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In a bid to increase access to justice and accountability in cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, through establishment of safe spaces

As conflicts continue to rage in parts of Kaduna state, ActionAid Nigeria has said that women can be instrumental in preventing violent extremism, conflict resolution, management and peace building in Nigeria, despite being victims themselves[...]

Specifically, the project targeted 10 women associations located in 10 wards of Lamurde and Guyuk LGA to foster peace, security, and stability through inclusive women participation in decision making and peace building platforms to stem all forms of violence as well as mitigate extremist infiltration in the project impact area [...]

Specifically, the project targeted 10 women associations located in 10 wards of Lamurde and Guyuk LGA to foster peace, security, and stability through inclusive women participation in decision making and peace building platforms to stem all forms of violence as well as mitigate extremist infiltration in the project impact area [...]

The project aims to empower community actors to counter violent extremism through increase trust and coordination with security agents in Demsa, Mubi North and Mubi South LGA of Adamawa State [...]

The project aims to empower community actors to counter violent extremism through increase trust and coordination with security agents in Demsa, Mubi North and Mubi South LGA of Adamawa State [...]

The project “Constructive engagement and women strengthening to mitigate conflict and violent extremism” in Adamawa State (CEWOS) was implemented by Global Peace Development (GPD) with funding support from the Nigeria Northeast Connection. The CEWOS project was designed to address persistent inequality, exclusion, discrimination, cultural and sexual violence, cultural impunity, and domestic violence that prevent women and girls from [...]

The members are teenagers from Senior Secondary Classes of SS1 and SS2 from Tarigwalam Government Secondary School, Triumphant Science Academy and Government Day Secondary Sch...

The commissioner made this call during the maiden Women Summit Organized by Women Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) Lamurde, in Collaboration with Global Peace Development with Suppo...

At the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) summit, yesterday, in Yola, the Executive Director of GPD, Mr. Ebruke Esike, said that poor funding of the water sector in the state and lack of underground water in some areas in the state worsened the water crisis.

Global Peace Development mobilized 764 youths (465 males, 299 females) for this activity which held simultaneously in the 12 project target communities across 6 LGAs. In Lafia, the walk started from Total Filling Station, where [...]

The Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Ms Ene Obi, has charged youths in Nasarawa State to stem the tide of violent extremism through active and peaceful participation in the country’s electoral process [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most unique challenges ever encountered by law enforcement. The implications of our pandemic response will be profound for governance and policing. While the future remains uncertain, the law enforcement community should anticipate this pandemic will cause a [...]

To achieve sustainable peace in Nasarawa State and its environs, ActionAid Nigeria, Global Peace Development and Beacon Youth Initiative conducted Bi-Annual Local Conflict Management Alliance (LOCMA) meeting with focus on ensuring safe and healthy [...]

The State Action Plan (SAP) in Nasarawa State was published as part of ActionAid Nigeria effort towards supporting communities to strengthen community resilience and to tackle violent extremism in Nigeria but with a specific focus on Nasarawa State under the “System and Structure Strengthening Approach against Radicalization to Violent Extremism (SARVE II) Project” with [...]

Ministry of Youth and Sport Development in collaboration with ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Global Peace Development (GPD) and Beacon Youth Initiative (BYI), as part of efforts towards supporting communities to strengthen community resilience and to tackle violent extremism in [...]

The Delta State-Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (DTS-NEWMAP) is a World Bank Assisted intervention with counter-part funding from the Delta State Government. The project is being implemented by the State Project Management Unit (SPMU) under the Ministry of Environment and  Global Peace Development was [...]

ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) in partnership with Global Peace Development (GPD) and Beacon Youth Initiative (BYI) with funding from Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) Implementing System and Structure Strengthening Approach Against Radicalization to Violet Extremism (SARVE II) in six Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State including [...]

The Delta State Women Peace Security Network (WPSN) seeks to build peace and reduce violence against women and girls through gender based violence analyses, participatory engagement, policy advocacy, prosecution [...]

The Women and Girls project is in line with the United Nation’s Security Council Resolution 1325, the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the national action plan 2014 [...]

The System and Structure Strengthening Approach against Radicalization to Violent Extremism (SARVE) II Project in Nasarawa State is aimed at building community resilience against violent extremism through community empowerment, creation of enabling environment and strengthening community structures towards [...]

The intervention “women peace building initiative” is a one (1) year project implemented by Global Peace Development (GPD) and Centre for Health and Development in Africa (CHEDA) with funding support from EU/British Council [...]

Over 35,000 poor households across 12 communities, namely Alizaga, Kagbu, Azuba Bashayi, BAD, Tudun-Adabu, Agyaragu, Ningo, Angwan Zaria, Toto, Gadabuke, Kurudu, and Laminga in Nasarawa State, Nigeria [...]

The Umbrella NGO team paid a technical support mission visit to DTS-NEWMAP SPMU. The meeting was participatory as SPMU officers and the State Focal NGO team gave briefings of the work done so far across the [...]

On March 19th 2020, the DTS-NEWMAP and Focal NGO were in Obomkpa and Ukwu-Nzu Communities in Aniocha North LGA of Delta State which were selected to participate in the DTS-NEWMAP [...]

GWSD/GPD the FNGO for the EDO-NEWMAP Project participated in the introduction of the contractor handling the [....]

GPD team and DTS-NEWMAP officials arrived at the Palace of the Obi of Ubulu-Uku and had a brief session with one of the community association members; Mr. Nathanael Nwaosukwulu who later lead the team to [...]

The participants gathered at the Land Office in Owanta where the team explained the purpose of the activity and how they intended to complete the task. The Community Association members then led the team to the worse hit areas where [...]

The Delta State Conflict and Management Alliance (DSCMA) convened by Global Peace Development is a multi-stakeholder platform supported by the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP) with funding from the UK Department of International Development(DFID) [...]