WHO ARE WE

Brief History of the Organization.

UCPTH started as an organization from a vision in 2013 that God laid in the mind of the founder and Executive Director (ED) who through personal loss of his loves ones to violent conflicts has made him to become dedicated to making the world more peaceful and sustainable. In 2013, UCPTH engaged Community, Religious, Women and Youth leaders in the pursuance of sustainable peace by organizing town hall meetings with community members in Kaduna and Plateau States. Our work was mostly supported by community volunteers who share in our vision of making the world a peaceful and a better place to live. In the light of this, we conducted different community based programs in different communities in the above mentioned States.  Due to the pressing need for peace by the people in these communities, in 2014 we started some pet projects on Community Dialogue and Mediation in Bassa and Ryom LGAs in Plateau State.  Kaura and Zangon Kataf LGAs in Kaduna State. These pet projects created a lot of impact in the lives of the community members where we worked. In 2015, we Conducted series of trainings with the relevant stakeholders in the communities in Kaduna and Plateau States. In 2016, we trained local Mediators and Peace promoters in both the two States. In 2016 to 2017, we embarked on Peacebuilding and Psycho Support Programs in IDP camps with trauma Survivors in Plateau State. UCPTH was registered as a corporate body on the 1st of August, 2018 by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). UCPTH is an emerging organization that is so unique in dealing with peace building and trauma healing issues. UCPTH has done so much in the area of peace building with vulnerable groups and trauma survivors in Nigeria. As an organization, UCPTH has a five years program tagged “SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND HEALING FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA”

Ownership/Type of Entity

The organization is a nonprofit organization otherwise known as Non-governmental organization. It is owned by three trustees and has an advisory board of seven members of four men and three women having both Christians and Muslim represented in the board. The organization was officially registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on the 1st of August, 2018 with registration number CAC/IT/NO115503 as a corporate body. Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is a legal entity that has the institutional mandate of registering companies and organizations in Nigeria.

Governance Structure and Organogram.

Targeted Geographies.

The targeted geographies include the following; North East (Bauchi, Borno, Gombe and Yobe States), North Central (Benue, Plateau and Nassarawa States) and North West (Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States)

Target groups

Religious, Community, traditional, Women and Youth leaders from all faith and walks of life, Trauma survivors and disintegrated individuals in host communities and in camps, herders, farmers, and people leaving with disabilities. Media, Security, Government agencies, Community Development Associations (CDAs), Local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Religious and Tertiary institutions.
Address, Locations, and Point of Contact information;

We have offices in three States of the federation.

  1. Head office

No 28a, Tafawa Balewa Street, Opposite United Baptist Church, Jos, Plateau   State, Nigeria

  1. Kaduna State Office

Gwaben Event Centre Zangon Kataf Local Government Area.

  1. Gombe State office

No 13, Ahmadu Magaji Plaza, Poshiya, Billiri Local Government Area.

Social Media Handles

Email Address:       –        info@ucpth.org.ng

uniquecenterforpeacebuilding@gmail.com

Twitter:                            –           @UniqueCenter1

Facebook:                     –           FB.com/uniquecentre4peace

YouTube:                       –           Unique Centre for Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing

Website:                                  –              www.ucpth.org.ng

Contact Numbers

  1. +2348036574262
  2. +2348140108824
  3. +2348039119853

Specific Location of Operations

UCPTH work in the three regions of Nigeria. We work in North Central Region Plateau State and in the following LGAS Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North and South and Ryom, In North East, Bauchi State (Bauchi Central) and Gombe State (Billiri and Shongom LGAs) while North West, we work in Kaduna State (Jama’a, Kachia, Kajuru, Kaura and Zangon Kataf LGAs).

Work Focus

UCPTH focuses on Programs like Interfaith Relations, Alternatives to violence Project (AVP), Trauma Healing for Internally displaced persons (IDPs), Security Management, Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Hate Speech and Social Media, Early Warning and Early Response to Conflict (EWER), Dialogue and Mediation, Gender Based Violence (GBV), Peace Clubs, Conflict Sensitivity and Do No Harm, Mental Health and Psycho Social Support (MHPSS), Human Right and Advocacy, Ending Violence against Children and Voluntary Savings Loans programs (VSLP)

Partnership

We partner with Plateau Peacebuilding Agency(PPBA), Plateau Peace Practitioners Network (PPPN), Kaduna State Peace Commission, International Center for Interfaith, Peace and Harmony (ICIPH), Kaduna, Peace Training Centre (PTC), Jos, Peace building Department of Ekilisiyar Yan’uwa A Nigeria(EYN) Church of the brethren in Nigeria , Peace Department of RURCON, APURIMAC Nigeria, BEGE Foundation, Justice, Peace and Reconciliation Movement (JPRM), Dialogue Reconciliation and Peace Centre (DREP), Islamic Council Initiative of Nigeria (ICIN), Plateau Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC), Unity FM. Salama RaStatedio Kafanchan, Development Exchange Centre (DEC), Bauchi State.

UCPTH is also Partnering with one INGO – King Abdullah Bin Abdullaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), Vienna, Austria,

VISION

A peaceful society free from violence and cruelty.

MISSION

Engaging Communities and empowering people through Peacebuilding and trauma healing activities.

MOTTO:

Reconciling and Healing People through Peace Lens

Our Mandate

UCPTH’s mandate is:

  1. To strengthen the capacities of societies to manage conflict in non-violent, non-coercive ways by assisting state and non-state actors in their efforts to develop social and political cohesion.
  2. To assist State and non-State actors to play a more effective role in supporting peacebuilding efforts in Nigeria and beyond.
  3. To strengthen dialogue and cooperation in order to create a positive, inclusive and collaborative peace mediation process that is sustainable for all parties.
  4. To conduct trauma healing programs that will bring healing to trauma survivors in violent communities.
  5. To provide means of livelihood for all citizens through economic empowerment programs

Our Six Core Values

  • Discipline: We are dedicated to planning and committed to achieving the organizational goal and following it to the later.
  • Integrity and Trust: We are committed to earning the trust and building the confidence of our beneficiaries in our programs.
  • Perseverance: We possess an inner strength that allows us to stay dedicated to a purpose, idea or task.
  • Professionalism: Unique Centre exhibits the highest degree of professionalism in the implementation of her programs.
  • Respect for Diversity: We respect and uphold the diversity of our culture, religion, ethnic background and gender.
  • Teamwork: Our strength as an organization is not produced by individuals but by enjoying collaborative effort as a team and supporting each other every day.

Our Thematic Areas

Unique Centre as an organization has the following thematic areas:

  • Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS).
  • Inter-faith Dialogue and Mediation
  • Gender Based Violence (GBV)
  • Girl Child Education (GCE)
  • Women and Girls Empowerment
  • Countering/Preventing Violent Extremism (CVE/PVE)
  • Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)