A mediation and peacebuilding centre, Three C’s Mets Institute of Mediation, has trained 184 primary school students from three area councils of the FCT: Gwagwalada, Kwali and Abuja Metropolitan Council (AMAC) of the FCT, on peer mediation.
Speaking during the third edition certification ceremony of the children over the weekend in Abuja, the founder and Principal Partner of 3C’s Mets International Institute of Mediation, Negotiation, Counselling and Reconciliation, Chijioke Nnanna Ibeku, said the centre intended through the programme to ensure that there was no generational gap in the practice of mediation.
He said, “We want to create a platform that will enable the children and adults to acquire the skills and possess the ability to manage relationships across the borders of religion, culture and race.
“We also intend for them to acquire the skills to prevent issues from degenerating into disputes and conflicts.
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“In view of the high rate of conflicts across the globe and with particular reference to Africa and Nigeria, this programme is most pertinent.
“Our parameters in addition to the above is to ensure that there is no generational gap in the practice of mediation.”
He further disclosed that the centre was targeting 300 children to be certified as peer mediators by the end of the year.
