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Who We are

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Message from NNC

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Early Warning

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Justice and Security Dialogue

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WIPNET

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Peace Education

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Zonal Reports

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Financial Reports

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We acknowledge in a very special way, the contributions ofour partners and donors – past and present:

UNITED STATESINSTITUTE OF PEACE

Commonwealth Foundation

USAID/EWARDS

Ministry of Women Affairs
and Social Development

National Emergency Management Agency

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PVision:A Nigeria characterized by just and peaceful coexistence among communities
where dignity of the human person is paramount and where the people can meettheir basic human needs and decide their own direction.

Mission:To enable and facilitate the development of mechanisms for cooperation among
civil society based peacebuilding practitioners and organizations in Nigeria byproviding cooperative responses to violent conicts; providing structure throughwhich these practitioners and institutions can regularly share experiences andinformation on peacebuilding, conict transformation, social, ethno-religious andpolitical reconciliation and tolerance; and promoting cultural values as resources
for peacebuilding.

Goal:
To build a sustainable peaceful coexistence amongst all the various
sectors and groups of the Nigerian community; thereby creating an
enabling environment for national growth and development

WANEP-Nigeria is a national Network of the West Africa Network for
Peacebuilding, West Africa regional Network with headquarters at AccraGhana. It provides an organized platform for collaborative peacebuilding by
indigenous Non Governmental Organisations for conict transformation anddevelopment in Nigeria.

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PStrengthen the Peacebuilding capacities of organizations and practitioners to actively engage inthe prevention and/or peaceful transformation of violent conicts in Nigeria.
Increase awareness and use of non-violent strategies as a proactive response to conicts in order
to avoid violence
Promote principled and responsive leadership in the country within context that appreciates theculture of non-violence, advocates for just social, political structures and relationships
Engender conict prevention and peacebuilding issues in the country
Harmonize and develop conict prevention through peacebuilding activities by networking andcoordination of WANEP members into viable networks and mechanisms

Operating Principles and Values
Belief in mutual respect for one another;
Transparency and accountability;
Gender equality and zero tolerance to discrimination (sex, tribe/ethnicity, race, HIV-AIDS status etc);
Collegiality, teamwork and dedication to duty;
Tolerance and respect for diversity;
Justice for all;
Quality delivery;
Collaboration and consultation

Established since 2001, WANEP-Nigeria is the largest peacebuilding Network in Nigeria with amembership spread of 120 Community Based on Non Governmental Organizations operating in the 36
States of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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BOARDS
Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi
Mallam Y Z Ya'u
Barrister Margaret Nwagbo
Kolawole Olatosimi Ademola
Dr. Nsekpong Archibong Udoh
Ms. Bridget Osakwe

Chairman
Director of Communication
Director of Training and Capacity Building
MemberMemberNational Network Coordinator andSecretary to the Board

Zonal Coordinators
Natheniel Awuapila
Mustapha Muhammad
Chibundu Uchegbu
Emen Okon
Kolawole Amusat
Mohammed Aliyu Wayas

North Central
North WestSouth East
South SouthSouth West
North East

WIPNET Focal Persons
Hannah Yakubu
Linda Umar
Barr. Iruka Nwokedi
Bridget Afah
Titilope Akosa

North Central
North WestSouth East
South SouthSouth West

Secretariat Staff
Bridget Usifo Osakwe
Patience Obaulo
Austin Eneanya
Kevin Abonyi
Osariemen Amas-Edobor
Vivian Anyaegbu
Suleiman Idris
Damilola Adeoye
Babalola Dawodu
Patricia Unegbu
Esho Akeem
Oyindamola Somoye
Taiwo Abe OluwadareFemi EmmanuelChiamaka Mbachi

National Network Coordinator
Head of Programs
Finance Manager
Program Manager
Program Manager
Administrative Manager
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PWest Africa Network for Peacebuilding Nigeria(WANEP-Nigeria) was established out of necessity toprovide an organized platform for collaborative
Peacebuilding for social change and stable democracy
in Nigeria by indigenous organizations working in thearea of conflict transformation, Peacebuilding andgood governance. Its operational framework was
designed along the visions of the regional network
operating in West Africa, Chad and Cameroun withthe ultimate goal of building sustainable peace for
growth and development in the region.
WANEP Nigeria operations are structured along the
geo-political constellation of Nigeria and targets
grassroots ownership of Peacebuilding initiatives
through its member organizations in all the thirty six(36) states of Nigeria including the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
Membership of WANEP-Nigeria,
pursuant to constitutional provisions is fororganizations with 40% conflict transformation andpeacebuilding initiatives. Some of these organizations
however have other areas of competence other thanPeacebuilding.
WANEP-Nigeria has over 200
member organizations spread across the six geopolitical zones of the country.

Active Non-Violence and Peace Education: Strives toinstitutionalize non-violence and peace education inPrimary, Secondary and Tertiary institutions in Nigeria
Conflict Prevention: Works towards the establishmentof civil society early warning and response system in
Nigeria, which is linked to ECOWAS conflict prevention
mechanism at the regional level. It also works withrelent government and inter-governmental agencies
towards Disaster Risk Reduction in the country.
Democracy and Good Governance: Designed tostrengthen governance capacities through developing
and integrating conflict management systems at
different levels of governance and also ensuretransparency in decision making.
Women in Peace building (WIPNET): Offer opportunity
for the participation of women in peace building
mechanisms through a coordinated network thatfacilitates advocacy, reconciliation and transformation
skills.
Research, Documentation and Network Coordination:
Promotes cross-fertilization of resources and expertiseamong zones.

Intervention programs of the Network are divided into
five basic thematic areas; Conflict Prevention; Womenin Peacebuilding; Active Non Violence and Peace
Education; Democracy and Good Governance;
Research and Documentation.
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Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi
Welcome to the rst year of the Decade 2021!
Dear Board Members, WANEP- Nigeria Staff, Network Members, Ladies
and Gentlemen, I believe you enjoyed the festive season with friends andfamily reecting on the outgoing year with gratitude to God for his
Dr. Abiola Afolabi - Akiyode
protection. The outgoing year began on a good footing with the Networkorganizing a meeting with its board members to give a progress report on
the projects, achievements and challenges encountered by the network as
well as put forward resolutions for the year.
However, the year brought with it a public health emergency on such a scalethat was never imagined. The Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID -19) has become an
important threat to human relationships and national security since it was rst
recorded in Wuhan city, China in December 2019.COVID-19 was declared by the World Health Organization(WHO) as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 with more than 100 million infections conrmed in over 200
countries across the globe.
Nigeria was presumably spared the scourge of the virus until her rst case was recorded on February 28, 2020.
As part of the effort to curb the spread of the virus, the Nigerian government imposed total lockdowns andsocial distancing policy in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states on the March 30, 2020. The dramatic lockdowns did
not adequately consider the Do No Harm Principle as this aggravated the prevalence of gender based violencein the country. With tensions building up and lots of uncertainty so many women and girls were locked in with
their abusers leading to death of some of the victims.
Amidst this global pandemic, the surge in the spread of COVID-19 inhibited project implementation in statesacross the country. This necessitated the use of the internet platforms such as skype, zoom, whatsApp toorganize meetings, conferences and workshops. WANEP Nigeria held a number of webinars touching on key
issues affecting women, youth and the society in general. Notably, COVID-19 Pandemic: The Future ofPeacebuilding in Nigeria; Rethinking Strategies to End Violence Against Women and Girls; Presenting thecurrent realities on issues of Women, Peace and Security in Nigeria and Capacity Enhancing Training for
Data Collectors and Analysts for Effective Conict Prevention to mention but a few. The secretariat staff also
featured as guest panelists on different webinars to share knowledge and experience on key issues.
As part of the Network activities to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council
Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 a research was commissioned to assess the achievements on the implementation of
UNSC Resolution 1325 in Nigeria. It was interesting to note that out of the 36 states in Nigeria only 12 states
have State Action Plans for the implementation of this groundbreaking resolution on Women, Peace andSecurity. In all WANEP – Nigeria and its network members played credible roles in the development andadoption of the State Action Plans. Presently, modalities are on the way towards the third review of Nigeria's
National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325. The localization strategy has helped in bridging the gaps between
theory and practice making Resolution 1325 more relevant in local communities.
Under the Active Non- Violence and Peace Education program, a milestone was achieved as WANEP- Nigeria
during the outgoing year was granted approval by the Lagos State Ministry of Education to implement thepeace education project in Secondary Schools in the state. Also, remarkable was the partnering with a childrights civil society organization to present short children friendly skits on preventive measures to keep safe
during the COVID- 19 Pandemic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Child Rights and Peace Education. To
promote the participation of youths in decision making and peacebuilding processes in Nigeria WANEP in
collaboration with Civil Society Partners through series of consultations have developed a National Action
Plan on the United Nations Security Council Resolution on 2250 which will be launched this year.
The secretariat's efforts in fund raising, forging and sustaining relationships with donor agencies wascommendable. Partners such as the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), Urgent Action Fund
Africa (UAF) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) expanded their projects in Nigeria. The United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) began a new project partnering with WANEP – Nigeria and othercivil society organizations titled “Integrated Approach to Building Peace in Nigeria's Farmer-Herder Crisis”.
The project utilizes a consortium / collaborative approach in seeking partnerships with non-governmental
partners referred to as peace collaborative to support community level peace advocacy; undertake
transformative peace assessment and conict analysis; promote cohesion through local livelihoods projects
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Towards the end of the year, the nationwide demonstrations against Police Ofcers of the Special AntiRobbery Squad (SARS) gained momentum across states in October 2020 and this revealed the role youth canplay in bringing about change. The active participation of women in these protests was encouraging as thishas put women in a positive light not as victims of violence but as advocates of change. WANEP – Nigeria
monitored the protests and put forward situation tracking documents and a position statement making
recommendations to the Federal Government to conduct widespread and inclusive consultations with key
stakeholders to nd lasting solutions to the crisis and promote sustainable peace and justice in the country.
In all, we would not have come this far without the commitment and impactful work of the National Network
Coordinator and her team to build peace within communities in Nigeria. Also, to the network members we areappreciative of all the good work that is being done across the thirty – six states of the country. As we lookforward to the new year, we will be guided by the Reviewed Strategic Action Plan 2021 to 2025 towards
achieving our goal as a foremost peacebuilding organization. We implore you to join hands with our team inpromoting and sustaining peace in Nigeria.
Thank you.

BOARD MEMBERS

Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi
Chairman
Barrister Margret Nwagbo
Director: Training andCapacity Building

Mallam Y. Z. Ya'u
Director: Communication

Ms Bridget Osakwe
Secretary to the Board

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Patience Obaulo

Austin Eneanya

Kevin Abonyi

Osariemen Amas-Edobor

Vivian Anyaegbu

Suleiman Idris

Damilola Adeoye

Babalola Dawodu

Patricia Unegbu

Esho Akeem

Oyindamola Somoye

Omowunmi Ojo

Femi EmmanuelChiamaka Mbachi

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Bridget Osakwe“Building Peace In An Era Of Pandemic And Uncertainty”
Happy New year everyone! Hope we are still observing the Coronavirus (COVID- 19)
preventive measures and keeping safe. We are delighted to communicate with you
all and joyful for yet another year. The outgoing year was gloomy though theorganization was able to swim through the murky waters towards achieving its goalof building sustainable peaceful co-existence amongst all the various sectors andgroups of the Nigerian community.

