakiama & Kingdom Secretary