TOLERANCE FY17 Q2 REPORT January – March 2017 Interfaith Mediation Center, No: 12 Constitution Road by Kigo Road, Kaduna - Nigeria. Tel: +234 803 303 9716, +234 803 450 2964; E-mail: [email protected] 1|P a g e Table of Contents Page Acronyms 3 Executive Summary 4 1. Activity Overview 5 1.1 Activity Description/Introduction 8 1.2 Intermediate Results 8 Table 1: Summary of Results to Date 6 Table 2: Schools Peace Clubs Chart 1: Frequency of Reported Conflict (Q1 and Q2 Compared) Chart 2: Number of Death and Injuries (Q1 and Q2 Compared) Activity Implementation Progress 2.1 Progress Narrative 11 9 9 12 13 2.2 13 2. 3. Implementation Status Table 3: Frequency of Reported Conflicts 13 Table 4: Reported Death and Injuries in Focal States Chart 3: Sensitivity Analysis of Reported Conflicts 14 14 Chart 4: Casualties of Reported Conflicts in Focal States 14 Integration of Cross Cutting Issues and USAID Forward Priorities 18 3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment 18 3.2 Sustainability Mechanisms 18 3.3 Environmental Compliance 18 3.4 Youth Development 19 3.5 Policy and Governance Support 19 3.6 Local Capacity Development 19 3.7 Conflict Mitigation 19 3.8 Working with Persons Living with Disability (PLWD) 19 4. Stakeholder Participation and Involvement 19 5. Management and Administrative Issues 20 6. Lessons Learned 20 7. Planned Activities for the Next Quarter (FY2017) 21 2|P a g e Acronyms BBC CAN CMMRCs CPAN CPOs CSOs CtA FOMWAN IMC IR KAICIID ICD JNI KSMC LGA NGO NAWOJ NCWS, NTA PLWD SMS TOLERANCE UMASS USAID USG VOA 3|P a g e British Broadcasting Corporation Christian Association of Nigeria Conflict Management and Mitigation Regional Councils Community Peace Action Network Community Peace Observers Civil Society Organizations Coordinating to Achieve Coordinate to Achieve Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria Interfaith Mediation Centre Intermediate Result King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Centre for Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Dialogue Jama’atu Nasril Islam Kaduna State Media Corporation Local Government Area Non-Governmental Organization Nigerian Association of Women Journalists National Council of Women Society Nigerian Television Authority People Living With Disability Short Message Service Training of Leaders on Religious and National Coexistence University of Massachusetts, Boston United states Agency for International Development United States Government Voice of America Executive Summary The Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC) through its TOLERANCE program continued to move urgently in the second quarter of FY17 to stem the growing number of crises in Kaduna State and elsewhere in Northern Nigeria. Through a series of interventions, workshops, and early warning/early response efforts, IMC and its network of Community Peace Observers (CPOs) is working to form relationships across conflict lines and build capacity in communities to manage their conflicts. As part of these efforts, IMC held a strategic consultative meeting on January 20, 2017 with stakeholders from the continuing crisis in Southern Kaduna, and on the potential spill over to other states. Participants called for continuing dialogue among faith-based organizations and government actors. IMC also facilitated several conversations among local leaders in the region to foster solutions to the crisis, and also engaged in efforts to prevent the violence from spreading to Kaduna City. IMC’s early warning/early response system, CPAN, also continued to play a key role in the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of information on the Southern Kaduna crisis. CPAN sent out bulk SMS messages to its entire network of CPOs across the country, briefing them on the crisis and encouraging them to avoid any acts of reprisal in their communities. IMC also used CPO information to inform the public through radio programs, social media, and security bulletins about the crisis, including discussion forums on BBC, VOA, and Dutch Radio. CMMRC and CPO members also continued to work to consolidate the fragile peace that returned in Borno State. Between January and March, members facilitated three meetings to address the security situation and made advocacy calls to the Shehuri community. The Plateau State CMMRC and CPOs also met to review the security situation and held the first “Jos Unity and Peace Cultural New Year” activity for peace in January. IMC’s efforts to foster interfaith understanding at the national level also continued during the quarter. In conjunction with KAICIID, a national interfaith conference was held January 25-26, 2017, which featured the establishment of a national platform for dialogue, and the continuing development of a Religious Tolerance and Anti-Hate Speech Bill. Religious leaders endorsed the Bill and requested government consideration for passage into law. IMC’s efforts to promote youth involvement in peace building measures continued this quarter through the establishment of Secondary Schools Peace Clubs in Bauchi, Plateau and Kaduna States. The clubs aim to inculcating attitudes of peaceful coexistence from an early age so that children will grow up and be more accommodating and tolerant of others with differing religions and cultures. 