TOLERANCE ANNUAL REPORT
October 2015 to September 2016
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Table of Contents
TOLERANCE ANNUAL REPORT ............................................................................................................. 0
Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
HIGHLIGHTS OF FY2016 ........................................................................................................................... 6
Women IDPs Trained on Trauma Counselling in Borno state ...................................................... 6
Christians Host Muslims to Break their Fast (Iftar) ........................................................................ 7
Intervention to Counter Violent Extremism.................................................................................... 7
Keynote Speech at the Annual Ramadan Lecture ........................................................................... 8
Fulani and Numana Tribes Reconciled in Godo-godo.................................................................... 9
Parents of Chibok Missing Girls Trained on Psychosocial Counselling ..................................... 10
National Religious leaders promoting religious tolerance at Intra-religious National
Conference ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Women and Interfaith Peacebuilding ............................................................................................ 11
2016 EWER/CPAN highlights .............................................................................................................. 12
CPOs Prevent Muslim-Christian Crisis in Kachia ......................................................................... 12
Outbreak of Violence Prevented in Kakuri, Kaduna..................................................................... 13
Other Activities implemented in FY 2016: ......................................................................................... 14
PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 15
1.1 Program Description/Introduction ................................................................................................ 15
IR 1: Early Warning/Early Response Strengthened: .................................................................... 16
IR 2:
Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced: .................................................................. 16
IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence among Different Faiths Enhanced: ................................................... 16
FY2016 Program activities ................................................................................................................ 17
2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ..................................................................................... 20
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2.1 Progress Narrative ............................................................................................................................... 20
2.1.1 Number of new groups or initiatives created through USG funding dedicated to resolving
the conflict or the drivers of the conflict:....................................................................................... 20
2.1.2 Number of host national inhabitants reached through USG assisted public information,
campaigns to support peaceful resolution of conflicts: ................................................................ 20
2.1.3 Number of youth groups engaged in civic activities to promote peace: ............................ 20
2.1.4 Number of USG supported events, trainings, or activities designed to build support for
peace or reconciliation among key actors to the conflict:............................................................ 20
2.1.5 Number of local women participating in substantive role or position in peace building
process supported with USG assistance: ........................................................................................ 21
2.1.6 Number of Organization taking action to mitigate targeted conflict: ............................... 21
2.1.7 Number of people participating in USG supported events, trainings or activities designed
to building mass support for peace and reconciliation: ............................................................... 21
2.2 Implementation Status ................................................................................................................... 21
IR1: Early Warning and Early Response Strengthened ................................................................. 21
Training of Community Peace Observers Kaduna on CPAN Early Warning, Early Response
(EWER) Mechanism ......................................................................................................................... 21
Other Incidents Reported in the Fiscal Year ................................................................................. 24
CPAN ACTION.................................................................................................................................. 25
Support CMMRCs with Meeting Running Cost ............................................................................ 29
Training of Community Peace Observers Borno on CPAN Early Warning, Early Response
(EWER) Mechanism ......................................................................................................................... 29
CMMRC/CPO Review Meeting in Borno State.............................................................................. 30
IR 2: Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced .................................................................................. 32
IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence among Different Faiths Enhanced ........................................................ 44
2.3 Implementation challenges........................................................................................................ 48
2.4 M & E Plan Update ..................................................................................................................... 48
Impact Assessment ........................................................................................................................... 48
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3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES ................ 54
3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment ............................................................................ 54
3.2 Sustainability Mechanisms ........................................................................................................ 54
3.3 Environmental Compliance ....................................................................................................... 54
3.4 Youth Development .................................................................................................................... 54
3.5 Policy and Governance Support ................................................................................................ 54
3.6 Local Capacity Development ..................................................................................................... 55
3.7 Conflict Mitigation ...................................................................................................................... 55
3.8 Working with Persons Living with Disability (PLWD) .......................................................... 55
4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT ............................................................. 55
University of Massachusetts, Boston (UMASS Boston) .................................................................... 56
Organizational development ........................................................................................................... 56
Project planning and implementation............................................................................................ 56
Public image promotion................................................................................................................... 57
5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES .......................................................................... 57
Project Staff............................................................................................................................................. 57
6. LESSONS LEARNED ............................................................................................................................ 57
7. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER (FY2017) INCLUDING UPCOMING EVENTS .. 58
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Acronyms
APURIMAC/PPPN
CALM
CAN
CMMRCs
CPAN
CPOs
CSOs
DEC
EWER
EWS
FOMWAN
GON
IDPs
IMC
IP
IR
JNI
LGA
NGO
PMP
TOLERANCE
UMASS
USAID
USG
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Apurimac Onlus/Peace Plateau Practitioners Network
Conflict Abatement Through Local Mitigation
Christian Association of Nigeria
Conflict Mitigation and Management Regional Councils
Community Peace Action Network
Community Peace Observers
Civil Society Organizations
Development Experience Clearinghouse
Early Warning/Early Response
Early Warning System
Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria
Government of Nigeria
Internally Displaced Persons
Interfaith Mediation Centre
Implementing Partner
Intermediate Result
Jama’atu Nasril Islam
Local Government Area
Non-Governmental Organization
Performance Monitoring Plan
Training of Leaders on Religious and National Coexistence
University of Massachusetts, Boston
United states Agency for International Development
United states Government
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC) had another successful year as we prepare for the
final year of the TOLERANCE program. Special attention was paid to the national goals
of the program, while effort was made to consolidate the target-state gains of the last
three years. These and other accomplishments for the year include:
 A North-South Dialogue Committee was established to consolidate the gains of IMC’s
Human Rights training programs and to ensure that the participants continue to build
bridges between Bauchi and Imo states on their own.
 IMC conducted multiple successful interventions over the course of the year to assist
local communities to resolve their interfaith disputes, including in Godo-Godo,
Kachia, Kakuri, and other localities in the target states.
 IMC co-hosted a National Intra-Faith Conference in September 2016, which brought
together 50 Muslim and 50 Christian leaders to have separate intra-Muslim and intraChristian dialogues to discuss key matters that are fomenting divisions and conflicts
within their faiths. For many of the participants, the meeting was the first time that
they had actually been seated with members from all the major subdivisions or “blocs”
within their faiths to have frank discussions about their internal conflicts. Members
set up intra-faith dialogue platforms to continue to assist these conversations for
wider audiences within their faiths, and also organized a smaller coordinating
committee to follow up on recommendations from the conference. Members will
meet for a second, interfaith meeting in January 2017 to discuss matters between
Muslims and Christians in a similar fashion.
 IMC began work with the National Human Rights Commission, the Savannah Center,
and the Policy and Legal Advocacy Center to draft a Religious Tolerance Bill to
encourage national religious dialogue, which would also include provisions to prohibit
hate speech. A draft bill was circulated at the National Intra-Faith Conference in
September, and received important feedback and support. The bill may be considered
at the January 2017 Interfaith Conference for public endorsement and submission to
the National Assembly for consideration.
 Community Peace Action Network (CPAN), IMC’s early warning/early response
system, continued to expand its number of Community Peace Observers (CPOs)
reporting information to the system, and to increase the number of reports issued to
the network. Based on CPAN warnings and analysis, IMC conducted several
interventions over FY16.
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 IMC conducted trauma counselling both for women in Borno state who have been
victims of the Boko Haram insurgency and for parents of the missing Chibok girls.
 IMC’s annual Impact Evaluation found that 90% of individuals surveyed across the
five target states either agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that IMC has
helped to improve Muslim-Christian and inter-ethnic relationships in their
communities. Beneficiaries of IMC interventions share an overwhelming consensus in
favor of religious and ethnic tolerance. More than half of respondents also indicated
that their communities had grown more peaceful in the last year. Responses from the
target neighborhoods also suggest that IMC needs to focus its activities for the last
year of TOLERANCE on follow-up work in these communities in order to impact the
deeper concerns of integration and the drivers of conflict.
HIGHLIGHTS OF FY2016
Women IDPs Trained on Trauma Counselling in Borno state
As a result of the devastating psychological effect that the insurgency in the North East
has had on women, IMC organized a Psycho-social counselling training for women that
have been traumatized and tortured, with a particular focus on women in Borno state, in
April 2016.
26 women were brought together from two prominent camps in the state, Dalori and
Bakassi camps. Participants were committed to the program and expressed their
willingness to step-down the training in their various communities.
”One of the IDPs who lost her husband and father, Hauwa Lawal, said ‘I thought
my life had come to an end and God had abandoned me to fate but after attending
the workshop, I soon realized that I am not alone and have been encouraged to
move on in life’.
A 12-member committee was inaugurated and charged with the responsibility of
aining the process and delivering feedbacks to IMC in times of need.
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sust
Participants, Imam, Pastor, other IMC staff and facilitators in a group photograph after the meeting
Christians Host Muslims to Break their Fast (Iftar)
In fostering peaceful coexistence and inclusiveness, IMC hosted selected Muslim and
Christian leaders to break Ramadan fast (Iftar) in all the TOLERANCE target states of
Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Plateau, Bauchi, Borno, and Imo States from Sunday June 25 in
Kaduna state, to Friday July 1.
During the events, Christians were enlightened on the importance of Ramadan and why
peaceful coexistence is important during and after the period.
The CAN Chairman of Imo State Bishop Stafford Nwaogu said that "this is the best thing
that has ever happened in Imo State as far as the Muslim-Christian relationship is
concerned and he encouraged continuity” .
Iftar in Plateau state
Iftar in Bauchi state
Intervention to Counter Violent Extremism
Violent Extremism leading to mass atrocity has become a global phenomenon and of
grave concern to peace-loving people across the world. Nigeria is having its share of this
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negative trend, especially with the insurgency in the North East which has pitched the
North against the South with the South seeing the North as entirely given to extremism.
To rewrite this negative narrative, IMC TOLERANCE with its Human Rights fund started
a pilot program to engage the North and South in a dialogue with Bauchi and Imo as the
focal states. IMC TOLERANCE brought Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) from Bauchi
and Imo and the intervention has yielded positive result with the creation of North South
Dialogue Committee. The Committee members have been trained on identifying and
handling conflicts before escalation, meaning of violent extremism, types of violent
extremism, and indicators of radicalism and root causes of violent extremism. They are
now using the skills received to build peace in their regions and forestall violent
extremism.
