| Mission: To forge a common link with the rural Niger Delta communities through campaigns, participatory education, and enlightenment of the people on the problems confronting them. Equipping them with the basic knowledge of their situation and encouraging them to address the issues themselves in a non-violent manner, our mission is to assist the people of the Niger Delta both as an organisation, but also in helping them gain more control and self-determination over their lives and the problems they face. |
| CEHRD is registered with the Nigerian Ministry of Environment as an environmental non-governmental organization (ENGO) and also with the Social Services Bureau of the Ministry of Social Welfare as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with the Government of Rivers State of Nigeria with tax-exempt status respectively. Our Networks/Affiliations: CEHRD networks with local and international organizations and groups with similar aims and objectives. An example of this collaboration is our role in researching and writing of the Nigerian Location Report in Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report 2004. Some of the organizations CEHRD works with: Rain forest Resource and Development Centre (RRDC), (Cross River State, Nigeria), Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), South-South Zonal Secretariate, (Edo State, Nigeria), Society for Water and Public Health Protection (SWAPHED) (Edo State, Nigeria) Rural Women Environmental Network (RUWEN), (Rivers State, Nigeria), Gender and Constitution Reform Network (GECORN), (Ikeja, Lagos State) and member of Freedom of Information Coalition (FOI), coordinated by Media Rights Agenda (MRA)(Lagos State, Nigeria), Kabetkache Women Development and Resource Centre (Port Harcourt, Rivers State) and Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL) (Port Harcourt, Rivers State), Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), (London, Britain), Both Ends, (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Mangrove Action Project (MAP) (Port Angeles, USA), International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA), IANSA's Women Network (London, UK) and Publish What You Pay (PWYP), an international appeal for revenue transparency in the oil, gas and mining industries, led by Open Society Foundation, (London, United Kingdom), and others including individual academics and practitioners. |
Funding:
The Center for Environment, Human Rights, and
Development (CEHRD) is operated and recognized both
under Nigerian law and international standards as a charity,
non-profit, non-governmental organisation.
As such, it is entirely dependent upon support from
members, individuals, families, organizations, and
foundations locally and internationally with corresponding
aims and objectives.
We are also grateful to our Partners for their critical financial
support.
Partner Organizations
Stiftung Umvertein, Germany.
Global Green Grants (GGF), USA.
A. J. Muste Memorial Institute, USA.
Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation (RSGNC), UK.
X Minus Y Solidarity Fund, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA), Nigeria.
World Bank, USA.
PADI Foundation, USA.
The Center for Environment, Human Rights, and
Development (CEHRD) is operated and recognized both
under Nigerian law and international standards as a charity,
non-profit, non-governmental organisation.
As such, it is entirely dependent upon support from
members, individuals, families, organizations, and
foundations locally and internationally with corresponding
aims and objectives.
We are also grateful to our Partners for their critical financial
support.
Partner Organizations
Stiftung Umvertein, Germany.
Global Green Grants (GGF), USA.
A. J. Muste Memorial Institute, USA.
Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation (RSGNC), UK.
X Minus Y Solidarity Fund, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA), Nigeria.
World Bank, USA.
PADI Foundation, USA.
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| SECRETARIAT Mr. Patrick Naagbanton Coordinator Mr. Zabbey, Nenibarini Head, Conservation Programme Ms. Caroline Obediah Head, Rural Health and Population Programme Mr. Stevyn Obodoekwe Head, Human Rights Programme Ms. Comfort Philip Assistant Head, Rural Health and Population Ms. Peace Epelle Special Projects Mr. Joseph Pango, Esq. Legal Services Mr. Kentebe Ebiaridor Project Account Officer Ms. Shelly Rhoda Viyone Administrative Officer Mr. John M. Kpee Transportation Officer Mr. Saviour Udo Maintenance Officer |
| INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Judith Robinson Special Projects Director Environmental Health Fund Boston, MA, USA Dr. Scott Pegg Associate Professor Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, IN, USA Scott H. Baker, M.S., Instructor Champlain College Burlington, VT, USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ms. Jereoma Ikomi Ms. Constance Meju Mr. Patrick Naagbanton Ms. Ibiba Dan Pedro Mr. Zabbey, Nenibarini Mrs. Linda Akinsaya Mr. Stevyn Obodoekwe Ms. Peace Epelle Mrs. Caroline Obediah |