4|P a g e 1. Activity Overview Activity name Training of Leaders on Religious & National Coexistence Activity start date October 2012 Activity end date September 2017 Name of prime implementing partner Interfaith Mediation Centre Kaduna Contract/agreement number CA NO: AID-620-A-12-00003 Name of subcontractors/ subawardees University of Massachusetts, Boston USA Major counterpart organizations NA Geographic coverage (cities and/or countries) Bauchi, Borno, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto States, NIGERIA Reporting period January –March 2017 5|P a g e Table 1: Summary of Results to Date Indicators1 Baseline FY 2012 Annual Target Q1 FY17 Q2 FY17 Q3 FY17 Q4 FY17 % of Annual Performance Achieved2 On Target? Y/N IR 1: Early Warning and Early Response Strengthened 1.6.1-12: Number of new group or initiative created through USG funding dedicated to resolving the conflict or driver of the conflict (S) Number of organisation taking action to mitigate conflicts (C) 21 0 9 42 N 31 8 9 55 Y IR 2: Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced 1.6-6 Number of local women participating in a substantive role or position in a peace building process supported with USG assistance (S) 1.6.2.14: Number of people participating in USG-supported events, training, or activities designed to build mass support for peace and reconciliation (S) Number of youth groups engaged in civic activities to promote peace (C) 1 2 116 74 52 108 Y 1,420 212 420 44 N 25 0 12 48 N S = Standard, C = Custom Depicts level of achievement expressed as a percentage of actual results obtained for the reporting period versus planned annual results. 6|P a g e Table 1: Summary of Results to Date Cont. Indicators3 Baseline FY 2012 Annual Target Q1 FY17 Q2 FY17 Q3 FY17 Q4 FY17 % of Annual Performance Achieved4 On Target? Y/N IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence Among Different Faiths Enhanced 1.6.2-13: Number of USG-supported events, training, or activities designed to build support for peace or reconciliation among key actors to the conflict (S) 1.6.1 – 13: Number of host national inhabitants reached through USG assisted public information campaigns to support peaceful resolution of conflict (S) 3 4 12 3 5 66 Y 1,500,000 31,236 2,190,81 6 148 Y S = Standard, C = Custom Depicts level of achievement expressed as a percentage of actual results obtained for the reporting period versus planned annual results. 7|P a g e 1.1 Activity Description/Introduction TOLERANCE is a five-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC) in Bauchi, Borno, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto States in Nigeria. The goal of the project is to increase political stability and ensure development in the northeast, northwest, and north central regions of Nigeria through religious tolerance and interfaith understanding. The theory of change is that enhanced religious tolerance and interfaith understanding in these regions will reduce lawlessness and radicalism, mitigate extremism, increase legitimacy, and build the capacity of governance structures to defend religious freedom. 1.2 Intermediate Results TOLERANCE has three Intermediate Results, as follows: IR 1: Early Warning and Early Response Strengthened To achieve this result, IMC established a mechanism called Community Peace Action Network (CPAN). The foundation of the system is its use of local information sources. At the bottom level of the information flow is a unique community-based network made up of Community Peace Observers (CPOs), and at the Track II level there is the Conflict Management and Mitigation Regional Councils (CMMRCs). These networks and CPAN, which spread across the TOLERANCE focal States, are comprised of representatives and volunteers from different ethnic and religious groups. Specific activities toward this result include the following: 1. In Borno State, CMMRC and CPO members continued to make frantic efforts to consolidate the relative peace that returned in the North East. Between January and March, the members have held three (3) meetings to review the security situation and made advocacy calls to the Shehuri community. 2. Plateau CMMRC and CPOs also met to review the security situation and held its first Jos Unity and Peace Cultural New year activity for peace in January. 