Conflict Prevention Initiatives in North West Nigeria

Description

1) Objective

The main objective of this call is to support innovative and effective conflict prevention initiatives in the North-West region of Nigeria at both the state level (Sokoto, Zamfara and Katsina) and Local Government level (Jibia and Illela). The proposed interventions aim to achieve the following:

• Identify and address the root causes of conflicts in the region.
• Strengthen community resilience and social cohesion to prevent the occurrence of conflicts.
• Promote dialogue, mediation, and reconciliation processes among different stakeholders.
• Strengthen relationship and accountability between formal and informal security and justice providers including community members.
• Facilitate the integration of marginalized groups and address their grievances.
• Enhance the capacity of local traditional and institutions in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
• Transfer skills, competences and technologies to enhance off-farm agricultural capacities of communities from a livelihood’s perspective.
• Support Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLA) with technical support on green-business development and matching grants for scaling climate-resilient livelihoods or to serve as crisis modifiers.

2) Eligibility

The following organizations are eligible to apply: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and civil society organizations (CSOs) are eligible to apply. The organization should have a unique insight and be well positioned for the implementation of projects in conflict-affected areas and possess relevant experience in peacebuilding, conflict prevention and Rule of Law.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Nigeria.

4) Budget