Policy Alert

Dear Citizens,

Policy Alert warmly invites you to Host Communities’ Development Forum-HCDF 2026 & Public Presentation of Gender-Aware Host Communities’ Development Index, implemented under its A G I L E Project- Advancing Gender, Innovation and Local Engagement in Nigeria's Host Community Development Trust (HCDTs).

The Forum will serve as a vital platform for stakeholder engagement, bringing together community leaders, oil companies, regulators, and government officials to assess progress and plan future actions, especially from a gender perspective.

Join live here 🔗 https://meet.google.com/uro-etkd-bst

Last week in Uyo, Policy Alert, with support from the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, successfully convened a Community Town Hall and Validation Workshop on Promoting Women’s Inclusion in Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs) in Uyo.

The engagement brought together community stakeholders, regulators, and civil society actors to validate an advocacy tool designed to strengthen women’s inclusion and promote compliance with HCDT regulatory provisions.

Conversations were rich, participatory, and grounded in practical pathways for advancing gender inclusion in host communities.

This week we joined the Expanded Zero Waste Parliament held in Lagos, Nigeria.

The gathering convened stakeholders to reflect on the history, the present state and future of the Zero Waste value chain in Nigeria

Policy Alert in her capacity is honoured to serve as the National Secretariat for the Parliament with Faith Paulinus as the National Coordinator, Zero Waste Ambassadors in Nigeria.

Highlight of the event was the presentation of the Nigeria Brand Audit Report conducted by Policy Alert and 8 other organizations.

A panel discussion themed ''From Data to Action'' gave an ample opportunity to x-ray the reports.

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