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2Face Introduces Youths Award for Peace

In a bid to promote peace and support young Nigerians involved in peace projects in their communities, Nigerian Pop star, 2Face Idibia, is introducing the 2Face Peace Awards.

The awards will select winners in six categories namely: Women-led Peace Building; Youth Peace Building; Peace building in the environment (for those combating conflicts over resources (land, water, oil).

Others are for projects working on urban violence and community peace building; for using technology or social media for peace building and for mediation directed at reducing violence against women and girls.

The sum of N1 million will be presented to the winners of each category along with opportunities to attend key global peace summits and exchange programmes in 2014.

Speaking to 2faceonline.com, 2Face pointed out that almost a quarter of the world live in areas affected by military or civil conflict or high level everyday violence.

“Nigeria has had its own share of ethno-religious crises over the years resulting in colossal losses of lives and properties.

“There is a high sense of insecurity fuelled by increasing cases ethno-religious crises, assassinations, bomb explosions, abductions, sectarian violence and unemployment among other factors.

“Young people are the most affected by conflicts because they are directly involved in the violence,” he said.

He however noted that while the increasing cases of armed conflict in Nigeria may have caught the world's attention, there are young people who are building bridges across communities.

“These young people are mostly unnoticed but you will find them working hard in various places, educating people others and helping to manage conflicts and promote peace.

“They have become community leaders in peace building, reconciliation and post conflict reconstruction thereby establishing themselves as the next generation of leaders.

“As we march towards Nigeria's centenary celebrations in 2014, more than any anything else, we choose to celebrate these young unsung heroes who are active in their communities promoting peace.

“We want to celebrate them through the 2Face Peace Awards,” he said.

According to him, the awards would place the winners in a position to access funds from government and other agencies to help them continue with the change projects in their communities.

Nominations: The nomination process is on now at: www.2facereachoutfoundation.com. There you can nominate any change-maker in your area or community. Also, interested change makers in the society can fill an application form on the site. You can also like the Facebook page:www.facebook.com/MILLIONVOICESFORPEACE.

Selection process:

The winners will be decided by a jury of peace building experts drawn from wide range of sectors ranging from academia, civil society organizations and government. The jury would be looking at the impact of the projects, their innovativeness, sustainability and the participation of the communities involved.

Winners will be announced on the 21st of September 2013.

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