The rst quarter of the year began on an interesting note with the organization holding nation-wide
consultations to further the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Nigeria. WANEP –Nigeria organized a strategic planning meeting for stakeholders in our three project states in the Niger- Delta.
The planning meeting aimed to enhance the capacities of critical Stakeholders in Edo, Delta and Rivers States
to understand the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. One distinguishing aspect of the meeting
was the highlight of the Omu Anioma traditional leadership. This traditional structure that has been existingin Delta State for over 70 years and it reveals the excellent role women chiefs are playing in peacebuilding andstate building. The meeting further promoted recognition, acceptance and support by key stakeholders for
women groups utilizing their peacebuilding capacities to address peace and security needs within theircommunities. A road map was developed for the sustainability of women group structures at the local andstate levels.
WANEP Nigeria took the train of the zonal consultations on promoting the women participation inpeacebuilding to the North East. In the region, women and girls are impacted by the rising extremism
differently than men and boys. They are victims of violent attacks, their rights and mobility, as well as
economic capacities are compromised even more than their male counterparts. They are also rst responders
to these violent attacks. As mothers, wives, sisters and daughters in family settings and professionals, they
shape the values of community members and play a vital role in preventing the spread of extremist ideology
and activity. The zonal conference was held to share experiences and proffer recommendations on emerging
trends and how best to engage with women in countering violent extremism within communities in the North
East.
In commemoration of the International Women's Day 2020, WIPNET trained women group in Ossisa, Delta
State organized a peace rally to raise awareness on the need for community peacebuilding. In Okuorodo
Urhobo, Delta State community women were sensitized on the importance of advocating for gender equality
and equal rights in marriage, education, employment, politics and other social activities that shape thesociety. Our radio program “Women Voices for Peace” was ongoing throughout the year across the seven radio
stations in Bauchi, Bornu, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Lagos and Rivers States with seasoned guests speaking on
varied topics including women rights, achievements and gender equality.
Then came the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID- 19) Pandemic with its attendant lock down andinterruption of work plan. With the disease spreading across the country and the directives by the government
for citizens to stay at home, this exacerbated already existing risks of Sexual and Gender Based Violence(SGBV). Primarily, women and girls were at risks of domestic violence during this time due to limited
involvement and control in decision making on household response, increase food insecurity, mobility andreduced access to information and services. During this time, WANEP – Nigeria created an online survey forvictims of SGBV to air their complaints for immediate referral services. This platform also served to gather
statistics on the number of SGBV cases across Nigeria.
With the heightening number of sexual violence cases, WANEP got funds from Urgent Action Fund Africa tocarry out a radio program to create awareness on the pandemic and the need to stop violence against womenand girls while promoting healthy relationships that promote peace in Lagos State. The Radio Program titled“Let's Talk COVID- 19 and SGBV” was aired on Women Radio 91.7 FM – the only radio station centered on
promoting women issues in the country for an hour on Tuesdays. This provided the platform for more women
to listen and air their views on the issue to foster prompt mobilization of professional service providers andofcials to respond to the SGBV situation. Through the radio program the populace were sensitized on existing
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Against Person's Prohibition Act 2015 etc and linked with appropriate agencies to seek redress.
WANEP – Nigeria, during this time reached out to women, girls, persons living with disabilities and theelderly in eight project states including- Bauchi, Borno, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Lagos, Plateau and Rivers State
with food palliatives to cater for their basic daily needs, face masks, hand sanitizers, hand wash andInformation, Education and Communication (IEC) materials. Sensitization forums were held on ending
Violence Against Women and Girl to enlighten women and girls on what to do to keep safe and report
perpetrators of violence.
During the closure between late March and June 2020 to forestall the spread of COVID- 19 staff worked
remotely from home. Several management and staff virtual meetings were held to work on activities that do
not require physical presence. However, some project activities that could be held physically through internet
were explored. Thus internet/Zoom meetings were held to foster implementation of planned project activities.
In this regards, Zoom conferences including “Rethinking Strategies to End Violence Against Women andGirls”, “Presenting Current Realities on the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 in Nigeria” etc were
held. Due to the steep increase in gender-based violence the network and its member organizations issued aposition statement calling on key stakeholders to put structures in place to end the violence and protect therights of women and girls in Nigeria.
The Women in Peacebuilding (WIPNET) Program, Localization workshops on the United Nations Security
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 was implemented in Balanga, Gombe State; Katagum, Bauchi State and
Maiduguri, Borno State. Capacities of local women and policy makers strengthened to implement the
National Action Plan (NAP) on UNSCR 1325 at the local level. As part of the project, Local Action Plans(LAPs) on UNSCR 1325 developed in the three communities and Steering Committees set up to ensure
implementation of the LAPs. Stakeholders pledged their commitment to include women in their cabinet andinclude allocation for women, peace and security in 2021 Budget at the local level.
The Conict Prevention program began on a good footing as WANEP-Nigeria renewed partnership with theState Emergency and Management Agency (LSEMA) on Disaster Risk Reduction in Lagos State. An advocacy
visit to LASEMA brought to the fore the need for the two institutions (WANEP and SEMA) to sign a
Memorandum of Understanding on the operationalization of Emergency Response in Lagos State. Working
together with LASEMA, eld assessment was carried out at the Abule – Ado explosion which occurred on
Sunday March 15, 2020. WANEP – Nigeria staff members were available to carry out on the spot assessmentof the occurrence. A Quick NEWS update was developed with recommendations for Federal and State
Government ofcials to mitigate the effects of the explosion. This Early Warning output was shared withpartners including the State Emergency Management Agency in Lagos State.
To ensure enhanced reporting on National Early Warning System (NEWS) a virtual training was held on
identifying and reporting early warning signs for community monitors. The services of additional community
monitors were engaged to contribute to data gathering within communities in Nigeria. Early warning
monitoring outputs produced included over 40weekly highlight and 12 monthly bulletins. Situation tracking
reports on the nationwide youth protest against brutality by the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) in
Nigeria by Nigerian Youth within the country and in diaspora between October 8- 20, 2020. A Position
Statement calling for stakeholders consultations to promote peace in Nigeria was issued by WANEP – Nigeria
and publicized by the media. The publications called for the creation of platforms for inclusive participation
and amplication of youth voices in the decision-making and peacebuilding processes in the country,
The Lagos State Ministry of Education approved that WANEP educate students in secondary schools on peaceeducation in ve local council areas in the state. This will enable the students imbibe active non-violence
techniques in resolving disputes and promote a culture of peace within and outside the school environs. The
Active Non- Violence and Peace Education Program also continued its advocacy to the Lagos State House of
Assembly for the passage of the Peace Education bill for the introduction of Peace education in Primary ad
Post primary schools in Lagos State. The bill is being sponsored by the Deputy Majority Leader and has beenpresented to the House of Assembly for the rst reading. In Bauchi State, a Preventing Violent Extremism was
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persons equipped to stand up against violent extremism in the state.
In ensuring that youths are not left behind in decision making and peace processes in Nigeria, WANEP and
partners developed a framework on the National Action Plan on UNSCR 2250 to engage youths inpeacebuilding in Nigeria. Processes are ongoing for the adoption of the National Action Plan by government.
To end the year, WANEP – Nigeria with partners co-hosted the Nigeria Youth 4 Peace Forum incommemoration of the 5th Anniversary of the UNSCR 2250 with the theme “Young People's Protection: An
inevitable Strategy for a Peaceful and Prosperous Society”. We partnered with the National Youth Service
Corps (NYSC) to sensitize the 2020 batch A 'Corp' members on the need to embrace a culture of peace fornational cohesion.
The Justice and Security Dialogue (JSD) program continued to organically address security challenges as
they emerge in Plateau State. In response to the COVID- 19 Pandemic, WANEP Nigeria distributed 1000 facemasks to Police, High Court Judges, Jos North LGA and JSD Community Stakeholders in the state.
Palliatives were also distributed to 5 Divisions of Police in Jos North LGA of Plateau State. As part of the
project, the “Think Me' drama series on exploring effective response to Sexual and Gender based violencecommenced on Unity radio 93.3FM/TV Plateau State. With the level of success achieved on the JSD project,
the stakeholders have committed to sustaining the dialogues to promote peace in the state. We are delighted to
inform you that for the new year, WANEP Nigeria will begin a pilot Justice and Security Dialogue (JSD)process in the North East working in Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps.
As part of the year, WANEP – Nigeria forged relationship with the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) under the project 'Integrated Approach to Building Peace in Nigeria's Herder-Farmer Crisis” incollaborations with Humanitarian Dialogue, Mercy Corps, Thrive Agric. Several Planning meetings were heldwith partners on the Project Planning processes under three pillars namely Peace Architecture, Livelihoodand economic recovery, Conict Analysis and Peace Assessment. The project is being implemented in elevenstate across the country including –Adamawa, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ekiti, Kaduna, Katsina, Nassawa,
Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara States.
In preparation for the next phase of the decade and to guide the organization in the next ve years (2021 –2025), the Strategic Action Plan has been reviewed with inputs from the board, secretariat and network
members.
In all, great appreciation goes to our partners and supporters who believed in us including the Federal
Ministry of Women Affairs, the various State Ministries of Women Affairs, Institute of Peace and Conict
Resolution (IPCR), Lagos State School Based Management Committee (SBMC), Lagos State House of
Assembly, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD),
Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), OXFAM in Nigeria, Urgent Action Fund -Africa, UnitedStates Institute for Peace (USIP), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for theirnancial and technical support. The Media has been wonderful and helpful to our work as they ensured thatpeacebuilding messages were widely publicised. Our mother organization, WANEP Regional Ofce- Ghana
has always been available to help us weather the storm and emerge even stronger. Indeed, we are grateful for
all the advice and good will.
The entire Board of WANEP Nigeria has been quite supportive led by a Chair who is ever willing to assist. To
network members, especially the Coordinators, I appreciate your enthusiasm in moving the network forward.
Of course, the network is what it is because of you, thank you. It is noteworthy that despite the challenges
posed by the global pandemic, the staff members worked tirelessly and swiftly to ensure that all planned
projects were implemented and there were no extensions. For all the good work, I say a big thank you to ourboard, network members and my amiable team at the secretariat.
As we look forward to an impactful year be reminded that the task of peacebuilding is our collective
responsibility lets unite and work together while staying safe!
Thank you.

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1.1.Strengthening Linkages Between
Warning and Response
In line with the primary objective of providing early
warning information for timely response with thegoal of promoting peace and security in the country,
WANEP-Nigeria conducted a virtual refresher
training for community eld monitors across the 36
States of Nigeria including the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) to enhance their early warning
monitoring and reporting capacity. Throughtraining of community monitors on the National
Early Warning System (NEWS), the NEWS
indicators were reviewed to reect current
dynamics in peace and security with theperformance of eld monitors evaluated. As a resultof this refresher training, the quality of early
warning reports improved signicantly. The
evaluation of community monitors across the States
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reports into NEWS.
With the training of community monitors, the
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reports (Situation Tracking, Quick NEWS Update,
Policy Brief, Monthly Bulletin) to inform relevant
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Highlights of Early Warning Outputs in 2020
NEWS Situation Tracking on the 'Nationwide YouthProtest Against Brutalities By The Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS) in Nigeria- (#EndSARS protest) Vol 1 & 2.
Situation Tracking on COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, Vol
1-4.
Quick NEWS Update on the 'Kidnap of students by armed
bandits in Kankara LGA of Katsina State.
Quick NEWS Update on 'Gas explosion in Lagos State’
Quick NEWS Update on the 'Peace and Security
Dimensions of Inter-State Movement of Persons Amid
COVID-19 in Nigeria'.

Additionally, WANEP also strengthened thelinkages between warning and response by
conducting public awareness campaigns on thenovel COVID-19 pandemic to with the Lagos State
Civil Society Organization. The collaborative was
mandated to create community awareness on
COVID-19 precautionary measures to prevent the
spread of the virus in Lagos State. Beneciaries of
the campaign included traders, artisans,
motorcycle rider's association and religious leaders,amongst others, at Ojodu LCDA and Oshodi/Isolo
LGA in Lagos State. This supported the efforts of
the Lagos State Government in ensuring adherence
to health guidelines put in place to curb the spreadof COVID-19.
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the Director General (DG) of the Lagos State
Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr
Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu for partnership on
DRR.
Several activities in the reporting period were
implemented in Bauchi State;
Town-hall meetings with farmers to discuss theimpact of COVID-19 on small-scale farming in
the State.

Contribution to Mitigating Environmental Disasters
The awareness campaign provided the opportunity
for WANEP to make recommendations to the Lagos
State Government through the forum of Civil
Society Organisations on identied gaps capable offostering community transmission of COVID-19 in
the State.
The surge in the spread of COVID-19, although
delayed the implementation of projects, WANEPNigeria successfully implemented most projects
virtually including trainings from MarchDecember 2020.
Site assessment of a gas explosion site at Abule-Adoarea, Amuwo-Odon LGA of Lagos StateWANEP-Nigeria's intervention and focus in
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) through its
Humanitarian Emergency Response andDevelopment (HERD) continues to facilitate
monitoring, evaluation, analysis and preventive
actions against threats of disaster in Nigeria. In thereporting period, WANEP-Nigeria conducted site
assessment of communities affected by gas
explosion in Lagos State and produced reports withrecommendations to support informed decisionmaking at the State-level.
Also, WANEP-Nigeria, led by the National Network
Coordinator (NNC), conducted a 'courtesy visit' to
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Virtual Meetings to discuss emerging
challenges in agriculture and appropriate
action by the Bauchi State Government.
Engagement on Agricultural Resilience
Framework- 'Connecting achievements andlearnings for improved strategy on climate
resilience' in Bauchi State.
Through series of intervention, several
recommendations presented to reect the needs,
concerns and challenges of farmers in the State
were acknowledged by the Special Adviser to the
Bauchi State Governor on Agriculture - Alhaji
Iiiyasu Aliyu Gital for further engagements with
the State Government and other relevant agencies.
Several achievements include;
Renewed commitments by farmers and stateagencies to create awareness on climate change
and indigenous adaptation and mitigation
options.
Improved awareness and knowledge of smallscale farmers on government interventions
during the COVID-19 pandemic and theprocesses, benets involved in belonging tofarmer cooperatives to avoid denial or
inaccessibility of farm inputs.
In 2020, a communication platform was createdvirtually for farmers and civil society groups todirectly engage with the State Government(through the Special Adviser to the Bauchi StateGov ernm ent ) t o a scert a in t he roles ofgovernment in sustaining food security and also
mitigating the impact of the COVID in farming
communities.
Small scale farmers, community leaders betterorganized to coordinate their needs forgovernment intervention.
State Committee comprising of state and nonstate set up to create awareness on mitigatingclimate risk and led by the Special Adviser (SA)to the Bauchi State Governor on Agriculture.