2. CPOs continued to report on conflict-related issues using the Wayaama platform. The data and information analysed revealed the following: a. During the review period, the total number of reported conflicts was in the six intervention States, was 126, As Chart 1 indicates, compared to last quarter, there were increases in the number of reported conflicts in all the states, except Kaduna where there was a decrease from 62 to 48. 8|P a g e Chart 1: Frequency of Reported Conflict (Q1 and Q2 Compared) 70 60 62 50 48 40 Quarter 1 30 Quarter 2 28 20 10 10 14 18 9 13 7 13 2 8 0 Bauchi Borno Kaduna Kano Plateau Sokoto b. Sensitivity analysis of the reported conflicts indicated that 15% were critical. c. The focal states recorded 202 deaths and 239 injuries. Borno state recorded 117 deaths and 199 injuries, the highest in the quarter under review. As Chart 2 indicates comparative view of the number of death and injuries in the intervention states. As the chart shows there was an increase in both deaths and injuries from 189 to 202 and from 144 to 239 respectively Chart 2: Number of Death and Injuries (Q1 and Q2 Compared) 300 250 239 200 150 100 202 189 Death 144 Injuries 50 0 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 IR 2: Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced TOLERANCE works to build trust and strengthen relationships among religious and ethnic groups, and thereby mend existing cultural and ideological divides. Without trust, misunderstandings can quickly escalate into hostility and violence. IMC’s trust and relationship-building strategy is to utilize advanced dialogue and reconciliation approaches. These approaches build social capital, which helps bring communities together, foster common understandings and shared visions of the future, and provide the essential public ethics for democratic development. 9|P a g e Specific activities toward this result included the following: 1. A strategic consultative meeting with CSOs and other stakeholders was held on January 20, 2017 to discuss the continuing crisis in Southern Kaduna. Specifically, the focus was on: a. Challenges b. Solutions c. Opportunities The greatest challenges identified were the unpredictable nature of the causes of the conflict and its unending recurrences in different parts of Southern Kaduna with the potential of spill over to other states. Workable solutions identified include continuing dialogue with faith based organizations on the need for peaceful coexistence and seizing the opportunities of government and other support institutions commitments towards finding enduring solutions to the crisis. IMC will continue to follow with the key stakeholders that attended the meeting for specific follow up actions. 2. Establishment of Peace Clubs in Schools : IMC- TOLERANCE established school Peace Clubs in Bauchi, Plateau and Kaduna Central and South. The schools are indicated in Table 2: Table 2: Schools Peace Clubs Established S/No. State Schools 1 Bauchi a. Government Day Secondary School, Bayara b. Crown College, Makama 2 Plateau 3 Kaduna South 4 Kaduna Central a. Government Secondary School. Laranto b. Government Secondary School, Township a. Government Girls Secondary School, Kafanchan b. Government Secondary School, Kafanchan a. Government Girls Secondary School , Unguwar Muazu b. Government Boys Secondary School, Barnawa The purpose is to inculcate a culture of peaceful coexistence from an early age so that children will grow up more accommodating and tolerant of others with differing religions 10 | P a g e and cultures. Short presentations were made in the areas of anger management, communication skills and early warning and early response mechanisms. The students also came up with action plans to promote peace in the schools and communities at large. 1. Capacity building was also conducted in Borno State for a women’s group. A total of 18 participants drawn from Women Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria, Federation of Muslim Women Association, National Association of Women Journalists, Interfaith Women Network, National Orientation Agency, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and TOLERANCE target communities were trained. Key issues discussed during the training included: 1. 2. 3. 4. Leadership skills Mediation skills Communication skills EWER mechanisms At the end of the training, Action Plan was developed by the participants. The Women Department will follow up to ensure implementation. IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence Among Different Faiths Enhanced IMC is an organization founded by religious leaders. It seeks to foster mutual respect and tolerance among Muslim and Christian populations in Nigeria by encouraging individuals to reflect deeply on the tenets of their own Muslim or Christian faith, and to increase their knowledge and understanding of the opposite faith. More specifically, IMC identifies religious leaders and congregations of both faiths and engages them in an exploration of the central commitments to peace and tolerance in both Christianity and Islam. We then help them to integrate these perspectives into their communities in practical ways that enable them to develop a theology of communication and reach out across religious and ethnic divides. 