EFCC and ICPC are law enforcement agencies set up by Acts and regulations in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. But we have one fundamental and foremost institution set up by the Constitution that we neglect or fail to identify with, the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), and their counterpart in the [...]

JDPC Onitsha for the past 10 years has been in the forefront of increasing the level of citizens’ participation in governance and engaging the duty bearers for increased responsiveness and service delivery. Our governance programmes have expanded tremendously to accommodate emerging trends that facilitate effective intervention programmes that will bridge the gap that exist between […]

JDPC Onitsha engaged Web Nigeria to redesign, update and add new features to its website to bring it up to international standards. OUR CAUSES MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

Under youth education and entrepreneurship JDPC has worked to promote SDGs 8, 9 & 12 by enhancing the entrepreneurial skills and the financially empowered some youth to start-off vocational work. This has been done through Training on financial management Provision of fund MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

Working to realize the SDGs 1, 2, 3 JDPC has strenuously worked to promote Humanitarian Interventions during the COVID 19 Pandemic by Sourcing and providing relief materials for the needy and victims of starvation and hunger Sourcing for fund and offsetting hospital bills, cash charity and bursary OUR CAUSES MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

JDPC Onitsha organized its 1st November seminar/capacity strengthening on her new strategic plan 2020-2025. Parish representatives numbering 156 attended across all parishes from six Episcopal Regions at the Basilica Square. OUR CAUSES MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

JDPC Onitsha attended the South -South Export Forum 2020 held at the Dome event center, Asaba. From 28th -30th s January 2020. The event was to promote the non-oil export sector, and is in line with our thematic area of Economic and Social Justice. OUR CAUSES MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

The Church in the Archdiocese of Onitsha carried out humanitarian interventions in various degrees by providing palliatives to cushion the impact Covid 19 pandemic. It happened in these forms – centralized and localized interventions. Centralized interventions: Palliatives by the Archbishop of Onitsha {i} Two most vulnerable persons from 183 parishes received a half of bag [...]

PROMIC 1 is one of the Swisshand Foundation projects on promoting micro-credit for rural communities for sustainable livelihood. The project has featured information meeting, loan disbursement, monitoring visit and loan repayment in the following communitiesMmiata-Anam,Ogbakuba and Umunankwo.  One hundred and fifty six women spanning from widows, nursing mothers, single mothers and young ladies have benefited [...]

ECID (Evidence and Collaboration for Inclusive Development)project speaks on data collection from communities in Ayamelum and Ogbaru LGA for evidence and collaboration for inclusive development. It is a community based intervention, that spurs the community members to identify their problems and needs for the purpose of prioritization for government inclusive development.  These activities have been [...]

JDPC Onitsha in pursuant of her values and set out objectives laboured assiduously to sustain and implement five projects under its thematic unit, Economic and Social Justice as a means for poverty alleviation, economic empowerment and sustainable improved livelihood support. CADOMICS  The Project under review in 2020 recorded activities such as information meetings, loan disbursement, [...]

The SDG 1, 2, 5, 8 & 10 speak to JDPC Strategic Initiative on Economic and Social Justice under this reporting year JDPC has improved the livelihood of the poor in the rural and urban communities through these means Provision of micro credits for agriculture/petty trading Linked farmers to the Ministry of Agriculture Financial empowerment […]

Christian Aid, On Our Radar, Anambra State Waste Management Agency (ASWAMA), Development Centre for Orientation, Discovery and Empowerment (DeCODE), CASO-Wisdom Consult, Stella Maris Adolescent Girls Foundation (SAGF), Civil Initiative for Advancing Development (CIAD), Ranky Event Palace, Nneoma di Ebube Widows Foundation, G. Chemicals and Allied Products Ltd, BenkayDechis Industry Ltd and Seoman Ventures Nig. Ltd […]

JDPC Onitsha conducted baseline surveys in selected communities in Ogbaru and Ayamelum LGA. The purpose was to get first-hand information from target group, service providers on the needs of the communities for Sustainable Development.. OUR CAUSES MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

JDPC Onitsha in collaboration with Development Initiative for Technology and Empowerment (DEV-ITEM) Marks UN International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. Theme: ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect. Significant activity of the day was to raise awareness of various violence against women and Girls. The Important need for sex education for both the [...]

OUR CAUSES Mama Justina who was 74 when she came to JDPC office left home and came down Onitsha sleeping at street at make-shift shops along Onitsha prison for eight year because of family misunderstanding. Through JDPC intervention she was reconciled and reunited with her family. To our greatest surprise, the saintly woman came back [...]

