In a significant stride towards fostering sustainable peace and empowering the youth in Adamawa state, the Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA) has been instrumental in supporting the Adamawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports in the development of the Adamawa State Action Plan (SAP) on Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS). This collaborative effort aims to addresses…
2nd Year Impact Report on the Implementation of the Nigeria National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security
This report was developed by the Nigeria Coalition on Youth Peace and Security (NCYPS). The CSDEA is a co-Chair of the NCYPS.
Summary Report of CSDEA Gender Based Violence and Psychosocial Support Workshop
The Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA) organized a one-day Gender Based Violence and Psychosocial Support Workshop on the 27th of January, 2024, at the Women Development Center in Yola, Adamawa State. The training which had over 40 participants drawn from Adamawa and Borno states addressed the challenges faced by girls and women who are survivors of…
Impact Report: One Year Into The Implementation of the Nigeria National Action Plan on Youth Peace and Security
This report was developed by the Nigeria Coalition on Youth Peace and Security (NCYPS). The CSDEA is a co-Chair of the NCYPS.
Preventing and Responding to Violence in the 21st Century: Exploring Alternative Approaches
This policy paper developed by the Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA) in collaboration with the Global Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) discusses the localised drivers of violence and violent groups, shortcomings of conventional approaches, and documents evidence of viable alternatives to preventing and countering violence, by examining the case studies of Afghanistan, Burundi,…
Reflecting on the National Youth Consultative Conference
The first series of the National Youth Consultative Conference (NYCC) which held in Abuja on the 12th of October 2021 was convened by the Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA), and brought together over 40 youth delegates from across Nigeria to deliberate on the emerging issues that affect young people and proofer suggested solutions which will be…
Peace and Non-Violence Workshop for Vigilante Groups in the North East of Nigeria
The Peace and non-violence workshop which took place on the 1st and 2nd of December, 2021 brought together over 100 vigilante group members from Adamawa and Borno states as part of our on-going project titled “Transforming Vigilante Groups into Peacebuilding Organizations”. The aim of the workshop is to equip vigilante groups and their members in the North East of Nigeria…
COVID-19 Conference for Girls and Women
The conference with theme “Keeping Girls, Women and their Families Safe during COVID-19” took place in Yola, Adamawa State on the 17th of September 2020. The conference was attended by girls and women who are past or current participants in our peacebuilding and livelihoods project in the North East of Nigeria. A total of 178 girls and women gathered at…
2021 International Day of Peace Statement
Without peace, development will falter; Without justice, hope will wither; Without inclusion, we will all be left behind. Can we find our way back? 18 months into a global pandemic, our hearts go out to those who are suffering. We are in awe of the extraordinary efforts by so many to save lives and offer comfort. Yet, in too many…