Cross section of Participants and IMC officials during a visit to the Chamber of the Chairman Council of Chiefs, Imo state
One of the Council Chiefs, Sarkin Hausawa (Chief of Hausa Community) Alhaji Baba
Saidu Sulaiman who could not hide his joy said, "this is the first time something like
this is happening in Imo state and I believe strongly that this will help us to
understand each other better and know that unity is key to peaceful coexistence".
Keynote Speech at the Annual Ramadan Lecture
History was made when, for the first time, a Christian Cleric in the person of Pastor James
Wuye, TOLERANCE Chief of Party, was invited in an exclusive Muslim gathering in
Maiduguri as a keynote speaker during the Ramadan lecture. This was organized by the
Borno Radio Corporation in Maiduguri on June 11, 2016, with over 1,000 people in
attendance. Borno State is one of the three states severely affected by the Boko Haram
insurgency.
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Pastor Wuye spoke on the need for interreligious understanding and peaceful coexistence
in the region especially during Ramadan. His Muslim colleague, Imam Muhammad
Nurayn Ashafa also advised Muslims and Christians to unite and address common
challenges facing them: insurgency and rebuilding their communities. Both clerics paid
an advocacy visit to the Shehu of Borno, where the traditional leader expressed his
support for the National Interfaith Conference scheduled for September 2016.
Fulani and Numana Tribes Reconciled in Godo-godo
As a result of the ongoing conflict between the Fulani and Numana communities of
Godo-godo Chiefdom in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, IMC was invited
to address a Town Hall meeting on August 27, 2016 aimed at reconciling the warring
parties.
Cross Section of Participants during the meeting in Godo-godo
The meeting provided the platform for stakeholders to express their views (from both the
Fulanis and Numana perspectives) on the prevailing conflict situation, and all came to the
conclusion that there is:
 The need for peace in Godo-godo Chiefdom
 The need to use dialogue to resolve disputes bedevilling the community
A 5-man committee was set up to follow up on disputes and conflicts between the
communities. IMC continues to monitor the trend in Godo-godo closely.
The Chief of Numana HRH Dr. Gambo Makama stated, that the intervention is timely
and that he will do everything in his power to ensure that the conflict is resolved by
engaging in dialogue with all concerned.
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Parents of Chibok Missing Girls Trained on Psychosocial Counselling
As part of contributions to alleviate the trauma and distress of the Chibok Girls Parents,
the Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC),in collaboration with the International
Organization for Migration (IOM), organized a psychosocial counselling workshop which
trained them on how to manage their trauma and distress.
The workshop built the capacity of the 53 parents that attended on coping mechanisms
and best ways to manage the mechanism for effective results.
The parents who showed noticeable signs of acute distress on arrival shared after the
training that they now know how to manage their recurring fear and distress.
One of the participants Ladi Pogu, said, ” before coming for the counselling, I was in
despair, but as the counselling program unfolded, I felt strengthened and better".
National Religious leaders promoting religious tolerance at Intra-religious
National Conference
The inclusion of religious and traditional leaders in dialogue is beneficial in achieving a
peaceful society. To this end, IMC collaborated with the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz
International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), the Institute
of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and the Kukah Centre to organize a National
Intra-religious Conference in Abuja from September 27 to 29, 2016 for 100 participants, 50
each from the two faiths (Islam and Christianity). The event with the theme "Intrareligious Understanding in Nigeria” saw followers of the two religions in attendance to
dialogue for peace.
Participants were split into two groups of Muslims and Christians and were given the
opportunity to dialogue at the intra-level on issues bedevilling peace in the country and
to proffer possible solutions to them.
The feedback collected from each group showed that the participants from both faiths
had similar fears and mutual suspicions of each other. Some of the issues raised centred
around suspicion for fear of Westernization, Christians converting to become Muslims,
physical security where Christians always think any attack is sponsored by Muslims,
inferiority complex, fear of domination, hate and sentiment based on ulterior motives,
misrepresentation of the principles of Islamic clerics, issues of the Trinity, scepticism
about Christians on interfaith relations, Igbo Muslims being mocked by the Christians,
and profiling of Muslims as terrorists.
Amira Amina Omorti, a FOMWAN member, expressed happiness and stated that she and
other members of the Group "will support the objectives of the conference and will step
down all discussed on peaceful coexistence to their various constituencies."
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At the end of the conference, a 30-member committee with 15 Muslims and 15 Christians
was set up. The committee was charged with the responsibility of taking the next steps to
work on the joint action plan developed in preparation for the Inter-Religious Conference
planned for January 2017, and IMC is to take responsibility of coordinating.
Women and Interfaith Peacebuilding
UN Security Council Resolution 1325, passed unanimously in October 2000,
acknowledged that civilians, particularly women and children, account for the vast
majority of those adversely afflicted by armed conflict.
Resolution 1325 recommended mainstreaming a gender perspective into peacekeeping
operations. To that end, the resolution set a new threshold of action for UN and all
governments by calling for institutionalizing the participation of women at the peace
table, and in the post-conflict processes of peace-building and reconstruction.
In contributing to this, IMC trained 25 women from each of the project focal state on
Interfaith Peacebuilding, who formed the Women Interfaith Networks after the training.
The networks have started raising their own funds to help them carry out women-focused
activities to promote peace. The networks focus on collaboration with identified
organizations and communities to regularly communicate and address issues that affect
women and actively share information using the network platform.
One of the participants, Pastor Mrs. Ann West, said, after the training, "I will carry this
good work to other women in my local church".
Cross-section of participants at the Networking women meeting on Peace (Kano state)
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2016 EWER/CPAN highlights
The North East zone recorded the highest death ratio from the data collected; these
figures can clearly be attributed to the activities of Boko Haram insurgents. Killings by
the sect were high in Q1 and Q2 but declined in Q3 and Q4 due to the heavy onslaught of
the military. As more areas in the northeast become accessible to humanitarian
assistance, the extent of the nutrition crisis affecting women and children is becoming
more apparent. Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state is host to 1.6M IDPs, 92% of whom
are located in host communities. The resources of these host communities are drying up,
thereby causing intercommunity tensions due to an increased population in some
communities, leading to a heavy demand for scarce resources.
Humanitarian assistance by government and other stakeholders focuses mainly on the
remaining 8% located in IDPs camps. Most of the intervention carried out by government
and other stakeholders concentrate more on delivering lifesaving assistance to the
affected populations by creating a wide gap for the implementation of critical and
correlated humanitarian actions, such as comparative needs and vulnerability
assessments. Care givers trained by (IMC) also reported cases of violence against women
and girls in camp sites.
In FY 2016, some persons held captive by the BH sect were freed by the military in a joint
operation with civilian task force. Similar operations led to the release 25 out of the 127
abducted Chibok girls.
CPOs Prevent Muslim-Christian Crisis in Kachia
What would have led to a religious crisis in the Mararaban Walijo Community was
averted when IMC trained Community Peace Observers (CPOs) in Kachia. They
intervened in a marriage dispute between the families of a Muslim girl who converted to
Christianity (a major sin in the eyes of some Muslims in the area) and married a Christian
man. The CPOs facilitated a reconciliation meeting at the Village Head’s palace, where
discussions were held leading to the reconciliation of the two feuding families, who
eventually agreed to support the couples to continue to live as husband and wife.
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The father of the girl who spoke for the two families expressed their gratitude to IMC for
intervening in what would have resulted in a major religious crisis, adding that, "they
have seen better ways of handling disagreement amongst them."
Outbreak of Violence Prevented in Kakuri, Kaduna
IMC intervened in an assault that would have escalated into a religious crisis in June 2016
during the Ramadan period. This has to do with a carpenter who was alleged to have
been attacked by Muslims in his community for not observing the Ramadan fast. IMC
quickly intervened by going to Kakuri, where the incident happened to investigate
further.
IMC representatives interviewed the victim, an eye witness, the head of vigilante group,
and other sources. These interviews painted a clearer picture, which refuted the claim
that the victim was attacked for not observing the Ramadan fast.
It was revealed that the victim was not attacked because he refused to observe the fast
during Ramadan as erroneously reported by the media. According to the community
members, the Christian man engaged in a fight following a disagreement that ensued
between him and some Muslim youths at a drinking joint. Once these respected leaders
publicized the truth of the matter, the crisis quickly de-escalated.
With this revelation, IMC facilitated a Town Hall meeting organized by the youth in
Kakuri. The meeting involved religious leaders, the police, community members,
community women, youths and traditional leaders to discuss the issue, de-escalate the
situation, and prevent future occurrences.
The media was also invited to cover the event, which was later broadcasted to the general
public. The Kakuri Development Association held a press conference to inform the
general public of its findings and further called on them to live peacefully.
Excerpts of this press release can be found on Daily Trust Newspaper of Wednesday, 15
2016 (pg.7), titled “Man not stabbed for refusal to fast, Community says”
"The Secretary of Kakuri Development Association Rabiu Mohammed thanked IMC
for coming in to verify the issue and averting conflict".
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Other Activities implemented in FY 2016:
These include: CPAN Operations, CMMRC Interventions, Training of CPOs on
CPAN/EWER (Borno/Kaduna), Crisis Response/Reaction, Quarterly Capacity building
CMMRC and target communities/CPO Review meetings (Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano,
Plateau, Sokoto), formation of CHRCRR (Community Human Right Committee Rapid
Response) Support (HR) and Monitoring Visits to States.
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY
Program Name:
Training of Leaders on Religious & National
Coexistence
Activity Start Date And End
Date:
Start Date: October 2012
End Date: September 2017
Name of Prime Implementing
Partner:
Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna
CA NO: AID-620-A-12-00003
[Contract/Agreement] Number:
Name of
Subcontractors/Subawardees:
University of Massachusetts, Boston USA
Public Conversations Project, Watertown USA
Major Counterpart
Organizations:
Geographic Coverage
(cities and or countries)
Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and
Sokoto States, Nigeria
Reporting Period:
October 2015 to September 2016
1.1 Program 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 in Bauchi,
Borno, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto States in Nigeria. The goal of the project is to
increase political stability and ensure development in the North East, North West and
North Central regions of Nigeria through religious tolerance and interfaith
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understanding, which in turn will reduce lawlessness, radicalism, mitigate extremism,
increase legitimacy and capacity of governance structures to defend religious freedom. It
has three Intermediate Results, which are:
IR 1: Early Warning/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
the Conflict Management and Mitigation Regional Councils (CMMRCs) at the
Track II level. These networks and CPAN spread across the TOLERANCE focal
States in Nigeria comprise of representatives/ volunteers from different ethnic and
religious groups.
