PolDeC operates in four program areas – Development Policy Resource and Documentation, Research and Training, Engender Development Policies and Development Initiatives, Information Sharing and Advocacy.
 

Gender Development Policies and Development Initiatives

Women are very often socialized towards careers that exclude them from the decision-making tables on development policy and development programs.  They are consequently marginalized from charting development.  Therefore, to foster the inclusion of gender perspectives in development policymaking and development program design, PolDeC critically examines development policies and development programs and programming through ‘gender lenses’.  In addition, PolDeC provides gender platforms that give equality of opportunities for the inclusion of female voices and participation in decision-making.
 

Development Policy Resource, Research and Documentation

To serve as the Nigerian development policy cum development initiatives resource and research center, providing relevant policy advocacy, policy and development training for the purpose of promoting focused and appropriate sustainable human and national development, PolDeC collects development policies, development initiatives and development paradigm shifts as well as development resources (books, CDs, videos, documentaries) for archiving in the Policy and Development Resource and reference Center.  This collection serves as review and reference materials for development policy research and reference for the purpose of fostering development policy coherence and integration in sustainable human and national development initiatives.
 

PolDeC also researches, analyses development policies, development programs and programming, development paradigm shifts, best practices in policy issues, development initiatives and their impact on human and national development.  The objective is to mainstream/integrate global best practices that are appropriate and relevant to Nigeria into Nigeria’s development policy making and programming. 
 

In addition, PolDeC’s resource and documentation center also provides technical assistance to advocates and institutions as well as research consultancies under this program.

Training

The process of development policy formulation and implementation should involve knowledgeable and broad participation of all development stakeholders – government agencies, communities, women, youths and CSOs. This is to foster sufficient understanding of the issues and consequently adequate identification of the needs of all stakeholders in the development process.  This process not only equips policy makers with accurate information to meeting the needs of all stakeholders in formulating development policies and development programs, but also provides a platform for strengthening up the capacity and knowledge base of the citizenry/development stakeholders on development policies and development programs at the global, national, community/local level.

PolDeC therefore provides technical support, information and training for development stakeholders.  In addition, the capacities of communities are built up to participate in development policy making and decision making as well as equipped to run initiatives that benefit them.

Development stakeholders here refer to government agencies, communities, women and youths.

 

Information and Sharing Advocacy

Through publications, networking and collaborations with other development organizations, PolDeC shares national and global development policies, thinking and practices in development, development paradigm shifts and best practices in the development sector. 

PolDeC also equips communities with the capacity to advocate for themselves and to mobilize as a collective. Advocacy here is also geared at gender mainstreaming and inclusion in development policy making and programming. In addition, PolDeC advocates for development policies that enhance sustainable human and national development as well as serve the national interest of Nigeria.

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