The Global Initiative for Women and Children, WRAPA Kaduna, YouthCAN Kaduna, NACOMYO Kaduna, Interfaith Mediation Centre, Concern for Children Foundation, Abantu for Development, Kaduna, Vision Trust Foundation, National Council for Women Societies, Kaduna, Children's Rights Protection Network, Legal Awareness for Women, Adolescence and Youth Foundation, among others are promoting the C4PS- Civil Society Coalition for Peace and Security in Nigeria, with an initial focus on northern Nigeria.
Focus Areas
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Research, documentation and advocacy.
·
Capacity development (support to all
member organisations)
·
Behavioral change campaign
(education and enlightenment) targeting communities and youths. Including early
warning system, working with community CBOs, providing them guidelines, linkages, mentoring, supporting and strengthening.
·
Provision of relief support to
victims of conflicts and violence, particularly to women and children as well
as monitoring of such support given by others
·
Promotion of Income generation for
youths and women.
·
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Funding for members (raising a pool
of fund to provide support to members or help individual organizations to seek
funding for activities in the peace and security focus areas)
OBJECTIVES
1. TO
INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, COMMUNITIES AND THE
CITIZENRY IN EFFORTS AT PREVENTION, REDUCTION OR CONTROL OF VIOLENCE IN WHOLE
OF NIGERIA, PARTICULARLY NORTHERN NIGERIA IN A MORE UNITED AND COORDINATED
MANNER
2. TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A UNIFORM AND SUSTAINABLE CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE THE YOUTH
NEGATIVE BEHAVIOUR OF RESTIVENESS, PARTICULARLY INVOLVEMENT IN VIOLENCE AND
ABUSE OF DRUGS ACROSS NORTHERN NIGERIA
3. TO
PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ENSURE ENHANCED YOUTH AND /COMMUNITY WEALTH
CREATION OPPORTUNITIES
4. TO
PROMOTE THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF VICTIMS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN
CONFLICTS AND ASSOCIATED INCIDENTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA WHILE ALSO GIVING THEM A
VOICE, FACILITATING NECCESARY RELIEF.
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