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PStrategic Objective (so 2): Citizen Capacity Is Developed And Deployed In Peace Building And Conict
Prevention/interventions At Community, National And Regional Levels.
WANEP's capacity building strategy is tailored towards increasing peacebuilding knowledge base across States in Nigeria byenhancing the skills and expertise of citizens in the area of conﬂict prevention and peacebuilding. In 2020,the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in providing peacebuilding support to addressing farmer-herdercrisis in Benue, Nassarawa and Taraba States partnered with WANEP-Nigeria and other peacebuilding
agencies on the project 'Iintegrated Approach to Building Peace in Nigeria' Farmer-Herder Crisis'.
The Project aims to enhance these states' preventive capacities by promoting dialogue and proactive
engagement; building mutually benecial economic relationships between farmers and herders; improving
the effectiveness of the security response through strengthened human rights monitoring and accountability;and providing an impartial and evidence-based narrative to defuse the politicized debate and help mobilize abroader response.
Under the Transformative Peace Assessment and Conict Analysis pillar, the project was extended to eight(8) other States of Ekiti, Anambra, Delta, Plateau, Adamawa, Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara States, based onshared conict events as seen in Benue, Nassarawa and Taraba States..
Main achievements of the project in 2020
Forty-seven (47) enumerators and analysts across the 11 States of Ekiti, Anambra, Delta, Benue, Nassarawa,
Plateau, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara States trained on data collection techniques using
technological tools- Kobo Collect app. Upon successful completion of the training, the enumerators andanalysts were deployed across the 11 States to commence Household Surveys (HHS) for 500 households.
Improved capacity of Civil Society Organizations, Academia, Peace Building Agencies in data collection
through technology.
During the survey, 91 communities across 58 Local Government
Areas were covered. To ensure a successful outcome, courtesy visitswere conducted to traditional and communities' leaders to gain
acceptance into the communities. The data collection process is
crucial to understanding the peace and conict dynamics. It wasalso relevant to generating reliable evidence that would support
evidence-backed policy formulation and interventions in conict
preventions and peacebuilding in target States.
Local community guides were engaged in some States to facilitate
Enumerators at Bakin-Rijiya Community in Hong LGA of Adamawa State.
smooth community-entry and access to relevant stakeholders andenumeration areas. In this vein, households in selected communities were opened to discussions.
Promoting Food Security in Nigeria: Agriculture, Climate Change and Good Governance
Given the challenges experienced by farmers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and the current
concerns with climate change and its impact on farming activities,OXFAM in Nigeria supported WANEP-Nigeria from 2015-2020
under the 'Right to Food' project.Nigeria's agriculture sector isparticularly vulnerable to climate change because mostagricultural practices rely on rainfall and over 70 percent of
the country's population relies directly or indirectly on
rain-fed agriculture (IFAD, 2009).
To address emerging challenges of small-holder farmers in
Nigeria, WANEP-Nigeria explored linkages with the
Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme(BSAPD) and the Special Adviser (SA) to the Bauchi State
Governor on Agriculture, Alhaji Iliyasu Aliyu Gital, to
L-R: Special Adviser to Bauchi State Governor, IIiyasu Gital,
track
the progress and challenges in the agricultural sector
Hajiya Amina Bala, Osariemen Amas (WANEP), Prof. Nasiru
as well as create a platform for small-holder farmers to interact with the State Government on its agriculturalinterventions in the State.
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At the onset of the outbreak of COVID-19, Justiceand Security Dialogue (JSD) together with its
partner and stakeholders developed a framework to
support government and communities in their
response to the pandemic. JSD supported
Consultative meetings with the police and Plateau
State COVID-19 Task Force Committee to identify
issues/bottlenecks and highlight challenges that
may impair effective response to COVID-19.
Outcome of the meetings suggested that neither thehealthcare agencies nor police services havegenerally considered policing as part of publichealth response to COVID-19. Stakeholders
acknowledged that even though they both appear
distinctive; they play complementary roles -to saveand protect lives. They agreed on a well-balancedeld response, as such, JSD utilized theopportunity to expand and extend its strategy to
improve police–public health partnership.
JSD, therefore, working with the police and
COVID-19 Task Force Committee, focused on
instituting a coordination framework to guide theactivities of the various government agencies,
NGOs and development partners working tosupport national government response to thepandemic. With the healthcare services, it focusedon strengthening the systems and processes of local
and State healthcare agencies. With the police, JSD
facilitated a review of their current capacity(workforce status and space); and areas of gaps andweaknesses with a view to recommending
strategies to address them as part of a whole systemapproach of responding to COVID-19.
Presentation of Personal Protect Equipment – Facemask to
Members of the Tudun Wada Mobile Court, Jos North

Stakeholders meeting with local and state
NGOs, health and peacebuilding actors on
COVID-19:
In a complementary activity, WANEP, CEPAN and
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support to community response to the pandemic. A
compilation of information on healthcare partners
and actors involved in COVID-19 response wasdeveloped and shared. JSD COVID-19 response
framework was also shared. Participants jointly
agreed on a terms of reference (TOR) and a work
plan which included engagement with JSD
supported Sexual and Gender Based Violence
response network and Plateau State COVID-19
Task Force Committee to aid advocacy to highprole government ofcials.
Personal Protective Equipment – Facemask being received by the
Chairman of Jos North Local Government Area

The next step to this complementary support by
JSD partners and stakeholders was the facilitationof virtual dialogue between the local and State
government actors (including the police) withselected NGOs and community leaders to enable
them work together on identied issues at Statelevel. Following this was a facilitated process thatenabled them to establish a state level coordination
mechanism that will ensure the implementation ofplans towards community recovery post COVID-19.
Awareness/sensitization:JSD at the initial stage(rst case in Nigeria) raised awareness on theimportance of police and public health collaboration
to address COVID-19. This required a whole systemapproach- understanding vulnerability, what works
locally, working with other partners or stakeholders
to problem-solve and building cohesive
communities against COVID-19. With this, JSD
began to explore the intersectional area/gaps using
existing networks to build partnerships to support
agencies and communities.
Partnerships, Communities and Systems:
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two agencies. During this advocacy, it was
discovered that most health professionals and thepolice have limited knowledge about the rationale
for partnership and how this might be done. On thisrealization, JSD changed its strategy fromawareness creation to addressing institutional
policies and strategies (actions) as they are rolled
out in response to Covid-19. For example, JSD
together with the local police, identied crowded
police cells as a potential avenue for spread of thevirus. As a result of the sensitive nature of theissue to address, JSD approached the Attorney
General, Justice Ministry to lead advocacy
meetings to the management of the police. The JSD
Team worked with the Commissioner of Police andthe Ministry of Justice to identify cells andfacilitated their decongestions, especially for casesthat are considered minor or bailable. The JSD
team coordinated with CSOs in the health sector
and facilitated the cleaning and fumigation of police
stations in Jos North by the Ministries of Healthand Environment.
JSD also developed a framework for leadershipcollaboration. It utilized two WhatsApp groups tofacilitate the agreed framework- One with policemanagement (DPOs) and the other with Healthagencies and CSOs.

JSD community stakeholders daily provided theircommunities with information on managing theCoronavirus pandemic in collaboration with the JSD
Team. The situation reports submitted by the
stakeholders on activities and challenges in theirvarious communities helped JSD Team to focus on
real-time challenges. This was very useful as it inpart, informed government decision on the
disbursement of palliatives and other social services
to communities. It also was an opportunity for thegovernment to demonstrate transparency in the
distribution of the palliatives. Information regarding
the palliatives and what to expect were publicly madeavailable. This helped to checkmate corruption thatmarred the initial disbursement of palliatives.
JSD platform served as a reference point forcommunity members to fact check information
making rounds in the community. JSD daily madeavailable or re-broadcasted authentic information,
debunked rumours, and myths around COVID-19.
For example, JSD developed and printed information
yers on where and how-to fact- check information on
COIVD-19. To help improve communication between
and among stakeholders, JSD created andmaintained COVID-19 citizens information and help

Outcomes
For example, access to water for regular handcentres with dedicated phone lines. JSD also
instituted a weekly update from stakeholders

washing was identied as a problem. Communities

through the WhatsApp platform on what is being

depend on the services of water vendor to supply

done and why. Updates from the police on cases ofthem water. There were concerns that these vendors

Gender based violence reported were also monitored

could carry and spread the virus in the community.

through the platform. JSD identied, engaged

Through advocacy and sustained pressure by JSD

counsellors (voluntary) and provided three phone

Stakeholders committee on the COVID-19 Task

lines for psycho-social support to victims of domestic

Force, the State government, as part of its palliatives

violence or individuals seeking emotional or

to communities, approved free water supply throughpsychological support as they face the many

motor Tanks to communities throughout thechallenges of lockdown.

duration of lockdown.
There were reports of police brutality on citizens
Another example of utilization of JSD report was theduring the lock down. JSD through phone calls andsetting up of CCTV at Plateau state boundaries withother virtual meetings successfully advocated andother states and placement of security personnel in

got the COVID-19 Task Force Committee to extend

strategic areas between Plateau State and otherits mobile court to Tudun Wada, a community in Jos

state boundaries to ensure the successful

North LGA. This ensured that the police rather than

implementation of the lockdown. This was done intorture or abuse citizens who aunted the lockdown,

response to reports from JSD monitoring committee

charged them to mobile court for prosecution. The

that reported the movement of large number ofmobile court set up by the government in response topeople into Jos through unguided boundaries.

public outcry of police violations now covers all local

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orRelationships fPgovernment area of Plateau State. With theestablishment of the mobile court came the reduction
in reported cases of police violations against citizens.

Donation of Personal Protective Equipment Facemasks to the Police
Police at various meeting had lamented the nonprovision of masks, hand gloves and handsanitizers for operations enforcing the lockdownorder and restriction of movement in the State. It
was observed that only few senior ofcers had facemasks while the lower ranking ofcers have none.
“Nobody cares about us. No face mask, no handsanitizer, no common soap to even wash our stationand cells. They expect us to use our money. Pleasetell me how you give what you don't have?” A policeofcer asked during a meeting. According toanother ofcer, “We thought these items would be
provided for those of us enforcing the lockdown tocheck the risk of contracting COVID-19 from ourinteraction with the public. Or are we immune toit?”Some CSOs participants at the meeting took it uponthemselves to advocate for masks on behalf of thepolice. Immediately after the meeting, several ofthem took to social media. JSD stakeholders
Committee on their part wrote to their various
State House of Assembly representatives seeking
for help with masks and hand sanitizes especiallyfor police ofcers on COVID-19 duties. They
argued that the lives of security agents, especiallypolicemen were being put at risk by allowing themto go on duty without adequate protection.
Donation of Personal Protective Equipment – Facemask to the Managementof the Police, Plateau State Police Command by JSD Stakeholders

Outcome:A total of 1,000 facemasks were donated. CEPAN on
behalf of WANEP coordinated the donation and also
made the presentation to the Management of the
Police (500 pieces), Local government ofcials(100pieces), Members of the Tudun Wada Mobile court,
Jos North (50 pieces) and 350 pieces to JSD
stakeholders, community leaders and District heads
in Jos North. Both the Chairman of Jos North LGA

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donations expressed their appreciation to JSD andmade a commitment to support government andcommunity efforts in mitigating the spread of
COVID-19.

Development of virtual training on effective
response to Sexual and Gender Based
Violence (SGBV) in Plateau State and Radio
drama
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus and subsequent
lock downs by the Nigeria government, sexual andgender-based violence has been making theheadlines. The social media was ooded withhorric incidents of rape and killings of the victimsof rape within the quarter in review. This caused anational outcry and attracted government attention
as well as other stakeholders. It was debated on theoor of the national assembly. Even the President
was compelled to mention it in his speech during his
address on Nigeria response to COVID-19. NGOs
and other professional bodies demonstrated on thestreets. The National Human Rights Commission
was not left out in the protest as they organized anation-wide week of activism against sexual andgender-based violence. In Plateau, FIDA organizedprotest marches across the State.
In furtherance of the need to take action to stop thishorrendous trend the Plateau State Government
through the ofce of the Attorney General
constituted a committee to address sexual andgender-based violence. The police gender desk set
up by the JSD project of USIP in 2019 worked tosupport the community, NGOs, and other service
providers to handle professionally, the resultant
upsurge in cases that were reported. In total, 17
cases of SGBV were reported within the period in
review.
Because Police play a very crucial role in ensuring
justice to victims, JSD increased its support togender desk to enable them respond effectively to
SGBV. JSD developed a virtual training and a radio
drama on effective response to sexual violence thatwas broadcast in the local dialect and aired on Unity
FM community radio. JSD prior to the outbreak of
the pandemic had planned the training for 40 policeofcers, unfortunately outbreak of the virus, JSD
together with its partners and the police reached anagreement to have the training virtually. Bothactivities aim to
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Offer support to victims, strengthen police
institutional capacities to coordinate efcientand effective response to SGBV andC. network role players with community
stakeholders to effectively respond to thepandemic.
Advocacy Skills Training For JSD CSOS
Network and JSD Stakeholders in Jos North,
Plateau State
Effective advocacy has led to signicant impacts as
communities learn to identify their problems andstrategize in seeking solutions through policy
formulation and implementation. The Justice andSecurity Dialogue (JSD) project has strategicallydeveloped and built a group of mentees as part ofthe sustainability plan to continue working withother stakeholders in the communities as the
project exit Jos North and Plateau state. The JSD
organized an Advocacy Training for Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) and JSD stakeholders in Jos
CommunityStakeholderof AngwanRogo
of Jos North
LGA CSOs
North withthe objectives:to empower
JSD
Network and Youth leaders to take an active role inpeacebuilding; to explore advocacy as a tool forchange and, as a result, gain new advocacy skills;
and to develop participants' knowledge andcapacity to design and implement targeted
advocacy strategies for peacebuilding. During thetraining, participants were made to understand theentire advocacy process and stimulate it.
Outcome:Participants would engage members of the Plateau
State House of Assembly, Ministry of Women Affairs
and Social development, Plateau State Ministry ofJustice, International Federation of Women Lawyers(FIDA), Plateau State Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development, Plateau State Ministry of
Health, Community members, CSOs, Jos North
Local Government ofcials, vigilante groups(Vigilante Group of Nigeria and Neighbourhood
Watch) and the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA), and other critical stakeholders inseeking reforms and policy changes on the following
issues Farmers- Herders conict, Rape,
Cultism/Sara-Suka, Kidnapping and Armedrobbery, Drugs and Substance abuse, in Plateau
state. WANEP and CEPAN would take the lead tofollow-up and coordinate the implementation of theaction plan to deliver the plan's anticipated results
and goal.

