ADVANCING INNOVATIVE POLICY AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION A CASE STUDY OF SAFE WATER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES Presented.

ADVANCING INNOVATIVE POLICY AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION A CASE STUDY OF SAFE WATER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Presented at the 5th Africa RCE Conference

Entebbe, Uganda 2015 THEME: “BUILDING STRONGER RCE/ESD NETWORK

FOR TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES”By:Ibrahim Akibu Ja’afaru RCE Minna, Nigeria.

RCE MINNA @ GLANCE

• RCE MINNA received it acknowledgement from UNU-IAS in November, 2011

RCE Minna @ Glance (cont’d)Name: Minna

Location: West Central Nig.

Position: Capital city of Niger State.

LGA: Chanchaga LGA.

Language: Gwari, Nupe and Hausa.

Estimated Population:304,113 (2007)

Economy: Farming, cattle rearing,

Traditional industries, and civil service.

Education: Minna is the sit of Fed. Uni.

Of Technology, State College of

Education etc.

Coordinates: 9° 36 50″ N, 6° 33 25″ E′ ′

Fig1: Map Of Minna Showing some selected Features. Source: Huda-tech Computer Institute, 2013.

RCE Minna 2011 to date

• Successfully organise the celebration of world Environmental Day (WED) from year 2012 to date.

RCE Minna 2011 to date (cont’d)

• Participated in the Africa RCE continental meeting in South Africa and hosted the 3rd in series.

RCE Minna 2011 to date (cont’d)

• RCE Youth Round Table Discussion with the aimed at bringing together RCE Youth and other youth organisation to foster strong youth commitment and action through volunteering to achieve Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).

RCE Minna 2011 to date (cont’d)

• Facilitated the participation of youth to attend the Youth Unite for Voluntary Action (YUVA) Meet, New Delhi from 2013-date.

2013, 2014 and 2015 RCE Minna YUVA Meet Participants with other Participants

RCE Minna 2011 to date (cont’d)

• 2015 Minna Independence Day Debate organised by RCE Minna in collaboration with ACERAD and YPAD

RCE Minna 2011 to date (cont’d)

• Advocacy among political class for policies that promote sustainable development.

• Develop the flagship project: Financial Literacy for Sustainable Development.

RCE Minna 2011 to date (cont’d)

RCE Minna in line with its community support project initiated a waste-Wealth project of re-

using used diapers collected from the community dumping sites.

STORY ON ADVANCING INNOVATIVE POLICY AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION:

A CASE STUDY OF SAFE WATER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR LOCAL

COMMUNITIES

INTRODUCTION

Every year, boat mishaps occur about four times in Doron Baga and Borgu, twice in Numan and Shiroro, three times in Jimeta and Lau,

five times in Ibi, three times in Donga and four times in Lokoja with loss of lives in at least one

accident per annumSource: Dogarawa, 2012

INTRODUCTION (cont’d)

• No fewer than 14 children, ages between 7-10 years feared dead in boats mishaps that occurred at Guni and Sarkin Pawa rivers in Muya LGA of Niger State on 21st August, 2015

• Exactly 54 days to this conference.

INTRODUCTION (cont’d)

Photo Credit: NEMA Niger State

INTRODUCTION (cont’d)

Photo Credit: NEMA Niger State

NOWSIT BACK, RELAX AND WATCH HOW RCE MINNA INTEND

TO END OR ATLEST REDUCE THE CONSTANT LOST OF LIFE IN BOAT MISHAP USING A SIMPLE CANOE DESIGN

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

I WELCOME QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS

Ibrahim Akibu Ja’afaruRCE MinnaCoordinator RCE Minna Youth Network

[email protected]+2348036493690