Three
winners emerged from the 2Face Peace Awards which held on Saturday,
Sept. 21 2013 (World Peace Day) at the Nicon Luxury Hotel Abuja. They
received N1 million each to use in furthering the various peace causes
they have been involved in.The
Awards kicked off the Million Voices for Peace campaign being run by
the 2Face Idibia Reachout
Foundation. The winners were selected from a pool of young people aged
between 18 to 35 whose initiatives helped in promoting peace in their
areas for at least 18 months.The
winners were: Kyenpiya Jessica Makan-Nyabam of the CLAPAI (ChildLove
And Protection Advocacy Initiative) Orphanage, Jos. CLAPAI was set up in
2006 by Kyenpiya and her
husband, Emmanuel, an ex-professional footballer, to cater for children
orphaned, affected or infected by
HIV/AIDS.Second was the Christian Muslim Peace Movement which is based in Bauchi
and Jos. They are a group of young volunteers led by Aminu Garba Sidi
who do conflict mediation, peace sensitization and other activities in
schools and communities. They also work in NYSC camps and are contact
persons and mobilizers for other peace projects in Nigeria.The third winner was Zainab Sandah who also received an honourable
mention. She is involved in mobilizing and assisting the conflict prone
Rigassa community in Kaduna in their efforts to access public sector
education. She assisted in setting up a VSAT with computers for a
community skills centre.See more pics below:
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