IR 2: Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced:
The project works to build trust and strengthen relationships among religious and ethnic
groups. This is because achieving this result will help strengthen relationships across
cultural divides and foster high levels of trust. Without trust, misunderstandings can
quickly escalate into hostility and violence. As a strategy to achieve this result, IMC
proposes to utilize advanced dialogue and reconciliation approaches to build
relationships across these divides and foster greater trust. The growth of these
relationships then builds social capital, which helps to bring communities together, foster
common understandings and shared visions of the future, and provide the essential
public ethics for democratic development.
To achieve the above result, IMC implemented the following activities during the FY 2016:
National High Level Interfaith Conference on Tolerance and Culture of Acceptance
Hate Speech Bill
North-South Intra-Inter Meetings (HR)
Strategy Sessions for North and South Committees (HR)
Monitoring Visit to States
IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence among Different Faiths Enhanced:
IMC is an organization founded by religious leaders. It seeks to foster mutual respect
and tolerance in religious populations by encouraging deeper reflection on the tenets
of one’s own Muslim or Christian faith and greater knowledge of the faith of others.
IMC identifies religious leaders and congregations in both faiths and engages them to
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explore the central commitments to peace and tolerance in both Christianity and
Islam, and to integrate these perspectives into practice in their communities to
enable them reach out across religious and ethnic divides in addition to developing a
theology of communication.
FY2016 Program activities
To achieve the above result, IMC implemented the following activities during the FY 2016:
National Advisory Council Meeting
Networking with Track 1 Leaders
Capacity Building for FBOs/CBOs on CVE (HR)
High Level Advocacy Visits (HR)
TOT for Women IDPs on Trauma Counselling
Networking of Women in Peace Work
Capacity Building for Youth on Peaceful Coexistence
UN International Day of Peace
Quarterly Media Round table on Radio and Jingles (HR)
Monitoring Visits to States
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1.2 Summary of Results to Date
Standard Indicators Baseline Annual
FY 2012
Target
Q1
FY16
Q2
FY16
Q3
FY16
Q4
FY16
On Target
Y/N
Annual Performance
Achieved to the End of
Reporting Period (%)
Number of new groups
or initiatives created
through USG funding,
dedicated to resolving
the conflict or the
drivers of the conflict
Number of host
national inhabitants
reached through USG
assisted public
information,
campaigns to support
peaceful resolution of
conflicts
Number of
Organizations taking
action to mitigate
targeted conflict
Number of youth
groups engaged in
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0
30
11
8
3
7
97%
Y
0
3700195
0
1271296
426987
1,341,
580
82%
Y
0
22
5
3
7
8
104%
Y
0
18
2
0
5
7
78%
Y
civic activities to
promote peace
Number of USG
supported events,
trainings, or activities
designed to build
support for peace or
reconciliation among
key actors to the
conflict
Number of local
women participating
in substantive role or
position in peace
building process
supported with USG
assistance
Number of people
participating in USG
supported events,
trainings or activities
designed to building
mass support for peace
and reconciliation
0
26
1
7
9
9
100%
Y
0
648
11
76
90
100
43%
N
1328
155
(F71
M84)
301
(F196
M105)
117%
Y
0
518
586
(F250
(M365) M268
(F221)
)
Note: The Results Performance Column depicts level of achievement expressed as a percentage of Actual versus Planned.
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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 above table shows the level of achievements of the
indicators at the end of the FY 2016. The result table shows that out of the seven
indicators, four performed satisfactorily, while three performed below the target set for
the Fiscal Year 2016. Part of the media activity spilled into FY 2017 for late start because
of the processes involved in the production of the jingles in Hausa and Special English;
there was an over target for Women with substantive roles or position in peace building
process, and there was no activity designed with provision in the budget to follow up the
youth groups. These explained the low performance of the three indicators.
2.1.1 Number of new groups or initiatives created through USG funding dedicated
to resolving the conflict or the drivers of the conflict:
29 initiatives were created by IMC, CMMRC, organizations, youth groups and CPOs
Committees in Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto States, which translates
to 97% at the end of the year in comparison to the target of 30 set for the FY 2016.
2.1.2 Number of host national inhabitants reached through USG assisted public
information, campaigns to support peaceful resolution of conflicts:
A target of 3,700,195 inhabitants was set for FY 2016. However, we achieved 3,039,775
translating to a total of 82% in FY 2016 through national and international media
activities implemented (using NTA, Radio Nigeria, Bauchi Radio Corporation, Hot FM,
BBC Hausa, Voice of America, Radio Dutch Welle). Media Activity began in quarter four
and will continue in FY 2017. The spill over and the media activities designed for the FY
2017 will ensure that this under achievement is not repeated in the FY 2017.
2.1.3 Number of youth groups engaged in civic activities to promote peace:
For this indicator, an annual target of 18 was set. However, we achieved 14, translating to
78% achievement. The non-inclusion of follow up activities with provisions in the FY
2016 budget explains the performance below expectation. Plans have been put in place to
mitigate this by including follow ups in the design of youth related activities for FY 2017.
2.1.4 Number of USG supported events, trainings, or activities designed to build
support for peace or reconciliation among key actors to the conflict:
For this indicator, TOLERANCE accomplished the exact target of 26 set for FY 2016
translating into 100%.
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2.1.5 Number of local women participating in substantive role or position in peace
building process supported with USG assistance:
A target of 648 was set for this indicator for FY 2016. It was later realized that this was an
over target and having already submitted it in the PRS, readjusting proved very
challenging. However, in the FY, a total of 277 was achieved translating into 43%. IMC
TOLERANCE will work to reverse this negative trend in FY 2017 by creating slots in all its
activities for women with substantive roles.
2.1.6 Number of Organization taking action to mitigate targeted conflict:
A target of 22 was set for FY 2016 and total of 23 was achieved translating to 104%. This
includes the CMMRCs in the focal states, CPOs, the newly created Women Network and
the North South Dialogue Committee. This is an improvement when compared to the
result of FY2015.
2.1.7 Number of people participating in USG supported events, trainings or
activities designed to building mass support for peace and reconciliation:
For this Indicator a target of 1328 was set for FY 2016 but 1560 was achieved disaggregated
into 822 males and 738 females who were recorded as direct beneficiaries of TOLERANCE
activities in the FY 2016. This translates to 117%. The Iftar (Breaking of Fast) during the
Ramadan contributed to the exceeding of the target.
2.2 Implementation Status
IR1: Early Warning and Early Response Strengthened
Training of Community Peace Observers Kaduna on CPAN Early Warning, Early
Response (EWER) Mechanism
A one-day CPAN training on the Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) system was
conducted in the 10 target communities of Kaduna State. The training was first conducted
on November 30, 2015 within the metropolitan communities of Sabon Gari Nassarawa,
Barnawa, Kurmin Mashi and Kabala West/Unguwan Mu'azu while the rest communities
consisting of Manchok, Samaru Kataf, Attakar, Kachia, Zonkwa and Kafanchan was
conducted on November 30, December 4 and 5, 2015.
The objective of the training was to enhance the skills of the Community Peace Observers
on early warning information gathering and reporting of same to ensure timely responses
from the relevant authorities. It is also targeted at enriching the CPAN data base with
early warning information from the target community.
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Group photograph of community peace observers of Sabon Gari Nassarawa Kaduna after the CPAN EWER training
Target participants for the training reached were 152 persons, which consisted of 84 males
and 68 females.
Community Peace Action Network (CPAN) Operations
CPAN continues to relate actively with the Conflict Management and Mitigation Regional
Council and the Community Peace Observers in the IMC TOLERANCE focal states of
Bauchi, Borno, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau, and Sokoto States. The CMMRC reports
state level early warning issues and their intervention processes, while the CPOs serve as
the early warning and early response structure at the community levels.
In the FY, CPAN gathered and documented information received from IMC TOLERANCE
Community Peace Observers (who are CPAN members in their respective communities),
Conflict Mitigation and Management Regional Councils (CMMRC) members, State
Coordinators, and volunteers across the country and other key stakeholders like security
agencies. In the 2016 fiscal year, 2,536 persons died, 1,979 sustained various degrees of
injuries, and 4,170 recorded infrastructure damages (such as burnt houses due to
communal clash between Fulanis, Numana and Kaninkon tribes in Jema’a, Kaura and
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Sanga Local Government Areas of Kaduna state, collapsed houses due to flood and
damaged cars due to accidents) source: Waayama platform: http://nigeria-cewswaayama-org.appspot.com
The north has experienced increasingly high levels of armed violence in the Fiscal Year
under review. From the data collected by the CPAN department from CPO’s in various
communities spread across the 7 states where the TOLERANCE project is implemented,
the North east recorded the highest death ratio of 46% majorly from activities of Boko
Haram terrorists followed by the North Central Region which recorded 37% and North
West 13%. The causes of the deaths in the regions were majorly due to farmers/herders
and communal clashes, activities of armed gunmen, flood and road accidents. The other
zone, which comprises of the South West and South East zones, recorded a 7% death
caused by fighting between rival cult groups, armed attacks from gunmen, floods, and
road accidents.
The graph below shows a summary of deaths, injuries and damages recorded for FY 2016:
From the above data, most of the deaths recorded in all the zones were through the use of
force largely through small, armed attacks. This report corresponds with the United
Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the
Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM), which revealed
that Nigeria hosts 350 million or 70 percent of the 500 million illegal arms in West Africa.
Statistics also showed that a sample average of 478 illegal weapons is present per local
government area in Nigeria.
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The origins of the illegal arms proliferation could be reduced to two chief sources. One is
the ineffective management of our borders, while the second is weak law regulating the
use of arms.
Other Incidents Reported in the Fiscal Year
PROTEST:
The Fiscal Year 2016 under review recorded series of protest with different demands on
duty bearers. One of such is the protest by members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria IMN
in Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Kogi and the Federal capital territory demanding the release of
its leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky by the Nigerian army.
There was a mass protest by women in the Godogodo community demanding
government intervention in clashes between farmers and herders, which led to loss of
lives and left over 2,000 houses destroyed in Unguwan Anjo. IDPs in Bakassi camp
located in Borno state protested against the government’s inability to provide food, water
and other basic necessities needed by IDPs in camp site.
