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Having been granted Special Consultative Status by the ECOSOC (UN), INTERCEP is working to contribute to the realisation of the SDGs 1,2, 4, 5 and 16 by 2030. And with support from Bellwether International, INTERCEP is promoting religious tolerance and mutual respect through Interfaith capacity building of youth leaders in Dutse-Uku and Tudun Wada Communities, […]

DATE CONDUCTED: Wednesday 22nd June, 2022 TIME FRAME: 10:00am – 12:50pm With the alarming rate of sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner battery, child abuse, rape and murder of women and girls of all ages around our nation, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund with National Institute for Leadership and Ending Violence against Women and Girls […]

The Memorandum of Understanding between INTERCEP and AIESEC on Global Volunteering kick started when AIESEC sent in N’dri Konan Christine Dominique, an Intern from Cote d’Ivoire to INTERCEP. Christine Dominique Volunteered to teach French language at Elim International College at Abattoir Jos South and Agingi Bassa LGA, Plateau State. While on internship at INTERCEP in […]

The Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Child Rights Act and the various Child Rights Laws in the States in Nigeria provide for the promotion and protection of the rights of children. INTERCEP is passionate about strengthening child protection systems through setting up of Human Rights and Peace Clubs in schools, Institutions and […]

The violent Herder/Farmer Clashes in Benue State, North Central Nigeria resulted in wanton destruction of lives and properties. The Benue State government had to intervene to stop the carnage by enacting the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law 2017. The Herders complained that they cannot comply with the law because they don’t understand the […]

By teaching the children about fundamental freedoms and respect for rights of others, they are being inculcated with virtues of peace, religious freedoms, honesty, integrity, Tolerance, forgiveness, justice, impartiality, sacrifice and Non-Violence. By this strategy, Violent Extremism is being prevented from the youthful age. The societal benefits from these efforts are stability and prosperity.

In February 2022, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), UNESCO, IICBA, Rotary Club and Inter- Country Committee Great Britain and Ireland – Nigeria organized peacebuilding training for Rotarians and Peace Advocates in Nigeria to lend Positive Peace knowledge and skills to participants for practical application in Nigeria. Demonstrate linkages between peace and economic development, […]