DIALOGUE, RECONCILIATION, AND PEACE (DREP) CENTRE
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| Industry | Non-Profit |
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| Occupation | Peace Building and Conflict Transformation |
| Location | Jos/Mubi, Adamawa and Plateau State, Nigeria |
| Introduction | DREP Centre was established to proactively contribute to the restoration of peace and order in Jos and other parts of the State. You will recall the series of violent conflicts that have resulted to hundred of deaths and destruction of livelihoods. Also, polarization of settlements along ethnic and religious divides have left little room for social exchange or engagement among citizens. With no seeming end to these conflicts, DREP Centre, an initiative of the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, was established as a neutral place to proactively work for peace and also provide a suitable and conducive place for dialogue and conflict transformation . The Center offers an opportunity for sharing of experiences to promote trust and reconciliation, believing that if we are to live together in peace, we must come to know and understand each other better through dialogue, sincere and mature sharing. The Centre has been making tireless effort to build on the fragile peace, with Christians and Muslims, politicians, youths, women, ethnic groups said to be major beneficiaries. |
| Interests | Peace Building and Reconciliation Women and Youth Empowerment Advocacy and Lobbying Research and Documentation Education for Peace Capacity building Trauma Healing and Psychosocial Support |
| Favorite books | Peace Not War |