Centre for Community Actions for Peace & Development

Rebuilding trust, dignity, and shared prosperity across Nigeria’s diverse communities.

Since 2010, CCAPAD has partnered with faith leaders, grassroots movements, and public institutions to heal divisions, defend rights, and empower families to thrive beyond crisis.

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About CCAPAD

CCAPAD NGO

The Centre for Community Actions for Peace & Development is a non-governmental, non-profit organization headquartered in Jos, Plateau State. Conceived in 2004 at the height of ethno-religious violence, we formally launched in 2010 and secured full registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC/IT NO 97004) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in 2016.

Our credibility is reinforced by global compliance systems, including D-U-N-S No. 561295835 and an EU Aid PADOR ID of NG-2020-DSQ-2708430988. From Plateau to Nigeria’s North-East and North-Central corridors, we co-create community-led solutions that restore trust, safeguard livelihoods, and expand civic space.

Registration Footprint

CAC/IT NO 97004 · EFCC (2016)

Global Compliance

D-U-N-S 561295835 · EU Aid PADOR NG-2020-DSQ-2708430988

Geographic Reach

Mapping CCAPAD’s multi-state impact.

Hover or focus on each highlighted state to discover how we unite peacebuilding, livelihood resilience, and education access across northern Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.

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Discover where we facilitate peace, livelihood, and education initiatives.

Plateau: Trauma healing clinics and interfaith peace accords.
Kaduna: Rapid response mediation for high-risk LGAs.
Nasarawa: Civic enlightenment and safe schools campaigns.
Bauchi & Gombe: Youth livelihood labs and deradicalization support.
Abuja (FCT): National advocacy and partnership coordination.
Adamawa: Protection desks and emergency education for displaced families.

We emerged from Plateau’s most turbulent years to champion coexistence.

Jos North and the wider Plateau corridor endured repeated crises that fractured neighbourhoods along faith and ethnic lines. Today, the state’s 17 Local Government Areas host over 40 indigenous ethnic groups, 3.2 million residents, and thousands of farming and pastoral families.

While rooted in Plateau, CCAPAD now executes flagship peace, livelihood, and education projects across Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), and Adamawa, ensuring lessons learned in one hotspot benefit every community we serve.

2010 Year Established

7 States Served

3 Core Pathways (Peace · Livelihood · Education)

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Vision & Mission

Communities where every person enjoys safety, opportunity, and mutual respect.

Our Vision

Desired communities where meaningful growth, equal access to opportunity, and peaceful co-existence between all religious and tribal groups are fully attained.

Our Mission

A one-stop centre guided by interfaith collaboration, gender inclusivity, enlightenment, and empowerment to constructively address community issues.

We leverage trusted relationships with stakeholders across peacebuilding and community development to convene dialogue, respond to crises, and accelerate homegrown innovations.

Interfaith harmony & gender inclusion
Community enlightenment & empowerment
Do-No-Harm & bottom-up planning
Local ownership & sustainability

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National Footprint

Anchored in Plateau, active across Nigeria’s conflict-affected corridors.

Home to 3.2 million residents across 17 Local Government Areas, Plateau’s diversity mirrors the entire nation. From this base, we deploy multi-state teams working in Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), and Adamawa to stabilize livelihoods, strengthen civic trust, and deliver inclusive education.

Plateau Bauchi Gombe Kaduna Nasarawa Abuja (FCT) Adamawa

Peace

Conflict transformation, mediation, interfaith dialogue, and trauma-aware healing circles.

Livelihood

Resilient agriculture, youth enterprise, and community safety nets that reduce economic triggers of violence.

Education

Community enlightenment, civic education, and safe learning environments for children and youth.

Community leaders collaborating with CCAPAD facilitators

What Guides Our Presence

17 LGAs engaged alongside 6 additional states through peace platforms and accountability forums.
Cross-learning between Plateau, the North-East, the North-Central belt, and the FCT.
Bridging subsistence farmers, pastoralists, and urban youth to prevent resource clashes.
Co-creating early warning and education programs with faith, youth, and women networks.

Our Core Values

Integrity grounded in empathy, accountability, and growth.

Gender Equity & Respect

We elevate women’s leadership and ensure gender considerations are present from design to delivery.

Inclusive of Special Abilities

Programs are tailored to the needs of persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups.

Child & Youth Safeguarding

We prioritize protection, psychosocial support, and nurturing environments for children and young people.

Do-No-Harm

Conflict sensitivity and trauma awareness shape every engagement, preventing unintended consequences.

Bottom-Up Leadership

Beneficiaries drive planning, implementation, and monitoring for every intervention.

Sustainability & Resilience

Projects are handed over to communities to ensure local ownership, continuity, and long-term impact.

Thematic Areas

We deliver integrated programs across peace, rights, and resilience.

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Peace advocates facilitating reconciliation

Peace Building

Facilitating mediation, dialogue, and community peace accords that rebuild confidence between religious and tribal groups.

Coexistence

Rights advocates engaging government representatives

Human Rights & Good Governance

Advocating for the right to life, dignity, education, work, and inclusive participation without discrimination.

Governance

Deradicalization

Delivering skills acquisition, empowerment, and child protection services that interrupt recruitment pipelines.

Resilience

Mediation & Trauma Healing

Combining spiritual awakening, self-forgiveness, counselling, and referral pathways to restore wholeness.

Healing

Health workers demonstrating hygiene practices

Health, Sanitation & Hygiene

Raising awareness on the critical role of health, sanitation, and hygiene in building resilient households.

Well-being

Strategic Objectives

What drives every CCAPAD intervention.

Promote Peacebuilding

Initiate, strengthen, and sustain harmonious coexistence among all tribes and religious adherents.

Ignite Grassroots Development

Stimulate sustainable community development initiatives and innovations from the grassroots.

Strengthen Local Institutions

Provide capacity, linkages, and networks for community associations to collaborate with government and non-state partners.

Advance Rights & Governance

Champion good governance, social justice, economic self-reliance, and gender equality.

Protect Women & Youth

Provide technical skills, health, and civic education that improve the wellbeing of children, women, and vulnerable youth.

Respond to Emergencies

Advocate for and respond to emergencies, natural disasters, and situations of public distress.

Counter Harmful Behaviours

Mobilize communities to address drug abuse, hooliganism, and youth radicalism before they escalate.

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National Presence