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The IBANISE Partnership plans a $30 billion investment in oil terminals and gas production on Bonny Island, with focus on major development issues for 30,000 indigenous people. A rapid needs assessment highlights challenges including incomplete medical records and a significant HIV/AIDS prevalence. The initiative targets various community groups and envisions local leadership and financial independence. Proposed structure involves donors, stakeholders, and sector-specific teams. The overarching goal is to establish a sustainable operational structure with short, medium, and long-term strategies. The partnership emphasizes mutual dependency, synergizing efforts, and achieving public victories. Key challenges include engaging private partners, overcoming skepticism, and mainstreaming HIV/AIDS efforts.
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Bonny Island: IBANISE Partnership • $ 30 Billion investment in oil terminals and natural liquid gas production • Large industrial sites and construction works with many permanent and temporary staff • 30,000 indigenous people plus 50 to 150,000 immigrants and mobile populations • Major development issues (poverty, unemployment, education, water, sanitation, etc.)
General findings of rapid needs assessment • Medical records and reports are unavailable or incomplete. Some evidence suggests that 1 in 10 adults may be HIV+ • An “invisible” epidemic; evidence of denial, silence and stigma • No PLWA groups • High risk behaviours, much commercial sex • Many “outside” or temporary residents without families • Traditional beliefs about illness • Ineffective prevention measures (esp. condoms) • Inadequate HIV testing; AIDS treatment is costly and difficult
HIV testing results at the Bonny Island General Hospital HIV+ 27% HIV- 73% men HIV+ 19% HIV- 81% women
Target groups in community • Indigenous population • Teachers • Youth (in –and out of school) • Clergy • Vulnerable trades • Commercial sex workers • Okada drivers • Boat drivers • Women’s groups • Uniformed forces • Expatriate and Nigerian workforces
Guiding Principles of the IBANISE Partnership • Local leadership and accountability • Inclusion of all stakeholders • Sustainability and financial independence of communities and individuals
Proposed structure of the IBANISE Partnership Donors Board of Trustees (BKDC, JIC, other stakeholders) Technical Advisory Team IBANISE HIV AIDS Partnership Finance & Administration Monitoring & Evaluation Program management Informal sector NGOs Health care sector Youth & education Industry Facilities
Strategy of the IBANISE Partnership • Establish coordinating and operational structure and processes • Fundraising • Industry • Bilateral and multi-lateral arrangements • In-depth needs assessment • Epidemiology • Health care • Schools • Community groups • Industrial sites • Quick wins • Medium-term ideas • Long-term ideas
Mutual Dependency in partnerships Interdependence Seek to understand …Then to be Understood 5 Synergize 6 Public Victory Think Win/Win 4 7 Sharpen the Saw Independence 3 Put First Things First Private Victory 1 Be Proactive 2 Begin with the End in Mind Dependence Source: “The 7 habits of highly effective people, Powerful lessons in personal change”, Stephen R. Covey, pg. 53
Challenges • Getting the private partners engaged • Overcoming skepticism and disillusionment in the community vis à vis the private sector and of the private sector vis à vis government • Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS within the private sector