OUR CAUSES On 16, May 2020, JDPC Onitsha led a peaceful demonstration in the company of parishioners of St. Mary parish, Inland Town Onitsha, Obeleagu Street community members, the Anglican Church and media to alert the State Government, Federal Government and World Bank of imminent threat of gully erosion menace on human life and properties. [...]

JDPC Onitsha in pursuant of her values and set out objectives laboured assiduously to sustain and implement five projects under its thematic unit, Economic and Social Justice as a means for poverty alleviation, economic empowerment and sustainable improved livelihood support. CADOMICS  The Project under review in 2020 recorded activities such as information meetings, loan disbursement, […]

OUR CAUSES JDPC Onitsha has within the year resolved cases and conflicts bordering on family land, injustice and confiscation landed property belonging to a widow MrsUjuNgoka MrsAugustinaIbeziakor reported to JDPC Onitsha a case of injustice in the civil service against her. She reported that she spent 17 years on grade level 14 till she retired [...]

OUR CAUSES The Archbishop of Onitsha Most Rev. Valerian M. Okeke fulfilled the promise he made after the 2017 flood disaster to offer three years scholarship to pupils and students of primary and secondary schools in riverine communities covering Anambra East, Anambra West, Ayamelum and Ogbaru LGAs. The Archbishop within the three years paid teachers’ [...]

OUR CAUSES JDPC Onitsha organised a press conference to reach out to women and adolescent girls as the covid-19 pandemic has prevented common large gathering. The press conference highlighted corona virus pandemic impact on menstrual health and hygiene. JDPC calls on government to declare menstrual supplies as essential commodities for easy supply to mitigate against economic disruption [...]

OUR CAUSES   Environmental Justice   Improved environmental hygiene for urban and rural poor   Improved communal effort in observing clean environment   Increased commitment by policy makers to implement and monitor environmental sanitation.   Increased knowledge of citizens on impact of climate change. Orphan and Vulnerable Children Improved wellbeing of orphans and vulnerable children [...]

OUR CAUSES JDPC executive Director Archdiocese of Onitsha was a guest speaker in Cafod webinar conference on how coronavirus is affecting life of the people in Nigeria to the international development community. The impacts of the covid 19 were highlighted, Catholic Church palliative mitigations against covid 19 and types of interventions needed to impact lives [...]

OUR CAUSES 2020 TO 2025 NEW DEVELOPED STRATEGIC PLAN JDPC Onitsha as registered non-governmental and faith-based organization that has the vision to see a society where justice, equity, development and peace reign with the disposition to promote the dignity of the vulnerable and marginalized is poised for growth and innovative initiatives.  The task to realize [...]

OUR CAUSES JDPC in its bid to expand to all parishes carried out sensitization tour at Holy Trinity Parish, Odume Obosi, on 19th July, 2020. The sensitization centered on the seven thematic operational functionality of JDPC highlighting environmental hygiene, economic empowerment, good governance, areas of humanitarian interventions, child rights and protection, youth education and empowerment [...]

A bungalow built and furnished for Miss Ada Aniwetalu in Umuazu, Nteje community, Oyi LGA of Anambra state, by the Metropolitan Archibishop of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Archbishop Valerian Okeke was today handed over to the girl. Ada Aniwetalu, a physically challenged girl was born without both arms. The girl was brought to his [...]

OUR CAUSES Medical support to clear Hospital Bills: 40 persons have benefited from JDPC medical supports from Holy Rosary and Maternity Hospital Waterside, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and MaternityAwkaEtiti, Crown Hospital Nkpor, Memfys Hospital Trans-Ekulo Enugu, National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu and Moral Rose Hospital Nnewi to the tune of N 1,434,300.00 Charity Support: JDPC [...]

JDPC in partnership with Development Centre for Orientation, Discovery and Empowerment (DeCODE), CASO-Wisdom Consult, Stella Maris Adolescent Girls Foundation (SAGF), Civil Initiative for Advancing Development (CIAD), Ranky Event Palace, and Nneoma di Ebube Widows Foundation commemorated International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8th of March 2020. It focused on bringing together the next generation of women [...]

This project purely empowers rural women in rural and riverine communities for increase in agricultural production and income generation. The project was executed through information meeting, loan disbursement, review meeting and later loan repayment at Umueri and Aguleri. Importantly, the beneficiaries were taught mechanism of accessing loans, financial management and saving culture.38 beneficiaries have been […]

COVID-19 has become a world pandemic in which businesses, transportation, industries and Corporations have been shut down as a result people are instructed by the government to sit at home and maintain social distancing. Hence, this condition has occasioned suffering and hunger in which children, women and poorest of the poor are affected. To ameliorate this [...]

