YOUTH WING

THE VIBRANT YOUTH WING OF JFPI YOUTH ACROSS FAITH
This is an umbrella body of millions of Nigerian youths spread across the country and cutting across different religious, racial and educational background. In Joint Faith Peace Initiative of Nigeria we do not only believe that the youths are the leaders of tomorrow, we act it out.
Without increase in violent crimes in the society and the attendant consequences, Joint Faith Peace Initiative of Nigeria felt strongly persuaded that something drastic should be done as an organization
with primary mandate of ensuring peaceful and harmonious co-existence amongst our various people, to change the tide of event in the country considering the fact that some of the ills in the country can be ameliorated if not totally prevented, if the right mechanism are put in places.
Youths Across Faith is set to embark on awareness campaign which includes youth empowerment to check crime and criminality in the society. This novel program is aimed to be flagged off with peace advocacy campaign to sensitize our Nigerian Youths and the society in general on the need for peaceful co-existence.
The youth empowerment program on crime prevention believes’ in ideological reformation of the mentality of the youths in the society.
We also aim to prevent electoral and post electoral violence at all time.
With increase in spate of decadence in value ravaging our society, it is crystal clear that Nigerian youths must be encouraged to be at the forefront to usher in a new Nigeria of our collective dream solidly grounded in peace and security.
Electoral violence is taking worsening dimension in our dear nation today, with so many die hard do or die politicians behind it. It is therefore imperative that an innovative approach must be marshaled out to curb the all pervading issues of insecurity in the country to forestall violent crimes in the society. The program aims to train our Nigerian Youths on crime detection especially during the course of election. Part of the package also includes crime prevention techniques as well as advocating for peace and harmonious co-existence.
As we seek to reverse the negative trends of crime and criminality in the society such as theft, bunkery, smuggling, armed robbery, prostitution, Kidnapping and terrorism to name but a few, we must bear in mind that the present class of vibrant Nigerian youths if allowed to be infiltrated by negative ideas stand the chance of plunging society with alien ideologies and attitude inimical to the common goal of the advancement of a crime free and secured society which is our target.
This is in view of the fact that various indoctrination program are being organized in our communities with alien ideologies attached.
Youth empowerment and advocacy program aspires to reach out to our Nigerian youths spread across the thirty-six states of the federation including the federal capital territory. Through the program youths and youth leaders shall converge from various communities and organizations to assist the government to curb crime in the society. The program shall act as launch pad for youth empowerment against electoral violence, crime prevention and control. The novel program shall periodically train selected youths in areas of peace advocacy, crime prevention and control. Our creed is to catch crime, cut crime
and cut cost of crime prevention and control.
On the whole, each selected community will feel the impact of this program alongside the youth participants drawn from diverse communities.
Objectives:
(1) To reform the ideological views of Nigerian Youths as it affects crime prevention, security and perception of peace.

(2) To eliminate religious fanatism and its attendant consequences. In addition, electoral violence and political tussle among the Nigerian youths in the nearest future in the country will be brought to the
bearest minimum.

(3) To rekindle the lost ideal for oneness and harmonious co-existence among Nigerians.

(4) To raise structures for mass mobilization, sensitization and awareness on the dangers of crime and violence acts.

(5) To train our Nigerian youths as emissaries of peace and crime busters/whistle blowers in favour of security, peaceful co-existence in Nigeria.

Benefits of members in general terms:
The Price of Peace in Nigeria today is certainly invaluable. Nigeria’s current democracy and all the avowed benefits of it in comparison to other forms of governance of a few decades ago are all cumulatively the benefits of Peace in Nigeria. Without Peace and the measures most certain to best preserve it throughout Nigeria, Nigerians and by implication, humanity in general, are certain of only a plunge back into chaos, incivility, lawlessness and every other socio – economic retrogression imaginable. This is the last thing any sensible person or body corporate would wish for at this point in time.
It is therefore tenable thus far, to state categorically that there is hardly any other cause more worthy in Nigeria that anybody corporate can identify with, support and promote – other than an investment in an effort aligned to best manage inter – religious and cross faith harmony in Nigeria – as a sustainable Peace Building and National Development Support Strategy.
There is also no doubt that Inter – religious and cross faith cordiality is the most appropriate, impending and most impelled criteria of Peace Building in Nigeria today and in the see – able future yet.