Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Conflict and Peace Building in Nigeria

Uzuegbunam, Anthonia O.

doi:10.4236/ojpp.2013.31a034

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“…Motivations of peace campaigns are drawn from developmental imperatives confronting humans and conflict resolutions. Peace campaigns now have such a critical role in the world (Uzuegbunam, 2013).…”

Section: Non-governmental Organizations (Ngos) and Electoral Peace Campaignsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Olaifa (2017) posits that NGOs assume a significant role in fostering trust in the electoral process, to induce policymakers and communicate with the general public via social media platforms. Uzuegbunam (2013) insistently expressed that Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are involved in peacebuilding exercises than most governmental agencies in Nigeria. Before, NGOs in Nigeria utilized the traditional media (radio, television), rallies/ street campaigns and door-to-door awareness marches in mobilizing electorates toward avoidance of electoral violence.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Usage of Social Media for 2019 Electoral Peace Campaign by Non-Governmental Organizations in Kwara State, Nigeria

Kadiri

Kehinde

Tella

et al. 2020

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There is a growing interest in the ways non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can ensure that electorates have access to information that could improve comprehension of the electoral process and reinforce tranquil relations between the electorates and political stakeholders. This study examined the usage of social media for 2019 electoral peace campaign by NGOs in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study adopted a qualitative research method and multistage sampling technique was adopted as sampling technique. The study focused mainly on four LGAs i.e. Asa, Ilorin South, Ilorin West and Ilorin East Local Government Areas. In these four LGAs, 15 NGOs with vested interest in electoral peace campaigns were purposively selected. Unstructured interview was used to collect data from the social media handlers of theses NGOs. The data collected were recorded and transcribed. The gathered data were arranged in themes following the approach of manual thematic analysis. Findings from this study showed that NGOs in Kwara State used social media for electoral peace campaign during 2019 general elections. Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn were the most used social media platforms among NGOs in Kwara State during 2019 general elections; however, there level of usage is average. The motivation for social media usage among NGOs in Kwara State during 2019 general elections can be attributed to the wider coverage and reach of social media. Lastly, during 2019 general elections, NGOs in Kwara State embarked on peace campaigns before elections, some do it during and few do it post electoral peace campaign. Among several recommendations, the study recommended that the electoral umpire in Nigeria, Independent National Electoral Commission should include training of officers in their electoral briefings on the viability of social media use during elections by officers.

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Section: Non-governmental Organizations (Ngos) and Electoral Peace Campaignsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Usage of Social Media for 2019 Electoral Peace Campaign by Non-Governmental Organizations in Kwara State, Nigeria

Kadiri

Kehinde

Tella

et al. 2020

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“…There are a large number of NGOs and professional organizations, namely, the National Peace Council, the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, and the Centre for Policy Alternative, which are working toward peace in Sri Lanka by means of peace education and media outreach (Orjuela 2005, 5). In the case of Nigeria, women's groups have worked to mitigate internal conflicts, such as religious crises in Kano and Kaduna states, Bauchi and Plateau states, and Enugu-Ezike, through problem-solving workshops, seminars, and meetings aimed at removing misperceptions across ethnic and religious lines and improving inter-group relations (Uzuegbunam 2013). Previous studies have proved to be somewhat relevant in the case of the CHT, where NGO peacebuilding interventions took place in certain areas through capacity-building trainings and social awareness campaigns regarding socio-legal issues such as gender-based violence.…”

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confidence: 99%

Is NGO Peacebuilding Risk-Free? A Case Study on Bangladesh

Chakma¹

2019

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The official end of armed hostilities between insurgents and the Bangladesh military in 1997, post-conflict development interventions by international donors and the Government of Bangladesh, along with a greater emphasis on local ownership over peacebuilding interventions, as expressed in the Rangamati Declaration (1998), have given birth to the onset of NGO peacebuilding in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). This article argues that the aid flow has not only transformed community-based organizations into project-based local NGOs, but has also bred a new generation of profit-oriented and donor-driven local NGOs. This article concludes that NGO implementation of development projects and advocacy for human rights, despite being mostly effective in its identification of local needs, is severely affected by three major risk factors: legitimacy, security, and sustainability.

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“…These effects include loss of lives, evictions and displacements, destruction of infrastructure, loss of property and psychological trauma on the affected individuals, especially due to torture and disappearances of family members. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), both national and international, are particularly playing an important role in conflict intervention and post-conflict peace-building (Uzuegbunam, 2013). The International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), the Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and religious bodies are engaged in semi-formal conflict management at grassroots level.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%