Grants to Tackle Conflict Root Causes

FOSTERING STABILITY

In 2020, PIND funded the Development Initiative for Community Impact (DICI) and the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) to work on projects that will reduce the causes of conflict in two coastal communities in Delta State. Through the projects, which ended in 2021, we trained members of the communities on conflict resolution and peacebuilding. These projects created platforms and forums that are helping the Aja-Amita and Tsekelewu communities resolve conflicts themselves in the Warri North LGA (local government area).

For example, since 2017, there have been disputes related to leadership among the Tsekelewu youth groups. In 2021, CEPEJ's “Strengthen Tsekelewu Community Leadership System to Support Conflict Mitigation” project worked with these groups. As a result, they agreed to settle their differences, —allowing peace to reign.