The Vaccines Uptake Walkathon was organized by Care and Development Centre in partnership with the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board (RSPHCMB), Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)including CHHELD. The event formed part of the ongoing efforts to address the significant decline in vaccination rates recorded across Nigeria since […]
The State-Level Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on Strengthening Sexual & Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Response Systems and LGA-State Synergy in Rivers State was organized by Healthy Life Development Initiative (HELDi) in collaboration with the Rivers State Ministry of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation and the Ministry of Health with support from Rise Up. This meeting was held on
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Introduction CHHELD took part in the State Level Training of Trainers organized by the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria with support from the Global Fund. The training prepared selected community-based organizations in Rivers State to carry out Community-Led Monitoring of TB, HIV, and malaria services. The project is being implemented in
The Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) joins global voices to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, themed “Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld.” This annual observance underscores the urgent need to eliminate the barriers that millions of girls and women face in managing their periods with dignity—barriers rooted in poverty, stigma, poor
The Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD), in partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), organized a Menstrual Health and Hygiene Workshop for over 200 female students at Treasure Child School, Akamkpa LGA, Cross River State. This initiative was designed to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene, address period poverty,
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In Rivers State, the 2024 World TB Day celebration commenced on 19th March with sensitization campaigns. The grand finale with the theme, “Yes, we can end TB, get involved” was held on 25th March 2024 at Rumuwoji Playground in Diobu area of Port Harcourt, with a novelty football match between Rivers Team and TB team.
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The partnership meeting between Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) and Soso care took place on 1st day of November, 2023 at the office of Soso Care in Port Harcourt. The meeting commenced with opening remarks by Kelvin Ogbonnaya, Head of Sustainability Partnership and Advocacy – Soso Care, setting the
Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) in partnership with BPWI and Centre for Creative Development Strategies (CCDS) organized a one-day skill acquisition and empowerment for female students in Model Secondary School, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on the 3rd day of November, 2023. Over a hundred female students were empowered with knowledge
The State Health Sector with the State Health Commissioner took place at Visa Karena Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on the 31st day of October, 2023. The meeting had members from Civil Society organizations, Media, Rivers State Ministry of Health and Rivers State Primary Health care Management Board (RSPHCMB). It was aimed at fostering conversations
Connected Development (CODE) with funding from Ford Foundation organized a project performance review meeting on the Empowering oil-rich communities (EMOC) for Improved Service Delivery project in Rivers State. The review meeting held on the 29th day of September, 2023 at Visa Karena Hotel, Port Harcourt. The review meeting which involved CODE staff, government officials, contributors,
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CHHELD attends one-day Consultative Meeting on Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) organized by Spaces for Change (S4C). Spaces for change is a non-profit organization working to increase public participation in social and economic development policies and programs, and also help public authorities and corporate entitles to put a human rights approach at the heart of
The capacity building workshop on The Nigeria Tobacco Policy Landscape: The Role of States in Tobacco Control was organized by the Centre for the Economies of Africa (CSEA) in Partnership with Development Gateway and the Cancer Research UK. The workshop which took place on the 26th & 27th July, 2023 at Visa Karena Hotel, Port
PRESS RELEASE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2023 Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2023 World Environment Day. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Beat Plastic Pollution”. The world is being inundated by plastics, according to the united Nations Environmental Programme
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Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) in partnership with Dawn of Life Foundation (DOLF), Centre for Creative Development Strategies (CCDS), Vee Cares, Acomin and Huggies Diapers organized a Menstrual Health and Mother-child Welfare Support program for pregnant women, nursing mothers and patients. The program took place at the Model Primary
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Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) in partnership with Centre for Creative Development Strategies (CCDS) and other organizations/institutions organized a one-day sensitization program to commemorate 2023 World Menstrual Hygiene Day (WMHD2023) The theme is “Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030”. The sensitization program was aimed at educating
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The regional conference on loss and damage took place on the 9th day of May, 2023 at Visa Karena Hotel, Port Harcourt. The theme of the conference was “Towards a National Action Plan on Loss and Damage in Nigeria”. The conference was organized by We-The-People and Policy Alert, and funded by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation.
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Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) a non-Governmental Organization funded by the British Councils, and European Union Agents for Citizen Driven Transformation programme (EU-ACT) organized NEEDS Assessment in 4 communities in Rivers State to assess the vulnerability levels in their communities using the Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) and Participatory Research
The 2 day Peer review forum for the Advocates for Local government accountability and transparency (ALAT) teams from Sama, Ido, Obuama and Ipokuma communities was aimed at outlining the engagements carried out by the ALAT teams, giving ALAT teams the opportunity to share their experiences, barriers/challenges they are currently facing in the discharge of their
The Executive Director, staff and members of the Advocates for Local Government Accountability and Transparency (ALAT) team paid a courtesy visit to the Asari-toru LGA Chairman, Hon. Onengiyeofori George to formally introduce the project (Improving citizens participation in Local Government administration in Rivers State), ALAT team and their roles in the communities. Also to inform
The purpose of the visit was to formally introduce the project “Improving citizens participation in local government administration in Rivers State” and the ALAT team working in the 2 communities. The Executive Director of CHHELD, Dandyson Harry Dandyson introduced the project which is been funded by the British Council and EU-ACT and some of the
The Local Government is the third level of government in every Federal Structure. It is the government at the grass root level. In Nigeria, the socio-economic and political structure of a local government area is headed by the local Government Chairman and is pre-dominantly elected by direct elections. It is the primary duty of the
The event which started at 9AM had civil society organizations (CSOs), Media Personnel’s and Community representatives from Rivers States in attendance. The programme Manager Climate Campaign CAPPA, Olamide Martins welcomed participants and Introduced the program and stated reasons why this one day dialogue was important to get first hand information about the soot issues and
In commemoration of the World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022, the Centre for Creative Development Strategies (CCDS) in Partnership with CHHELD, Rotary International, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kebetkatche Women Development and Resource Centre, Rivers State Ministry of Women Affairs, Rivers State Ministry of Health (RSMOH), D-ability Initiative, etc organized an event to enlighten the public
CHHELD team visited 9 communities in Degema Local Government Area; Ipokuma, Degema, Usokun, Obuama, Bukuma, Tombia, Fourchee, Old Bakana, Bakana. The purpose was for data collection concerning their Health Centres, Schools and community welfare. A Class room in Class in Degema National High School.
