Driving youths positive actions and grassroots agency in transforming communities through Peace Building,Governance, Youth leadership & Development

Nigeria
Joined August 2018
Together, We Walked for Peace! Thank you to our partners for making the Taraba Peace Walk a success. Together, we stood against electoral violence, inflammatory statements and hate speech, while advocating for peaceful elections in Nigeria’s 2027 polls. #InvestInPeace
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We congratulate Navi Pillay on the Nobel Peace Prize! In these turbulent times, it reminds us that defending human rights, upholding justice, & protecting human dignity remain essential to building lasting peace. May it inspire renewed courage & action for a more peaceful world
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Peace can begin in a classroom. Today,AfRICOSUD celebrates teachers who equip young people to choose dialogue over violence, empathy over hate, and unity over division. Through our Educators for Peace Project, we honour those shaping a more peaceful future. Happy #TeachersDay!
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Today, we commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence. Peace is not simply the absence of violence. It is choosing dialogue over division, understanding over hatred, and peaceful action over harm. Let us build communities where peace is a daily choice
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On Saturday, the Taraba Peace Coalition partnering with @AfRICOSUD brought together young people, students, faith leaders, CSOs and peace advocates to walk for peace. Peace is for everyone. Peace is everywhere. Peace is every day. #InvestInPeace
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STEP UP FOR PEACE! This Saturday, let’s take our voices to the streets. Walk for peace. Stand for unity. Speak for a better Taraba. 📅 26 Sept | 📍 Jalingo INVEST IN PEACE. FOR EVERYONE. EVERYWHERE. EVERY DAY. #PeaceWalk #YouthForPeace
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Building for the future is possible when peace starts here
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Young people are often described as the leaders of tomorrow. At AfRICOSUD, we believe they should lead from today. Through active youth engagemt young people prevent violence, identify early warning signs, promote dialogue, challenge misinformatn, & build peaceful communities.
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We joined stakeholders at the launch of Taraba state Climate Change Policy & Action Plan. This aligns with our work because climate change is reshaping conflict dynamics in fragile agrarian communities, intensifying competition over land water & livelihoods. #ClimateConflict
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On World Humanitarian Day, AfRICOSUD joins the global call to "Strengthen global solidarity & empower local communities" Humanitarian action is strongest when communities are not only recipients of support, but active leaders in building peace, resilience & sustainable solutions
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Different environments. Different challenges. One common aspiration. From conflict, unemployment, inequality and governance gaps, young people face different realitiesbut share a desire for peace, opportunity and a voice in decisions that shape their future. Happy #IYD2026!
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What if young people were empowered to solve the challenges around them? At GDSS Nyamusala, ELI participants analysed school & community problems, developed solutions, and presented their ideas—building critical thinking, teamwork, communication and leadership skills. #PYD #ELI
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Another inspiring session of the #EmergingLeadersInitiative! Student prefects explored Servant Leadership, reflecting on how integrity, humility and service define great leaders. We're raising young leaders who will transform their schools, communities and Northeast Nigeria.
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We successfully held the first Emerging Leaders Initiative (ELI) training! Through our bottom-to-top approach, AfRICOSUD is equipping secondary school prefects in Taraba with ethical leadership, communication & peacebuilding skills to shape a better Nigeria. #YouthLeadership
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We're proud to launch the Emerging Leaders Initiative (ELI)—a school-based programme equipping secondary school prefects with skills through PYD framework. Our bottom-to-top approach to development means investing in young people before they become tomorrow's decision-makers.
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Through the #EducatorsForPeace we published a Teachers' Manual to support peacebuilding and conflict-sensitive teaching in schools across Taraba, Benue, and Adamawa. We were pleased to present copies to the Chairman of the Taraba State Bureau for Peace and Conflict Management.
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What if development were truly locally led? AfRICOSUD has signed a new invitation to action calling for trust, equity, and stronger local leadership in development. Add your organisation to the signatories: bit.ly/4u41fAd
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The Media for Peace Training organized by @GIZ under the PEACECORE 2 strengthened our understanding of how misinformation, disinformation, & fake news fuel conflict, while equipping us with fact-checking & digital security tools to strengthen our peacebuilding & media literacy
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These motorcycles tell a story of commitment. Participants from different villages rode in for our stakeholders’ dialogue under the Speak Peace Project. Showing that peace is worth the journey. Every bike parked here represents a voice for dialogue, trust, and shared solutions.
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