Peace Education and Practice Network -PEPNET

Dear Peace Lovers,

Happy New Month of May

As we step into this new month, we renew our commitment to peace, strengthen institutions, and continue building systems that create lasting impact.

Let’s keep building peace, together.

Amb. Moses ABOLADE
Executive Director, PEPNET

🔗 PEPNET Community Connect (PCC) is here again!

Dear Peace Lovers,

Join the Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET), in partnership with the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, for another engaging and impactful conversation:

Theme: Voices from the Frontline: Peacebuilding Realities and Responses from North Central Nigeria

🗓 Date: Sunday, 26 April 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (WAT)
💻 Venue: Zoom

Special Guest: Dr. Joseph Ochogwu
Panelists: Wazieh Offuh Anthony, Dr. Emmanuel Ande Ivorogba
Moderators: Winner Ogogo, Jonathan Saba

This session will bring forward real-life experiences, practical insights, and collaborative strategies to strengthen peace efforts across North Central Nigeria.

Join here:
https://shorturl.at/GhuNv or
https://zoom.us/j/94631314423?pwd=bh6PG8JzAYdnD3hMKYeShohqFdIIPq.1

Invite a colleague, share within your network, and be part of the dialogue shaping sustainable peace.

Dear Peace Lovers,

The Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET) is pleased to share the successful signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) on 13 April 2026 in Abuja.

This milestone marks a significant step in strengthening collaboration towards advancing peace education, conflict prevention, and inclusive development across Nigeria and beyond. It reflects a shared commitment to building sustainable peace through strategic partnerships, knowledge exchange, and practical engagement.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the Director General, Dr Joseph Ochogwu, and the entire IPCR team for their warm reception, openness, and strong support in making this engagement seamless and impactful. We are equally grateful to all Peace Lovers and stakeholders who joined us to witness and support this important moment.

Indeed, when the time is right, He makes all things happen swiftly and beautifully. We give thanks to God for the success of this landmark event in our journey as an organisation.

As we move forward, we remain committed to deepening partnerships and scaling our impact in promoting peace, justice, and human security.

PEPNET Peace Lovers Connect (PLC) – Training Edition

Peacebuilders and development practitioners in Abuja, this is for you.

Dear Peace Lovers,

The Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET) invites you to the next edition of Peace Lovers Connect (PLC), a practical learning and networking session designed to strengthen the capacity of peacebuilders and development actors.

This edition will feature Mr. Gbenga Oni, a renowned leadership coach, certified master trainer, and development practitioner with extensive experience across Africa and globally.

Topic: Strategic Programme Management and Development Impact

For anyone working within the peacebuilding and development space in Abuja, this is a must-attend session. The conversation will provide practical insights that can strengthen programme design, management, and long term development impact.

Information about the Guest Speaker is also attached, so be sure to read his profile.

Date: 18 March 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: PEPNET Office, ANA Secretariat, Km. 2 Mamman Vatsa Writers’ Village, Mpape, Abuja

If you are available to attend physically, kindly register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6aeflt_Ta3iyN8YuzHEpFOIRZqwKM87Bw-_Zd8jCAdDfojQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Please note that participants who require a Certificate of Participation can indicate this in the registration form.

We look forward to welcoming you.

PLC!
Learning • Practice • Networking

Dear Peace Lovers,

Effective peacebuilding does not start with action. It starts with engagement.

Our recent presence in Katampe I under the Community Cleaning for Peace Programme (CCPP) reinforced an important lesson for peacebuilders and development practitioners. Community stakeholders are central to programme success. When leaders, youths, women, and residents are meaningfully engaged, interventions become locally owned, relevant, and sustainable.

Stakeholder engagement builds trust, strengthens accountability, and allows communities to define their own priorities. It also helps peacebuilders move beyond assumptions and design responses that reflect lived realities.

At Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET), we see community engagement not as a formality, but as a core peacebuilding tool. Listening, inclusion, and collaboration remain essential to delivering impact and sustaining peace at the grassroots.

For peacebuilders reading this, community engagement is not an option. It is the foundation.

What do you think

Dear Peace Lovers,

Peacebuilding initiatives rarely fail due to lack of commitment or ideas.
They struggle when sustainable funding systems are weak.

This insight shaped the Peace Lovers Connect (PLC): A Special Training Edition, convened by Peace Education and Practice Network -PEPNET in our office in Abuja on 21st January 2026, focused on practical fundraising and resource mobilisation for sustainable peacebuilding.

Moderated by Jonathan Saba and Philipi Adamu, the session convened civil society practitioners and peace leaders for a practical discussion on effective fundraising. Facilitated by Rafiu Adeniran Lawal, Executive Director of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation and Regional Coordinator, GPPAC West Africa, it examined donor relationship management, organisational credibility, accountability, realistic planning, and the development of evidence based, donor aligned proposals.

A key highlight was an interactive interview led by Amb. Moses ABOLADE, Executive Director of PEPNET, offering insights into the facilitator’s professional journey, field-based lessons, and practical reflections on building resilient and sustainable peacebuilding institutions. The session added a strong leadership perspective that resonated with participants.

The session also benefited from a robust question and answer segment which feature Anthonia Folashade Lawal, the Communications Manager of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation, with PEPNET Full Members (WAZIEH OFFUH, Chizoba Kemakolam present) and other participants present (Oyebanbughi Esther Inyang, Joy Obadiah, Anthony Obodokwe… among others) sharing practical challenges from their organisations.

Feedback from the training reflected renewed clarity, motivation, and confidence to approach fundraising more strategically and ethically.

The programme concluded with a brief birthday celebration in honour of Amb. Moses ABOLADE, recognising his leadership, mentorship, and commitment to advancing peace education and practice, and reflecting PEPNET’s culture of community, appreciation, and shared purpose.

At Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET), our focus remains clear: strengthening the systems that sustain peace work, not just the projects that showcase it.

What has been your biggest fundraising or sustainability challenge in peacebuilding or development work?

Share in the comments!

Stay Peaceful!