Mass protest by teachers and labor unions dominated the fourth quarter of the FY, owing
to the inability of states' governors to pay workers' salaries. This was largely due to the
sharp decline in the international price of crude oil, which invariably affected states
allocations. Some of the states affected include Imo, Bauchi, Osun, Kogi, Kwara, and Ekiti
ARREST: the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps carried out raids, arresting
suspected criminals in Kebbi, Sokoto, Kaduna, Kano, Kano and Plateau states for various
criminal offences.
CATTLE RUSTLING: Bauchi, Kano, Adamawa and Zamfara state including the Federal
capital territory witnessed incidents of cattle rustling in the FY.
RAPE: States like Kano, Plateau, Federal Capital Territory, Borno, Zamfara, Kebbi,
Kaduna, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Lagos, Ogun and Rivers states witnessed cases of sexual abuse of
minors. The first 5 states mentioned above recorded an increased case of rape in all the
quarters of FY 2016.
ABDUCTION: Rivers, FCT, Kano, Lagos and Kaduna states recorded the highest cases of
rape in FY 2016. Despite some arrests by security operatives, communities located in the
southern part of Kaduna have become a safe haven for armed criminals. Communities
affected include Leyi, Paka kadi, Zokoriko, Kudendan, Jimu, Gurguza, Bukuru, Dakala,
Kutiyi, Kumi ,Rijana, Leyi, Jangwam, Birnin Gwari and Danbushiya.
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FIRE INCIDENT: markets and other commercial centers in Kano, Lagos, Sokoto,
Enugu, Bayelsa Kebbi, Plateau states witnessed a series of fire incidences due to electrical
surges and human negligence. Kano and Lagos states have recurrently made the list for
states where fire incidents frequently occur in business areas.
FLOOD: Sokoto, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kano, Kogi, Lagos, Niger and Jigawa state experienced
floods due to consistent heavy downpours, leading to the loss of farm crops and collapse
of over 520 houses.
ROAD ACCIDENT: Abuja, Bauchi, Sokoto, Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Ondo, Edo and
Lagos led high cases of road accidents due to over speeding by drivers, bad road
networks, brake failures and driving under the influence of intoxicants.
FARMERS/ HERDERS CLASH: Kaduna, Plateau, Zamfara, Kwara, Benue and some
parts of Nassarawa states witnessed cases of clash between cattle breeders and farmers.
These cases reoccurred mostly in the Kaduna and Benue states. This is largely attributed
to the rainy season, which comes with crop yield and the introduction of the grazing
reserve bill by the Federal government. This has stirred a lot of tension in most states in
Nigeria.
Agatu community in Benue State, Mage-uku in Taraba State, Barkin Ladi in Plateau State,
Godogodo, Angwan Anjo, Ninte, Paka-kadi, Gurguza in Kaduna State, Maru in Zamfara
State and some parts of Nassarawa state witnessed increased clashes between pastoralists
and farmers and attacks from armed cattle rustlers, which led to the loss of lives and
properties.
CPAN ACTION
The CPAN department sent out 42 SMS blasts in the English and Hausa languages,
addressing some of the issues stated above while calling for calm and discouraging people
from taking the law into their hands. The department also carried out interventions in
Kakuri in Kaduna, Bokkos in Plateau state, and Sabon Gari in Kano state, and carried out
EWER training in communities to help strengthen the ability of the communities’
members to identify early warnings and carryout interventions that would help prevent
violence and promote peaceful coexistence. The department also conducted a fact finding
mission in Gbagyi Villa to discuss with stakeholders on the feud between the community
and Kaduna state governments over the plan demolish of the community for the alleged
erection of illegal structures on Kaduna Polytechnic land.
In the Gode Nariya village, members of the CPAN department carried out an intervention
between Gbagyi and Yorubas after a Yoruba man raped an 8-year old daughter of a Nariya
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chief. This caused tension in the community, leading to the burning of the house of the
alleged suspect. A distress call was placed to the CPAN hotline, and security personnel
were alerted to help prevent further loss of lives. The case was reported to the police
station and the suspect arraigned for investigation.
The department identified major stakeholders and representatives of both ethnic group
to identify gaps and help resolve problems.
2017 FORECAST
As more communities become liberated from BH, more IDPs would relocate from camps
to their villages in FY 2017. Humanitarian crises would be severe due to the inability of
stakeholders responsible for the resettlement and rehabilitation of IDPs to provide basic
human needs for victims of the BH attack. This would largely occur due to reduced
allocation, as a result of drops in international price of crude oil received by states in
Nigeria, including those affected by BH.
Similarly, states in the NE zones, especially Borno, would continue to witness pockets of
attacks by suicide bombers.
Furthermore, concerted efforts by government and collaboration with international
communities and agencies in negotiation may result in the release of the remaining
Chibok girls.
KIDNAPPING: SEVERE
2016 OVEVIEW
The high level of kidnappings recorded in 2016 correlate with the Overseas Security
Advisory Council (OSAC) report, which listed Nigeria among the top ten countries with
high kidnapping incidences globally. In the Fiscal Year, all the six geo political zones in
Nigeria recorded cases of abduction by armed gunmen, but the highest number of kidnap
incidents was reported by CPOs from the Northwest (NW) zone, with Kaduna state
recording the highest cases. The menace of abduction grew in leaps and bounds despite
the hues and cries against this heinous crime. No doubt, kidnapping has assumed an
alarming proportion and they go for any person irrespective of status, creed, or religion
and demand ransom from family members.
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2017 FORECAST
The threat of kidnapping would remain severe in 2017 the North as long as the zone
continues to witness continuous rises in youth unemployment, poverty, corruption and
poor prosecution of culprits by security agencies, which would likely encourage more
youths to resort to kidnapping as an alternative source of livelihood.
RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE: HIGH
2016 OVERVIEW
Cases of religious intolerance, killing and harassment of individuals due to alleged
blasphemy and burning down of places of worship were received by the CPAN
department from Zamfara, Kano, Sokoto, Niger state and the Federal Capital Territory.
Despite the condemnation of these incidences by leaders of religious bodies (Muslim and
Christian), government and CSOs, the phenomenon continues to recur. This trend is very
dangerous and its continued reoccurrence in states in Northern Nigeria would widen the
scope of conflict, which might cause reprisal attacks in the southern parts of the country,
raising fears that the violence could threaten the fragile unity that exists among Nigeria's
diverse religious groups.
There is an urgent need by relevant stakeholders to carryout mass sensitization on the
teachings of both religions to prevent the re-occurrences of such. Also, the need for
tough sanction by government on persons who take laws into their hands would serve as
a deterrent to others and send a strong message to other zones in Nigeria who react
strongly any time this occurs in the North.
FARMERS/HERDERS CLASH: SEVERE
2016 OVERVIEW
Furthermore, fighting between herdsmen and farmers in the North Central and North
West Zones came out very strongly in 2016. The violence is fuelled by limited access to
land and water between the nomads and farming communities. The continuous attacks
have gained a religious and ethnic coloration in some parts of Nigeria where there is a
popular belief that all herders are Muslims. The introduction of the grazing reserve by
MPs has aggravated the clashes in communities like Angwan Anjo, Godogodo and
Jagindi. The bill has also met stiffer opposition from Nigerians. Reports received from
CPAN showed a continuous threat to farmers by herders who believe these communities
were earmarked by the government to serve as grazing reserve. The conflict has cost
Africa's largest economy more than $14bn (£10bn) in the three years to 2016, according to
the UK-based humanitarian organization, Mercy Corps.
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It has "impeded market development and economic growth by destroying productive
assets, preventing trade, deterring investment, and eroding trust between markets
actors," it added.
Government at all levels should involve farmers, herders union, affected communities,
and relevant stakeholders to carry out campaigns, advocacy and sensitization, educating
all concerned on the importance of peaceful coexistence..
2017 FORECAST
The recent upsurge in attacks by Nomads in farming communities in Kaduna, Benue and
Enugu states also represents a fresh security challenge for a country already stretched by
the seven-year Boko Haram insurgency in its North-eastern region. For fiscal year 2017,
the North central and North West would continue to experience cases of violent attacks
between farmers and nomads due to lack of stiffer punishment on person found wanting.
Similarly, the continued effect of climate change would push more herdsmen further
south in search of grass and water leading to more clashes in the southern zone.
DRUG ABUSE: SEVERE
2016 OVERVIEW
From the report collected by the CPCC from our CPOs, states of Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna
and Plateau states, the following communities – namely Hubbare, Gidan Dare, Kanwuri ,
Old Airport, No man’s land, Sabon Gari, Angwan Rukuba, Unguwar Mu’azu, Kakuri and
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Barnawa – recorded recurrent cases of drug abuse by youth and women. Most of the
drugs abuses includes cough syrup, tramadol, analgesic, diazepam, D5, raphynol among
others. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that about
20-30 per cent of the youth consume illicit drugs, reporting that youth involvement with
hard drugs is higher in Northern Nigeria. This is due to easy access to the drugs without
prescription by young adults.
2017 FORECAST
More cases of drug abuse by the youth would be recorded in 2017 due to easy access to
some of the drugs mentioned above, which is largely due to weak laws that regulate
establishment and monitoring of pharmaceutical outlets and prescription of drugs.
Support CMMRCs with Meeting Running Cost
IMC/TOLERANCE in the FY 2016 continued to give financial support to the Bauchi,
Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto states CMMRCs as the Early Warning hub in
the respective states. The support is to ensure the continuing of their activities and
strengthening the CPAN Early Warning, Early Response system of IMC at the state level
and in the target communities. Through the monthly support, the CMMRCs of Borno,
Kaduna and Plateau have been able to carry out interventions in IDP camps, Barkin Ladi
and Sanga Local Government Areas. CMMRC Kano, as a result of the support, is presently
collaborating with Wazobia FM Kano, who provided
free airtime for its dialogue
program on peaceful coexistence in the second quarter of the FY.
Training of Community Peace Observers Borno on CPAN Early Warning,
Early Response (EWER) Mechanism
One day CPAN training on Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) was held for Borno’s
next generation of Peacemakers from IMC TOLERANCE communities in the State, held
on Wednesday March 2, 2016. A total of 30 participants comprising 9 females and 21
males drawn from Limanti, Shehuri, Gamboru, Gwange and Custom communities were in
attendance.