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JSD Stakeholders Community Dialogue on
Stakeholders Response to Insecurity in
Communities Of Jos North LGA, Plateau StateThe JSD Stakeholders committee has continued toengage with members of their communities toresolve various security challenges in thecommunities. The #ENDSARS peaceful protest in
Jos and the aftermath protest from the #ENDSARS
led to the destruction of government andindividuals' properties and brought in a new wave ofsecurity concern to the communities. The JSD
organized a dialogue to mitigate the impact of thissecurity threat. The objectives of the dialogue were;to discuss the changing dynamics of the security
situation in the communities, evaluate the effects ofemerging issues that have affected the communities
and develop a Community Safety Partnershipapproach to deal with the security issues before,
during, and after the Yuletide season.
Outcomes:
The participants at the dialogue decided that theywould collaborate and work as a team with theircommunity members to ensure a peaceful and better
society.
The participants pledged to talk to at least one
person in their community on the importance of
maintaining security and the safety of thecommunity.
They would assist and work with the vigilantes/
neighbourhood watch, other community groups intheir communities.
The ward heads, community leaders, religious
leaders, and the police would be contacted when
unusual situations are observed in the communities.
Those suspected of causing problems or harbouringcriminals in the communities would be promptly
reported to the police or other security actors.
When new visitors or people relocate to thecommunities, the traditional leaders should be
informed; this would help ensure that people in thecommunity are known and accounted for at all times.

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THINK ME RADIO DRAMA SERIES
There is a global concern on the rise of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) since the lock down began in various
parts of the world including Nigeria due to the COVID -19 Pandemic. From the Police gender desk records in
Jos, there has been an increase of cases from average of 3 weekly reports to 4 daily reports of incidences ofsexual violence since the pandemic began. This called for collective and individual efforts to assist both theState, Police and individuals cope with the effects of the pandemic. To ameliorate the impact, WANEPNigeria and its partners designed the “Think Me Radio Drama Series”.
The 26-episode radio drama series have been designed to air for two quarters on Unity FM 93.3 Radio, Jos. The
radio drama series which began last year focuses on improving community-based response to Sexual and
Gender Based Violence (SGBV); improve treatment and experience of victims in Jos North Local Government.
It brings to fore increasing SGBV cases amidst the pandemic, increased awareness and advocacy to policy
makers. Offer support to victims by way of information on available response mechanisms and referrals. Also,
it strengthens institutional capacities to coordinate efcient and effective response and network role playerswith community stakeholders.
The 'Think Me' radio drama series covers Plateau State, parts of Kaduna, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Gombe, Taraba,
and Kano States as well as a global audience through the online radio. The radio program has succeeded in
educating the populace on issues of SGBV and response processes. The Police Gender Crime Desk has notedthat the radio program has aroused the consciousness of the assigned ofcers and helped improved their workon effective responses to reports made by survivors.

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Activities: January- December 2020
IThe West Africa Network for Peacebuilding(WANEP) -Nigeria carried out the following
activities to promote the Women, Peace andSecurity Agenda from January to December 2020.
Activities were implemented under the project'Enhancing Participation of Women in Peace andHuman Security in Nigeria' with support from theNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperation(NORAD) and the 'COVID-19 & Sexual and Gender
Based Violence (SGBV) intervention'with support
from Urgent Action Fund-Africa. The activities
included;
2-Day Strategic Planning Meeting to Enhance
Women Participation in Peace and Human
Security in the Niger-Delta:
WANEP- Nigeria with support from NORAD
organized 2-Day Strategic Planning Meeting toEnhance Women Participation in Peace andHuman Security in the Niger-Delta on 3rd and 4th
March 2020. The meeting aimed to strengthen theunderstanding of the United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1325 and Nigerian National
Action Plan (NAP) 1325 among criticalstakeholders, build recognition, acceptance andsupport for women groups using their new
capacities to address peace and security needs
within their communities and also to analyze anddeliberate on the sustainability structures for
Women Groups at the local and state levels. At theend of the meeting participants were able to map
out project sustainability strategies. Also, existing
women peacebuiliding initiatives were brought tothe fore notable the Omu Of Anioma – female
traditional leadership. The Omu promised to
mentor other local female chiefs in council to enable
them speak on women issues and sensitize more
women on the need to participate in peacebuilding.

1-Day Zonal Consultative Meeting to Enhance
Women's Participation in Countering Violent
Extremism in the North East:
WANEP- Nigeria with support from the NORAD
organized 1-Day Zonal Consultative Meeting toEnhance Women's Participation in Countering
Violent Extremism in the North East on 11thMarch,
2020. The meeting aimed to assess the outcomes ofthe study on the current realities on issues of
Women, Peace and Security and implementation of
Nigeria's National Action Plan (NAP) on UNSCR
1325 in the North East.
The key outcomes from the study was the need toengage women in changing the narratives on violent
extremism to educate the youths on the need toembrace non-violence and enhancing women's
capacity in early warning for effective conict
prevention. At the end of zonal consultation
capacities of local government, State Agencies, Civil
Society Organizations, traditional leaders, youth
and women group leaders were strengthened to
implement Nigeria's NAP on UNSCR 1325 at the
local level in three communities in three states inNorth East Nigeria– Bauchi, Bornu and Gombe
States.
Group picture of participantsGroup picture of participants at the Strategic Planning Meeting

Production and Transmission of Community
Radio to Promote Women's Participation in
Peacebuilding:
WANEP-Nigeria broadcasts the radio programme
titled “Women Voices for Peace” on seven radio
stations in seven states in Nigeria to promotewomen's unique role in peace and security in
Nigeria. The stations are: Rize 106.7FM Delta
State; Women radio 91.7FM, Lagos State; Vision
92.7FM Gombe State; Edo State Broadcasting
Service 95.7FM; Albarka 97.5FM Bauchi State;
Peace 102.5FM, Borno State; Treasure 98.5FM,
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programme was increased awareness on the United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and key
issues that affect women wellbeing in the society.
Also, the radio programmes provided a platform forthe populace to bare their views on issues
concerning women and the importance of womenacquiring skills that will ensure their economic,
social and political empowerment.
Commemoration of International Women’s Day
2020
Proling of A Gender and Women's Rights Activist– Josephine Effah Chukwuma:
In commemoration of the International Women'sDay 2020, WANEP-Nigeria as in previous years
celebrated a notable women's rights activist – Ms.
Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, the Executive
Director Project Alert on Violence Against Women.
Josephine is a feminist and renowned human rights
activist who specializes in Gender andDevelopment. Project Alert on Violence wasestablished in January 1999 to promote and protect
the rights of women and young girls. In May 2001,
the organization opened the rst shelter for abused
women and girls in Nigeria, known as Sophia's
Place. The organization caters for survivors ofdomestic violence and provides counseling services
including legal advice and representation forvictims of violence. Since its inception in 1999,
Project Alert has catered for over 1,500 women
providing them with a haven from their abusers
and to enable them get back on their feet. WANEP –Nigeria proled Ms. Josephine on its social media
platforms to create awareness on her
achievements.
Peace Rally by WIPNET Grassroot (United Women
Peacebuilders Network):
In commemoration of the International Women'sDay 2020, the United Women Peacebuilders
Network – Ossisa in collaboration with WANEPNigeria held a Peace Rally in Ossissa Community,
Delta State on March 8, 2020. The rally called forincrease community participation inpeacebuilding. The women marched around thecommunity with a banner singing peace songs.
The United Women Peacebuilders Network
comprises over 50 Women Leaders of Social
Networks in Ossissa Community, Ndokwa WestLGA of Delta State. The Network was inaugurated
after a 5- day training workshop on peace andcondence building organized by WANEP- Nigeria
with funds from the Norwegian Agency for
Development Cooperation (NORAD) in May 2019.
The peace rally was the rst rally organized in
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Ossissa community by women and it raised
awareness on the relevance of peace, International
Women's Day, gender equality and women's rights
in Ossissa community. It also provided a platform
for the women leaders who had previously been
trained by WANEP-Nigeria to implement
peacebuilding initiatives. Thus, taking ownership of
the project and sensitizing the community to involve
women in peacebuilding and embrace a culture ofpeace.
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VoxpopAs part of the activities to commemorate the International Women's Day 2020 WANEP -Nigeria conducted avox pop in Asaba, Delta State and Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. Fifteen women and men
were randomly selected to participate in a voxpop in order to understand public opinions on gender equality
and women's rights. The vox pop raised awareness on the importance of International Women's Day as someparticipants were not aware of the celebration. Also, it brought to fore the critical need for choice of words in
explaining gender equality because some respondents prefer the sentence “equal access and opportunities for
women and men in the society” to the words “gender equality” even though the latter strives to achieve theformer. Participants also gave some recommendations notably- Government should implement genderpolicies to eradicate gender-based exploitation, discrimination, and unfair treatment of women in the society.
Equal opportunities should be made available for both women and men in leadership, socio-economic andpolitical positions.
Find below link to the activity on WANEP-Nigeria's Youtube page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkFeziVjeEM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1NfbJTmEk2woNPw5p
OPQG-Wpt0gpMiqInBiuAfgQgQu7qAhB_FH--wyd4
Covid -19 Interventions Across Communities In Nigeria
Since March 2020 with the outbreak of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Nigeria, there has been an unusual
increase in the number of reported Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases. Also, the economic
breakdown in the family system predisposed husband and wife to impatience amidst increasing needs,
disappearing food and dwindling resources. The COVID-19 pandemic posed new layers of fragility andvulnerability especially for women who were again facing double jeopardy as they were locked at home with
their abusers. WANEP – Nigeria implemented the following activities to ameliorate the plights of women andgirls.
With support from Urgent Action Fund, WANEP-Nigeria produced and transmittedLet's Talk COVID- 19
and Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) The community radio program titled “Let's Talk COVID19 and SGBV” commenced on July 7 2020. It aired for an hour on Tuesdays at 6pm on Women Radio 91.7
FM Lagos State. The program provided the platform for women to listen and air their views on Sexual and
Gender based violence issues to foster prompt mobilization of professional service providers and ofcials to
respond to the situation. Also, through the radio program the populace were sensitized on existing policies
and laws such as the Lagos State Protection Against Domestic Violence Law (2007), the Violence Against
Person's Prohibition Act 2015 etc and linked with appropriate agencies to seek redress. In implementing
this radio program, WANEP Nigeria utilized seasoned resource persons to speak on varied topics. Some of
the topics included COVID -19 and Accessing Sexual Assault Referral Services; The Shadow Pandemic:
Breaking the Silence on SGBV; Domestic Impatience:
The Social and Emotional Impact of COVID- 19;
COVID- 19: Impact on Women's Mental Health etc

Virtual Meeting: Rethinking Strategies to End Violence
Against Women and Girls:
As a follow up to the radio program, the virtual meeting
was organized on August 18, 2020 with the title“Rethinking Strategies to End Violence Against Womenand Girls”. The aim of the meeting was to put forward
practical strategies to prevent acts of violence against
women and girls in the society. Three distinguishedspeakers were engaged to speak on key topics therefore
questions, comments and recommendations were made by the participants. Some of the key
recommendations put forward by the speakers and participants included; Development of Early Warning
indicators for specically monitoring incidences of Sexual and Gender Based Violence. Increased political
will to implement existing laws such as the VAPP Act Enacted (2015) which has not been domesticated inall states across Nigeria. Referrals should be provided for parents of abused children to address
depression, substance abuse, or other mental health challenges.Leveraging on Forensics in solving cases.
This will help provide evidence needed in court to prosecute perpetrators of violence.
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COVID-19 & SGBV Sensitization Forums In Seven States:
Edo
WANEP- Nigeria in collaboration with NORAD organized a COVID -19 and Sexual and Gender Based
Violence Forum for community women in Uneme- Nekhua Community, Delta State. The forum which had
in attendance young and elderly women in attendance was held in the town hall on August 9, 2020. The
meeting provided the platform for the women to be sensitized on the origin of the Virus, the symptoms towatch out for and the preventive measures to adopt to stay safe. Also, the women were asked to discuss
sexual and gender based violence in the community. It was brought to the fore that Edo State has a highprevalence of violence against women and girls. In order to deter offenders the State Government
launched the Sex Offenders Register, Sexual Assault Resource Centre and Returnees' Shelter.
The participants were told not to adopt the culture of silence but speak out and report incidences ofviolence to security agencies. As part of the items distributed to the women were hand sanitizers; handwash soaps; face masks; Information, Education and Communication (ICT) materials; food Palliatives etc.
The women thanked the organizers of the program and promised to educate other women in thecommunity on COVID Safety measures.
Lagos
WANEP- Nigeria in collaboration with NORAD and the School Based Management Committee(SBMC)Kosofe LGA organized a Sensitization
forum on Enhancing Participation of Women in
WANEP Nigeria Team on the Way to the Community
Peacebuilding and COVID -19 for women in
Agboyi Ketu Riverine Community on September
8, 2020. The meeting aimed to create awarenesson what women can do to promote peace atcommunity level and educate them on COVID19 to prevent the spread of the virus. The
community leaders in attendance at the forum
applauded the initiative of the organisers toreach across to the community as oftentimes
they are forgotten by the government. According
to him, the food palliatives given to the women
will help in taking care of households in thecommunity.
Gombe
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria with support from the Norwegian Agency
for Development Cooperation (NORAD) organized a COVID -19 and Sexual and Gender Based Violence(SGBV) Sensitization program in Balanga LGA, Gombe State on October 7, 2020. The program aimed toraise awareness on preventive measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Participants at
the forum were community women. Amongst items distributed to the Women included IEC materials in
Hausa language, Hand Sanitizers, Hand washsoaps, Buckets and food palliatives. At the end of
the program, participants wanted to know themeasures to be taken while interacting withstrangers. It was noted that to keep safe
participants should stay at home and not go out
without a good reason to meet with anotherperson. If they must interact with others theyshould wear a face mask and practice physicaldistancing.

