Global Peace Development is committed to creating and maintaining a working environment based on dignity and mutual respect. GPD neither condones nor tolerates behavior that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile, abusive, or offensive environment.
SUCCESS STORIES
I now understand the significant of girl-child education
“I am a 39 years old and a mother of nine (9). Prior to this intervention, I did not believe that girl child education had any meaning, so, I married off my first three (3) daughters without sending them to school. But with this intervention, I now understand the significant of girl-child education which has made me enrolled my younger daughter in school”.
A STORY BY Mallama Aishatu Adamu
Women Alliance, Gella, Mubi South LGA![]()
High rate of drug addiction
“There used to be high rate of drug addiction in this community. And the drug addicts are the main perpetrators of sexual violence. Through this intervention, we educated our youths about the dangers and implications of drug addictions and the consequences of sexual violence. These same youths has now being transformed into peace advocates in the community”
A STORY BY Hajiya Aminu Gambo
Women Alliance, Gella, Mubi South LGA![]()
Early marriage
“Forced early marriage was an issue in our community. The project gave us the skills and opportunity to discourage the practice by enlightening parents on the impeding dangers of forced early marriage”.
A STORY BY Chairperson, CAN Women Wing, Mayobani, Mubi North![]()
Gender Based Violence
“We now know that when gender based violence occurs, we are to voice it out and seek justice. Before now, this orientation was not there, as we usually keep quiet and bear the pain and shame to safeguard our family name and the dignity of our daughters”.
A STORY BY Chairperson, CAN Women Wing, Gella, Mubi South![]()
Our Core Values
GPD activities are conducted in line with the legitimate financial rules and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and which contribute to sustainable development.
GPD values its relationships with its clients, members, donors, volunteers, and other stakeholders who partner to enable it to achieve its purpose. It recognizes that transparency and accountability build trust and help those relationships to flourish.
GPD ensures that principles of fairness, equality, and impartiality guide all organizational activities, decisions, and interactions. This policy reinforces our commitment to creating an environment where every individual is treated with dignity, respect, and justice.
GPD is held accountable for the independence and reliability of their organizational structures, with criteria such as the role and composition of the board, financial and management structures, human resource management policies and practices.
GPD believes in strategic partnerships between the organization and stakeholders such as government agencies, community groups, private sector actors, and other nonprofits to pool resources, expand reach, and strengthen impact to achieve shared goals.
Participants at the Training
Yobe State ACReSAL Site Committee Training
GPD Executive Director, Ebruke Esike, Facilitating during the Waste Management Training
Group Photograph of the participate during the Waste Management Training
Yobe State Waste Committee Members
Yobe State ACReSAL Project Team
Yobe State Livelihood Officer, Mallam Usman Mohammed, Addressing News team on the Waste Management Training
Yobe State ACreSAL: Waste Management Training
Esike Ebruke, ED, GPD and other Dignitaries at the Football for Peace Tournament, Kaduna State
International Peace Day 2023: Trophies for presentation at the Football for Peace Tournament
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Our Thematic Focus
- Gender equality, responsiveness, and empowerment
- Transform attitudes about women’s rights
- Child protection and development
- Humanitarian support and Protection.
- Policy influencing and Inclusivity of women in decision-making processes
- Unblock Patriarchal cultural norms that inhibit women’s growth and development
- Public education on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
- Gender mainstreaming and accountability measures
- Conflict assessment, analysis, and tracking
- Conflict prevention (Early warning and early response strategy)
- Security Sector Reform
- Conflict transformation (mediation, dialogue, trauma healing, and negotiation)
- Training and Public Education on peace building and culture of peace
- Human Security and Social Projection
- Mitigation of human rights violations
- Reorientation, Behavioral Change Facilitation, and Reintegration of displaced persons
- Training and Public Education on peace building and culture of peace
- Research, monitoring, and Evaluation
- Climate Change education
- Support the restoration of degraded lands through afforestation and deliberate Tree Planting
- Support community-inclusive catchment plans and resilience
- Environmental Protection
- Support the effort to mitigate inappropriate waste management
- Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Social justice and active citizenship
- Policy influencing and inclusivity
- Civic and Voter Education
- Budget Tracking, Transparency, and Accountability
- Leadership development and civic empowerment
- Human Rights projection
- Media Advocacy
- Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
Livelihoods and social project
Economic Development
Capability Development
Community Development Planning
Organizational Development
Participatory Needs Assessment and Diagnostic Studies
Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
Support inclusive child protection initiatives around child labour
Support the child parliament to stem human rights abuse and child marriage
Support community mechanisms to enhance child voice and visibility
Collect, track, and refer cases of child abuse to appropriate government agencies
Support displaced children’s rehabilitation, reintegration, and resilience in communities after violent conflicts
Access to safe water and adequate sanitation services
Tuberculosis, Leprosy, OVC, Malaria Prevention and Control intervention.
Support efforts to mitigate incidence of water-borne diseases and health status of the people
Support policy advocacy to ensure water as human rights
Support efforts to improve knowledge, attitude, and practice on hygiene improvements.
Support inclusive access to quality education for pupils and students from early learning to secondary schools
Support child education in conflict and humanitarian context including emergencies
Initiate second chance education for vulnerable children (IDPs, refugee children, less privileged, PWDs, and orphans)
Support educational infrastructures (Classrooms, and Alternative Learning Centers)
Promote school safety environment for pupils and students at all levels of education through conflict prevention and peace building adaptive learning approach
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Global Peace Development joined key stakeholders at the CRF Loan Signing Event held in Damaturu, Yobe State, to support 101 community groups across Damaturu, Potiskum, and Gashua with interest-free loans aimed at boosting climate-smart livelihoods.[...]
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Global Peace Development Building Resilient Communities through Waste Management
Global Peace Development, in partnership with Yobe ACReSAL, convened a two-day intensive training in Damaturu, Yobe State, to strengthen the capacity of Site Management Committees (SMCs) on effective waste management, drainage maintenance, and flood prevention.
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Climate Change: Yobe Government, GPD Engages 50 Persons on Waste Disposal to Mitigate Flood
The Yobe State Government, in collaboration with the Global Peace Development (GPD), initiated a two-day training on waste management for Site Management Committees (SMCs) under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project in Yobe State.
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Global Peace Development (GPD), an NGO founded in April 2002 as Global Peace International and focuses on promoting peace for development in Nigeria.
- 1, Peace Drive Off Agbarha Road, Ughelli, Delta State.
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- info@globalpeacedev.org