CEPASD

CENTER FOR PEACE ADVOCACY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CEPASD

Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development (CEPASD) is a youth focused non-governmental organization registered in Nigeria with corporate affairs commission in November 2018. Also registered with UN volunteers with roster number 2150227. CEPASD has a profile with UN DESEA. CEPASD focus on Peace building, fostering sustainable development goals, preventing violent Extremism (PVE), advocacy against gender-based violence, leadership, education, innovation, youth empowerment and social justice. CEPASD work on policy formulation/ implementations and Humanitarian Actions. CEPASD is a member of U.S Youth, Peace and Security Coalition, Alliance of CSO’s and NGOs for South South Cooperation (ANCSSC) Nigeria Youth, Peace and Security Coalition, Coalition Peace, West Africa Civil Society E-directory and Restless Collective Youth Development and many more.

CEPASD works to engage, inspire and build the resilience of youth on peace building, advocacy against genderbased violence, promotion and fostering of sustainable development goals and leadership across Africa while building their capacity to become peace ambassadors and champions of peaceful coexistence as well as mentoring them on nation building, patriotism, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, development and sustainability. CEPASD promotes and foster the international Youth, Peace and Security agenda of UNSCR 2250, 2535 and AU Peace and Security agenda also work on policy formulation to enhance global practices in peace building actions and peace education.

It is our firm belief that young people possess the creativity, tenacity, capacity and innovative ideas to create a better society thus we build their resilience in the fight against gender-based violence and violent extremism.

CEPASD pushes to redefine the narratives and rekindle the passion for peace building and sustainable development while taking holistic measures in addressing the root causes of violent extremism, gender-based violence and violent conflict to towards achieving sustainable peace, social justice and policy formulation and implementation in peace building actions and peace education to meet global practices.

Our mandate is to foster and actualize the sustainable development goals and build the capacity of young people in peace building actions, and achieve youth for peace agenda UNSCR 2250.

We are making indelible mark to ensure that the youths discover and utilize their latent potentials for sustainable development through peace building action and innovation. We are driven by our core principles of uplifting and putting Smiles on the faces of those affected by conflict, violence and terrorism.

Our priorities are youth development, women empowerment and child education as well as leading advocacy campaigns against violence, conflict, terrorism caused by natural by natural or manmade phenomena such as climate change, drought, poverty and unemployment in Africa.

CEPASD prospects are to inspire the 21st century youths to imbibe the culture of peace and tolerance and shun violent conflict and terrorism advance youth peace building actions, leadership acumen and innovation. We believe that in order to achieve sustainable development there must be a peaceful environment. We are making giant strides in the areas peace building to encourage the youths to become peace ambassadors, peace builders and champions of peaceful coexistence and ensure the domestication and implementation of UNSCR2250.

VISION

CEPASD envisions a world where everyone will live in peace and harmony, have access to quality education, advocate against gender-based violence and empowerment of women and youths

MISSION

To Foster and Actualize Sustainable Peace and development while building youth resilience in promoting peace, social justice, human right, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and development.

To enhance policy formulation and implementation in peace building, gender-based violence and domestication of UNSCR 2250, 2535, 2419 and African continental framework on youth peace and security

CORE VALUES

Peace and Justice Tolerance Respect Passion and Commitment Innovation and Excellence Integrity

GOALS

• To build youth resilience to achieve peace and development and ensure access to quality education

• To foster and actualize the SDGs goals and eliminate genderbased violence

• To foster inter-ethnic and inter-religious peaceful coexistence

• To engage the youths on skill acquisition and entrepreneurship for self-reliance

• To use innovation and technology to solve underlying problems of violent conflict and gender-based violence

OUR NETWORKS

We consist of global network of pragmatic, passionate and committed young people that are inquisitive to solve world most pressing challenges. We aspire to learn, unlearn, relearn and build resilience. We are always open to teach, mentor each other and create a value that builds capacity. We relearn and share knowledge. We are great people that thinks out of the box which has been our driving force propelling us into great ideas, successes, legacy and stewardship

OUR NETWORK GOALS

• To bring innovative intervention to solve societal problems. • To create synergy between the youth and relevant stakeholders.