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In Delta State, a peacebuilding dialogue withwomen and youth including COVID -19 andSexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)
Sensitization program was held in Ossissa
Multi-purpose Town Hall, Ossissa, Delta Stateon September 10, 2020. The program aimed toraise awareness on preventive measures to stop
the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic andeducate women to understand sexual andgender based violence and to report incidences.The facilitator highlighted the need forcondence building between parent and theirchildren, so children can conde in theirparents when they are abused. Participants
were given IEC materials in Pidgin language tocarry out awareness campaigns, Hand
Sanitizers, Hand wash soaps, Buckets and foodpalliatives.
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Her Royal Majesty (HRM) the Omu of Ossissa

BauchiIn Bauchi State, the sensitization program washeld for women and men on October 15, 2020.
The forum provided the platform forparticipants to be informed about the history of
the pandemic. It was noted that theCoronavirus is a type of virus that has caused aworldwide pandemic of respiratory illness. It
emerged in China in December 2019 and today
has spread to over 200 countries across theglobe. The symptoms were also enumerated
which includes- Cough, fever or chills,
shortness of breath or difculty breathing,muscle or body aches, sore throat, new loss oftaste or smell, diarrhea, headache, new fatigue,nausea or vomiting and congestion or runnynose. COVID-19 can be severe, and some cases
have caused death. Also, preventive measures

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The telephone numbers of the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC) in the state were given
to the participants to report any persons
exhibiting symptoms of the virus
Cross section of participants at the COVID-19 sensitization

RiversIn Rivers State, the sensitization program washeld with Ogoni women October 20, 2020. The
Program began with an assessment of the of theSexual and Gender Based Violence in the State.
The participants reported that there was anincrease recorded particularly during the
lockdown directive by the. Government toprevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Most of
the cases were unreported as survivors did notknow whom to report to and oftentimes afraid of
the perpetrator. The participants were told totake the message to their community and report
all incidences of sexual and gender based
violence to security agencies. They were also
educated on preventive measures to keep safe
during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the
program, participants were given IEC
materials, hand sanitizers, face masks, foodpalliatives etc.
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Borno
In Borno State, the COVID -19 and Sexual and
Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Sensitization
program was held in Maiduguri Municipal
Council on October 28, 2020. In carrying out
this program WANEP- Nigeria collaborated
with other civil society partners to educate andempower young women sex workers common
referred to as Baraka da zuwa girls. The young
girls were educated on sexual and genderbased
violence and the need to report incidences ofsexual violence to security agencies. They werealso informed about the deadly Coronavirus
and the need to keep safe. At the end of the
program WANEP- Nigeria gave eachparticipant IEC materials, face masks, handsanitizers, hand wash soaps and foodpalliatives. While Global Fund for Women
provided seed funds for the young women tocommence small scale businesses. The
participants were delighted and they thanked
the organizers of the program for reachingacross to educate and economically empower
women in Borno State amidst the insurgency.

on UNSCR 1325 into Government Development
Plan and budgets in Balanga Local Government
Area. In attendance at the program wererepresentatives from the Ofce of the First Lady
Gombe State, Ministry of Women Affairs andSocial Development, Civil Society
Organisations, Overseer Balanga LGA, Womengroup leaders, traditional leaders, religious
leaders, security agencies and media. It is
expected that the project will complement theefforts of State government and internationalorganizations towards making a positive
difference in the lives of women and girls in
Balanga LGA.
The event was covered by Prime Time Newswith the caption “WANEP trains Stakeholders
on localization of UNSCR 1325 in Gombe
Communities
https://primetimenews.com.ng/2020/10/18/wanep-trains-stakeholders-onlocalization-of-unscr-1325-ib-gombe-communities/
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Bauchi

Localiza on Workshops on United Na ons
Security Council Resolu on (UNSCR) 1325 in
Nigeria:
Gombe

In Bauchi State, the 2- day localization of
UNSCR 1325 workshop was held from October
15 - 16, 2020. The workshop is aimed tointegrate Nigeria National Action Plan (NAP)Group work session

WANEP- Nigeria in collaboration with theNorwegian Agency for Development
Cooperation (NORAD), organized 2- day
Localization Workshop on UNSC Resolution
1325 and Promoting the Women, Peace andSecurity Agenda in Balanga LGA, Gombe Stateon October 12- 13, 2020. The workshop aimed tointegrate Nigeria National Action Plan (NAP)
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on UNSCR 1325 into Government
Development Plan and budget in Katagum
Local Government Area. At the end of theworkshop the capacities of State, Local
Government, State Agencies, Civil Society
Organizations, and women groups were
strengthened to implement Nigeria's NAP on
UNSCR 1325 at the local all level.
Advocacy Visits to Balanga Local Government
Area (LGA):WANEP Nigeria paid an advocacy visit to theOverseer Balanga Local Government Area
(LGA), Gombe State on October 14, 2020. The
visit aimed to build relationship and intimate
the acting chairman on the relevance of
involving women in decision making andPeacebuilding processes in the local
government. The Overseer gave hiscommitment to ensure that women are includedin the peace committee at the local level.

Group picture of participantsGroup picture of participants·Visits to Internally Displaced Persons(IDP) camp in Gelengu Community:

Participants includedrepresentatives from theGombe State Emergency Management Agency(SEMA), the Ministry of Women Affairs and
WANEP-Nigeria. The IDPs who were delighted
to welcome the team explained their challenges
and solicited support to enable them providefor
their families. WANEP Nigeria made a
voluntary cash donation to the camp leader tocater for the needs of the people.
Capacity Building Workshop For Community
Women On EarlyWarning In Gombe And
Bauchi States
As part of the project on Enhancing Women's
Capacity to Participate in Peace and Security in
Nigeria, WANEP – Nigeria with funds fromNORAD held capacity building workshops on
early warning for community women in
Balanga, Gombe State and Katagum, Bauchi
State in October 17-18, 2020. The capacity
building workshops aimed to create awarenessand consolidate understanding of participantson key concepts such as Conict, Peacebuilding
and Conict Prevention. Also, to give a vivid
perspective of early warning and response as amechanism for conict prevention and thirdly
highlight the operations of WANEP Nigeria
National Early Warning System (NEWS)andselect Monitors for the Balalnga and Katagum
LGAs respectively. At the end of the workshop
participants noted that they now had a goodunderstanding of conict signals and were readyto serve as conict monitors in theircommunities.
Group Picture of Participants the workshop in Bauchi StateOn 14thOctober, 2020, WANEP Nigeria visitedthe Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) campin Gelengu community, Gombe State.
IDPs at the camp in Gelengu, Gombe State

20 Anniversary of the United Nations Security
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325:
WANEP-Nigeria in collaboration with WomenRadio 91.7 FM and funds from the NORAD
organized a virtual conference to commemorate
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20 years of the UNSCR 1325. The Conference titled“Presenting Current Realities on the
Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Nigeria” washeld on November 2, 2020. In attendance wererepresentatives of civil society organizations,
Women human rights activists, international
partners and the media. The Conference brought tothe fore the need to involve the Ministry of Budget
and Planning at Federal and State levels in theimplementation of UNSCR 1325 in Nigeria. Also,
political
will of key stakeholders is necessary toGroup picture of participants
implement this resolution at state and local levels.
The virtual conference was reported by four media
agencies through the following links;
https://www:theconclaveng.com/northeast-not-ready-for-repentant-boko-haram-terrorists-wanep-says/
https://dailytracker.com.ng./northeast-not-ready-for-repentant-boko-haram-wanep-says/
https://punchng.com/north-east-not-ready-for-repentant-boko-haram-members-says-wanep/https://newsbeatsngr.com/wanep-calls-for-stakeholders-consultations-to-promote-peace-security/

Position Statement on the #EndSARs Protests– “Urgent Call for Stakeholders Consultations
to Promote peace in Nigeria”:
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Nigeria(WANEP-Nigeria) and its member
organisationsshowed great concern over thenationwide demonstrations against Police ofcers of
the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS). Thesedemonstrations generated increased conversations
on the prevalence of human rights abuses
perpetuated by security operatives and theinadequacies of law enforcement agencies to bring
perpetuators of violence to justice. Also, it was notedthat issues of inadequate police funding andcapacity building were among the underlying
factors that accounts for the lack of professionalism
and corrupt practices in the security service's
discharge of their duties. WANEP- Nigeria issued aposition statement on October 20, 2020 calling fornationwide consultations with state and non- state
actors including youth groups to promote peace inNigeria.
16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Based
Violence 2020

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Position Statements
Urgent Call to End Gender Based Violence andProtect the Rights of Women and Girls in Nigeria
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding,Nigeria (WANEP-Nigeria) and its member
organisations expressed great concerned over theincreasing sexual assault and rape of women andgirls in the country. The steep increase in genderbased violence became noticeable with the outbreakof the Corona Virus (COVID-19)and the “Stay-atHome” directive imposed by the Federal
Government as part of the measures to curb the
spread of the disease. Most women and girls at thistime were conned at home with their abusers withlittle or no information on what to do and how toaccesssocial services. To ameliorate the situation,
WANEP- Nigeria created an online survey todocument incidences of Sexual and Gender Based
Violence for referral and intervention. Also, theposition paper was presented to the media callingfor state and non-state actors to put adequate
measures in place to end gender based violence andprotect the rights of women and girls in Nigeria.
The newspaper publications included:
CSOs Urge Police, Government to Treat Sexual Violence as Security Threathttps://globalsentineing.com/2020/06/22/csos-urge-police-government-to-treatsexual-violence-as-security-threat/

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Since 2000, the United Nations has set aside
November 25th annually to mark the International
Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
It is an occasion for governments, international
Organizations and non- governmentalorganizations to raise public awareness andsolutions to eliminate this menace. The
International Day for the Elimination of Violence
Against Women marks the launch of the 16 days ofactivism and this will continue till December 10,
2020 which is the International Human Rights Day.
WANEP- Nigeria commemorated the 16 days ofactivism campaign by organizing talks on the
Women Voices for Peace Radio Program titled'Uniting to End Violence Against Women andGirls: 16 days of Activism” with seasoned womenrights activists on the seven radio stations in theseven project states across Nigeria. Also, WANEPNigeria celebrated a notable gender rights activist –Mr. Muhammad Umar Farouk the focal ofcer for
Women, Peace and Security at the Gombe State
Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.
Farouk is a feminist Champion, mobiliser andmentor whose areas of interest include women's
rights, gender equality and women inpeacebuilding. As part of the 16 days campaign
WANEP- Nigeria created awareness through online
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Advocacy Visit By Women Mediators AcrossCommonwealthOn December 11, 2020 an advocacy visit was held tothe West Africa Network for peacebuilding(WANEP) Nigeria by the representatives of the
Women Mediators Across Commonwealth (WMC)
along with some Network members from the South
Zone. The representative of the Women Mediators
Across Commonwealth who is also the Oyo State
Coordinator WANEP- Nigeria noted that the visit
was aimed to understand the activities of the
network, explain the peer to peer initiative inempoweringwomen to mediate and assess possible
areas of collaboration to enhance women's
participation in peacebuilding. WANEP- Nigeria
committed to partner with the Women Mediators
Across Commonwealth to train more women inMediation and facilitate peer to peer learning
particularly at the community level. In the longterm, it is believed that this promote peace andsecurity in Nigeria.
Cross section of participants at the Advocacy meeting.

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Activities By WANEP-Nigeria Network Members

Press Release On International Women's Day –Women Celebrating Women By WANEP's Network
Member; Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Initiative
International Women's Day which is celebrated
March 8 every year is a day dedicated to honoring
the achievements of women throughout history andall across the globe, and is typically a day for womenfrom all different backgrounds and cultures to cometogether to ght for gender equal opportunity,
access and women's rights. A day set aside tocelebrating women's achievements in the social,economic, cultural, and political spheres. Gender
parity is a statistical measure that looks at womenand men through their income, education, and work
hours, among other points. This sociological metrichelps researchers understand how society is
progressing or regressing in specic areas. It's also
an important tool for policymakers striving towards
equal opportunities and access. The global
celebration of International Women's Day is a time
for reection of how far women have come, advocacy
for what is still needed, and action to continue
breaking down barriers. With over a century ofhistory, IWD is a growing movement centered onunity and strength.
Celebration Of International Women's Day By
Development Initiative For Community Impact(Dici) In Collaboration With Ideal Women
Advancement Initiative (Iwai)
The Development Initiative for Community Impact(DICI) in collaboration with Ideal Women
Advancement Initiative (IWAI) celebrated theInternational Women's Day on 8th March 2020 at
Okurode-Urhobo Town Hall, Delta State. The event
which was attended by community women leaders,men group leaders, youth group leaders,
representatives of media houses and civil society
organizations aimed to raise awareness on the needfor community members to know their fundamental
human rights. Also, to ensure mass mobilization of
all community members to promote collective
responsibility in the ght to eradicate every form ofgender inequality against women. Key ndings
from the event revealed that more than 90% of theparticipants have never seen or read the Nigeria
constitution as amended, thereby knowing little oftheir fundamental human rights. Thus, the need forcontinuous sensitization programs on “Know Your
Rights” to enable people particularly at the local
communities were violations and abuses are
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Advocacy meeting to Lagos State House of Assembly on the Peace Education Bill:
WANEP- Nigeria Program Team at the beginning of the year
February 11, 2020 paid an advocacy visit to the Lagos State
House of Assembly to present the bill for the integration of
Peace education into the curriculum in primary and post
primary schools. The Deputy Majority Leader took greatinterest in the bill and agreed to sponsor it in the House. He
pledged commitment to ensure the passage of the Peace
Education Bill for the Introduction of Peace Education in
Schools in Lagos State. This will inculcate a culture of Peace in
the Children.