The objective of the training was to enhance the skills of the Community Peace Observers
on early warning information gathering and reporting to ensure timely responses from
the relevant authorities. It is also targeted at enriching the CPAN data base with early
warning information from the target community.
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Members of Gwange Community in a group work during the CPAN CPO Training for Borno State
CMMRC/CPO Review Meeting in Borno State
The Conflict Management and Mitigation Regional Council as well as the Community
Peace Observers review meeting was held from July 18 to 19, 2016. The meeting in Borno
earlier held in the other TOLERANCE target states of Kaduna, Plateau, Bauchi, Kano,
Sokoto is in continuation of efforts to ensure that TOLERANCE activities are effectively
and successfully implemented.
The review involved members of the CMMRC, CPOs and Interfaith Women Network and
was made up of 10 females and 10 males, totalling 20 participants.
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Group photograph of participants and facilitators at the Borno CMMRC-CPO Review Meeting
Highlights of Activities during the review include:
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Presentation of TOLERANCE activities executed in the preceding quarter and also
highlighting successes, lessons learned, challenges and recommendations.
Participants were split into 7 groups to include: CMMRC, Women Network and 5
CPO Committees of the 5 target communities. Each of the 7 groups presented
their executed activities with successes, lessons learned, challenges and
recommendations, and questions were asked for clarifications and comments
made by both the participants and the facilitators.
Refreshers on
o Mediation skills
o Early Warning Early response mechanism
o Documentation and reporting
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A participant presenting implemented activities of
Meeting
his community during the quarterly review
Women Interfaith Network presenting during the Borno Review
The closing session of the review meeting focused on the need for stronger and more
robust collaboration between the CMMRC and CPOs for better result.
IR 2: Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced
CSO/NGOS Networking Meeting in Bauchi
The Bauchi CSO/NGOs Synergy platform was established on February 16, 2016. The
outcomes are outlined below:
1. Strengthening the synergy - This was tasked to IMC and the leadership of the synergy
platform. They will regularly communicate on matters that need to be addressed by the
platform. They will also remind all the platform members to fulfil their tasks
2. Keeping information sharing platform active - All members of the platform, as resolved
during the meeting will share contacts of their partners in field, reports, ongoing
activities, link databases where possible, share Early Warning and Early Response
(EWER) signs/information and call for joint interventions where necessary.
3. Protection working group - Member organizations will be meeting regularly under the
host of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). The UNHCR contact
person will always send out reminders to the group members for participating in
subsequent programs
4. Support for development of the bill against Hate & Dangerous Speech -The synergy
platform will support drafting a bill against hate and dangerous speech (Religious
freedom bill by IMC) being championed by IMC
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5. The NUJ support for media airtime - The NUJ representative on the platform shall
solicit media support from various media houses for the platform to enable members to
carry out some media programs
6. Space for the Platform regular meetings - The American Corner manager offered space
for the platform to meet for periodic discussions. Also, Mallam Aminu Garba Sidi (IMC
State Coordinator) provided space for meetings
7. The Platform Leadership - The synergy platform leadership members that were elected
are:
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Mal Nasir V. Iari-Chairman, American Corner
Ms Lizzie Kwaghbo-Vice Chair, UNHCR
Mal. Aminu Garba Sidi -Secretary, Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC)
Advocacy (HR) Visits to Bauchi and Imo States
IMC Management and Staff carried out advocacy visits to the two selected states of
Bauchi (North East) and Imo (South East) to meet with relevant stakeholders to share the
objectives of the HR program and solicit for their support as TOLERANCE engages in
those states. The visit to Bauchi State took place from January 20 to 22 and Imo State
from February 18 to 20, 2016.
IMC-TOLERANCE Team discussing with a member of the House of Assembly Hon. Aminu Tukur representing
Tafawa Balewa State Constituency
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IMC-TOLERANCE Team at the Government House, Bauchi
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IMC-TOLERANCE Team with Alhaji Galadima, Administrator Emir of Bauchi Palace
IMC used the opportunity to share the North-South Dialogue which was said to be
necessary due to the prevailing challenges in our country, which tend to negatively pitch
the South against the North. For this pilot project, Bauchi has been selected in the North
East and Imo in the South east. The selection of these two states is strategic and is
because of the historical antecedents on coexistence and inclusiveness. The dialogue
seeks to break stereotypes and misconceptions across the cultural tendencies of the
geopolitical zones.
The exchange visit offered the participants the opportunity to appreciate the prevalent
cultures of each zone and see others from their own extractions who are living and doing
businesses in those zones. This reality will help to forestall reprisals which have become
an unwelcomed component of violence in our national life. There is also the Hate and
Dangerous Speech Bill, which we will advocate for through the state assemblies of Imo
and Bauchi. The team leader informed all visited that we would want their support as we
embark on the implementation of these activities.
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IMC-TOLERANCE Team with HRH Eze Emenyionu Njemanze, Ozuruigbo V of Owerri
All the individuals and organizations who visited the Bauchi and Imo States promised to
give IMC the needed support to ensure that the goal of the HR North-South Dialogue
program is achieved.
National Advisory Council (NAC) Meeting
The National Advisory Council meeting held May 4, 2016 at ASAA Pyramid Hotel,
Kaduna.
Purpose of the Meeting
 Review TOLERANCE Project and advice for further improvement
 Share lessons learned, success stories and challenges
Presentations were made on the following:
1. TOLERANCE activities from 2013 till date
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2. Technical support of University of Massachusetts Boston, Public Conversations
Project (IMC’s sub partners)
3. Collaborations with CAN, JNI and other organizations
4. Distribution of IDP materials donated by Unilever Nigeria Plc to Jos, Taraba,
Bauchi, Maiduguri, Yobe, Kaduna.
5. National Religious Tolerance and Anti-Hate Speech bill
6. Success Stories
7. Lessons learned
8. Challenges
9. Early Warning Early Response EWER activities (CPAN)
10. Monitoring and Evaluation
11. Trainings
The NAC member’s recommendations 1. Regular trainings and workshops for partners and right holders
2. More effective communication strategy between the TOLERANCE project and
NAC members
3. The proposed Hate Speech Bill and the appropriate stakeholders that should be at
the forefront of pushing for the bill for effective results (CAN, JNI)
4. Collaborations with NDLEA to work on issues of substance abuse as a cause of
conflict amongst young people in the region
5. Needs assessment for IDP relief materials
6. Scaling up CPAN activities to improve efficiency
Council Members and some IMC members in a group photograph after the meeting
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Training of Trainers for Women IDPs
This activity was held in Maiduguri, Borno State from April 29 – 30, 2016 at Barwee
Luxury suite. IMC held trainings on trauma counselling for women victims of the
insurgency and selected caregivers, who were trained to pass on the training to others,
increasing the numerical strength of women with a capacity to handle trauma and
distress situations. To achieve this, 26 women and caregivers participated from various
IDP camps like CAN Centre, DCC, Shagari Low Cost, NYSC, Dalori, Goni Kashallari,
Bakassi and Sanda Kyarimi all in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Thematic areas covered during the training include:
 Understanding key needs of distressed and traumatized persons
 Understanding trauma counselling techniques
 Breaking the trauma cycle
 Rediscovering and strengthening inner strength and healing inner injury
Participants were also provided with practical skills and techniques to retain selected
IDPs towards mental reprogramming, healing of inner injury and coping with trauma
triggers. Furthermore, they were trained on how to support children, adolescents, and
widows in the camp, while also collaborating with other NGOs, CSOs that may be
available and ready to collaborate to achieve the overall goal.
Participants, Imam, Pastor, other IMC staff and facilitators in a group
photograph after the meeting in Maiduguri
Intra Meeting North/South Committees
A two-day meeting of the South Committee held at Newcastle Hotel, Owerri, and Imo
State from May 11 – 12, 2016, while the one at Bauchi was held at the Jamil Hotel from May
17-18. Participants numbering 37 include 11 women and 26 men drawn from the HR
communities of Wuntin Dada, Tafawa Balewa/Bununu of Bauchi State and Amawom and
Ope of Imo State.
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Some participants with facilitators in a group photograph after the
Intra meeting in Owerri
Participants were later divided into two groups based on faith and asked to outline how
they perceive the other religion using the Like and Dislike template. They were further
assigned to write down what connects and disconnects them with the other faith. Some
of the misconceptions generated at the intra sessions include:
 Enmity against Islam
 Mockery of Islamic dressing (Hijab)
 Increase in the number of false prophets and churches
 Seductive dressing by Christian women
 Muslim objection to others marrying their daughters
 Discrimination against females by Muslim men
 Avoidance by Muslims of meat killed by Christians
A cross section of participants at the Bauchi Intra meeting
These were debunked in the plenary, leading to a deeper understanding by the
participants of each other’s religions.
Strategy Sessions with North/South Committees (HR)
The meeting was held from May 20-21 for Bauchi, while Imo was held from May 24-25.
Participants numbering 40 (13 Females, 27 Males) came from Wuntin Dada, Tafawa
Balewa/Bununu in Bauchi State and Amawom and Ope which represent the four Human
Rights (HR) communities in the TOLERANCE Project.
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The participants were exposed to IMC’s unique Scriptural Reflection, drawing legitimacy
from the tenets of the two faiths for peace building.
Added to this was a presentation on Understanding Human Nature, Nine (9) Levels of
Human Identity: Spirituality, Humanity, Professionalism, Race, Nationality, Community,
Gender, Ethnicity and Family.
The ladder of Tolerance and Intolerance were also enumerated. A person given to
tolerance will acknowledge, examine, respect, learn, value and celebrate the other while
someone given to intolerance will reject, restrict, oppress, dehumanize the other, and in
extreme cases engage in murder and genocide.
The three major factors that contribute to the shaping of the human nature were
highlighted as follows:
 Religion/culture
 Education
 Experiences
To illustrate and drive home the concept of human nature, the facilitator asked the
participants how the Nigerian society perceives people from different geopolitical zones.
Below are the responses.
Southerners see and call every Northerner: Muslim, Hausa, Aboki, Boko Haram,
Terrorist, Suicide Bomber, Extremist, Security man.
Northerners see and call every Southerner: Kidnapper, Militant, Robber and Dishonest.
