Fellowship Program

The rise in violence in many corners has tremendously and significantly increased insecurity globally. Security challenges have had disastrous implication on human lives in general but, we believe that doing things differently is one of the ways to address security challenges of our time. Promoting peace & security through militarization may be necessary but not sustainable. Sustainable peace can only be possible when communities learn how to identify shared concerns and find common practical solutions built on trust. At COFP, we focus on repairing relations and rebuilding trust at all levels of society by empowering and supporting citizens and leaders alike to reduce violence. One powerful tool for tackling this challenge is through our COFP Fellowship Program. The purpose of initiating COFP Fellowship Program is to effectively build the capacity of all religious and community actors: men, women and youth, so that they will be able to engage in meaningful & fruitful interreligious/intercultural dialogue, transform conflict and advance ethical leadership which enhances social cohesion, integration and builds a culture of peace.

The fundamental basis of our program is to develop a new approach in dialogue negotiation and peacebuilding that would enable local actors to effectively change the narratives, counter extremism, bridge communities & build resilience for peaceful coexistence. The Certificates that will be issued at the end of the Fellowship Program will have formal backing from the Catholic University of Nigeria (VUNA) and Nile University of Nigeria (NUN) who are partners to the program. With the establishment of COFP Alumni Network of Peacebuilders (CANEP) at the end the Fellowship program, Fellows and their successors will continuously identify potential triggers of conflict based on the skills acquired during the Fellowship program, place priorities right and capture solutions that produces lasting impacts. The GHR Foundation and the German Federal Foreign Office are the sponsors of this program and in collaboration with other partners, we believe that COFP Fellowship Program will create sustainable positive change that advances a safer and more just society for all.


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