Workshop Report on the Impact of the Implementation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan on Youth, Peace, and Security
Nigerian Youth Development Ministry in synergy with Nigeria Coalition on Youth, Peace, and Security (NCYPS), supported by Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA) may have concluded plans to release the Second Impact Report on the Implementation of the National Action Plan on Youth, Peace, and Security. Read […]
Summary Report of CSDEA Gender Based Violence and Psychosocial Support Workshop
The Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA) organized a one-day Gender Based Violence and Psychosocial Support Workshop on the 27th of January, 2024, at the Women Development Center in Yola, Adamawa State. The training which had over 40 participants drawn from Adamawa and Borno states addressed the […]
Impact Report: One Year Into The Implementation of the Nigeria National Action Plan on Youth Peace and Security
This report was developed by the Nigeria Coalition on Youth Peace and Security (NCYPS). The CSDEA is a co-Chair of the NCYPS.
Preventing and Responding to Violence in the 21st Century: Exploring Alternative Approaches
This policy paper developed by the Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA) in collaboration with the Global Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) discusses the localised drivers of violence and violent groups, shortcomings of conventional approaches, and documents evidence of viable alternatives to preventing and […]
Reflecting on the National Youth Consultative Conference
The first series of the National Youth Consultative Conference (NYCC) which held in Abuja on the 12th of October 2021 was convened by the Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA), and brought together over 40 youth delegates from across Nigeria to deliberate on the emerging issues that […]
Peace and Non-Violence Workshop for Vigilante Groups in the North East of Nigeria
The Peace and non-violence workshop which took place on the 1st and 2nd of December, 2021 brought together over 100 vigilante group members from Adamawa and Borno states as part of our on-going project titled “Transforming Vigilante Groups into Peacebuilding Organizations”. The aim of the workshop is to equip vigilante […]
COVID-19 Conference for Girls and Women
The conference with theme “Keeping Girls, Women and their Families Safe during COVID-19” took place in Yola, Adamawa State on the 17th of September 2020. The conference was attended by girls and women who are past or current participants in our peacebuilding and livelihoods project in the North East of […]
2021 International Day of Peace Statement
Without peace, development will falter; Without justice, hope will wither; Without inclusion, we will all be left behind. Can we find our way back? 18 months into a global pandemic, our hearts go out to those who are suffering. We are in awe of the extraordinary efforts by so many […]
Nigerian National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security
The Nigerian National Action Plan (NAP) on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) was launched in Abuja on the 1st of November, 2021 by the Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, and the Honorable Minister of Women Affairs to bring attention to and address the peace and security challenges of […]
COVID-19, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
COVID-19, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY The only way for the governing class to strengthen the social contract is to reinforce transparency and accountability in governance. Failure to do so will lead to assumptions by the general public. Institutionalization of transparency and accountability mechanisms must be at the core of all government […]