The participants were further divided into two groups according to faith and assigned to
critically consider all the issues that were raised during the intra meeting, and select three
(3) that are key for harmonization in order to prepare their readiness for subsequent
engagement with the North Committee.
The Christian group in their presentation highlighted the underlisted issues as key:
1. Unbridled quest for power by Muslims
2. Derogatory utterances against Christians
3. Fanaticism exhibited by Muslims
The Muslim group presented the underlisted as the key issues:
1. Reprisal attacks by Christians
2. Indigene-settlers syndrome/derogatory name calling by Christians
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3. The media as tools to denigrate Islam and Muslim norms and values.
Outcome:
An action plan was developed by the two groups together in a plenary session to forge a
common voice after which participants were confirmed as the Committee members for
the subsequent North-South Dialogue meetings.
Group Photograph of Participants and IMC facilitators after the
Strategy Session
Capacity Building for FBOs/CBOs on CVE
The three day program was held at Hotel Interconnect, Abuja, from Wednesday June 1 to
Friday June 3, 2016. The program brought 30 participants together, 15 each from Imo and
Bauchi states. These were representatives from various Faith Based Organization (FBOs)
and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) within the two target states and four
communities of the HR (Human Rights) component of TOLERANCE.
The objectives of the program amongst others were:
 To give capacity to FBOs/CBOs on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)
 To enhance the competence of FBOs/CBOs in handling conflict.
 To create a network of FBOs/CBOs in the North and South.
Highlights include:
 Understanding Violent Extremism
 Key indicators of Violent Extremism
 The types of Violent Extremism
 Pre- and post-test exercises to gauge the level of understanding of participants
before and after the training.
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Interactive sessions where participants shared personal experiences of violence
and how they handled the situation. Contributions were given on how to best
thandle such situations in the future.
Indicators of Radicalism that cut across both religions were also highlighted. Some
of them were:
1. Intolerance
2. Isolation
3. Deviant behaviour
4. Hostility between sects
5. Rumour Mongering
Alternative dispute resolution was also presented where tools were highlighted and
discussed by facilitators and participants to include:
o Dialogue
o Good governance
o Organizing peace Conferences/Peace and Reconciliation Commission
o Collaboration with religious leaders in conflict resolution
o Social inclusion
o Organizing youth camps
o Train families on lessons learned in peacemaking
o Weekly or monthly forums to address issues (e.g. in Imo state)
o Social activities e.g. sporting activities
o Festivities/Visitations
o Welfare services/humanitarian services
o Community exchange program
At the end of the workshop, participants were once again grouped into two of different
faiths to develop an action plan, which will be further used to help mitigate problems
highlighted during the workshop.
Added to this, a five-man committee was set up and a communiqué was developed based
on issues raised with solutions also proffered.
North-South Inter Meeting in Owerri
The North-South Committee of the Human Rights (HR) component of the TOLERANCE
Project is a platform for the members to engage and discuss issues of concern towards
achieving national cohesion and peaceful coexistence. The Committee met to deepen
understanding and further cement the relationships between its members. The meeting
brought Bauchi Committee members to Imo State to experience the State's peculiar
diversity and also relate first hand with indigenous Christians and Muslims in the State.
The two-day meeting commenced on August 17 and ended on August 18, 2016 in Owerri,
Imo state.
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Bauchi State had 12 males and 8 females in attendance while Imo state had 13 males and 7
females making a total of 40 participants.
Key participants included the Special Assistant to the Governor of Imo State on Conflict
Resolution and Special Advisor on North South Matters amongst others.
Highlights of the meeting:
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



Causes of ethno – religious violence was discussed to include: identity issues and
exposure deficiency syndrome
The Akokwa community was identified as the most violent community in Imo
state
A visit to the Chief of Igbos of Owerri and Chief of Hausa in Hausa community
within Owerri
The Imo state Clergy and Traditional Leaders showed support to IMC’s initiative
and donated 70 thousand Naira cash to support the North South Exchange
Program.
The North-South Dialogue platform formed to sustain the bridging of
relationships between Northern and Southern Nigeria.
Lessons Learned
1. Akokwa community was identified as one of the most violent communities in Imo
state and thus in need of extra attention and interventions.
2. Imo and Bauchi state participants indicated that their negative perception about
each other and their fear to live in a place other than where they are from has
greatly reduced, especially now that they are brought together under one platform
to promote peace building.
Suggestions on Enhancing the Committee’s activities
1
2
3
Akokwa Community needs to be visited by the new committee members of the
North-South dialogue platform to engage in intervention to reduce the violence in
the community.
Participants want the interfaith work to be taken to the grass root level, suggesting
that there should be IMC representatives in all the local government areas of the
two target states for HR (Imo and Bauchi).
A participant shared that a film known as ‘Tabawa’ was in circulation in the past.
The film portrays the importance of killing for one to enter paradise, adding that
the film needs to be traced to ascertain if it still exists and brought down; or the
public should be warned against watching it.
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4 Participants suggested as a matter of urgency, the need for IMC’s interfaith work
on peacebuilding to be well promoted through the use of various media like
drama, flyers , TV/Radio broadcasts.
5 Participants further requested for periodic seminars on interfaith relations for
youth from North and South Nigeria.
6 Bauchi participants demanded a regular visit to communities in Owerri to have
first-hand experience on how Muslims and Christians relate.
Cross section of Participants and IMC officials during a visit to the Chamber of the Chairman Council of Chiefs, Imo state
IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence among Different Faiths Enhanced
Networking Meeting of Women in Peace Building
The Networking Meeting of Women in peace building is an exclusive activity for women,
which brought a total of 116 women participants from the target communities of the
TOLERANCE states of Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto. The activity ran
from February 9 to March 3.
The women networking meeting on peace established a functional platform of women
peace activists at the TOLERANCE target communities and states who will continue to
promote peace beyond the end of the TOLERANCE Project in 2017.
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Participants at the Women Networking Meeting in Bauchi in a group photograph with IMC-TOLERANCE Team
The activity built synergy and collaboration among organizations and groups in the
communities that will interact and work to address issues of concern, collaborate to
contribute to the proposed Hate & Dangerous Speech bill and regularly share information
using the network platform.
Training of Youth on Peaceful Coexistence
In a bid to empower the next generation of peace makers, IMC trained youth on Peaceful
Coexistence in all TOLERANCE focal states from Monday February 29 in Bauchi and
terminated on Thursday March 24 in Kaduna. The objective of the training is to further
enhance the capacity of Muslim and Christian youths on how to promote peaceful
coexistence in their various communities and to share the IMC/TOLERANCE Community
Peace Action Network operations with the youth groups of the communities. Towards
achieving this, IMC/TOLERANCE brought 124 participants (76 males, 48 females) as
youth participants across the two faiths respectively. The participants were drawn from
the various TOLERANCE target neighbourhood communities in Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna,
Kano, Plateau and Sokoto.
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Participants from Bauchi in a mediation role play during the training on peaceful coexistence
At the end of the training, the 35 TOLERANCE target communities were guided to
produce their Action Plans. The Community Peace Action Network (CPAN) numbers 08099347836, 08020641376 and 07062417757 were shared with the Community Peace
Observers (CPOs) for sustained engagement and interaction.
COMPARISON OF PLANNED VERSUS ACTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Planned Activities This Quarter
Timeline
Status
Reason for
Delay/Corrective
Action/Remarks
Hate Speech Bill
October
2015 to
September
2016
WIP
This is an ongoing
activity. The Draft
Bill has been
produced and shared
at the National
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Conference
National Interfaith Conference
September
2016
WIP
The first of the
conference took place
in September 2016,
while the next is
scheduled for January
2017
Media Round Table on Radio/Jingles
April 2016
WIP
This began in the last
quarter of FY 2016
and will continue in
2017
Monitoring/Program Visit to HR States
August,
2016
implemented This was executed in
August 2016
Inter Meeting Owerri/Bauchi
JulyAugust,
2016
Implemented Owerri hosted in July
while Bauchi hosted
in August, 2016
UN Day of Peace (International Day of
Peace)
September
2016
Implemented This was observed
from September 17 to
23, 2016
Networking with Track 1 Leaders
August,
2016
WIP
Impact Assessment
October
2016
Not
This activity has been
implemented moved to November,
2016
CMMRC/CPOs Review Meeting
September,
2016
Implemented This was
implemented in all
the TOLERANCE
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Some senior
stakeholders have
been reached and
have committed to
the proposed
Religious Tolerance
Bill and the activity is
ongoing
focal states
2.3 Implementation challenges
1.
Realignment of the approved budget to accommodate activities introduced after
the strategy review resulted in a delay of the
release of funds from USAID, which
affected implementation in the first quarter.
2.
Backlog of activities carried over from the first quarter owing to late receipt of
funds invariably affected the implementation of some of the activities outlined for the
second quarter and had to be moved to the third quarter to allow for proper planning
before implementation.
3.
The security situations in Borno State necessitated moving some TOLERANCE
activities to Bauchi. Visiting the TOLERANCE target communities of Borno State as
obtained in other states is not possible for the same reason.
4.
The Women Interfaith Network are yet to implement any of their action plans, due
to lack of funds and poor commitment from members.
5.
There is poor coordination of CPOs activities in Sokoto state; this could be linked
to the ineffectiveness of CMMRC.
6.
Youths in Borno State are demanding money before they attend programs. This is
linked to the influx of other donors into Borno who give out money or incentives when
people are called for programs
2.4 M & E Plan Update
Impact Assessment
IMC visited the focal states of the TOLERANCE Project to assess the impact of its
activities of the previous year. The visit was aimed at obtaining firsthand information
from the target states and communities regarding how the activities have benefited them
or not. The findings offer IMC the opportunity to improve on its programming activities
in the subsequent year.
The impact Assessment in TOLERANCE focal states from January 13 - 26, 2016. A total of
seven hundred and fifty three (753) (579 Quantitative and 174 Key Informant
questionnaires) were administered across the TOLERANCE target states and
communities. See below table for names of communities.
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The Key Informant interviews (KII) were administered in each of the communities to
religious leaders, traditional leaders, youth leaders and women leaders as the focus while
Eight (8) Key Informant Interviews (KII) were also administered at the states level
focusing on strategically selected organizations namely Christian Association of Nigeria
(CAN), Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria
(FOMWAN), Women Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN), Ministry of
Religious Affairs, Pilgrims Welfare Board, Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria
(YOWICAN), National Council for Muslim Youth Organizations (NACOMYO), Market
Associations.
