Rotary Club of Iponri Hosts Market Outreach on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

The Rotary Club of Iponri, District 9112, held a stakeholder engagement session on peacebuilding and conflict resolution last week at the Iponri Market, Lagos.

The event aimed to facilitate discussions on peaceful community relations, with a view to educating and enlightening locals about the need to live together peacefully and to embrace peaceful conflict-resolution strategies. CSP Comfort Alabi, DPO of Sabo Police Station, Yaba and Rtn Enitan Sophie were in attendance.

The event was held in commemoration of Rotary International’s theme for February – Peace Building and Conflict Prevention, which is one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus. Rotary supports training, education, and practices related to peacebuilding and conflict prevention through initiatives that help create social cohesion and that transform conflict in our own communities and around the world. 

Our members focus on prevention and transformation — identifying and working to resolve the underlying conditions, relationships, and social structures that give rise to conflict. By addressing the causes of conflict, communities can move beyond conflict resolution or management to change the environment that led to violence or a threat of violence. This focus on transformation helps ensure sustainable and lasting peace. 

Here are the pictorial highlights of the event.