Peacebuilding Training for Young Children as Future Positive Peace Advocates

The ICC Nigeria-Great Britain and Ireland took action to deliver Positive Peace for the new generations and launched a peacebuilding network to address the root causes of violent conflicts, social unrest and reinforce the eight pillars of positive peace in Nigeria.

The training aimed to develop 100 qualified Ambassadors of Positive Peace. Led by Pietro Uzochukwu Macleo, a team from UNESCO IICBA, African Union, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), and with support from the Government of Japan, delivered detailed training sessions.

500 participants benefited from the capacity-building program, and 110 qualified as Positive Peace Ambassadors.

Already these Positive Peace Ambassadors are having a multiplier effect, further teaching the concepts of Positive Peace in communities, especially to the young generation at school and young adults.

The Nigeria – Great Britain and Ireland ICC having enabled this as its first project, plans to continue taking action annually to gradually increase the number of trained Positive Peace Ambassadors across this nation of over 200 million people.