The quantitative questionnaires were administered to select community representatives:
elderly men and women, males and female youth leaders, religious and traditional
leaders, and persons living with disability.
The assessment found that IMC has had some targeted successes in promoting interfaith
and interethnic tolerance in the program’s focal states in Nigeria as of the halfway point
of the five-year initiative. The evaluation was based on opinion surveys of villagers in IMC
target communities regarding four issue areas articulated by IMC as priority concerns at
the outset of the project for measuring its impact: segregation, social capital, advanced
integration, and drivers of conflict.
Of these, the project has so far achieved its clearest impacts as evident in the
improvements in respondents' views of statements about the nature of interfaith and
inter-ethnic relations. The evaluation approach chosen by IMC – which did not utilize
control groups – means that we cannot use the data to attribute these impacts to their
work directly, but we can reasonably infer that IMC played some role in these changing
views among their target communities. Some of the survey results are robust to different
regression specifications, while others provide only suggestive links between exposure to
IMC activities and changes in respondents’ views.
Importantly, approximately 90% of individuals surveyed across the five target states
either agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that IMC has helped to
improve Muslim-Christian and inter-ethnic relationships in their communities.
This year was the first time IMC has asked this question, however, so we do not yet have
comparison data over time to judge long-term effects. More than half of respondents
also indicated that their communities had grown more peaceful in the last year.
Beneficiaries of IMC interventions share an overwhelming consensus in favor of religious
and ethnic tolerance.
In addition, survey respondents hold several beliefs more strongly where the project has
operated the longest: IMC target communities believe their neighborhoods are more
mixed. They believe that name-calling increases interfaith and inter-ethnic conflict. They
see the media as empowered to promote peaceful coexistence. And they are more
inclined to see the government as doing what it can to promote peace.
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These beliefs are evident in survey responses with the strongest correlations to exposure
to IMC work, suggesting some impact from IMC. These include:
•
•
•
•
Exposure to IMC programming correlated with increased belief that the
neighborhood is mixed Muslim-Christian.
Exposure to IMC correlated with increased belief that name-calling increases
religious intolerance.
IMC project exposure correlated with the view that media can promote peaceful
coexistence.
Exposure to IMC correlated with satisfactory views of the government's response to
conflict.
Together these statements suggest that IMC programming is having a noticeable impact
in raising consciousness of the importance of interfaith work and religious tolerance
overall, and that IMC’s media-based messaging in particular is gaining recognition in its
target communities.
The evidence was somewhat weaker that exposure to IMC programming improved
respondents' sense of specific possibilities for interfaith activities in their own
communities. They had somewhat stronger trust in individuals of the other faith in 2016
than 2015 or 2014. They were somewhat more likely to visit people of the other faith
during festive periods over time. And they took a more favorable view of tolerance in
their own community now than in the past. The following statements showed strong
correlations to IMC project duration, but with diminishing returns:
•
•
•
Exposure to IMC programming correlated with increased trust in people of the other
faith in target communities.
IMC project exposure correlated with increased interfaith visits during festive
periods in target communities.
Exposure to IMC programming correlated with a sense of increased tolerance in the
target communities.
Overall, however, respondents in IMC’s target communities overwhelmingly agreed or
strongly agreed with the statements that they trusted people of the other faith, that they
visited members of the other faith during festive periods, and that people of different
faiths tolerated each other in their community. The solid maintenance of these trusting
and positive views across religious divides over the last three years suggests an important
impact that IMC may be having in strengthening the interfaith resilience of these
communities.
Some key areas showed little to no statistical evidence of IMC impact. Respondents' views
about the prospect of peaceful coexistence did not improve because of IMC activities, but
community responses were already overwhelmingly in agreement with the notion that
the faiths can coexist peacefully. Respondents met more regularly with people of the
other faith in 2015 than in 2014, but no significant change was evident in 2016, nor was it
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possible to establish a strong statistical correlation with IMC activity, although overall the
number of people agreeing with the statement was very high. Similarly, community
respondents saw large improvements in their views on interfaith business and interfaith
school attendance from 2014 to 2015, but not from 2015 to 2016, although support for both
remained high. Respondents overwhelmingly agree that youth are the most susceptible
group to conflict entrepreneurs, but it is unclear statistically if IMC has impacted their
views. Far less see religion as the root of conflict in 2016 than in 2014; but neither would
they name politics as its cause.
Again, the high preferences among community members for religious coexistence, doing
business across religious lines, and having their children attend school with children of
the other faith may also demonstrate that IMC is helping to strengthen the interfaith
resilience of these communities. We cannot, however, show that with this data
definitively. For the following statements, some correlations with project duration
existed, but were not robust to different models.
•
•
•
•
Exposure to IMC programming had weak correlation with any change in the view
that faiths and ethnic groups can coexist peacefully.
IMC exposure had mixed correlations with reported interfaith business contacts.
Exposure to IMC programming had mixed correlations with views of youth as
susceptible to conflict entrepreneurs.
IMC project exposure had mostly negative correlations with views on resource
allocation and distribution.
For some data, no statistical correlations between project exposure and respondents'
affinity for the survey statements were evident:
•
•
•
No correlation can be found between IMC activity and whether respondents meet
regularly with people of the other faith, but respondents indicate very strongly that
they do so.
IMC programming shows no statistical correlation with interfaith school attendance,
but again, respondents indicate strong support for having their children attend
school with those of the other faith.
IMC work shows no correlation with the view that religion, rather than politics, is
the root of conflict.
Respondents took a less favorable view of the current state of integration. They were also
unwilling to name religion as the cause of conflict, and similarly unwilling to grant that
government had done all that it could to stem violence. The few statements that elicited
disagreement among more than half of respondents were the views that (1) the
respondent's neighborhood is well integrated between different faiths; (2) religion, rather
than politics, is the cause of conflict; and (3) the government is doing all that it can in
order to prevent conflict.
Overall, the impact assessment led to the following conclusions:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Neighborhoods are becoming less segregated over time, as reported by beneficiaries.
The media and government play a significant role in building peace and resolving
conflict, in the eyes of beneficiaries.
Some, but not all, beneficiaries, reported increases in interfaith trust and social
contact, both on the basis of personal experience and perceptions of the community
at large.
Men, Muslims, and elders have generally more positive views of interfaith trust and
social contact.
Respondents had extremely positive views of most statements (median responses of
"Agree" and "Strongly agree").
Beneficiaries showed inconsistent or no evidence of project impact in most facets of
advanced integration and drivers of conflict: school integration, interfaith business,
recruiting youth to prejudice, naming religion as the root cause of conflict, and
naming resource allocation as the root cause of conflict. These suggest that IMC
needs to focus its activities for the last year of TOLERANCE on follow-up work with
the target neighborhoods in order to impact these deeper concerns of integration
and drivers of conflict.
HR Baseline Survey
The Human Rights (HR) Baseline Line Survey for Bauchi and Imo States held from
February 1 to 5 in the selected communities of Bununu/Tafawa Balewa, Wuntin Dada
(Treatment Communities) and Dunga Sabo (Control Community) in Bauchi State and
Umuodu, Ope (Treatment Communities) and Amawom (Control Community) for Imo
State.
Twenty (20) Quantitative Questionnaires were administered in each community and Four
(4) Key Informant interviews (KII) were also conducted in each of the communities with
religious leaders, traditional leaders, youth leaders and women leaders as the focus, while
Eight (8) Key Informant Interviews (KII) were also administered at the state levels,
focusing on strategically selected organizations. These included the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN), Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Federation of Muslim Women Association
of Nigeria (FOMWAN), Women Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN),
Ministry of Religious Affairs, Pilgrims Welfare Board, Youth Wing of Christian
Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), National Council for Muslim Youth Organizations
(NACOMYO), and Market Associations.
To conduct the Baseline Survey, IMC staff and temporary hired field assistants developed
an improved sampling methodology and survey instrument (See Appendix) to gather a
round of responses to quantitative questions. In addition, some open response questions
were posed during the survey. To minimize delays and errors in data entry, and to allow
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the survey coordinator to monitor the performance of all two teams in Bauchi and Imo,
an online data entry platform was developed using Survey Monkey.
Before heading to the field, data collectors and supervisors participated in a full day
training session at IMC Headquarters, followed by a half day of practice on data collection
in the nearby neighbourhoods of Kaduna City and practice of data entry using the Survey
Monkey online form. The survey coordinators led the classroom training, and the oversee
the field practicum and questionnaire pre-testing. The full report of the Baseline Survey
has been submitted and the media activities in the two HR states is based on the outcome
of the baseline survey.
M & E Visit to States
The monitoring field visits to target states is a routine activity, which the Monitoring and
Evaluation unit of TOLERANCE carry out to monitor compliance and implementation of
activities by Conflict Mitigation and Management Regional Council (CMMRC),
Community Peace Observers (CPOs), and other relevant stakeholders working in the
TOLERANCE project. During the fiscal year, Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Plateau, Sokoto
and Imo states were visited, there was a one-day interactive meeting and discussion with
an average of 25 participants per state.
Participants were drawn from the CPO committees in each of the five TOLERANCE target
neighborhood, selected members from the executives of the CMMRCs, and the Women
Interfaith Network (WIN).
Methodology
The method that was adopted was a group discussion with an average of 25 participants
in each meeting. Before the group discussion, a review of activities implemented in the
quarter was done to enable the team to have an insight of the implemented activities in
the quarter and the action plan developed by the various communities and groups.
During the meeting, each group was asked to share the level of implementation of their
various action plans using the format of a template developed by IMC. Participants were
divided into groups and were asked to use the guide below to share their executed
activities from January to May 2016.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Activity
Success
Lessons Learned
Challenges and
Recommendations
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The full report with details of the M&E visits was submitted earlier.
3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD
PRIORITIES
3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment
IMC TOLERANCE has specific activities designed to reach women, in addition to
mainstreaming their participation in all other IMC activities in the focal states, to ensure
that increased and effective women’s participation in all issues. In the FY under review,
IMC and its collaborating partners mobilized and trained 207 women on various skills in
peace building. Specifically, the IMC designed the training for women on Peaceful
Coexistence in the FY to reach out to women in Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto States. Sixty
women with leadership roles in their various organizations participated in the training,
and they are expected to step down the skills acquired in this training to other women
groups in their constituencies.
