Summary SDN conducted research in 2017, and field tests in 2018, on what livelihood strategies could be viable in the Niger Delta in response to high levels of unemployment...
Summary The Ogoniland area of the Niger Delta region has experienced widespread contamination from petroleum hydrocarbons originating from Nigeria’s active oil sector. Following a report and recommendations published in...
Report 2: Public Perceptions of Security Dynamics and Stabilisation Interventions in the Niger Delta
October 2017 – March 2018 Summary This report presents the results of a public perceptions survey, carried out by SDN in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. It focuses on...
Summary In 2018, SDN engaged remote communities, heavily involved in the artisanal oil industry – and marked by the associated violence, corruption, and environmental problems of this illicit practice....
See full Terms of Reference Deadline: 28.01.2019 (The expected duration of this consultancy is January 2019 – February 2019. The target for the use of final documentary CD is...
The migration of ex-militants into Niger Delta politics Since the 2009 start of the Niger Delta amnesty programme, dozens of self-described former ‘agitators’ (ex-militants) have migrated out of the...
This report calls for an alternative approach to tackle artisanal oil refining in the Niger Delta, based on an analysis of how the improvised artisanal oil refining value chain...
“More Money, More Problems”– Economic Dynamics of the Artisanal Oil Industry in the Niger Delta Over Five Years PRESS RELEASE See our press pack for photos, a graphic guide...
Recent research by SDN indicates a burgeoning artisanal oil industry in the Niger Delta, endangering regional environmental health and stability. “Many people are propelled into the illicit industry through...
This agricultural pilot was carried out as part of a programme to test and promote viable, sustainable, and decent livelihood alternatives to the burgeoning artisanal oil industry. Find out...
Report 1: Public Perceptions of Security Dynamics and Stabilisation Interventions in the Niger Delta
Summary This report presents the results of a public perceptions survey, carried out by SDN in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. It focuses on citizens’ perceptions of the current...
The Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation launched it’s first awards for innovation in 2017, supporting awardees to lift barriers to development of future economies in Nigeria. It has been named the...
The Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) training for community leaders, Peace Platforms, Security Agencies and other stakeholders from Ogbia and Yenagoa LGA has come and gone yet its impact...