3.Developmental Projects
Our engaging the Youths in volatile Communities exposed genuine grievances of
under development and unfairness. We contributed our quota to ease these
grievances that are drivers of violence by building a borehole in Angwan Rukuba
;Renovating a block of classrooms in Gangare; donating artificial legs to two
women bomb victims and tryclcles to the disabled in Dilimi. These projects though
small were major entry points and openers of these Communities to us to continue
to engage and dialogue with them to eschew violence.
4.Mother,s School
In collaboration with SAVE (Sisters Against Violent Extremism also known as
Women Without Borders, Vienna) we undertook and also trained local Women
and mothers to detect early warning signs of radicalization leading to violent
extremism in their children and what to do about that.
5. Community Policing
In Collaboration with USIP (United States Institute of Peace) we undertook
trainings on WPEV (Women Preventing Extremist Violence) and implemented
Community Policing where a better working relationship and collaboration
between the Police and Community members was encouraged.
6.MEDIATION AND RECONCILIATION
We were part of the efforts and collaborated with HD (Humanitarian Dialogue) to
sit down with victims of war most of whom are widows now in the various
Communities to let them share their experiences. Most would cry but it was the
beginning of healing.
7.PRESS CONFERENCE
Tribal and religious women leaders have held press conferences at various times
to speak to the populace in their different languages but all saying the same thing;
advocating for peace;hoping that will send a strong message.
These are some of our intervention efforts and like they say; It is a drop in the
ocean but the struggle continues…………………
Above all, We appeal to the United Nations to intervene in preventing and
addressing some of these atrocity crimes against minorities and violations of
Human Rights in Nigeria.
I would like to end with a scripture from the Bible in Rev 7:9 that says “After this I
looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count; from
every nation, tribe, people and language standing before the Throne and the
Lamb……….