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Promoting and Protecting Freedom of Religion and Belief in Nigeria

IATI Identifier: BE-BCE_KBO-0453975341-abc123

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  • date_range Jan 01, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023
  • autorenew Implementation (Status)

Search is implementing a 36-months project titled: Promoting and Protecting Freedom of Religion and Belief (PP-FoRB) in Nigeria. Funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the project seeks to address potential conflict issues in relation to religious tolerance and tensions in Nigeria in response to incidents of religious intolerance and religious extremism reported across Nigeria. The activities are designed to strengthen the capacity of relevant actors to collaboratively work against any form of abuse in relation to FoRB across 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Hence, the project’s Theory of Change (ToC) states IF Religious Leaders, Security Agencies, civil society actors and other key stakeholders leverage new and existing platforms to anticipate, prevent, respond to, and address religious-based conflicts and their root drivers AND IF citizens have access to effective and trustworthy FoRB support mechanisms, AND IF capable and conflict-sensitive media practitioners enhance public understanding of FoRB THEN there will be a decrease in religious-based divisions, tensions, and violence BECAUSE citizens will be equipped to implement a holistic series of prevention, response, and support mechanisms, addressing every aspect of the ‘violence cycle’, including both long- and short-term drivers of religiously-motivated violence. The overall goal of the project is to empower actors to prevent and address conflicts along religious lines and advance FoRB in Nigeria. The goal is supported by three specific objectives which will guide the project’s activities: 1- To establish effective Early Warning/Early Response (EWER) and referral mechanisms for addressing FoRB violations and violence along religious lines in Nigeria, 2 -To strengthen support mechanisms for individuals at risk of FoRB violations and 3- To enhance public understanding of interfaith conflict and the importance of FoRB.

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Sectors:
  • Human rights

Participating Organisations

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) International NGO Implementing

Transaction

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Budget

100,717 USD
  • 100,717 USD (Valued at Mar 31, 2023)
    date_range Jan 01, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023
access_time Updated on Oct 15, 2023 22:13:33