The development Research and Projects Center (dRPC) is a mission driven Nigerian non-profit organization formed 1993 by 10 academics and development practitioners from Nigerian Universities. The Center’s mission is to tackle development and humitarian challenges, as they emerge, by equipping local civil society groups (CSGs) with the resources, skills and competences, enabling them to be pivotal actors in the design and application of high impact local solutions.
dRPC's Executive Director Judith-Ann Walker (PhD) presents research report on poverty dynamics and social assistance amidst intersecting crises in Nigeria to the Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the Honorable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. 29th May 2025
Dissemination of dRPC Girls Education and Empowerment Reports in collaboration with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education, at the African Union (AU) 1st Pan African Conference on Women and Girls Education - 2nd -5th July 2024
Judith- Ann Walker, Executive Director, dRPC, at a 3-day workshop on Supporting Sustainable Social Protection, Participation, and Economic Resilience in North East( SEPIN SUSI) in Abuja organised by GIZ and supported by the dRPC
Barrister Festus Kayamo and Comrade Isa Aremu, addressing Women leaders at dRPC's women's economic empowerment Women's Cooperatives training Workshop
dRPC supports 40 young girls to run home based ECCD Centres in Kano and Jigawa States
Bill Gates meets with heads of leading Nigerian CSOs
Vice- Chairpersons of Adamawa State LG Councils at a workshop organised by GIZ and supported by the dRPC on Supporting Sustainable Social Protection , Participation, and Economic Resileince in North East (SEPIN SUSI) in Abuja
With Ford Foundation support the dRPC Convenes pre-conference panel on Safe Schools and Girls' Education in West Africa at African Union, African Girls Summit
BASIC CPAN, IDS Sussex Research Team conducting Social Assistance and Chronic Poverty Research at IDP camp in Abuja
dRPC trains 30 Hisbah Commanders from 6 Northwestern states on their role protecting women and girls from Gender Based Violence in line with 16 days of activism to end GBV
dRPC trains and supports Zamfara CSO coalition to conduct advocacy on school safety
dRPC Nigeria strengthens regional partnership with Trust Africa in Dakar, Senegal
Skills4Girls4Life Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Curriculum Development, dRPC
dRPC supports NIPSS to convene high level dialogue on health sector service delivery within the PHC system
HRH Gidado Farfaru, the Magaji of Zandam addressing the AU Monitoring Team and a cross section of Religious and Traditional Leaders during the AU Interactive Session with CSOs, Traditional and Religious Leaders in Abuja, Nigeria
dRPC-PAWED disseminates Policy Briefs on WEE in the export sector with Nigeria Ministry of Agriculture and the Delegation of German Chamber of Commerce in attendance
School Evacuation Drills at dRPC supported girls' school in Adamawa State, Training convened by HARAF
Ford Foundation funded dRPC Consultative Meeting of Muslim Opinion Leaders on Sexual Violence and Children Born out of War in the Northeast
dRPC/Oxford University implemented Responsibility to Report project, Government the Netherlands (regering van nederland) funded
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The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) is registered intermediary non-profit organization established with a mission of strengthening the capacity (organizational and technical capacity) of civil society organizations to design and implement transformative and sustainable development interventions which engage government and address felt needs of the vulnerable and excluded such as women and girls.