11 | P a g e 2. Activity Implementation Progress 2.1 Progress Narrative The TOLERANCE project has seven key output indicators that are broken into annual targets and reported quarterly. The results in Table 1, above, all the seven indicators, had values. However, only four reflected satisfactory performance, having achieved 50% or more of the expected annual result during the previous two quarters. 1. Number of new group or initiative created through USG funding dedicated to resolving the conflict or driver of the conflict (S): 42% is the current achievement for this indicator halfway through FY17 because no new groups were formed. However initiatives were created through peace and conflict related SMS and bulletins using CPAN hub. 2. Number of organizations taking action to mitigate conflicts (C): CMMRCs involvement in conflict mitigation and management as well as women support networks were the main activities that contributed to this indicator – thus achieving 55% of the annual target. 3. Number of local women participating in a substantive role or position in a peace building process supported with USG assistance (S). Halfway through FY 17 the achievement on this indicator is 108%. Predominantly because town hall meetings to promote peace has taken place in Bauchi and Sokoto states as well as capacity building for women organization in Borno state. 4. Number of people participating in USG-supported events, training, or activities designed to build mass support for peace and reconciliation (S) – 44% is the current achievement for this indicator. Majority of the participants were from the CtA workshop, international women’s day activities, capacity building for Women and the Peace Clubs established. 5. Number of youth groups engaged in civic activities to promote peace (C) In addition to the Peace Clubs established in 3 focal States other Youth Groups have emerged in Yelwa Kagadama, Karofin Madaki (Bauchi State), No Man's Land and Sabon Gari (Kano State). 6. Number of USG-supported events, training, or activities designed to build support for peace or reconciliation among key actors to the conflict (S) – The 66% achievement was through Creation of Peace Clubs, Coordinate to Achieve, Capacity Building for Women, International Women's Day and Advocacy and Meeting on Religious Tolerance Bill. 7. Number of host national inhabitants reached through USG assisted public information campaigns to support peaceful resolution of conflict (S) – The 12 | P a g e 148% achievement was through through media engagements with BBC, VOA, Dutch Radio, NTA and KSMC. 2.2 Implementation Status IR 1: Early Warning and Early Response Strengthened Community Peace Action Network (CPAN) Operations CPAN continues to relate actively with the CMMRCs and CPOs in the six IMC TOLERANCE focal states as well as the North-South Committees of Bauchi and Imo States. The CMMRC and North South Committees report state-level early warning issues and intervention processes, while the CPOs serve as the early warning and early response structure at the community level. CPAN activities are captured on the Wayaama platform and exported to Excel for further analysis. During the review period, the frequency of reported conflicts as captured on the WAAYAMA platform5 was 202. In the six intervention States, the number was 124 representing 61% of all conflicts reported. See Table 3 for the number of reported conflicts in each state. Table 3: Frequency of Reported Conflicts States Bauchi Borno Kaduna Kano Plateau Sokoto Focal States All States % Focal States No. Conflicts 14 28 48 13 13 8 124 202 61% As shown in Chart 3, below, sensitivity analysis of the reported conflicts indicated that 15% were critical. Chart 4, below, indicates that 46% of the reported conflicts lead to deaths. The focal states recorded 202 deaths, 239 injuries, The highest number of death was recorded in Borno States (Table 4) 5 WAAYAMA platform allow CPAN to capture all kinds of conflict armed or non-armed. 