In July 2024, SDN and USAID hosted a pivotal conference focused on mangrove restoration and conservation in Nigeria. Key stakeholders, including government representatives, researchers, and civil society organizations, gathered...
In the lead-up to the 2023 elections, it is crucial for voters to have a clear understanding of where each candidate stands on issues that matter most to the...
As part of our commitment to fostering greater political participation among Nigeria’s youth and women, we are excited to share highlights from our recent campus campaign in partnership with...
Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) with our special documentary. This documentary brings together our past and present staff, founders, partners, and executives...
In the Niger Delta in Nigeria, smallholder farmers are grappling with the devastating effects of climate change. As an organisation at the forefront of sustainable development, SDN has implemented...
Nigeria’s digital economy is rapidly growing, and it is crucial that all segments of society, particularly women, are given an equal opportunity to participate and reap its benefits. At...
SDN has worked with SOAS University of London (UK) to help map links between artisanal oil refining and other livelihoods, and highlight the ‘benefits’ or incentive structures of those...
1,000 days in to the Ogoniland clean-up, most communities are still awaiting clean-up, clean water, and health programmes This webinar introduces the launch of our dashboard tracking progress in...
With recent events such as the #EndSARS, COVID19 lockdown measures, and the Twitter ban rocking Nigeria, we must gauge the effects these events and others have had on civic...
SDN has worked with SOAS University of London (UK) to help map links between artisanal oil refining and other livelihoods, and highlight the ‘benefits’ or incentive structures of those...
In this panel discussion (held on 06.10.2020), panelists explained how they, and their organisations, help civil society and communities affected by the oil and gas industry make use of...
GbaramatuVoice 5th Anniversary Lectures & Awards 2020 The fifth GbaramatuVoice conference centered around Security, Peace and Development in the Niger Delta, and SDN was delighted to be named “Niger...
Between 2016 – 2017 SDN engaged with locals to design and implement long-lasting solutions to the artisanal oil industry. Alternative livelihoods were the number one priority – so SDN...
SDN partnered with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to train 15 youth from the Ogoni area how to fabricate a range of different cassava processing machinery. Over...
SDN partnered with Pax Viva to demobilise and reintegrate cult gang members back into society. This process has been ongoing in Ogoni land since 2016, and reached 4,700 repentant...