Virtual Conference: COVID-19: The Future of Peacebuilding in Nigeria
WANEP – Nigeria collaborated with Building Blocks for Peace
Foundation and Peace Initiative Network organized awebinar titled “COVID-19: The Future of Peacebuilding in
Nigeria” on May 19, 2020. The webinar had in attendance
youth based civil society organizations, representative from
the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Media etc. The
webinar assessed the impact of the Pandemic on the Nigeriansociety. It was noted that the effects of COVID-19 are
overwhelming especially on youths. It has increased youth
restiveness, criminality, frustration and aggression even as
the level of unemployment in Nigeria becomes staggering.
However, majority of youths have continued to be responsible and contributed their bit to reducing the spreadof the virus. Young people are combatting hate speech and fake news online and ofine, mobilizing resourcesamong peers for the distribution of palliatives among vulnerable communities, raising awareness in ruralcommunities. The outcome of the Webinar was produced into a book.
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Preventing Violent Extremism Project:

Meeting with Network Partners on Implementing the Prevention of Violent Extremism Project in Bauchi State:

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP- Nigeria) held a meeting with network partners
from Bauchi, Borno and Gombe State, North East Nigeria on implementation of the Prevention of Violent
Extremism (PVE) project in the Sahel countries and Nigeria. The meeting took place at AES Luxury
Apartment, Abuja on 10th March 2020. The aim of the meeting was to intimate participants of theprevention of violent extremism project, enumerate the strategies of intervention, map out educational
stakeholders to be engaged, highlight sessions of the teaching curriculum on PVE and assess the impact ofthe project on the youths. In order to ensure ample awareness creation of the project, it was decided that
the PVE project be discussed on the Women Voices for Peace radio programme in the three North East
States- Bauchi, Bornu and Gombe.
·Advocacy visits to key educational stakeholders in Bauchi state:
From July 17- 18, 2020 WANEP Nigeria Network Members in Bauchi State, the state coordinator andother civil society partners paid advocacy visit to relevant educational stakeholders in Bauchi State to
intimate them of the Preventing Violent Extremism Project and garner support for effective
implementation and sustainability. Amongst those visited included the Permanent -Secretary Bauchi
State Universal Basic Education Board (BSUBEB), Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and
Chiroman Bauchi – the traditional leader. During the visit, the schools that will participate in the training
workshop on PVE were identied and contacts were established for the inauguration of the project
steering Committee in the state.

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Teacher Training for the Implementation of the Training Manual for Preventing Violent Extremism in Nigeria:

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria in collaboration with the Economic
Community of West Africa States ( ECOWAS) & Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conict(GPPAC) organized a two-day training for school-teachers for the 'Implementation of the training manualfor preventing violent extremism' in Bauchi State on August 31-September 1, 2020. The teaching manual
sought to complement regional efforts in grooming a new generation of resilient young people equippedand prepared to prevent violent extremism (PVE) in the Sahel and Nigeria. Terrorism and violent
extremism remain a major threat to peace and sustainable
development in Nigeria, creating an atmosphere of fear, suspicion
and insecurity in vulnerable communities.
However, recognizing education as a major critical development
intervention for peacebuilding and preventing violent extremismis critical to sustaining peace and security in the country. Key
signicant outcomes of the training included 30 teachers were
equipped with requisite pedagogical skills to step-down training tostudents. Teachers committed to preventing violent extremism
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and understand the importance of inculcating good moral values
in students.
Launch of the Project on Teaching Curriculum for the Prevention of Violent Extremism in Nigeria
The launch of the Project on Teaching Curriculum for thePrevention of Violent Extremism in Sahel and Nigeria took
place on September 21, 2020. The program had over 25 persons
in attendance with participants comprising of male andfemale. Stakeholders in attendance included Chairman
Bauchi State Universal Basic Educational Board (SUBEB);
Chairman House Committee on Education Bauchi State,
Chiroman Bauchi – Senior District Head; Civil Society
Organization (TattalinGida), Head Teacher Kobi, HeadGroup picture of participants
Teacher Jahun etc. The main objective of the program was tolaunch the Prevention of Violent Extremism Project in Bauchi
State, Nigeria and Inaugurate the Project Steering Committee. The Launch also served as a platform tocommemorate the International Day of Peace 2020 with the theme “Shaping Peace Together”. Primarily,
the event served as a forum to enlighten the participants on the thematic areas of WANEP's work. The
Project Steering Committee was inaugurated comprising of eight stakeholders to take ownership and4

Engaging Street Children in Peacebuilding:
WANEP – Nigeria in Collaboration with Prince Children Foundation educated and engaged street
children during COVID -19 lockdown. The children were able to stage short talks and drama titled“Children's View with Talabo”. The program was aired on Murhi International Television (MITV) on
Saturdays from 7.55am to 8:15am between August 14- September 12 , 2020. The different subject
discussed on the program included COVID- 19 Safety Measures, Sexual and Gender Based Violence(SGBV), Peacebuilding and Child Rights. The program provided the platform for the children to air theirviews on the COVID – 19 Pandemic calling on children to stay safe by practicing the preventive measures
put forward by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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1- Day Rally for Peaceful Elections in Edo State:
WANEP- Nigeria in collaboration with Indomitable Youths Organizations (IYO) and other Civil Society
Partners organized a peace rally calling for peaceful gubernatorial elections in Edo State on September 10,
2020. The main objective of the peace rally was to add civil society voices in reassuring eligible voters of apeaceful atmosphere during the election. Also, the rally provided the medium to call on the various
candidates to openly declare their stand for peaceful elections. The rally was tagged #Edolivesmatterbecause the Edo people need to be alive to enjoy the dividends of democracy.

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On behalf of the UN Information Centre, WANEP Nigeria and Building Blocks for Peace Foundation,commemorated International Day of Peace on September 21, 2020 with the theme: "Shaping Peace
Together: Towards Achieving an Inclusive, Healthy and Economically Stable Society". The online event xrayed the diversity of approaches on sustaining peace in Nigeria from key stakeholders including
government, international organizations, community leaders, CSOs. It inspired discussions aroundnding lasting solutions to the lingering peace and security issues in Nigeria.
WANEP- Nigeria Network members in Ondo State organized a peace rally themed “Shaping Peace
Together” to celebrate the International Day of Peaceon September 21, 2020. The rally provided theplatform to sensitize community people on the need for Peaceful Election for Sustainable Democracy. This
was to arouse the consciousness of the people to be peaceful during the gubernatorial elections that washeld in the state on October 10, 2020
As part of activities to commemorate the International Peace Day, WANEP- Nigeria organized a tweet
chat with ten (10) state coordinators to discuss their activities in peacebuilding in their respective states
giving recommendations on sustaining peacebuilding structures in the state. The tweet chat was held on
September 24, 2020.
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Position Statement: #EndSARS: How Osibanjo's Committee can curb Youth Restiveness in Nigeria

The National Network Coordinator West Africa Network for Peacebuilding WANEP – Nigeria made astatement to the press on the #EndSARs Protests that enveloped states in the country. In her statement to
the media she enjoined the Vice President Yemi Osibanjo – led committee to involve traditional leaders inrural communities, local government authorities, youth and market leaders in the effort to address youth
restiveness in the country. She noted that the composition of participants in the consultation exercise
should also be devoid of political party afliation as she afrmed that consultation with stakeholders andbodies is key to addressing youth restlessness as demanded by the #EndSARS protesters.
The statement can be assessed using the link below:
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Partnering with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to Build a Culture of Peace:

WANEP – Nigeria collaborated with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) under the 2020 Batch B
Stream 1 A orientation course to educate Corp Members on the relevance of building a culture of peace
amongst youths for social cohesion on November 27, 2020. The camp authorities and corps members were
receptive to the sensitization program. The camp authorities promised to continue with the program in
subsequent orientation camps to be held in the state. Over 100 corps members have been equipped withthe knowledge of peacebuilding to actively wade into disputes ensure peaceful resolution.
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Advocacy Visit to the Lagos State Ministry of Education:

WANEP – Nigeria and ofcers from the Kosofe School Based Management Committee (SBMC) paid an
advocacy visit to the Lagos State Ministry of Education to further discussions on the implementation of
Peace Education in Secondary Schools in the State on September 28, 2020. The team was well received by
the Director on behalf of the Permanent Secretary and approval granted for the training of four hundredand fty (450) students in fteen Schools spread over three zones within Ikorodu, Kosofe and Shomolu
Educational Districts. The execution of the project will begin in the next school year between January andMarch 2021.
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Development Centre Ukana Ikot Osom, , Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa- Ibom State.
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Engaging with Street Children in Peacebuilding to Promote National Cohesion:

WANEP- Nigeria in collaboration with Prince Children Foundation Organized a sensitization program /Christmas funfair Party for street children on December 24, 2020. The program provided a platform forthe children to share experiences on how they have been practicing the COVID- 19 safety measures toprevent the spread of the virus. Also, the children narrated their experiences in wading into disputes
between their friends to promote peace. They appreciated the organizers of the forum and promised to bepeace ambassadors wherever they nd themselves in the society.

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SOUTH EAST REPORT
Introduction
There are ve states in South East chapter of West Africa Network on Peacebuilding (WANEP). They are,Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States .
The major threats to peace in the zone are – herders/farmers clashes, boundary disputes in communities,
kingship tussle, land cases, family issues etc. interventions were made in some issues by WANEP. While somecases were amicably resolved, some are not and others still ongoing.

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Dialogues to promote peace within communities in Imo StateIn onicha community in Ezinnitte Mbaise LGA, due to the conict between youths and herdsmen on April 16,
2021 a dialogue was initiated. The dialogue involved the government, the community leaders and youths,
Hausa community and cattle owner. At the end, the conict was resolved as the state government paid thesum of N8 million compensation and the cow owner committed never to rare cows in that community again.
Also, on June 13, 2020 owing to the killing of Mr. Iriaka Ozoemena by Herdsmen as he tried to prevent themfrom grazing their cattle on the farmlands ghting ensued between the community and the herdsmen. In
order to restore peace, a multi-stakeholders meeting involving all the leaders of the communities in the LGA,
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) chairman, Imo State chapter, civil society,
DSS, DPO in the LGA, Army Sector Command, Oguta, House member, representing Oguta constituency in
Imo State House of Assembly etc. was held. Some of the resolutions from the meeting were; the cattle ownershould vacate all cattle from the LGA until further notice; Community committed never to embark of reprisal
attack; Cattle owner would contribute in the burial of late Mr Iriaka Ozoemena etc.
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Dialogue to curb inux of Fulani people in Imo state

During the COVID – 19 Lockdown directed by the State Government a large inux of Fulani persons wereobserved coming into the state unchecked. For the citizens this posed a security threat. Immediately the
WANEP – Nigeria member organizations in the state called for a strategic meeting with the leadership ofHausa community in Imo, MACBAN chairman, Imo State chapter, SA to the governor on Northern Affairs allin the ofce of Commissioner of Police represented by CP Operations. The meeting resolved the following: any
Fulani person that comes into the state must register with the leadership of Hausa Community in Imo State;he/she must establish what he/she does for a living, and such must be monitored; they must self isolate at least
for 14 days to prevent the spread of the virus etc.

After A Stakeholders Meeting on the killing of Mr Iriaka Ozoemena by Fulani Herders. In the Picture are: Army Sector
Command, Oguta LGA, DPO Oguta LGA, Member Representing Oguta in Imo House os Assembly, DSS Oguta LGA,MACBAN
Chair, Imo State, Representative of Saraki Hausa, IPAD Coordinator, WANEP South East Coordinator and Youth Leader.

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Ascertaining the losses of cows claimed by cow ownerafter the killing of Mr Iriaka Ozoemena

After A Meeting With SA to the Governor on Northern Affairs,
MACBAN Chair, Imo State Chapter, Representative of Saraki
Hausa in the Ofce of Commissioner of Police on 31st May 2020

EBONYI STATE
Dialogue to resolve Communal clashes between Enyibichiri Alike community in Ikwo local government area
and Offrekpe Enyigba in IzziIboko in Abakiliki local government area was initiated by the WANEP- Nigeria
Network member in the state in March, 2020. The conict led to killing of the people in both communities anddestruction of properties worth millions of naira. WANEP members have been working with the key
stakeholders including security agencies and the state government to set up a committee to wade into theconict. The disputing communities were asked to stay action at a moment until the state government makes
formal pronouncement on the matter. This has succeeded to bring about relative peace in the two
communities. Also in May, 2020 WANEP Nigeria Members in the state collaborated with security agencies
and state government and community leaders to restore peace to Ohankwu in Ikwo local government area andAmajim in Izza local government area two communities at conict over a mining site.
2. Radio program (Unity FM Abakiliki) on interfaith dialogues to promote Peace in Ebonyi State.
The radio programme was aired on Inter-faith dialogue for youths in the state to shun hate Speech.

Meeting With Ohankwu community to bring peace in the on
going Mining Crisis with Amajim community.

After An Advocacy meeting with CP Ebonyi State On The Resolutionof Communal Clashes Between Enyibichiri Alike in Ikwo LGA
and OffrekpeEnyigba in Abakiliki LGANORTH EAST REPORT
2020 North East witnessed a progress in WANEP-Nigeria programs especially on women participation inpeacebuilding and promoting women's rights. Workshops were held for community women and malestakeholders in Balanga, Funalaye, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Areas (LGA) in Gombe State, Azare
LGA in Bauchi state and Maiduguri Municipal Council in Borno state despite the security challenges.
A Radio programs was held to sensitize the populace on women rights and the need for women's economic
empowerment.
Enlightenment campaigns on RAPE and DRUGS ABUSE were held in Gombe State, organize by the zonal
coordinator in order to sensitize the youths and women on the danger and impact of drugs abuse to the society
and nation building. Due to poor Network in the zone ZOOM meetings were not possible so we organize ameeting inviting the Board representative Mr Muhammad G. Auto, the zonal coordinator Comrade
Muhammad Aliyu Wayas and some state coordinators to deliberate on activities towards promoting peace inthe zone. Attached are some pictures of the events

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Awareness Campaign to Flatten the Curve of COVID-19
The Zonal Ofce, South West Zone as part of her activities to atten the curve of COVID-19 in collaboration
with Centre for Disaster Risk and Crisis Reduction and many other Stakeholders in the Zone initiated asensitization and awareness creation programme to educate the public on the various protocols designed by
the reduce the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19) among the various groups in Ibadan, Oyo State. The
campaign team moved to many communities educating the Artisans, Market Population and Passengers inmany Motor Parks before the State announced its lockdown programme. The campaign team led by the SouthWest Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Kola AMUSAT were able to reach out to thousands of citizens in the State and as
well distributed food materials as palliatives targeting aged women in some communities. The activity wasapplauded by Zonal Ofce of NEMA, South West which provided some support towards the success of the 'Stop
COVID-19 Today Campaign'.

