CIVIL SOCIETY IN NIGERIA AND NEPAD
Workshop
April 18-19, 2002
Lagos, Nigeria
The workshop on Civil Society and the NEPAD (the Conference) was convened
by Shelter Rights Initiative (SRI) and the Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF)
at Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on April 18 & 19, 2002. Participation
was drawn from non-governmental organisations (including representatives
of NGOs from Ghana and the Gambia), organized private sector, professional
associations and the media. The Conference was organized to address the
key issues associated with Civil Society and the NEPAD.
The aim of the workshop was to include empowering Civil Society in Nigeria
for a participatory role in designing, implementing and monitoring the
different aspects of NEPAD. It will also give the Civil Society an appraisal
of the international feedback and prepare a Nigerian Civil Society position
on NEPAD.
The Communiqué adopted at the workshop is for download here.
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