Community Empowerment and Peace-Building Foundation: Empowering Women and Youth for Sustainable Change Initiatives From 2019 to 2021

The Community Empowerment and Peace-Building Foundation for Women and Youth (CEPFoWY) has been actively working towards creating positive change in communities through various initiatives. This summary highlights their annual reports from 2019 to 2021, showcasing their efforts in awareness creation, healthcare advocacy, and community support.

In 2019, CEPFoWY organized an awareness creation workshop on gender-based violence (GBV) in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The workshop aimed to educate participants about gender concepts, the causes and effects of GBV, gender budgeting, and the importance of reporting GBV cases. The workshop successfully reached 127 individuals, including 105 males and 22 females. Despite challenges such as lack of funds and security concerns, CEPFoWY’s commitment to addressing GBV in these communities was evident.

Additionally, in collaboration with the Association of Civil Society Organizations on Malaria, Immunization, and Nutrition (ACOMIN), CEPFoWY conducted a project focused on malaria advocacy and accountability in Demsa communities. Through focus group discussions, client exit interviews, and key informant interviews, they reached 920 individuals, providing them with knowledge about combating malaria and accessing free malaria commodities. The project also addressed issues of medication affordability and supply adequacy.

In 2020, CEPFoWY continued its collaboration with VSF to implement a project in Maiha LGA communities. The project involved the distribution of 1,200 goats to 300 beneficiaries, improving their livelihoods. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, CEPFoWY successfully supported the beneficiaries and conducted on-site supportive supervision.

Moreover, the ACOMIN project on malaria commodities advocacy and accountability continued in Demsa communities. Through focus group discussions, client exit interviews, and key informant interviews, CEPFoWY reached 920 individuals, ensuring their access to free malaria commodities and educating them on preventive measures.

In 2021, CEPFoWY’s collaboration with ACOMIN expanded its reach to more communities in Demsa LGA. Through focus group discussions, client exit interviews, and key informant interviews, they engaged 1,600 individuals, empowering them with knowledge about malaria prevention and ensuring accountability in the healthcare system.

Throughout the years, CEPFoWY faced challenges such as limited funds, security issues, hard-to-reach areas, poor network communication, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these obstacles, their dedication to empowering communities remained unwavering.

The Community Empowerment and Peace-Building Foundation for Women and Youth (CEPFoWY) has made significant strides in empowering women and youth, addressing gender-based violence, improving healthcare access, and enhancing livelihoods. Their efforts have positively impacted communities, promoting sustainable change and fostering a brighter future. Through continued support and collaboration, CEPFoWY aims to create lasting social transformation and empower more individuals in the years to come.

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  • Niger Junta’s Release of Detainees Falls Short

    Click to expand Image Former Niger President Mohamed Bazoum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, February 16, 2023. © 2023 Michel Euler/AP Photo This week, Niger’s military junta released about 50 people from prison, including several former government officials, military officers, and a journalist who had been arrested following the July 2023 coup. Several others still languish behind bars on politically motivated charges, most notably former president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife. The decision to release the prisoners followed recommendations by a national commission that represented participants to the February talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule. The release comes days after junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as Niger’s president for the next five years. All political parties have been dissolved. Among those released are several of Bazoum’s ministers, including Mahamane Sani Issoufou, former oil minister, and Kalla Moutari, former defense minister, as well as Foumakoye Gado, secretary general of the former ruling party, the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti Nigerien pour la Democratie et le Socialisme, PNDS-Tarayya), and journalist Ousmane Toudou. Since the coup, the military junta has cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent. The authorities have arbitrarily arrested several officials from the ousted government and people close to the deposed president, denying them due process and fair trial rights. The intelligences services detained many in secret before transferring them to high-security prisons on fabricated charges, including “threatening state security.” They have been brought before military courts, despite being civilians. Bazoum and his wife remain in detention at the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey. In February, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, an independent expert body that investigates cases of deprivation of liberty, found that the detention of Bazoum and his wife was in violation of international human rights law, and called for their immediate release. The prominent human rights activist and critic of the junta Moussa Tiangari, who was arbitrarily arrested in December 2024, also remains in detention on terrorism-related charges. The junta’s release of former officials wrongfully held is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done. Nigerien authorities should free all those, including Bazoum and his wife, who have not been credibly charged with recognizable crimes, and opposition figures and activists who have been targeted because of their political views. And the junta needs to recognize the rights to free expression, association, and peaceful assembly. 

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