International Peace Day 2020
As part of our annual rituals in the zone, various organisations across different States in the Zone organizedactivities to commemorate International Peace Day 2020.
The South West Zonal Ofce and member organisations in Oyo State joined forces with various State Actors tostage a ve kilometre Peace Walk tagged 'SHAPING PEACE TOGETHER' on the 21 September, 2020. The
walk which was led by Environmental Conict Mediation and Women Development Initiative, a member
organisation coordinating the network in the State started with media publicity at both Africa Impact
Television(AITV) and Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State(BCOS) to educate the general public about theInternational Day for Peace hammering on the role of women in peacebuilding. The objective of the activity
includes awareness creation on peaceful coexistence and to also promote gender inclusiveness in peace
processes at all levels but specically at grassroot level in line with WANEP-Nigeria's current strategic
objectives. The Peace Walk was brought to a successful end with the ying of the commemoration parachute tosignify 'Building Relationship for Peace' in the Pace Setter State.

Media Outing by the StateSSA SDG and others Coordinators

Peace Walk 'signed on' at BCOS

Peace Heritage Foundation, a member organisation in Oyo State organised a day 'Stakeholders Round
Table on Peace and Security'targeting various organizations working on Peace and Security in the State.
The objective of the Stakeholders round table meeting is to evaluate peace and security efforts of CSOs in that
sector and to agree on better ways to promote peacebuilding activities in the State that will deliver sustainable
development. Experts at the event also agreed to work together towards restoration of culture of integrities
with the focus on the need of the society. As part of the recommendations from the round table, experts agreed
that there is a need to domesticate and implement the provisions of various international instruments
bordering on the issues of peace and security, fundamental human rights including gender equality withemphasis on the need to promote and run inclusive society.
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Cross section of participants

SOUTH SOUTH REPORT
Sensitization Of The Eleme Council Of Female Chiefs On GBV To Commemorate International Day Of Peace
The West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP) in collaboration with Kebetkache Women
Development and Resource Centre marked the International Day of Peace on the 21st of September 2020 with
the Queen Mother of Eleme, Female Chiefs and women delegates from communities in Eleme Local
Government Area empowering members of the Council of Female Chiefs to raise their voices in defence of
women's rights condemning acts of violence against women.
There were 55 women in attendance
including 10 Female Chiefs constituting
the Council of Eleme Female Chiefs and 40
community women drawn from Aleto,
Ogale, Akpajo, Agbonchia, Ekporo
communities all in Eleme Local
Government Area and one print media and5 women representing women rights
organizations. Speaking on Gender Based
Violence, the Executive Director of
Kebetkache Women Development &Resource Centre said one in seven womenexperience Gender Based Violence and it
includes physical, sexual, verbal,
emotional, and psychological abuse,
threats, coercion and economic or
educational deprivation, whether
occurring in public or private life. She
encouraged the women present to speak up
when they have such experience or when
they hear of it instead of being quiet anddying in silence, she also said 38% ofmurders of women are committed by an
intimate partner over 200 million women
have experienced female genital
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The second event held on the 12th of October 2020,
WANEP Nigeria in collaboration with Kebetkache
Women Development and Resource Center held aprogram at Azuabie Primary Health Center,sensitization on gender based violence and the
Effects of COVID-19 was conducted for nursing
mothers who was at the clinic.
There were 18 nursing mothers in attendance a
representative of Kebetkache Idongsit Smart led a
discussion on COVID-19 pandemic. After that,palliative (rice, soaps, provisions, sanitary pads etc) were shared to the women present, they appreciated theteam for coming and promised to comply to the preventive protocols.
ENGAGEMENT WITH HYPREP
Kebetkache assisted Queen Mother to raise letters
to HYPREP Project Coordinator (PC) on the needfor full involvement of women in the clean-up
process. She also demanded for an audience with
the HYPREP Projector to discuss in detail theengagement of Eleme women in the process. The
Secretary of the Eleme Council of Female Chiefs
was supported to submit the letter direct to
HYPREP PC's ofce. Kebetkache followed up to
ensure the Queen Mother is granted audience. On
the 12 October 2020, Kebetkache succeeded ingetting the Secretary of the Council to meet with
the HYPREP Livelihood Ofcer to discuss theinvolvement of the Eleme women in the clean up
process. By November 2020 the PC went on compulsory Leave. The process will continue this 2021 when a new
PC is appointed.

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Against Police Brutality and Corruption

November 2, 2020
The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) strongly condemns violence against peacefulprotesters in Nigeria. We stand in solidarity with women and youth who are at the forefront of the nation-wide
demonstrations against police brutality and abuses of power by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the
Nigeria Police Force.
GNWP's partner, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria reports that since October 8,
2020, 26 out of 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria has witnessed series of protests
against the “inadequacies of law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators of abuses to jus ce.” Young women andmen have been leading the protests calling for an end to police brutality. We share their grave concerns
regarding human rights abuses committed by the SARS since its inception in 1992, including cases of torture,misuse of weapons, extra-judicial killing, physical and sexual assaults, unlawful arrest and detention,
extortion, and illegal stop and searches. Young people have been disproportionately affected and targeted by
the police ofcers of the SARS.
We echo the calls by Nigerian youth and women peacebuilders, including our partner WANEP-Nigeria to
conduct widespread and inclusive consultations with key stakeholders, including civil society, especially
youth-led organizations, to nd lasting solutions to the current crisis, and promote sustainable peace andjustice in Nigeria. We congratulate the Nigerian youth, women and other protesters for their persistence that
led to the disbandment of the SARS in all 36 and the Federal Capital as announced by the Inspector General of
Police on October 11, 2020. We also acknowledge the positive step taken by Federal Government in setting up
the National Economic Council (NEC) Committee, headed by the Vice President, and designed to provide aneffective communication channel with the youth, civil society and religious leaders across the country.
We call on the Nigerian government to listen to the remaining demands of women and youth peacebuilders, toaddress the root causes of the abuse of power that gave rise to the protests. These include:
Youth and women's meaningful participation in decision-making and peacebuilding processes at alllevels. Youth are systematically excluded from decision-making and public governance, while
representing more than 40% of Nigeria's population.[1] Youth are not only the leaders of tomorrow, they
are the leaders of today, and have displayed their leadership in demanding change and mobilizing forpeace and justice. The Nigerian government must ensure the meaningful, equal and full participation ofyouth, including young women, in decision-making processes around police reform and corruption inpolice services.

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on Women, Peace and Security, and on Youth, Peace and Security by effectively addressing barriers to womenand youth participation.
Addressing socio-economic inequalities that are one of the root causes of conict and police brutality. We
support Nigerian civil society organizations' call for the Federal and State governments to create economic
empowerment opportunities and sustainable livelihoods for young women and men. Concrete actions areneeded to increase youth employment.
Establishment of effective mechanisms to keep State governments and Nigerian Police Force accountablefor fullling the ve demands of the #EndSARS movement approved by the President Panel on Police
Reform on October 13, 2020. All those responsible for these egregious human rights violations must be
held accountable, and commitments made towards police reform must manifest in concrete actions.
Ensuring protections for protesters and activists working to defend human rights and calling for an end topolice brutality. We support Nigerian civil society organizations' call for the Federal and State
governments to protect the right to peaceful assembly in line with their obligations under International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(1999). This must be done by fostering conditions that will allow all activists, specically youth, tocontinue peaceful protests without fear of persecution or harassment.
Meaningful participation of women and youth and ensuring accountability for the abuse of power by thosemandated to protect are key tenets of sustainable peace. We urge the Nigerian government to heed the calls of
the civil society and take decisive actions to address structural roots of police brutality and violence in the
country.

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IT/Cert. No. 15438 of 14th July, 2003.
Financial statements for the year
ended 31st December, 2019.

Contents

Pages

Financial highlights

45

Board of directors/trustees and other ofcials

General background, vision, missions and objectives

46-47

48

Report of the directors

49-50

Report of the auditors

51

Accounting policies

52-53

Balance sheet

54

Income and expenditure

55

Cashow statement

56

Fixed Assets Schedule

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Notes on the accounts

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Five year nancial summary

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Financial statements for the year
ended 31st December,.
2019
Financial highlights

2019
N

2018
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Gross income

232,160,502

202,178,197

Programme expenses(169,330,361)(173,306,423)

Total administrative expenses and others(39,797,144)

27,230,393

Surplus of income over expenditure

23,032,998(358,619)

Total xed assets (Net Book Value)

4,138,829

4,159,385

Cash at b
ank and in hand

40,911,393

18,938,918

Accumulated fund48,093,556

25,060,558

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ended 31st December, 2019.
Board of directors and other ofcials

Board of directors and other ofcials

Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi

Chairman

Barrister Magret Nwagbo

Director-Training and Capacity Building

Dr Nsekpong Archibong Udoh

Director – Treasury and Finance

Mallam Y Z Ya'u

Director of Communication

Mr.Kolawole Olatosimi

Member

Ms. Bridget Osakwe

National Network Coordinator andSecretary to the Board

Zonal Coordinators
Emem Okon

South South

Kola Amusat

South WestNathaniel Awuapila

North Central

Mustapha Muhammad

North West

Chibundu Uchegbu

South East

Mohammed Aliyu Wayas

North East

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Financial statements for the year
ended 31st December, 2019
Board of Directors and other ofcials (Cont’d).
Secretariat staff
Ms. Bridget Osakwe-

National Network Coordinator

Ms. Patience Obaulo-

Head of Programs

Mr. Austin Eneanya-

Finance Manager

Ms. Vivian Anyaegbu-

Admin Manager

Mr. Kevin Abonyi-

Programme Manager

Ms. Osariemen Amas-Edobor-

Programme Manager

Ms Damilola Adeoye-

Programme Ofcer

Mr Idris Suleiman-

Programme Assistant

Ms. Patricia Unegbu-

Ofce Assistant

Mr.Babalola Dawodu-

I.T Ofcer

Mr.Esho Akeem-

Ofce Driver

Ms.Oyindamola Somoye-

InternMr.Femi Emmanuel-InternMs.Chiamaka Mbachi-InternMr.OluwadareTaiwo Abe-

Volunteer

Bankers :-Ecobank Plc-

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc-

Zenith Bank-

27 Adeniji Street, Adeniji Estate
Off Wempco Road,
Ogba,

Registered oﬃce:

Plc

Lagos.
Auditors:-

Ademola S. Adegoke & Co
(Chartered Accountants),
8, Sura Mogaji Street,
Off Coker Road,
Ilupeju,
P.O Box 6520
Surulere, Lagos

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stFinancial statements for the year ended 31 December, 2019.
General background, Vision, Mission and Objectives

General background
The WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING – NIGERIA (WANEP) is a regional non-prot making
organisation with the mandate to enable and facilitate the development of mechanisms for cooperation among civilsociety-based peacebuilding practitioners and organisations. That is by promoting cooperative Prevention andresponses to violent conicts, providing the structures through which these experiences and information on issuesof peacebuilding, conict prevention and transformation, social, religious and political reconciliation andpromoting West African's social and cultural values as resources for peacebuilding.
VisionA Nigeria characterised by just and peaceful coexistence among communities where dignity of the human person isparamount and where the people can meet their human needs and decide their own direction.
MissionTo enable and facilitate the development of mechanisms for cooperation among civil society based peacebuilding
practitioners and organisations in Nigeria by providing cooperative responses to violent conicts, providing
structure through which these practitioners and institutions can regularly share experience and information onpeacebuilding, conict transformation, social ethnic-religious and political reconciliation and tolerance andpromoting cultural values as resources for peacebuilding.
Goal
To build a sustainable peaceful co-existence amongst all the various sectors and groups of the Nigeriancommunity, thereby creating an enabling environment for national growth and development.
Objectives
WANEP – NIGERIA seeks to:Creating a critical mass of women with enhanced voice and capacity for conict management, politicalparticipation and enhancing their livelihood;
Community based conict early warning/response system with direct links to ECOWAS and AU early warning
systems and policy makers;
Promoting the culture of peace and tolerance through peace education at primary and secondary level andradicalization prevention among youths;
Supporting small scale farmers to adapt their practices to the realities of climate change toward enhanced
livelihood and mitigating the tension between pastoralist and farmers.;
Supporting government actors and communities to prevent and address the risk of outbreak of violence inelections;
Building the capacity and resilience of vulnerable communities to engage their government to mitigate natural
disaster;Community based dialogue and mediation to promote peace and security.

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Report of the Directors for the year
ended 31st December, 2019.

The directors have pleasure in submitting their report together with the WANEP – NIGERIA
audited nancial statements for the year ended 31st December 2019.

1.

Operating resultN
2019

Surplus of income over expenditure for the year was

23,032,998

Surplus brought forward

25,060,558

Surplus of income over expenditure carried forward----------------48,093,556==========

2. Legal form
The WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING – NIGERIA was incorporated on 14th July,
2003 and commenced operation on the 15th July, 2003.
3.

