Nigeria: Rebuilding Lives

The article delves into some peacebuilding interventions that enhance the rebuilding and restoring of victims of violent conflicts in the northeast of Nigeria. The Complex Crises Fund, among other critical programs, enables intervention and prevention of conflict escalation in affected communities, including implementation of peacebuilding and psychosocial trauma initiatives. It calls for a robust support of those programs within the mandates of the U.S. State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Published by ThirdWay (May 4, 2018). Read more

Pursuing What Makes For Peace In Nigeria

The article emphasizes on the need to invest in peacebuilding initiatives that lead to transforming the minds of the Youth. Protracted conflicts and violence are a result of broken relationships, disenfranchisement, unemployment, and disrespect for the rule of law, inefficient governance and lack of trust with the government. Therefore, countries must invest in peacebuilding and conflict resolution programs. Programs such as the Complex Crises Fund reduce the need for costly military interventions that often lead to the killing of innocent civilians. Published by ThirdWay (September 8, 2017). Read more