About Us Building Blocks for Peace Foundation is a youth led non-governmental, non-profit organization working on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Prevention of Violent Extremism, Accountability Governance…
About Us Building Blocks for Peace Foundation is a youth led non-governmental, non-profit organization working on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Prevention of Violent Extremism, Accountability…
About Us Building Blocks for Peace Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization working on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Prevention of Violent Extremism, Accountability Governance and…
Call for Application Background Building Blocks for Peace Foundation in collaboration with Peace Shapers and the Temple Foundation is pleased to announce a ‘Call for…
The Current State of Affairs Migration simply means movement of people from one environment to another. It is essentially a situation where people leave their…
Written by Eseimokumo Albert, Project Officer BBFORPEACE Introduction Africa comprises a huge number of young people compared to other continents. Specifically, 60% of the entire…
Words possess immense power; they can inspire, unite, and uplift individuals, they can as well inflict deep wounds and sow seeds of hatred too. Hate…
Every 15th of May has been set aside by the United Nations as a day to commemorate the International Day of Families. The theme for…
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) has been elected as the new Regional Secretariat of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)…
It is undeniable that several forms of discrimination exist in the labour market despite extant national and international laws. In Nigeria, factors like ethnicity, religion,…
As part of preparations for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency, with funding…
About Us Building Blocks for Peace Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation working on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Prevention of Violent Extremism, Accountability Governance and…
Globally, violence against the female gender has amplified especially since the aftermath of the 2020 covid 19 pandemic which came with a lot of restrictions…
Agbiboa, E.D. (2015). Youth as tactical agents of peacebuilding and development in the Sahel. In Journal of Peacebuilding and Development. Vol. 10. No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2015.1082927…
The Osun State governorship election which was held on 16 July 2022 might have come and gone, but its impact and lessons will be useful…
Religion has been a vital phenomenon in political discourse in Nigeria. Since the 1960s, opinions and participation of religious actors in the country’s political affairs…
On 2 July 2022, Boko Haram terrorists attacked Kuje Correctional Center, deploying bombs, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) and General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) freeing no…
PRESS RELEASE : 16th MAY 2022 On Thursday 12th May 2022, some Muslim students of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State, North-West Nigeria…
Written by Amos Oluwatoye Director for Research, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation The current rate of poverty in Nigeria is alarming. This has resulted in…
The United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2250 adopted in 2015 and the African Union Continental Framework on Youth, Peace and Security adopted in 2020…
Written by Anthonia Folashade Director for Welfare, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation Introduction All over the globe, the critical role of young men and women…
Written by Amos Oluwatoye Director for Research, BBFORPEACE For over a decade, young Nigerians have been faced with the challenge of police cruelty. A report…
PRESS STATEMENT On March 28, 2022, suspected bandits/terrorists attacked a train carrying about 970 passengers headed to Kaduna from Abuja. The attack led to the…
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Women’s participation in politics is integral to the social, political, and economic development of…
Written by Suliat Diekola, Advocacy Intern, Building Blocks for Peace In contemporary African society, women are treated unequally compared to men, they have been seen…
Ritual killings for economic gains among youth in Nigeria have become a disheartening trend and currently threaten the peace and security of the nation. If…
Written by Anthonia FolashadeDirector for Welfare, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation “Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Ghandi What…
Written by Stephanie Effevottu Director for Administration, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation IntroductionThe promotion and protection of civic space are regarded as a crucial prerequisite…
On behalf of the Executive Council and Board of Trustees of the Building Blocks for Peace Foundation, we welcome you to the new year 2022.…
Position: BBFORPEACE – Nigeria Youth 4 Peace Internship 2022 Duration: 6 months (January-June, 2022) Location: Abuja (Possibility of travelling within Nigeria) About Building Blocks for Peace Foundation Building…
During the week of November 8th-13th 2021, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation was privileged to have hosted the Regional Leaders of the United Network of…
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) has been named as the ‘‘2020/2021 Best Young Peacebuilding Organisation in Nigeria’’ by the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding-Nigeria…
Excerpt: This policy brief interrogates the complementarity of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace and Security and the AU’s Continental…
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation is a registered non-governmental and non-profit youth-led organization working on countering violent extremism, conflict prevention, peacebuilding, accountability governance, and sustainable development…
Written by Adebayo Blessing Introduction Violence is a form of action that causes pain, destruction or suffering to the affected persons. All over the world,…
Written by Oluwaseun KOLAWOLE, Director of Partnership, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation Introduction All over the world, women and children take the brunt of the…
By Chukwudi Gbadebo Njoku Research Fellow, Building Blocks For Peace Foundation The Nigerian government announced the ban on Twitter on the 4th of June, 2020…
Written by Chukwudi Gbadebo NjokuResearch Fellow, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation In West Africa, herders have had a long history of migrating and establishing relationships…
The attention of the Building Blocks for Peace (BBforPeace) Foundation has been drawn to a heart-rending violence in Imo State. On 5th and 6th April,…
The federal government of Nigeria has appointed a new acting Inspector General of Police, in person of Mr. Usman Alkali on 6th April, 2021. The…
The 2021 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum held virtually between 7-8 April 2021. This 10th Anniversary of the ECOSOC Youth Forum…
Nigerian authorities must ensure an end to the incessant abduction of students and children, and work towards bringing an end to kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism.…
Position: Network Development Intern Starting date: 10th March 2021 Duration: 6 months Location: Remote/Possibility of travelling within Nigeria About Building Blocks for Peace Foundation Building Blocks…
Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Roman Catholic…
PRESS STATEMENT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) 6 February 2021 The Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) joins other…
It is a new dawn for the United States of America! President Joe Biden’s rise to the American presidency is an inspiring story of courage…
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation has announced four finalists for the 2020 Most Outstanding Young Peacebuilders Award. The announcement was made after careful review of…
On behalf of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation, WANEP Nigeria, Sanctuary of Hope CSDEA and other peacebuilding partners, we formally announce the call for registration…
19 OCTOBER 2020 PRESS STATEMENT The Nigeria Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security (NCYPS) has monitored closely the ongoing development around the #EndSars movement in…
OCTOBER 12, 2020 The Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) welcome the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force…
Nigeria Youth4Peace Awards is an annual event designed to reward, celebrate and showcase young people who are making exceptional efforts to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and…
8 August 2020 We, the Nigeria Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security, a coalition of over 50 youth-led and youth-focused peacebuilding organisations in Nigeria, welcome…
The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening young people’s participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding with the adoption of the United Nations…
BBFORPEACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RAFIU ADENIRAN LAWAL RE-ELECTED UNOY PEACEBUILDERS ISG REPRESENTATIVE
The United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) – a global network of over 100 youth-led organizations working on conflict prevention and peacebuilding with headquarters in…
Written by Rafiu Adeniran Lawal, Executive Director, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation On the 2nd March 2020, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres presented…
Globally, COVID-19 has brought disruptions and the creation of a “new normal. The pandemic has widened inequalities, brought up new conflicts and shaken the trust…
Section 277 of the Child Rights Act (2003) defines a child as a person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18). Children deserve…
20 YEARS OF WARSAW DECLARATION: HOW NIGERIA IS FARING
One of the protracted challenges confronting Africa today is violent conflict. Since the independence of most countries in the region, the continent has been a…
As governments continues to groan with the negative effects of COVID 19 on her economy, politics, security, medical facilities and citizenry, countries with low per…
WRITTEN BY RAFIU ADENIRAN LAWAL LAWALRAFIU88@GMAIL.COM As the new decade began, no one would have thought or expected that there would be a time when…