01/01/2026
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GCS Project's impact raining on us like showers of blessings - Mr Kudi Finnia.
“Being a leader in this school, the GCS Project had great impact and has brought serious changes in Prince Chisom Chinedu’s life. Despite that the project’s training workshop and sport-based engagements were conducted during the summer holiday, I saw the impact on Chisom’s life immediately t...
01/01/2026
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Building Women and Youths as GCS Community Peace Champions
The Grassroots Connected for Sport (GCS) Project has reshaped the landscape of peacebuilding in Kaduna State. Through sport-based approaches and targeted capacity building, the project equipped young people with the skills, confidence, and collaborative networks they need to become active change age
31/12/2025
The Grassroots Connected for Sport (GCS) Project implemented by the Nonviolent Network of Africa Peace Builders is a community-based peacebuilding initiative that leverages sport as a tool for PVE, social cohesion, inclusion, and youth-led change in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The project was implemented over a six-month period with
support from Peace Direct. The project engaged 20 young people aged 15–30 years (50% male and 50% female) drawn from 10 communities across 3 Local Government Areas (Chikun, Kaduna North, and Kaduna South).The participants represented diverse ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds, reflecting the project’s commitment to inclusion and equity.
Within the six-month project lifecycle, Nonviolent Network of Africa Peace Builders facilitated a three-day peace education and leadership training workshop, complemented by four weeks of intensive sport-based peacebuilding engagements. A key component of the sport-based engagements was an inclusive sport season with Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), specifically members of the hearing-impaired community, which intentionally promoted disability inclusion, empathy, and equal participation in peacebuilding spaces.
Key outputs included the facilitation of five community dialogues, organization of five sports-for-peace events,
the launch of two Sport for Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Peace Clubs in secondary schools, and the initiation of three youth-led initiatives.
21/12/2025
Youth-led community initiatives. The official launch of Sport for PVE and Peace Club at St. Stephens Comprehensive School Sabon Tasha Kaduna State, Nigeria.
21/12/2025
Building Bridges for Peace