Archive for March, 2008

The Great Reversals

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

A leader without a good successor is deemed to be a failure irrespective of his/her achievements. Having a prodigal son as a successor is a bad dream because he would destroy any legacy left behind. If this happened, the essence of bequeathing good structures to future rulers would have been defeated. I am a firm […]

Livelihoods Empowerment for Women for Transparency and Accountability in Oil Extractives: Financing for Gender Mainstreaming In the Extractive Sector. (Presented by Dr. Louis Brown Ogbeifun at the Fifty-Second Session of the Commission on Status of Women at Boss Room, Church House, United Nations’ Headquarters, New York On 4 March 2008. Organised by Women’s Right to Education Programme (Wrep) Coordinated by Ms Mimidoo Achakpa)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIESÂ
These are enterprises involved in the extraction of minerals in commercial quantities from the earth (land). The focus of this paper is on the oil and gas sector, financing for gender mainstreaming in the Extractive sector, identification of salient ways to improve economic opportunities for women to benefit from the extractive sector and therefore, […]