For Peace

"There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development".

For Justice

"where there is a right, there is a remedy".

For Empowerment

"Empowering the individual means empowering the nation".

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We are hear for the youths

Founded 3 Years Ago

Youth Advocate For Peace Justice and Empowerment Network (YAPJEN) is a global youth led non-governmental organisation which aims at empowering young people across the globe to take action towards the actualisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union Agenda 2063.

Yapjen is Registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja Nigeria with the Registration number 126755. YAPJEN partners with United Nations and African Union Organisation, Governments, private sector, faith based and civil society organisations towards the empowerment of young people for global impact.

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Programmes

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Awards

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Our Programmes

The Priority areas of YAPJEN

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We promotes quality leadership and good governance through advocacy; seminars; workshops; enlightenment programmes in line with the United Nations sustainable development goals and African Union Agenda 2063; monitor the actions of governments and pressure them to act according to the rule of law; promote political participation; bridge the gap between the people and the government; lobby for good governance reforms, etc.

. Leadership
& Good Governance.

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We focus on human rights and unimpeded access to justice by promoting rights awareness; providing legal aid services to the indigent; advocating the rights of the downtrodden; advocating for transparency in all judicial processes; training community members or paralegals to advocate for the marginalized groups; encouraging the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; demanding citizen-friendly and quality justice institutions, etc.

Human Right
& Access to Justice.

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We promote conflict resolution by encouraging peaceful liaison, religion and ethnic tolerance, resort to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, etc.

Conflict Resolution

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We focuse on youth development by providing mentoring activities including one-to-one

We focuse on youth development by providing mentoring activities including one-to-one relationship building and tutoring; organizing sports, recreation, and other activities enhancing physical fitness and teamwork; promoting academic enrichment, peer counseling and teaching, and literacy; providing workforce preparation, youth entrepreneurship, and technological and vocational skill building, including computer skills; creating opportunities for community service; attracting services that promote health and healthy development and behavior on the part of youth, including risk avoidance programs, etc.

Youth Development

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We empower the youths through the provision of technical and vocational education; provision of special scholarship programmes; attracting grants for youth business development; advertising graduate internship placements; improving women and children's wellbeing, self-esteem, and self-efficacy; skilling up youths to work toward livelihood promotion, etc.

Youth Empowerment

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We foster the dialogue on peacebuilding through print and electronic media sensitizations; training of trainers to relieve political and ethnic conflict; teaching of groups to solve their disputes through bargaining and accommodation; bringing the values of peace to youth work and to youth initiatives; strengthening the prospects for internal peace and decreasing the likelihood for violent conflicts.

Peace Building

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Latest Articles

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HUMAN RIGHT AND
ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Youth Advocate for Peace Justice and Empowerment Network (YAPJEN) is committed to upholding the right of all citizens and ensuring unimpeded access to justice for all by...

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PEACE BUILDING

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Youth Advocate for Peace Justice and Empowerment Network (YAPJEN) reaffirms its position to institutionalizing peacebuilding in Nigeria...

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GOOD GOVERNANCE

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Youth Advocate for Peace Justice and Empowerment Network (YAPJEN) submits that good governance means performance and results, and the government has a duty to deliver...

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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

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Youth Advocate for Peace Justice and Empowerment Network aspires to help youths actualize their full potential ceiling...

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SECURITY

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Youth Advocate for Peace Justice and Empowerment Network maintains that the security of lives and properties in Nigeria remains the primary responsibility...

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