13 | P a g e Table 4: Reported Death and Injuries in Focal States State Deaths Injuries Bauchi 9 8 Borno 117 199 Kaduna 42 20 Kano 6 4 Plateau 20 7 Sokoto 8 1 Total 202 239 Chart 3: Sensitivity Analysis of Reported Conflicts in Focal States (N= 123) Low Moderate Substantial Severe Critical 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Chart 4: Casualities of Reported Conflict in Focal States (N = 441) 46% 54% 14 | P a g e Death Injuries IR 2: Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced Capacity Building on Peacebuilding for Women’s Organizations During the review period, capacity building workshop for women’s organizations was held in Borno State. The content of these workshops included: a. b. c. d. Leadership skills Mediation skills Communication skills EWER mechanisms Outcomes included: a. Enhanced early warning and early response, mediation, and dialogue skills among women participants. b. An improved network of women across faith groups in the neighborhood. c. Shared experiences of different women stakeholders. d. Participants' commitments to step down training. IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence among Different Faiths Enhanced: Key activities under this result area were; Creation of Peace Clubs, Coordinate to Achieve workshop, Capacity Building for Women, International Women’s Day and Meetings on Religious Tolerance Bill/Advocacy visits on The Religious Tolerance Bill. Some Women Participants during the Capacity Building in Borno 15 | P a g e In addition there were media discussions on peace and conflict related issues on international and local media houses which included Voice of America, British Broadcasting Corporation, Kaduna State Media Corporation, Nigerian Television Authority. The issues discussed were the Southern Kaduna Crisis, The Farmers Pastoralists conflict, The Shiites Protests and their effects on peaceful coexistence. The principal guests in the various media discussions were the Pastor and Imam who used the opportunity to appeal to all to maintain the peace and avoid provocative statements and other acts that are inimical to peaceful coexistence. Participants during the Peace Club formation at Crown College, Bauchi Other Notable Events In addition to the results-associated events described, other events that occurred during the period under review include the following: 1. The Coordinate to Achieve 2 (CtA2) Inclusive and Sustainable Interreligious Dialogue in Nigeria held on January 25 - 26 with the objectives of: a. Launching new established Nigeria Interfaith Dialogue Forum which is expected to promote interfaith dialogue in Nigeria. b. Creating a safe space for interreligious dialogue for all religions in Nigeria c. Providing technical support to its members and member organizations Major outcomes of the dialogue include the establishment of operational forum constitutions with follow up actions to make the forum fully operational 16 | P a g e 2. The religious Tolerance Bill (Hate Speech) was also discussed with larger stakeholders with a view to make final reviews and prepare for presentation to the National Assembly. Delegates at CtA-2 Held in Abuja, January 25 and 26, 2017 3. Impact assessment study was conducted in Quarter 2 primarily focusing on follow up of the assessments done in FY 2015/16 for the following areas: a. Segregation b. Social Capital c. Advanced Integration d. Drivers of Conflict The findings will be used to determine progress made against the set of issue areas compared to previous findings in the last three strands of the impact assessment. This will help to demonstrate the impact TOLERANCE interventions made after more than 4 years of implementation, document lessons learned, and recommend improved and/or alternative interventions going forward. Immediate follow up to the data collection, data analysis training was conducted to enable the staff to appreciate how the data could be analysed and to expose participants to some introductory concepts on research/evaluation methodology, statistical data, sampling, and data analysis using Excel spread sheets on real data from other projects. The data is currently being analysed by TOLERANCE partner University of Massachusetts, Boston USA in consultation with IMC. The final report is expected to be ready in Quarter 3. 17 | P a g e 3. Integration of Cross-Cutting Issues and USAID Forward Priorities 3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment In addition to mainstreaming women’s participation in all IMC activities in the focal states, IMC TOLERANCE has specific activities designed to reach women and ensure their increased and effective participation in all issues. In this quarter, only one womenfocused capacity building session was conducted with several women-focused organizations represented, including FOMWAN, NCWS, and NAWOJ. 3.2 Sustainability Mechanisms IMC TOLERANCE has established a CMMRC in all six focal states including the NorthSouth Committee in Bauchi and Imo. These councils and committees, in conjunction with the CPO committees in the target communities, drive the early warning and early response mechanism at the state and community levels. They report to the CPAN hub, which is managed from the IMC headquarters in Kaduna. The CMMRCs, the North-South Committee and the CPOs enrich the early warning and early response mechanism in their respective states and greatly assist in the building of a solid database for the CPAN. 3.3 Environmental Compliance There have been no environmental issues or activities during the quarter. 