3.2 Sustainability Mechanisms
IMC TOLERANCE has established the Conflict Management and Mitigation Regional
Council in all the six focal states of Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto.
These councils, in conjunction with Community Peace Observer committees of the target
neighbourhood communities, will drive the Early Warning, Early Response mechanism at
the state and community levels and report to the Community Peace Action Network
(CPAN) hub managed from the IMC headquarters in Kaduna. The CMMRCs and the
CPOs will enrich the early warning, early response mechanism in their respective states
and will greatly assist in the building of a solid database for the CPAN.
3.3 Environmental Compliance
No environmental issue in the FY
3.4 Youth Development
IMC TOLERANCE has specific activities such as Early Warning, Early Response, and
Conflict Prevention designed to reach the youth. In addition, IMC aims to involve and
target mainstream youth participation in all of its activities in the focal states to ensure
that they participate effectively in all issues that are of common concern to them.
3.5 Policy and Governance Support
With the aim of restoring peace and coexistence in the southern part of Kaduna state, and
especially Sanga Local Government Area, the state government engaged the services of
the Interfaith Mediation Centre to intervene in the feud between farmers and pastoralists.
This feud had ethno-religious connotations, and IMC provided support by bringing them
to the dialogue table. Here, the underlying issues of farmland and grazing field were
addressed. The intervention is still ongoing, and in the interim has produced a Peace
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Pledge signed by all the stakeholders. These include representatives from the Numana,
Gwandara, Ninzo, Fulani, Ayu tribes, youth and women groups of the respective
communities, politicians from the respective communities, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI),
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Miyetti Allah. The Deputy Governor of the State,
Ambassador Nuhu Bajoga, signed on behalf of the State government. The Peace Pledge is
a four-page document with a declaration by the communities to shun violence and
embrace peace and coexistence.
3.6 Local Capacity Development
IMC TOLERANCE has trained Faith Based Organizations, Youth Groups, Women
Organizations in Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto States on peace
building, conflict management and mitigation, mediation skills and early warning, early
response system. This is helping to increase the number of peace activist in the focal
states in particular and 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 its focal states of work through strengthening the
capacity of its partners and its targets of communities and stakeholders by providing
standard, consistent, continuous mentoring, oversight and technical support to them. It
also provided some financial support to CMMRC and CPOs in Borno, Kaduna, Kano,
Plateau, Bauchi and Sokoto States. The recently formed North-South Committee of the
HR component of TOLERANCE is now receiving financial support to carry out activities
in the states of Bauchi and Imo. Through the CMMRC and the CPOs in the focal states,
the IMC TOLERANCE CPAN network continues to monitor the situation in the target
states.
3.8 Working with Persons Living with Disability (PLWD)
IMC has strong collaboration with the States chapters of the Association of People Living
with Disability. This ensures that the members of the group form part of participants in
all its activities in the focal states and target communities.
Some of the PLWD trained by IMC are active Community Peace Observer members.
4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT
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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 of UMASS Boston
has continued to contribute to the development of leadership, program planning,
implementation and management skills of IMC/TOLERANCE staff. Specifically, UMASS
provides the following supports to IMC.
Organizational development



UMASS continued to coach IMC on an ecosystem-based working environment
that enabled interdepartmental cooperation and collaborative development.
These included developing a new planning and procurement system for IMC, the
establishment of an ombudsman position to improve staff feedback and retention
and an accounting committee, which will improve transparency by allowing staff
to review IMC finances.
The UMASS Program Manager facilitated an IMC Executive retreat, with the aim
of helping the executives develop their organizational strategy and direction for
enhancing collaboration and teamwork, and building greater trust among them.
This retreat helped IMC improve internal communication, organizational growth
and management.
The Program Manager also initiated consultations with the management regarding
human resource management and implemented an enhanced internal
communications strategy.
Project planning and implementation




UMASS worked with IMC to develop the IMC/TOLERANCE strategic plan for the
last year of the TOLERANCE project.
UMASS helped the entire staff and management to develop their quarterly plans
for effective implementation of their project/program activities.
They assisted in the appropriate development and progress of the CPAN/EWER
system, specifically by training the IMC staff on designing means of information
gathering, assessment, dissemination and crisis response mechanism.
UMASS continued to help IMC in the development of its early warning system
through CPAN, by providing advice on hiring more staff to input information into
the database. They also actively sought to foster a mutually beneficial relationship
between graduate students from Kaduna State University in the Conflict
Resolution program.
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



UMASS sought to set up systems and develop a contact database for CPOs while
expanding IMC networks, and facilitated software development and the Early
Warning database, as well as trainings in its use.
UMASS held regular consultations with the COP and DCOP of the project for
effective financial and program management.
UMASS drafted a religious tolerance and anti-speech bill, with supporting
documents, for IMC to consider and distribute to its networks for considering and
promotion.
UMASS assisted in strategy development and facilitation of the National Intrafaith Dialogue Conference of religious leaders in September 2016.
Public image promotion

UMASS also expanded IMC’s network through meetings with Track 1 leaders—
donors, government leaders, and Civil Society leaders at the federal level. These
meetings included enlisting other stakeholders’ support for IMC efforts to
convince the National Assembly to pass a religious tolerance and anti-hate speech
bill. This activity also increased IMC's synergy with other organizations that are
operating in TOLERANCE focal states.
5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
Project Staff
IMC TOLERANCE hired Mr. Timothy Yohanna to replace Mr. Jonathan Madaki who
resigned as Finance and Administrative Manager during the year. Mr. Sani Mohammed
the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor also resigned and was replaced by Mr. Maiwada
Zubairu as a consultant. Mrs. Rose Northcott also was recruited to replace Mrs. Jane Obi
who resigned as Women Coordinator (Christian Matters).
6. LESSONS LEARNED
1.
The necessity of linking the Community Peace Observers with the Conflict
Management and Mitigation Regional Council for effective early warning network
2.
The need to maintain regular contact with the target communities’ structures to
deepen commitment to the TOLERANCE project
3.
Need for clearly defined timeline for submission of Community Peace Observers
requests to allow for incorporation in the monthly requests to USAID
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4.
Re-training for CMMRC has become necessary to increase their effectiveness
5.
The quick intervention fund should be flexible so that conflict issues that are not
accommodated in the Work Plan could be addressed with urgency when they erupt
6.
High demand for IMC to do direct intervention on media
7.
Willingness of other CSOs to support IMC in promoting the Hate Speech Bill
7. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER (FY2017) INCLUDING
UPCOMING EVENTS
S/No
1
Activities Planned for 1st Quarter FY 2017
CMMRC Monthly Meeting
Timeline
October - December, 2016
2
3
4
CMMRC support to CPOs
Annual Impact Assessment
Quarterly capacity building for
CMMRC/CPOs
National Interfaith Dialogue
Crisis Response/Reaction Teams
Capacity Building for Women on Peace
Networking with Track 1 Leaders
Establishment of Peace Clubs
Community Human Right Committee Rapid
Response
Media Activities
October - December, 2016
December 2016
October, 2016
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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October - December, 2016
October - December , 2016
October, 2016
October, 2016
November, 2016
October - December, 2016
October - December, 2016
ANNEX A: PROGRESS SUMMARY
Table 1(a): PMP Indicator progress - USAID Standard Indicators and Project Custom Indicators
[Strategic Objective]
Baseline data
Indicator
Data Year
Sourc
e
Value
FY 2016
Annual
Cumulat
ive
Planned
target
Quarterly Status – FY 2016
Annual
Cumulat
ive
Actual
Q1
Q2
Intermediate Result (IR) 1: Early Warning/Early Response Strengthened
Sub-IR:
Number of
0
0
30
29
11
8
new groups
or initiatives
created
through USG
funding,
dedicated to
resolving the
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Q3
Q4
3
7
Annual
Comment(s)
Performanc
e
Achieved to
Date (in %)
97%
During the year
IMC
TOLERANCE
created the
Women Network
in the focal
states and the
North-South
conflict or
the drivers of
the conflict
Number of
youth groups
engaged in
civic
activities to
promote
peace
Number of
organization
taking action
to mitigate
targeted
conflict
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0
0
18
14
2
0
5
7
78%
0
0
22
23
5
3
7
8
104%
Committees in
Bauchi and Imo
States. The
CMMRCs, CPAN
CPOs created
various
initiatives
during the FY.
However, Sokoto
and Borno
CMMRCs could
not create any
initiative owing
to leadership
and security
challenges.
There was no
provision in the
budget for
follow up
activities in the
FY 2016.
The CMMRC and
CPOs in the focal
states of Bauchi,
Plateau, Kaduna
and Kano
remained active
by engaging in
various
interventions
during the FY
2016
Intermediate Result (IR): Trust and Relationship Building Enhanced
Sub-IR:
S. Indicator:
648
277
11
1.6-6
Number of
0
0
local women
participating
in a
substantive
role or
position in
peace
building
process
supported
with USG
assistance
1.6.2-14
0
0
1328
1560
155
.Number of
F71
people
M84
participating
in USGsupported
events,
trainings, or
activities
designed to
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76
90
100
43%
The target set
was not realistic
as this indicator
deals only with
women having
substantive roles
in their
organizations or
communities
301
F196
M105
586
F221
M365
518
F250
M268
117%
The Iftar
(Breaking of
Fast) with
Muslims in the
focal states
which was not
originally
planned
contributed to
the exceeding of
build mass
support for
peace and
reconciliation
Intermediate Result (IR) IR 3: Peaceful Coexistence Among different Faiths Enhanced
Sub-IR:
Number of
26
26
1
7
9
0
0
USG
supported
events,
trainings, or
activities
designed to
build support
for peace or
reconciliation
among key
actors to the
conflict
. 1.6.1-13
0
0
3,700,195 3,039,775 0
127129 426,9
Number of
6.44
87
host national
inhabitants
reached
through
USG-assisted
public
Information
campaigns to
support
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the target in FY
2016
9
100%
All the activities
planned for FY
2016 were
successfully
implemented
1,341,
580
82%
The media
activity began
late in quarter
four only in
Bauchi and Imo
States will spill
into FY 2017
peaceful
resolution of
conflicts
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