• To bring interventions that will solve African most pressing challenges.

• To actualize SDG Goals and AU Agenda 2063. • To bring millions of youths together under one platform

OUR STRUCTURE

To ensure efficiency and effectiveness, CEPASD is organized into five departments.

Human Resources and Admin

Programs and Operations

Finance Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Median and Communication

Team

Our Team consists of dedicated and pragmatic leaders, professional eager to make impact and contribute their quote to the development of the society and humanity through championing peace building activities and fostering sustainable development goals

WHERE WE ARE

1. Nigeria

2. The Gambia

3. Sierra Leone

4. Zimbabwe

5. Ghana

LANDMARK INITIATIVES

Global Youth Movement against Gender Based Violence Center for Peace Building and Conflict Management

Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Talent Development

Center for Leadership and Development

Center for Education and Women Empowerment

Resilient Youth Fellowship

Resilient Youth Engagement Network

OUR PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

Educational STEAM Project on GBV Digital Skill for Peace Youth Can End Violence Nigeria Youth Summit African Youth Peace Summit Youth and Peace Building Actions

Peace Friday, ONE Global Peace Summit, Global Youth Dialogue on SDGs, SDG Watch, Global Youth Engagement Summit, Global Youth Engagement Model United Nations, International SDG Innovation Challenge, Community Youth4Peace Ambassador, Nigeria Youth Aspiration, Peace and Education Connecting the Dot, Peace and Environment Connecting the Dot, Teen4Peace Project (Peace club in secondary school), Emerging Young Leadership Program, African Youth Leadership Forum Women and Youth Empowered4Peace Projects

ACHIEVEMENT

CEPASD have created real value by impacting about 10,000 people both directly and indirectly through it programs and projects.

CEPASD in just two years of operation have executed about 15 programs and programs both online and onsite and build both local and international partnerships there reaching more people around the world

Global Youth Movement Against Gender Based Violence which is a landmark initiative of CEPASD in partnership with Federation of International Gender and Human Rights have trained over 100 youths as train the trainer and as ambassadors and advocate against gender-based violence with over 15 cases of GBV and several programs carried out by the Ambassadors in their respect countries and community, the movement has over 500 ambassadors.

CEPASD through its Educational STEAM project on SGBV have trained 100 students on SGBV/GBV and raised awareness on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence SGBV and Gender-Based Violence GBV for more than 800 students of Government Science Secondary School, Maitama and Government Science Technical College, Area 3, Garki Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Project and saw students stage drama presentations that addressed SGBV/GBV in the society and students are now champions and advocates against SGBV/ GBV in their schools, immediate environment and the society at large. Project also built the culture of peace among students.

CEPASD overtime have advocated peace across Africa, engaged youths in championing peace building and preventing violent extremism. Also, we have built youth leadership acumen on nation building and sustainable development. CEPASD through its Global dialogue on SDGs have contributed significantly to achieving UN sustainable development goals agenda 2030.

Our peace begins with me I stand for peace campaign have reach thousands of youth over the years, this has necessitated youth action for peace not violence across Africa. Our peace advocacy campaign has reached over five thousand youths through our various social media platforms. We have impacted the lives of orphans through our project Humanity first: Give to The Orphans as part of our humanitarian action program.

CHALLENGES

Lack of collaboration with government agencies and ministries due to many bureaucracies

Enabling policy reform and implementation with major stakeholders and government

Lack of access to funding, grant and partnership

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION

CEPASD programs and projects have presented opportunity for expansion with needed supports expansion will be possible

• Scaling up the GBV movement across Nigeria

• Getting capacity building training from international donors

• Carrying out GBV projects in local communities