JDPC Onitsha observed UN World Humanitarian Day on 19th August, 2020 at two riverine communities – Atani and Umueze-Anam with the theme: Providing Life Saving Support during the Pandemic (for people living with disabilities and vulnerable persons). The following items were given out to the targeted persons; 10 bags of rice, 10 cartons of tomatoes, […]

EFCC and ICPC are law enforcement agencies set up by Acts and regulations in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. But we have one fundamental and foremost institution set up by the Constitution that we neglect or fail to identify with, the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), and their counterpart in the [...]

OUR CAUSES On 12th June, 2020 UN International Day against Child Labour was observed by JDPC Onitsha on the theme : Covid 19 Protect Children from Child Labour-now more than ever. It was celebrated with JDPC Aguleri Region  at Otuocha axis of the Archdiocese with these highlights: Child Education before farming. Make your children high [...]

The World Food Day is an annual celebration to mark the Food and Agriculture organization founded on October 16th and launched by United Nations in 1945. JDPC queued in to the program to further ameliorate and cushion the effects the humanitarian conditions worsened by Covid 19 pandemic.  In carrying out this, JDPC partnered with I. [...]

Capacity building is much more than the transfer of knowledge and skills to individuals and groups.  Effective capacity building also improves the performance of individuals, groups, organizations, sectors and systems and it lies at the heart of our approach to technical assistance.  Ultimately, JDPC Onitsha builds capacity at both the individual and institutional levels, improve [...]

The institutional capacity assessment and training was designed by JDPC Onitsha for building the capacities of organizations seeking for development, growth and change from the meeting with required standards needed to add value to the society.  It targets executives, and position holders of an organization, groups and associations in the church, market, public and private [...]

JDPC in partnership with Development Centre for Orientation, Discovery and Empowerment (DeCODE), CASO-Wisdom Consult, Stella Maris Adolescent Girls Foundation (SAGF), Civil Initiative for Advancing Development (CIAD), Ranky Event Palace, and Nneoma di Ebube Widows Foundation commemorated International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8th of March 2020. It focused on bringing together the next generation of women […]

OUR CAUSES Cookstove is an initiative of Sun24 aimed at the reduction of carbon IV oxide emission. JDPC Onitsha partnered with CCFN in corroboration with CCMAI on capacity training targeting women on climate change mitigation, climate change crisis, innovative traditional cookstove and climate change adaptation was carried out by Justice Development & Peace/Caritas (JDPC) Onitsha. [...]

OUR CAUSES JDPC Onitsha participated in the 5million plastic bottle challenge organized by the Humanitarian Nigeria and Guinness Book of Record across the 36 states and FCT. JDPC and her Volunteers participated actively among Anambra team and picked 10,000 plastic bottles from Onitsha and its Environs as it was coordinated by Anambra State Waste Management [...]

OUR CAUSES Availability of safe and drinking water in communities is a problem that JDPC Onitsha works to solve by holding UN World water day each year. This year Theme: Nature and Climate are inextricably linked. A radio program was aired on Sapientia Radio highlighted issues around water and the guest speakers did justice to [...]

Extract from the Press Release We thank the media and civil society organizations for answering this call to discuss the state of roads in Anambra State. It is with utmost regard to all stakeholders and the government of the State that we are holding this briefing. We have praised our government in the past for […]

In its bid to suppress youth wastefulness that has exposed them to illicit activities, JDPC Onitsha on May 13, collaborated with Centre for Orientation, Discovery and Empowerment (DeCODE) on sensitization against drug abuse, rape, terrorism, cultism, prostitution and other criminalities that negate their development. Based on intelligence gathered within Onitsha by security agencies, it was […]

JDPC in April, 2019 secured the coordination of a one-hour, live phone-in radio programme under the sponsorship of Enough is Enough (EiE) – Office of the Citizens in partnership with Blaze FM, 91.5, Oraifite, in Anambra State. The programming partnership is aimed at bringing on board season speakers and radio guests every Friday to interact […]

There were also other consultative fora where JDPC Onitsha was recognized as a relevant stakeholder to contribute ideas for effective programming. For instance, in March, JDPC Onitsha was invited for the National Budget Hearing at the Senate Chambers, National Assembly, Abuja where underdevelopment of Southeast and non-presence of federal government projects especially conditions of South […]

JDPC Onitsha successfully observed the February 23, and March 9, National and State elections respectively with a team of JDPC roving and station observers in the target communities and LGAs within the state. The reports of findings collated from the deployed observers were analyzed and timely reported to the designated quarters. JDPC Onitsha has great […]

We understand the huge potential to transform lives, and communities. With the right skills, support and opportunities they can be driving force to hold duty bearers to account. Having a good track on the use of power of advocacy in establishing cordial relationships with other stakeholders, JDPC Onitsha has been a frequent user of this [...]

