Welcome to ICD

The Initiative for Community Development (ICD) was founded in 2001 but was duly registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2004 with (RC No 17187) and also by the National Planning Commission (2010).We are a membership organization and have a General Assembly, Board of Trustees, a Management Committee and Personnel. All other cadre of officials except the personnel who are paid wages, serve on pro bono basis. We have a team of over 35 professionals of which 15 are paid permanent staff and 20 are volunteers and Consultants. We have offices in Warri, Port Harcourt, Yenagoa and Abuja.

ICD have undertaken projects with several organizations such as SPDC, Chevron, NDDC, Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency, Rivers State Ministry of Health, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Federal Capital Development Authority, Nigerian Police Force, Defense Headquarters,ECOWAS Commission, World Bank (Washington DC) National Orientation Agency, Oil and Gas Institutions Foundation, amongst others.

“Our vision is to provide services of stability and sustainable development in the Niger Delta and beyond through tri-sector partnership approach.”

SIR BENJAMIN OGBALOR

- Founder, CEO

ANTHONY OMATSONE

- Trustee/Chief Operating Officer

BAMIKOLE JIMBA

- Executive Dir. Energy & Infrastructure

ALICE ATEH-ABANG

- Director of Strategy, Environmental Sanitation & Hygiene

TOSAN A.REWANE

- Executve Dir. Econs Empowerment and Enterprise

PROF FEMI ODEKUNLE

- Trustee and Advisor on Training /Conflict Resources

PROF. STEVE OKODUDU

- ED. Peace Building & Conflict Management

Clients & Partners

ICD has been partnering with good citizens of the world. Men and women of high integrity who are commitment to actions that will lead to poverty alleviation and economic empowerment irrespective of race, creed, gender, vulnerability and physical challenges.