The Niger Delta Deserves More Than Survival.
We equip communities living with oil pollution with the technology, skills and collective power to document environmental harm, tell their stories and demand accountability.
We Put Power in the Hands of the People Living With Pollution.
For decades, communities across the Niger Delta have lived with oil spills, poisoned water and ruined farmland. Tech4Rural is a youth-led environmental justice organization that works alongside these communities, combining technology, storytelling and peaceful civic action so the people experiencing this harm are never invisible.
Community monitors trained to document environmental harm from within their own communities.
Communities reached across three Niger Delta states.
Young people empowered with digital and technology skills.
Two Tracks. One Mission.
Digital skills open doors for young people. Environmental monitoring puts those skills to work for their communities.
Environmental Justice
We help oil-impacted communities document harm, tell their stories and organize for accountability.
Residents record spills and pollution with photos, GPS locations and testimony.
Documentaries and digital media that carry local realities to wider audiences.
Campaigns like Project Ogonize that put community voices in front of decision makers.
Digital Inclusion
We give rural young people the digital skills to learn, earn and lead.
Scholarships, in partnership with Coursera, that open access to professional courses and globally recognized certifications in high-demand digital skills.
Practical computer training for secondary school students in Yenagoa whose schools lack equipped computer labs.
Our newest program for emerging tech talent in the Niger Delta.
EnvironAction: Mapping Oil Spills in Bille
In Bille, Rivers State, we trained community members as environmental monitors and equipped them with CoMapeo, a mobile mapping app built for community-led documentation. Within weeks they documented oil spills and uncovered toxic gas eruptions rising from the ground that had never been formally recorded.
monitors trained
incidents documented
Niger Delta: Oiled and Abandoned
An unfiltered look at life in communities living with oil pollution, told by the people who live it. Our premiere brought together more than 100 advocates, founders and community members.
Skills That Become a Voice
I learnt how to capture and edit photos professionally. Importantly, I also learnt how to advocate for environmental sustainability through storytelling techniques.
EnvironAction Participant
Finally done with the IBM project management course, and thanks to SkillBridge for this opportunity. I learned so much from this as a project manager. I remain very grateful.
SkillBridge Scholar
Where the Work Happens
The Hidden Impact of Oil Spills on Millions
Our founder on why the people closest to pollution must lead the response.
The People Living With the Problem Should Be Part of the Solution.
Communities across the Niger Delta are already documenting what’s happening around them. Help us turn their experiences into evidence, stories and action.