We are made up of residents, interested individuals, members of community groups and representatives from the local council.

We realised that to attract development into the local area we would need to come together with a common voice, which is what the Partnership would be striving to achieve from inception. It became obvious that no one was going to wave a magic wand and that hard work would be needed for us to succeed.

The first thing that had to be established was to draw up an action plan. One of the outcomes of that plan would be an active community participation by all Stakeholders in the development of Yemetu community and residents of Ibadan North Local Government. This would mark a significant first step forward for us as local people to stand up, be counted, and take control of our own environment.

Three main objectives of the partnership are:

• Encouraging community development and helping build the communities capacity to help itself
• Providing better access to and ensuring that opportunities exist for employment, education and training for all
• And improving the quality of life of residents by the development of a safer, cleaner and healthier community living in a better-designed environment.

There are opportunities to get involved in all the objectives identified in the action plan. All members of the community are welcome. Whether your interests are focused on education, the environment, health or young people, you are very welcome join in with the community work.