Wanep-Nigeria

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP-Nigeria) was established to provide an organized platform for collaborative peacebuilding in Nigeria by indigenous organizations working in the area of conflict prevention, transformation and peacebuilding. Its operational framework is designed along the visions of the regional network operating in West Africa with the overarching goal of building sustainable peace and development in the region. WANEP-Nigeria operates through a membership scheme that provided technical support and builds the peacebuilding capacity of its member organization to intervene effectively at the grassroots level in various communities of the country. OUR MISSION To enable and facilitate the development of mechanisms for cooperation among civil society based peacebuilding practitioners and organizations in Nigeria by providing cooperative responses to violent conflicts; providing structure through which these practitioners and institutions can regularly share experiences and information on peacebuilding, conflict transformation, social, ethno-religious and political reconciliation and tolerance; and promoting cultural values as resources for peacebuilding OUR VISSION A Nigeria characterized by just and peaceful coexistence among communities where dignity of the human person is paramount and where the people can meet their basic human needs and decide their own direction. OUR GOAL To facilitate the development of mechanisms for cooperation among stakeholders in The Gambia for sustainable peace through the promotion of human rights, good governance and justice OUR VALUES Human Rights and justice for all Respect for the dignity of the human person Inclusiveness of race, religion and gender Commitment to working together Professionalism