Centre for Peace Advancement and Socio-Economic Development (CPAED) is a registered non-profit and non-governmental organization with its office in Kaduna state and liaisons across states in six (6) geopolitical zones of Nigeria. CPAED is founded in 2014 by a group of practitioners who have actively been involved in peace building and humanitarian services.
The Centre works with divers people from government, CSOs, Media, Private business, Academic and researchers, and multiple communities to promote non-violent management of conflict and improve the health, education and economic status of women, youth and children. It builds strong institutions to address barriers militating against women, youth and children with focus on Peace and security, Health and Nutrition, Education, Good governance, Human rights and Empowerment.
It also empowers individual(s) organizations and communities to lead purposeful and productive lives and cascade positive changes that impact on their lives and that of others in the communities.As a grass root organization championed in community services; our reputation is founded on our ability to facilitate policy advocacy, capacity building, strategic dialogue and trust building, integrated education, skill development and empowerment, research and evidence generation, Sports, Arts, and partnership for behavioural change impact. We facilitate holistic transformation that stimulates local, structural and institutional responsibility to create harmonious environment and contribute to social and human development within programs/projects. We ensure that all forms of physical and sexual abuses, harassment and exploitation against women, girls and children are drastically reduced.
CPAED believes that securing peace, Just and prosperous society requires collaboration and partnership of all stakeholders as such our unique approach and applied lessons has helped to improve service delivery and address local issues with support of like-minded people and organizations. We have highly experienced personnel, equipped to provide unmatched services within cultural, religious and political context. We exhibit high standard of proficiency and accountability as well as leverage on limited resources to implement valuable programs with far-reaching effects.
Vision:
A global organization facilitating holistic transformation for peaceful, healthy, just and prosperous society.
Mission:
Committed to promoting peace, just, and prosperous society by implementing programs that empower, and engage people, organizations and communities to build peace and improve the socio-economic status of women, youth and children through partnership at all levels for gender equality, poverty reduction and good governance.
Objectives
♦Strengthen local, systemic and institutional capacities and mechanisms that are critical to conflict and disaster prevention in the communities.
♦Promote inclusive and early childhood education as well as participatory governance for poverty and violence reduction.
♦Empower, mentor and support women and youth with entrepreneurial skills to become economic self- reliance, lead productive lives, create jobs and contribute to nation building.
♦Create awareness on dangers of drug abuse, malaria, HIV/AIDs e.t.c as well as provide health, nutrition and counseling services to people suffering from diseases, including relief assistance to victims of violent conflict and natural disasters.
♦Promote and protect the rights of women, youth and children, so as to enable them speak up, act and make decision in their own affairs.
Core Values:
Professionalism: We exhibit a high standard of proficiency in attaining project targets and expectations while offering value for money and delivery high quality services.
Integrity and Modesty: We are open, transparent and truthful in our pursuit. Hence, ignoring greed and upholding humbleness and fairness in all our dealings to ensuring peaceful, healthy just and prosperous society.
Team work and Commitment: CPAED foster safe environment for mutual cooperation and responsibilities. We are glued to team spirit and deep sense of commitment towards serving our partners, organizations and communities. We work tireless to developing a better ways to addressing complex challenges and achieving our mandate.
Equal Representation and Inclusion: We do not operate in isolation. We are people oriented organization focusing on diversity inclusion and representation for equal access to opportunities within and outside the organization.
Accountability and Result Driven: We are build our reputation on trust and prudence in resource management and addressing diverse needs and expectation of our partners, organization and communities by keeping promises and obligations made to them. We are specific on result and outcomes and do not shift responsibilities not take credit for the efforts of others. We start and finish in accordance to set goals.
Pillars of Change:
Quality
Engagement
Leadership
Innovation
Impact
Sustainability
Methodology
♦Advocacy
♦Sensitization
♦Civic Engagement
♦Training and Capacity building
♦Empowerment
♦Research and Evidence generation
♦Media
♦Sport/Art
♦Partnership/Networking
Membership: CPAED membership is voluntary and eligibility is based on meeting criteria and if willing to support the achievement of organization goals and objectives. Basically, membership form is obtained, filled and submit alongside 2 passport size photograph with two guarantors. A non-refundable fees of N3,000(individual) or N5,000 (organization) is paid. All membership are reviewed and renewed annually.
Funding: We rely on internal and external generated fund such as grant, donations and contributions. We keep different account with various banks on project and it is periodically audited.
Management Approach: The Board of Trustee (BOT) and Board of Directors (BOD) are the governing body for policy and decisions making with strong management team. The Centre’s management and leadership are democratic, transparent and accountable for utmost results and performances. Through it all, we have seen how our services have open doors for opportunities and build stronger communities for utmost result and performance.