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Day 2: Tackling youth well being and access to education
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Oct 14th, 2008 - 04:14:01 |
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Tackling youth well being and access to education
Colleagues,
Yesterday was the beginning of this e-conference, and I was very impressed at the quality of contributions and presentations received. I look forward to a much richer and higher level of contributions today and through the rest of the conference.
UNDP¢s Niger-delta Human Development Index rated the health indicators in the region as really low. Maternal and child mortality remain high, HIV prevalence is higher than the national average at 5.8 percent, leaving the region as having the second highest infection rate across the country. At this pace, analysts say that the region will not meet the health related MDGs. The Niger-delta, like the rest of Nigeria, has done well with increasing school enrolment ratio for boys and girls at primary school level. However retainership levels remain significantly low at secondary and the region continues to be ranked as educationally disadvantaged.
In shaping the development agenda for the region, how do you think the educational development problems of the Niger-delta can be solved? How can the challenges of health service delivery be resolved? Are there innovative health and education service delivery models that can be replicated?
As indicated yesterday, please keep all responses really short and direct to the point, bearing in mind time bound short, medium and long term strategies, including possible quick wins that may advance the peace process. Contributions to yesterday¢ issues are also welcome.
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Militancy and Employment
Welcome to day 1 of the Niger-delta Youth eConference.
The rate of militancy and criminality in the Niger-delta has been on the increase in recent years and has taken an alarming dimension, posing a major threat to foreign investments in the region. Analysts and experts say that part of the solutions to militancy and criminality is to create new jobs and generate employment.
In your opinion, is this a viable means of resolving the situation in the region? If it is, what is the best means to create new jobs? What are the best strategies to tackle unemployment, employability and access to finance? Are there innovative practices from within or outside the region that can be replicated? What is the most practical solution to the problem of unemployment in the Niger-delta.
Please keep all responses really short and direct to the point, bearing in mind short, medium and long term strategies.
Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
Development Partnership International
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