Principal activities
The WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING – NIGERIA is created with the goal of
capacity building in conict prevention, collaborative peacebuilding, response, mitigation,
advocacy and good governance in order to create an enabling environment through sustainable
peace as prerequisite for growth and development.

4.

Directors
The names of the directors of WANEP – Nigeria are shown on page 46.

5. Donations and contributions to charitable organisations
There was no donation during the year 2019.
6. Fixed assets
Movement in xed assets during the period are as shown in Note 1 on page 56 of the accounts.
In the opinion of the directors/trustees, the market value is not less than the value shown in theaccounts.
7. Post balance sheet events
There are no post balance sheet events which could have had material effect on the nancial position of
WANEP – Nigeria as at 31st December, 2019 which have not been adequately provided for or disclosed inthese accounts.
8. Employment and employees
I. Employments of the physically challenged

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Report of the directors for the year
ended 31st December, 2018 (CONT’D)

It is the policy of WANEP – Nigeria that there should be no discrimination in considering applicationfor employment including those from physically challenged persons. All employees whether or not
physically challenged are given equal opportunity to develop their skills. As at 31st December 2019,
there was no physically challenged person in the employment of WANEP – Nigeria.
ii. Health, safety at work and welfare of employees
Health and safety regulations are in force within the ofce premises and employees are aware ofexisting regulations.
iii Employees involvement and training
WANEP-Nigeria is committed to keeping employees informed as much as possible regarding theperformance and progress and seeking their opinion where practicable on matters which
particularly affect them as employees.
Training is carried out at various levels through both in-house and external courses. Incentive
schemes designed to encourage the involvement of employees in WANEP's performance are
implemented whenever appropriate.
9. Board of directors' responsibilities in relation to nancial statements
The following statements which should be read in conjunction with the report of the auditors set out on
page 50 is made with a view to distinguishing the respective responsibilities of the board ofmanagement and of the auditors in relation to the nancial statements.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the nancial statements which gives a trueand fair view of the state of affairs of the WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING –NIGERIA as at the end of the nancial year.
i These responsibilities include ensuring that:
Adequate internal control procedures are instituted to safeguard assets and prevent and detect fraud
and other irregularities;
ii Proper accounting books and records are kept and maintained;
iii Applicable accounting policies are followed;
iv Suitable accounting policies are used and consistently applied;v The nancial statements are prepared on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate topresume that WANEP – Nigeria will continue to be in existence.
10 Auditors
Messrs Ademola S. Adegoke& Co. (Chartered Accountants) have indicated their willingness to continue
in ofce as auditors.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Lagos,
Nigeria.
Secretary
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8, Sura-Mogaji Street, Oﬀ Coker Road, Ilupeju, Lagos.
Tel: 08055421762, 08033907216 Email: lailawal810@gmail.com
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND BOARD MEMBERS OF
WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING – NIGERIA.
Report on the nancial statements
We have audited the accompanying nancial statements of West Africa Network for Peacebuilding – Nigeria which
comprise of balance sheet as at 31st December, 2019, the income and expenditure, cashow statement for the year
then ended, the statement of accounting policies, notes to the nancial statements and the ve year nancialsummary, as set out on pages 54 to 60
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and board members.
The Trustees and board members are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these nancial
statements in accordance with the Statement of Accounting Standards applicable in Nigeria and the mannerrequired by the Companies and Allied Matters Act of Nigeria. This responsibility include: designing, implementing
and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of nancial statements that are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, selecting and applying appropriate accounting
policies and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.
Auditors' responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these nancial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit
in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing. Those Standards require that we comply with ethicalrequirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the nancial statements arefree from material misstatement of the nancial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of thenancial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates made by the board/trustees as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the nancial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufcient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit
opinion.
OpinionIn our opinion, the nancial statements give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of West Africa Network For
Peacebuilding – Nigeria as at 31st December, 2019 and of its operating result and cash ow for the year then ended inaccordance with the Statement of Accounting Standards applicable in Nigeria and in the manner required by theCompanies and Allied Matters Act of Nigeria.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Compliance with the requirements of schedule 6 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of Nigeria
In our opinion, proper books of accounts have been kept by the WANEP - Nigeria, so far as appears from our
examination of those books. The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding – Nigeria balance sheet and income andexpenditure account are in agreement with books of accounts.

Lagos, Nigeria.

Ademola S. Adegoke
FRC/2013/ICAN/00000006685
for:ADEMOLA S. ADEGOKE & CO.
(CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS).........................................2020

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Statement of accounting policies adopted whichhave been applied consistently throughout the current and preceding years.
The following are the principal accounting policies which have been consistently applied throughout thecurrent and preceding years:
1. Basis of accounting
These nancial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, including the use of going
concern and comply with the statement of Accounting Standards issued by the Nigeria AccountingStandards.
The preparation of nancial statements is in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
which require the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets andliabilities and disclosure of contingent assets or liabilities if any at the date of the nancial statements
and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.
2. Reporting period and comparative information
The reporting period of these nancial statements is for twelve month period ended 31st December,2019. Information covers comparative twelve month period ended 31st December, 2018.
3. Income
Income represents donations and subscriptions from individuals or corporate organisations who share
the aspirations of the organisation's objectives.
4. Fixed assetsiFixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Costs include expenditure directly
attributable to the acquisition of the assets.
ii

The costs of the day to day servicing of xed assets are recognised in the income and expenditureaccount as incurred.

iii Gains or losses on disposal of xed assets are determined by reference to that carrying values and areincluded in the income and expenditure account.
5. Depreciation of xed assets
Depreciation is calculated to write-off the cost of xed assets on a straight line basis over the expected
useful lives of the assets concerned. The principal annual rates used for this purpose are:%Plant and machinery
25
Ofce equipment
25
Motor vehicles
25
Furniture and ttings
25
Library books
25
6. Debtors
Debtors are stated after deduction of allowances for debts considered bad or doubtful of recovery.
7. Provisions
A provision is recognised only if, as a result of a past event, the company has a present legal or constructive
obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outow of economic benet will be
required to settle the obligation
8. Foreign Currency Transactions.
1.

Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in Naira at actual exchange rates as at thedates of the transactions.

2.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Naira at the rates of
exchange ruling at the balance sheet date or where appropriate, at the contacted rate of exchange if the

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Statement of accounting policies adopted whichhave been applied consistently throughout the current and preceding years.

balance is to be settled at a contacted rate. Any gain or loss arising from a change in exchange rates
subsequent to the date of transactions is included as an exchange gain or loss in the income andexpenditure account.
9. Employee Benets
PensionIn line with the provision of the Pension Reform Act 2004, the WANEP-Nigeria instituted a dened
contribution Pension Scheme for the management and non-management staff. Staff contributions to thescheme are funded through payroll deduction while the WANEP-Nigeria contribution is charged to theincome and expenditure account. WANEP-Nigeria contributes 13% for management and nonmanagement staff respectively. While the employees contribute 5%.

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Balance Sheet As At 31st December, 2018.

Notes

2019
N

Fixed assets

1

N

2018
N

N
4,159,385

4,138,829

Current assets
Cash and bank2

40,911,393

18,938,918

Debtors and prepayments

3

3,443,334--------------

2,362,255-------------

44,354,727

21,301,173(400,000)(400,000)----------------------------

Current liabilities
Creditors and accruals

443,954,727--------------Net current assets

Directors}

20,901,173--------------

48,093,556========

25,060,558

48,093,556========

25,060,558================

Represented by:Accumulated fund5

The accounting policies on page 52 to 55 and the notes on pages 57 to 60 form an integral part of these nancial
statements.

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Income And Expenditure Statement For The Year
Ended 31st December, 2019.

Notes

2019

2018

N
232,160,502

202,178,197(169,330,361)----------------62,830,141==========(172,138,423)----------------30,039,774==========

10,000348,370568,000
311,153
1,284,100
49,450695,200
260,400
1,959,906
1,112,300
859,950_

AGM Board meeting expenses
Electricity and lighting
Legal and other professional fees
Contract labour/security
Public relations
Donations

1,509,200
361,250
400,000
3,880,980
371,160
250,000
244,000
14,000110,000

15,30062,696564,000
228,810
745,900
45,8501,554,170
152,200
1,601,633
876,900
1,072,850
105,800
1,500,000
1,058,480
400,000
679,000
223,970
500,000
144,000
690,000
475,600

Salaries

25,197,724

18,151,234----------------(39,797,144)----------------23,032,998==========----------------30,398,393----------------(358,619)==========

Gross income

6

Cost of programmes

7

Surplus of income over programmes cost

N

Administrative expenses:
Telephone/mobile phone
Courier/Postages
Internet accessBank charges
Fuel and lubricants
Newspaper and magazines
Printing, stationery and consumables
Entertainment
Depreciation
Repairs and maintenanceTravelling and Transport
Cleaning and cleaning consumables
Ofce rentOfce running expenses
Audit and accountancyDecit for the year

The accounting policies on page 52 to 55 and the notes on pages 57 to 60 form an integral part of these nancial
statements.

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Cashow statement for the year
ended 31st December, 2019

Cashow from operating activities

2019
N

2018
N

Surplus/(decit) of income over expenditure

23,032,998(358,619)

Adjustment for non cash items:
Depreciation

1,959,906

1,601,633------------------24,992,903----------------1,243,014(1,081,078)

686,977

Sundry adjustment
Operating surplus/(decit) before changes in working capital
Changes in working capital:(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash from operating activities

Purchase of xed assets_---------------23,911,825=========(155,355)---------------1,774,636=========(1,939,350)(986,000)

Sales considerations of damaged Laptop----------------------------------(1,939,350)--------------------------------(986,000)--------------------------------Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

21,972,475

788,636

Cash and cash equivalents at 1st January,

18,938,918=========

18,150,282=========Cash and cash equivalents at 31st December,

40,911,393=========

18,938,918=========

Bank and cash balances at 31st December,

40,911,393=========

18,938,918=========Net cashow from investing activities
Cashow from nancing activities

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Notes On The Accounts(cont’d).
2

Cash and bank
Current account Ecobank I
Current account Ecobank II
Current account Ecobank – USD
Current account Ecobank – EuroGT Bank Plc – EuroGT Bank Plc II
GT Bank Plc(Staff welfare)
GT Bank Dollar
Oceanic Bank I (EcobankPlc)
Oceanic Bank II (EcobankPlc)
Oceanic Bank Euro (EcobankPlc)
Oceanic Bank Dollar (EcobankPlc)
Cash in hand
Oceanic Bank III (EcobankPlc)
GT Bank Pound
Zenith Bank Plc –Naira
Zenith Bank Plc – Euro
Zenith Bank Plc – Dollar
Zenith Bank Plc – Naira (2)Ecobank – 0429

3

4

5

Debtors and prepayments
Prepayment –Rent
Debtor –Staﬀ

Creditors and accruals
Audit
Accrued expenses (salaries and other expenses)
Sundry creditors

Accumulated fund brought forward

Surplus/(deﬁcit) fund for the year
Accumulated fund carried forward

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2019

2018

N

N

(628,336)
249,024
1,283,200
820,081
17,733
1,602
1,272
18,9491,306
409
24,855
6,509
257,400
38,803
13,676

83,87827,448,319
46,971
11,211,357
14,385---------------40,911,393=========

1,316,313
230,664
13,851
27,373
17,733
1,602
1,272
18,9491,306
409
24,855
6,509
38,803
13,676351,122
206,054
46,58028,708
16,592,749----------------

18,938,918=========

2,250,000
3,072,256--------------5,322,256==================

400,000

400,000------------------------------

750,000
1,612,255--------------2,362,255

400,000

400,000==================

25,060,558-

25,419,177

23,032,998--------------48,093,998==========-(358,619)--------------25,060,558==========

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Notes On The Accounts(cont’d).

6.

United State Institute of Peace2019
N
72,699,389

51,993,382

WANEP Regional ofce

32,457,673

86,409,986

Oxfam Nigeria

3,000,000

16,000,000-

771,840

5,304

3,040

22,991,218

19,154,455

Urgent Action-

4,055,871

Peace Tech.

-

25,000NORAD

57,872,021

19,432,000

LITE Africa

3,488,643

4,332,622

ICCT

21,559,891

-

GNWP

18,086,364-

232,160,502====================

Regional Programmes

39,213,808

84,847,820

United States Institute of Peace

63,603,420

61,272,115

OXFAM Nigeria

5,352,200

15,680,200

ICCT

11,465,281

-

GNWP

10,864,208

-

NORAD

36,227,808

3,605,500

Urgent Action Fund - Africa-

3,923,045

Global Centre on Cooperative Security-

40,0002,603,636

3,587,743-

350,000----------------173,306,423==========

Gross income

Global Centre on Cooperative Security
Bank interest
Other incomes from consultancy, equipment hireand sales of scrapped assets etc.

7.

2018
N

202,178,197

Cost of programme

LITE Africa
NEEM----------------169,330,361==========

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Five Year Financial Summary

2019
N

2018
N

2017
N

2016
N

2015
N

Fixed assets

4,138,829

4,159,385

4,775,018

1,088,337

583,195

Net Current Assets/(liabilities)

43,954,727

20,901,174

20,644,159

17,824,230

2,592,461------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

48,093,556

25,060,558

25,418,851

18,912,567 3,175,656=====================================================
Represented by:Accumulated fund48,093,556

25,060,558

25,419,177

18,912,567

3,175,656================================================
Total Income

232,160,502 202,178,197

94,911,015

82,182,263

35,319,588

Less: Expenditure

209,127,505

88,404,730

65,579,922

37,702,910

202,536,816=====================================================
Deﬁcit for the year

23,032,998(358,619)

6,506,610

16,602,341(2,383,322)=====================================================

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