NGO Establishes Peace, Environment Clubs in Schools

Sylvester Idowu in Warri

The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) has inaugurated Peace and Environment Clubs (PECs) in over 15 secondary schools.

CEPEJ has the mandate to promote peace whilst advocating for environmental best practices among young ones for a better society.

The most recent PECs were established in Abuja to serve as “safe spaces” with the idea of catching them young and bringing the next generation together from different social and cultural backgrounds to discuss critical issues, especially those relating to peace, conflict prevention/management and environmental sustainability, as well as share values of tolerance and civic responsibility.

The National Coordinator and CEO of CEPEJ, Mulade Sheriff, commended the FCT board for its partnership to enable the NGO to establish the PECs and inaugurate PEC coordinators for Government Senior Secondary School, Bwari, and Mabushi Secondary School, both in Abuja.

The principal of Government Secondary School, Bwari, Dr. Nse Martina Ikwo, and that of the Government Secondary School, Mabushi, Mr. Muhammed Shaba, lauded the initiative.

The Programme Director of CEPEJ, Mrs. Nafisat Amadu Abdulmalik, said one of establishing the clubs is to Improve life skills (leadership, negotiation, decision making, values, self-esteem, conflict management etc.) in young persons and other beneficiaries.