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28/02/2021

SEEFOR Winds Up Activities, As Apokwu Hands over To ODA Director, Ogbewe

The Delta State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) Project, has come to an end and was the culmination of about nine years of enhancing opportunities for employment and access to socio economic services, while improving the public expenditure management in Delta State.

Delta State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Barry Gbe attended the occasion held to mark the exit of the state SEEFOR project coordinator, Sir Frank Apokwu, on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, in Asaba, Delta State capital.

The Delta State SEEFOR Project came to an end on January 31, 2021. The Delta State Ministry of Economic Planning was the supervisory ministry of the project, a responsibility it discharged through the ministry’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) unit.

Before his exit, Apokwu handed over to the Director, Overseas Development Assistance (ODA)/Head, State CARES Coordinating Unit (SCUU), Lady Patience Ogbewe. She said that the SEEFOR staff would be retained, due to the level of their capacity, which was achieved through rigorous capacity building by the SEEFOR project. Also present to witness the occasion were officials of the Delta State Ministry of Economic Planning and SEEFOR staff.
The handover included the presentation of handover notes by Apokwu to the Director, Overseas Development Assistance (ODA)/Head, State CARES Coordinating Unit (SCUU), Lady Patience Ogbewe.

The Delta State SEEFOR Project, which came on stream in the state in 2013, was praised for tremendous and consistent impact on several lives in Delta State, in multifaceted areas, in tandem with its core objective of enhancing opportunities for employment and access to socio economic services.
In partnership with the World Bank and European Union, the Delta State Government under the present administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, through the SEEFOR intervention, engaged over 8,455 youths to work in the small public works component of SEEFOR, for a period of 12 months’ interval and thereafter, they were sent to the state’s technical colleges and vocational centres to acquire one form of skill/vocation or the other. The SEEFOR trainees were later presented with starter packs to commence their businesses, with a view to becoming entrepreneurs and thus, were able to contribute their quota to the economic base of the state.
In realisation of the multiplier effects of technical and vocational education, particularly as a veritable tool for driving the economy of the state, the Delta SEEFOR project, as mandated by the funding partners-World Bank and European Union, gave all TVET institutions in the state a face lift to improve the learning environment, as well as provided modern learning equipment, among others. SEEFOR also assisted the six state-owned technical colleges and three vocational centres to compete favourably with their counterparts in other parts of the world. The SEEFOR intervention, in addition to the resources invested in the sector by Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, re-positioned technical education in the state.

18/11/2020

29/10/2020

"Youths. Fresh and brimming with endless possibilities. You will know them by their slangs, their tenacity, the late nights, and the dream chase. When we dream of a better tomorrow, we think of them. They need the wisdom and empowerment of those ahead of them, and in return, the nation needs their courage and power. The future of the nation rests on their quivering and naïve shoulders. This is their youth and it won’t last forever.

And the SEEFOR Project is focused on the reorientation of unemployed youths through a value chain working system of job creation such as road and maintenance, waste collection and disposal, provision of grants to six technical colleges, and vocational and agricultural training institutions in Delta State, provision of grants for community-driven development projects and supporting the public finance reforms in the state and these and many more things we have been able to achieve"- Project Cordinator, Sir Frank Apokwu

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29/10/2020

Based on the tremendous positive impact recorded after the successful launch of FADAMA in states to make a significant contribution to economic prosperity through the support of Agriculture, the Fadama III PROJECT THROUGH THE STATE Fadama Coordination office (SFCO) implemented a community-directed intervention designed to reduce poverty and promote growth in the non-oil sector using agriculture as its base.

To benefit on a large scale from this lucrative agribusiness requires capital that most small farm holders lack. This is where Seefor has operated heavily in for the past few years. In line with this mandate, the project has continued to sensitize and empower farmers across the 55 Fadama Community Associations (FCAs). With a contract in hand, these farmers receive funding from the to buy hectares of farmland, pig and fish supplies, cassava plants, and grants to grow a flourishing agribusiness.

For instance, Seefor establishmed greenhouses in some communities such as Ukala Okpunor, Okurekpo, Ewherhe FCA.

26/10/2020

Villagers around Delta now enjoy regular power supply after the donations of transformers to their communities.

26/10/2020

Road rehabilitation projects in local communities in Delta State are having a significant impact on the lives of villagers and farmers through easy access to distant markets, healthcare services, low-cost transportation, and other essential business opportunities. These roads constructed by Seefor have been done to improve the standard of living of the communities.

Over the years, the residents of these communities have decried poor roads in the area and called on the intervention of the Government to construct accessible roads.

However, SEEEFOR has made this transformation through interlocking and grading of the roads.

These infrastructures remain an indispensable asset for rural communities. For the beneficiaries in Local Government Areas, the travel time for accessing local markets, medical facilities, and educational institutions is highly reduced. These rehabilitations carried out by the SEEFOR project has boosted the economic and social development of Delta State.

26/10/2020

Road rehabilitation projects in local communities in Delta state are having a significant impact on lives of villagers and farmers through easy access to distant markets, healthcare services, low-cost transportation, and other essential business opportunities. These roads constructed by Seefor have been done to improve the standard of living of the communities.

Over the years, the residents of these communities have decried poor roads in the area and called on the roads in the area and called on the intervention of the government to construct accessible roads.

However, SEEFOR has made this transformation through interlocking and grading of the roads.

These infrastructures remain an indispensable asset for rural communities. For the beneficiaries in local government areas, the travel time for accessing local markets, medical facilities and educational institutions is highly reduced. These rehabilitations carried out by the SEEFOR project has boosted the economic and social development of Delta state

21/10/2020

To envision a positive future that nurtures the hope and dreams of Nigerian youths, SEEFOR embarked on self-reliance projects to reduce the rate of youth unemployment in Delta State. The aim was to create an avenue for wealth creation whereby youths can explore and embrace entrepreneurial skills and talents.

Daily, youths in the state are often faced with hurdles that prevent them from being financially independent. Hence, the SEEFOR Project did not just equip graduates with vital entrepreneurial skills they need to succeed, but also empowered them with starter packs which has enabled them to start their enterprenuaral journey.
Since its operation, SEEFOR has hit its target of creating more than 9000 jobs for Delta Youths.

Kindly watch as one of the starter pack beneficiaries share his story.

22/10/2019

DELTA SEEFOR PROJECT PRESENTS IMPACT STORY OF ODOH JOSEPH

18/10/2019

DURING DELTA SEEFOR INTERVENTION IN OFAGBE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

15/10/2019

DURING SEEFOR INTERVENTION IN SAPELE TECHNICAL COLLEGE