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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
The organisation is working to empower the marginalized and disenfranchised youth of
Ifako Ijaye Conmmunity by providing them with assistance an support to campaign to promote the
culture of non-violence, peaceful co-existence.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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FInance
is the most prevalent hinderance to our activities. We are
however striving hard to get the attention of corporate organisations
to support our programmes and projects
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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Agenda for Community Development- AFCODE's strategic area of Interest are
1. Outreach :
AfCODE Theatre Factory (Using Theatre to Teach Tough Teen Topics )
The
Factory is a cross-community theatre group where youth interact, meet
and understand together. As a thirty-four member group, we use
songs and drama to highlight issues and undertake intelligent
conversations about relationships of drugs, and youth violence,
in a friendly atmosphere. The Theatre Factory is about friendship and
it is about drama. It is about youth handling themselves as
persons and developing their potentials. It is a tool we are using
in building team and trust. It gives us opportunity
to free our imagination and make our dreams come true. Our
regular experience at The Theatre Factory has helped us face situations
of conflict.
2. The Painting for Development.
Posters Designs
and Mural painting are fantastic ways we use to get the word out
about our mission and to get youth excited about our programs and it is
evident that making our statement larger than life and permanent is a
sure best way to make an impact and get youth thinking positively.
Past Outreach:
October
2004 to date Mural /Poster and Banner designspainting to promote
awareness and prevention Drug Abuse and Misuse among teenagers and
adolescents in Lagos State.
April 2004- June 2004 Organised
Poster/Banner Design Competition among students of higher
institutions in Lagos State. The Theme of the Project was
Harnessing Youth Potential for Peace Advocacy at the Nascent democracy
. Venue: International Pess Centre, Ogba Lagos.
August 29,
2004 Organised Talks, Film Show and Stage Drama Presentation entitled -
Before We Lose Our Future at Multi Purpose Hall of Ifako Ijaye LGA, Old
Akute Road, Iju Ishaga with over two thousand participants in
attendance. The aim was to promote culture of peace and
non-violence among youths.
September 21,2004 Organised Prayers
and Songs as well as Dedication of Peace Pole Events to mark the
United Nations International Peace Day for students of Kidsland
Nursery and Primary School, Iju Ishaga Agege. Lagos
3. Skills Development and Empowerment
The
setting up of the Skills Development Centre is a very
important component of the Agenda for Community Development that
focuses on building capacity among teenagers and adolescents and
empowering them to be learners,
developers and entrepreneurs. The initiative is based on the strategic
framework aimed at realizing the potential of
young people as leaders.
Specific Skills Areas:
- Computer Word Processing Desktop Publishing
- Basic Secretarial Course
- Computer Repairs
Since
direct face to face contact with community residents who are
experienced professionals and artisans is necessary to secure their
participation, the centre serve as the springboard for broader
community participation and better use of public and private resources.
In Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area alone 40 boys and girls have
passed through the skills development center. We do not
save all who came to us but most of the time we hit the mark. We hit
the mark as no other training program has done in the history of the
local government area and the success of our program will surely be
replicated in other places.
4. Training of Trainers in Conflict Management and Mediation.
There
are evidences to suggest that the number of children and young people
living in vulnerable situations as far as cultism and violence are
concern are growing. This is particularly true for urban areas, where
street life in all its aspects, including cultism and violence is
becoming the norm for a growing number of children and young people.
Previous Conflict Resolution Training:
March
22-29, 2000 Agenda for Community Development (AFCODE) organised
the first ever Conflict Management Training Workshop
for 150 Students of High schools , Men of the law enforcement agencies
and community stakeholders in Ifako Ijaye Local Govt. Area of Lagos
State with the support of United States Agency for International
Development USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI
August
27-29, 2000 Organised A One-Week Conflict Resolution Training of
Trainers Workshop for 60 Students Union Leaders in All Higher and
Tertiary institutions in Lagos State at the instance of United States
Agency for International Development Office of Transition Initiatives
USAID/OTI
Our
observation of the International Day for Peace and presentation of
peace pole at Kidsland Nursery and Primary School, Iju Ishaga-Agege,
Lagos on September 21, 2004. The activities was reported in the report
which World Peace Prayer Society sent to the United Nations.
The
Mural Painting Project to promote peace and culture of non-violence
among students of secondary schools in Lagos State. The project will
visit 30 secondary schools. This photograph is that of students of
Vivian Fowler Memorial School for Girls Oregun, Ikeja painting. The
mural painting project is a participatory mural painting project. The
project is enjoying a great popularity in secondary schools in Lagos
State. It is an initiative of Agenda for Community Development and is
sponsored by Chemical and Allied Products Plc.
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
Let
emphasis be placed more on the issue of promotion of culture of
non-violence among teenagers and adolescents just as there are serious
emphasis on HIV/AIDS
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
Agenda for Community Development - AFCODE is a member of the following International Network:
1.United Network of Young Peacebuilders
2. Global Youth Action Network
3.Peace X Peace Global Network
4. World Peace Prayer Society
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
We
are striving hard to incorporate the Teaching of Tolerance Project in
children in Nursery and Primary Schools in Lagos State of Nigeria
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Postal address of organization
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Suite 19, Ibukun Oluwa Plaza
Taju Bello Bus Stop
Oke Aro Road
Iju Ishaga-Agege
Lagos State
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E-mail address of organization
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afcode@yahoo.com
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Website address of organization
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We do not have a website yet
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education for the culture of peace
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Understanding , tolerance, solidarity
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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Nigeria
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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Africa
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