FOSTERING STABILITY PIND's Peacebuilding program focuses on enabling a peaceful environment in Nigeria's Niger Delta where its people can thrive and experience economic growth. To achieve this, we foster sustainable peace partnerships within the region, create and strengthen existing structures working towards ending and preventing conflicts, and provide support for economic development. Our interventions are centered on conflict prevention, conflict management, and peacebuilding through two interrelated initiatives--the Partners for Peace (P4P) Network and the Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU). Our Peacebuilding program contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 16 of “peace, justice, and strong institutions” through these initiatives. We have created networks, units, and systems that promote, encourage, and strengthen peace and justice for all.
PEACEBUILDING Summary of
Outcomes:
1,384 stakeholders utilized PIND's peacebuilding data and analysis 577 peace actors resolved 119 emerging conflicts in their communities 228 new peace actors applied the skills gained in conflict management and peace building
The Partners for Peace (P4P) Network was established as a grassroots platform of indigenous people committed to resolving conflict situations within their communities. For the first ten years, we focused on expanding the network. By 2019, it had over 10,000 peace actors with chapters in all nine states of the region and sub-chapters in 119 out of the region's 185 local government areas (LGAs) in the Niger Delta. In 2020, our emphasis moved from expansion to strengthening the capacity of the peace actors to better prevent and mediate conflicts. During the reporting year, 228 peace actors applied the skills they had gained in conflict management, some of whom went on to independently pass on this knowledge to others in their communities. Like all of our training, our efforts multiplied as those trained shared their
knowledge. Through research, capacity building, and applied learning aimed at early targeting and mitigation of potential drivers of conflict and instability, the Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU) provides operational level support to the P4P and other organizations. The IPDU Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) system is an online and SMS-based (short-message-service-based) incident reporting platform that collects, analyses, and disseminates conflict early warning information to targeted stakeholders for preventive interventions. The IPDU EWER is linked to the Partners for Peace (P4P) Peace Map (P4P-NigerDelta.org), which is a visual collection of data on conflict incidents, hotspots, and trends sourced from credible, reputable sources. From this, our IPDU Unit develops weekly, quarterly, and annual conflict reports, which various stakeholders use to assess situations and plan interventions, and activities. Such stakeholders include security agencies, government entities, and private organizations. In 2021, 1,384 stakeholders utilized our peacebuilding data and analysis products. In 2021, we coded, formatted, and uploaded over 30,000 incidents in the P4P Network Peace Map, which remains the most comprehensive dataset on conflict within the region. Our P4P peace actors are trained to properly utilize the IPDU's EWER platform to report conflict. Through these skills, tools, and platforms, 577 P4P peace actors mitigated 119 emerging conflicts in their communities in 2021.
2021 ANNUAL REPORT
