Educating for Peace Leadership Project in Nigeria

Educating for Peace Leadership Project
in Nigeria

Project Leader:

Bayowa Adedeji

CUSO Liaison:

Ed Taylor

Project Consultant:

Dr. Patricia Duffy Atkin,
President, Creating Effective Organizations Inc

Goals

To educate, teach and learn about peace; the values, attitudes and behaviours that reflect respect for life, for human beings and their dignity, and for all human rights; the rejection of violence and commitment to the principles of freedom; justice and understanding among peoples and between groups and individuals in Nigeria.

Objectives

Strategy & Infrastructure: to design & implement an educational framework & curriculum for educating for peace

Skill Development: to educate peace leaders & instructors, youth leaders & peers

Implementation: to design and implement a vehicle for practice, integration and sustainable development of these new peace values, attitudes and behaviours into the fabric of Nigerian society.

Participation: to partner & engage others in Canada & Nigeria to support this goal.

Implementation Plan

	Phase I CUSO South/North Mar - Aug 2002
	Phase II Educate & Gain support Sept 2002- Aug2003
	Phase III Planning & Development Jan - Dec 2003
	Phase IV Implementation in Nigeria Jan 2004 -
	Phase V Evaluation & Update On-going

Fundraising: Goal & Objectives

Goal: To raise over $40,000 in support of education, research and development of an implementation plan for Educating for Peace Project in Nigeria

Objectives:

•To educate, raise public and corporate awareness of the challenges in Nigeria and the need for peace education in the largest populated African country

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•To promote and gain support for the value of educating for peace as a means towards sustainable development in Africa

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•To promote and gain support for the Educating for Peace Project development and implementation in Nigeria

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•To educate and support Bayowa Adedeji in researching and developing an implementation plan as a leader for Educating for Peace Project in Nigeria

Organizational Structure