Olive Centre for Peace and Relief Aid Initiatives (Peace Cord Nigeria) advances community-led peacebuilding, emergency relief, social justice, and resilient livelihoods across fragile communities in Nigeria.
Core Areas of Our Work
Peace Cord Nigeria works across four connected programme areas to reduce conflict, protect vulnerable people, support resilient livelihoods, and strengthen local systems for lasting peace.
Core programme
Supporting dialogue, reconciliation, and local peace structures in communities affected by conflict and distrust.
Core programme
Coordinating dignified assistance and protection-focused outreach for displaced and vulnerable households.
Core programme
Helping women, youth, and vulnerable households build practical income pathways that withstand shocks.
Core programme
Strengthening civic voice, institutional capacity, and accountable systems for sustainable community impact.
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Motto: Promoting global peace for human dignity
Peace Cord Nigeria was founded to respond to the intersection of violent extremism, collapsing livelihoods, climate pressure, and weak governance in vulnerable communities across Nigeria.
Olive Centre for Peace and Relief Aid Initiatives (Peace Cord Nigeria) began operations in 2018 in Jos, Plateau State, and later secured registration approval in 2023 from the Corporate Affairs Commission as an incorporated trustees organisation under registration number RC 6871738.
Since inception, the organisation has expanded across sixteen states in Nigeria, building community-led responses to conflict, displacement, exclusion, and livelihood insecurity. Peace Cord Nigeria believes that lasting peace is the baseline for any meaningful social development.
Peace Cord Nigeria responds to systemic crises in Nigeria by using community dialogue to reduce ethnic conflict, providing emergency relief to displaced populations, creating climate-resilient livelihoods, and equipping local leaders to strengthen governance.
A transformed nation where community-led peace, social justice, and resilient livelihoods thrive sustainably.
Empowering Nigerian communities through proactive stakeholder advocacy to foster holistic development, advance social justice, and secure sustainable peace and freedom.
We treat all people with dignity and respect.
We honor our heritage by being socially, financially, and environmentally responsible.
We strive to meet the highest ethical standards.
We challenge each other to pursue excellence and continually learn.
We work with stakeholders in transparency, accountability, and trust for the common good.
We use appropriate interventions that help individuals and communities live fuller lives.
Peace Cord Nigeria welcomes volunteers, partners, and supporters who want to strengthen peacebuilding, relief response, resilient livelihoods, and social justice in vulnerable communities.
If you want to support field outreach, capacity-building, advocacy, or humanitarian response, we would love to hear from you.
Operational reach
Peace Cord Nigeria began operations in 2018 from Jos, Plateau State, and obtained CAC registration in 2023 as an incorporated trustee organisation with registration number RC 6871738.
Operational footprint
16 states
Regions reached
4 geopolitical zones
Operations began
2018
CAC registration
2023
Meet the Peace Cord Nigeria Board of Directors
Our Directors provide governance, strategic leadership, and institutional oversight. They help Peace Cord Nigeria stay grounded in its mission to advance peace, social justice, relief support, and resilient communities across Nigeria.
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