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Local Government Officials from the social welfare and health department of their local governments play major roles in the mobilization of the grassroots population on population issues especially family planning and other reproductive and child care issues. Yet experience has shown that these officials are not adequately trained on population stabilization and related problems and how to implement programmes in them. CPED in association with the Delta State Local Government Service Commission organized a four-week training programme for about 149 local government officials responsible for social welfare and health matters so as to improve their performance in grassroots population management and education programmes in their localities. The training was successful and the trainees have since returned to their duty posts. CPED is occasionally involved in the monitoring of their activities.

Local community organizations now play major roles in mobilizing their members at the grassroots level as participants in the implementation of state and non-state sponsored projects. However, experience has shown that the leadership of these organizations is not well informed about what their associations can do to improve the welfare of their members in terms of seeking support from local and international agencies/NGOs for their programmes. This training focused on educating the leaders of these organizations on projects identification and the preparation of simple project proposals, which they can present, to state and non-state actors for support. A total of 118 officials from over 20 community-based organizations were so trained.

Most small-scale business entrepreneurs in Nigeria particularly among women are not educated about simple business management ethics. This training programme focused on 55 women in Egini Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. It was jointly organized by CPED and the Udu Local Government Authority. The women were empowered economically on how to improve the management of their enterprises.

Violence among youths has become a common feature of many Niger Delta communities as in other parts of Nigeria. This training and enlightenment programme was organized to educate youths in Kokori Inland on conflict resolution without resorting to violence. It was jointly organized by CPED and the Ethiope East Local Government Authority. A total of 89 youths and the officials of their organizations were involved in the training and since then violence has not been reported in the area. During the training programme CPED was able to mediate successfully in the conflict between the youths and the elders in the community. A major project to carry out a similar training in all other parts of Delta State is being considered by the Delta State Government for execution by CPED.

This programme was jointly sponsored by CPED and the Local Government Authorities to educate ward leaders on the key issues of the new democracy in Nigeria. Many of these leaders have never experienced democracy in the last twenty years. The training was designed to educate them and mobilize them for effective participation in democratic activities. About 250 ward leaders were so trained.

Financed by United States Institute of Peace (USIP). The training was also preceded by a baseline survey of the target communities using participatory approached.

Funded by UNDP and UK Department for International Development (DFID) through TMG in 2003. The training and mobilization were also preceded by a baseline survey of the target communities using participatory approach.