Youths for Peace Building and Development in Africa

Address Mogadishu Cantonememt, Asokoro
Postcode 9001
Country Nigeria
Phone number +234 8036056804
Website www.youpedaafrica.org
Facebook group Gio project Excahange
Date of foundation 3rd October 2005
Name Contact person Onyeigwe Daniel Obi Peter
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Number of Staff 8
Number of Volunteers 10
Vision and aims of organization (200 words max) We envision an African with the true social, economic,political and democratic improvement; providing for the wellbeing and stability of its people.

  1. To develop and ensure a peaceful society of youths and children devoid of violence, civil unrest and other negative societal vices.
  2. To empower children and youths against HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, poverty and poor education that threatens peace. To understand the true teachings of the two religions – Christianity and Islam-including their peculiarities and personal mannerisms through dialogue discussions, work-shops, seminars, conferences, pamphleteering, etc.
  3. To create channels of communication and interaction thereby promoting dialogue between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria so that the members of both faiths may have mutual understanding of each other’s religious position, co-existence among all the people of Nigeria irrespective of their religious or ethnic affiliations.
  4. To promote and inculcate moral. Ethical, social and cultural values of the two faiths for the rebirth and rebuilding of a better society.
  5. To boost a mutual co-operation and promotion of the welfare of all citizens in the nation;
  6. To create for and channels for the peaceful resolution of any friction or misunderstanding that may arise from time to time.

Our Mission: To strategically explore lasting peace efforts democratically and to prevent, reduce the impact of poverty, HIV and other related social disorders in Africa.

Organisation’s core areas of expertise Training for capacity building, social change campaigns, community mobilization
Activities main focus (100 words) We train young people in peace education,leadership and youth development
Local Activities for 2010-2011 Non violence training for young people, election participation campaigns and advocacy visits
Upcoming events Political education, conflict prevention skills and mangment training,
Publication(s) http://worldfaith.wordpress.com/category/chapter-reports/
International Day of Peace Organise community service exercise and campaign of peace for vitims of crises in Jos.