Before the General Elections 2019, INEC shortlisted JDPC as one of the domestic election observers in Nigeria. Consequently, JDPC Onitsha trained and deployed over 500 observers across 10 LGAs (Anambra East, Anambra West, Ayamelum, Dunukofia, Idemili North, Idemili South, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Ogbaru, and Oyi) for the observation of National and State elections in […]

In preparation of the 2019 General Elections, JDPC Onitsha carried out massive campaign on: Promoting violence free elections Reducing voter apathy Awareness on election procedures and INEC preparations Promoting One Man, One Vote campaign.   All these were geared towards ensuring the smooth conduct of the general election 2019. JDPC Onitsha utilized it existing structures, […]

Objectives:
i. To build active citizens that will hold duty bearers to account.
ii. To facilitate duty bearers’ responsiveness to service through mobilization and advocacy.
iii. To build partnerships and give voice to the voiceless through sensitization and rights education.

This year’s theme highlighted efforts to make education more inclusive and accessible for all youth, including efforts by youth themselves. Rooted in Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”

In Nigeria, the UN’s theme for the 2019 IYD “Transforming Education” was localized by Nigeria Youth SDG to “Amplifying Youth Voices for the SDGs.” This program which was done to simplify the understanding of SDGs in Nigeria, was organized by Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas (JDPC) Onitsha in partnership with Development Centre for Orientation, Discovery and Empowerment (DeCODE) and Pro-Value Human Foundation (PHF), Nigeria.

JDPC Onitsha visited Rex Universorum Hospital Mmiata Anam to mark UN World Humanitarian Day The UN World Humanitarian day is an international celebration held worldwide on 19th August to honour all humanitarian workers who risk their lives to help save and improve the lives of others, and to rally support for people affected by crises […]

This is one of the six thematic areas of JDPC Onitsha. We are challenged by the continuous rating of Onitsha and its environs as one of the dirtiest cities in the world. Consequently to improve environmental condition in Onitsha and its environs, JDPC has taken the bull by the horn by launching campaign on Clean […]

JDPC in partnership with Education Office, Archdiocese of Onitsha used this day to organize sensitization programme on importance of maintaining good hygiene during menstruation and sex education in secondary schools. The conscientization programme targeted junior secondary school students. A total of 4 schools (QRC Onitsha, Regina Pacis Onitsha, Mercy Girls’ and Mater Amabilis both in Umuoji) were visited with a population of 3,200 direct target beneficiaries. The 9 facilitators that visited these schools in group of 2 comprised JDPC Team and the Morality Rescue Team contracted by the Onitsha Archdiocesan Education Office.

Regrettably, our environment is dirty and this calls for prompt action from all quarters to make sure that our ecosystem is secured and protected. JDPC also used the opportunity to express concern on the rate of noise pollution that has constituted so much nuisance to our environment and many other dangers associated with it.

According to recent reports, more than 152 million children are still in child labour. This issue formed part of the sensitization programmes. Other issues highlighted during the sensitization are:

Children should not work in fields but on dreams.
No school for a child is an abuse.
Time for school for a child is not time to make money etc.

The 2018 flooding was huge as many homes, schools, churches and farm yards were totally submerged and this left many household properties and crops destroyed. This report shows the phases and intervention components undertaken by JDPC and its partner agencies.

  This year’s JDPC Week Flag-offstarted with an opening Mass said by the Onitsha Archdiocesan Chancellor, Rev. Fr. PrudentiusAroh. Joined in the Mass celebration were Rev. Fr. Philip Ibeneme and the Executive Director JDPC Onitsha, Rev. Fr. Edwin Udoye.  

JDPC Onitsha visited the sites of the fire disasters to console the victims and carry out physical evidence assessment on the two fire disasters that caused loss of lives and destruction of goods and properties in some parts of Ochanja market, Ziks Avenue, Iweka Road, Amobi and Emobi Streets, and some residential buildings all in […]

JDPC Onitsha partnered with Youth-led Organizations, NGOs and CSOs in Anambra State to organize the first ever International Youth Day in the State at Shanahan hall, Onitsha.   The UN International Youth Day is set aside on the 12th day of August every year to serve as an annual celebration of the role of young […]