3.4 Youth Development IMC TOLERANCE has specific activities designed to reach youth. These include early warning and early response, and conflict prevention. In addition, IMC aims to involve and target mainstream youth participation through the establishment of a Youth Peace Club in selected secondary schools in the focal states. In this quarter 8 Peace Clubs were established in 3 focal states, Bauchi, Plateau and Kaduna States. Two (2) of the schools are for girls. 3.5 Policy and Governance Support IMC TOLERANCE continued to work on the Religious Tolerance Bill, sharing ideas and getting feedback from stakeholders for what to include in the bill. A wider high-level consultation is expected in the next quarter to finalize the bill. 3.6 Local Capacity Development IMC TOLERANCE has trained faith-based organizations, youth groups, and women’s organizations in Borno State. Areas of training include peace building, conflict 18 | P a g e management and mitigation, mediation skills, and the early warning and early response mechanism. These trainings are helping to increase the number of peace activists in the focal states in particular and across the country in general. 3.7 Conflict Mitigation During the period under review, IMC TOLEARNCE continued its commitment to peace promotion and conflict mitigation in the focal states. IMC strengthened the capacity of its partners, target communities, and stakeholders in these areas, providing standard, consistent, and continuous mentoring, oversight, and technical support. IMC also provided some financial support to the CMMRCs and CPOs in each of the focal states. 3.8 Working with Persons Living with Disability (PLWD) No PLWD related activity was conducted during the quarter. 4. Stakeholder Participation and Involvement University of Massachusetts, Boston (UMass Boston) The University of Massachusetts, Boston continues its collaboration with IMC in all aspects of the TOLERANCE project listed above, particularly in terms of the strategic design and implementation of these initiatives. The Program Manager at UMass Boston has continued to contribute to the development of leadership, program planning, implementation, and management/advocacy skills of IMC TOLERANCE staff. Specifically, UMass Boston continued to provide support in the areas of organizational development and change, project planning and implementation, and public image promotion. UMass Boston also assisted USAID in its annual assessment visit to IMC and in the development of alternatives for restructuring TOLERANCE to improve upon its overall performance. During the quarter, UMass Boston also assisted IMC in revising a draft Religious Tolerance and Anti-Hate Speech Bill for consideration by key religious constituencies in Nigeria, and in building religious leaders’ and civil society support for the Bill. In addition, UMass Boston concluded the review of the next round of impact assessments for TOLERANCE interventions. Modifications were made with regard to: a. Modalities of sampling b. Content of the questionnaire c. Incorporating training on research methodologies and data collection and analysis. 19 | P a g e 5. Management and Administrative Issues IMC is presently restructuring and reviewing job descriptions of key officers to address the present realities in its management and administrative set up in line with the Centre's Operational and Financial Guidelines. 6. Lessons Learned a. IMC needs to improve upon its use of the data and information captured on the Wayaama platform so it can be analysed to provide inputs for informed decisions regarding conflict resolution and early response. b. Regular contact with the target communities’ structures deepens these communities’ commitment to the TOLERANCE project, and IMC needs to communicate with these structures more often. c. Re-training and other logistic support for the CMMRCs and CPOs is necessary to increase their effectiveness. d. IMC TOLERANCE is short on funds to intervene on emerging issues and needs to restructure its operations and finance to address this concern. 7. Planned Activities for the Next Quarter (FY2017) S/No Activities Planned – 3nd Quarter FY 2017 Timeline 1. Establishment of Peace Clubs in Borno, Kano and Sokoto Capacity Building for Women in Bauchi and Plateau National Advisory Council CMMRC/Quarterly Review Meeting in the intervention States North-North Exchange Visit Farmers-Pastoralists Conference Media Activities in Bauchi and Imo States Monitoring Visits in intervention States April 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 20 | P a g e April May April/May May April April-June April/May
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