Applications are invited for the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta’s (PIND) Niger Delta Peace Champions (#NDPeaceChampions) 2024 Program. The program is for interested and qualified candidates who reside in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region and are interested in supporting existing peacebuilding infrastructures and designing solutions to conflicts in their communities, thereby contributing to the overall goal of achieving sustainable peace.

Violent conflict is a key constraint to peace and development in the Niger Delta. PIND thus believes that peacebuilding knowledge and understanding of an integrated early warning reporting system would ensure a proactive response to emerging conflict issues through peace messaging, early warning/analysis, and mediation and consensus-building by local stakeholders and partners.

The goal of this program is to expand PIND’s network of peacebuilders by building their capacity in peacebuilding practice and processes for them to contribute to PINDs Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) system.

The program will bring together 90 youths who will gain new knowledge, share ideas and contribute to peace and development in the Niger Delta.

Benefits

• Capacity building in peacebuilding, and conflict early warning and early response
• Become part of a network of young people and leaders who are creating a paradigm shift in the way the world interacts with and understands peace
• Mentorship towards leadership capabilities and career development
• All-expense paid participation in a 2-day peacebuilding and EWER training and workshop
• Contribute to a more peaceful Niger Delta and the world at large
• Peacebuilding certification

Eligibility

• Applicant must be resident in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
• Applicant must be between the ages of 18 – 35 years.
• Availability to partake in two (2) virtual sessions and one (1) physical training session between February and November 2024.
• Be a self-motivated and passion driven youth already contributing to the SDGs in any little way
• Have an idea of a peacebuilding intervention that can be implemented in your local community

Application

Applications will close on Wednesday February 21^st 2024 at 5:00 PM WAT. All applications must be submitted on or before the deadline.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/xAEXncouQeUD5xoS6

For enquiries, email chukwudi@pindfoundation.org or abiodun@pindfoundation.org