Our Activities
Our Programs | Human Rights, Gender Equality & Peacebuilding | CCPJD
Turning Challenges into Action
CCPJD develops and supports practical initiatives addressing human rights, gender inequality, violence, poverty, insecurity and barriers to justice. Our programs are designed to respond to community needs while contributing to national, regional and international human rights and development objectives
Human Rights & Social Justice
CCPJD promotes awareness and understanding of human rights standards and supports initiatives that strengthen access to justice.
Our activities include:
- Human rights education and awareness
- Training of community paralegals
- Capacity building for relevant security and law-enforcement personnel
- Documentation of human rights concerns
- Rights advocacy
- Community mobilization
- Justice referrals and support
- Engagement with relevant institutions
We seek to strengthen the ability of rights holders to understand, claim and defend their rights.
Women & Girls
Women and girls remain a central focus of CCPJD’s work.
We promote:
- Gender equality
- Women’s empowerment
- Protection of women and girls from violence
- Access to justice
- Legal and human rights awareness
- Community advocacy
- Women’s participation in development
- Protection of vulnerable women and girls
Our work recognizes the importance of creating communities where women and girls can participate meaningfully, live safely and enjoy their fundamental rights.
Sexual & Gender-Based Violence
Taking Action Against Violence Against Women and Girls
CCPJD works to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence through awareness, education, advocacy, capacity building and survivor support.
Our work has included:
- Community sensitization
- Violence-prevention education
- Youth engagement
- Training and workshops
- School-based awareness programmes
- Advocacy against harmful traditional practices
- Female Genital Mutilation awareness
- Survivor support
- Access-to-justice advocacy
- Engagement with community and institutional stakeholders
CCPJD has also participated in public awareness campaigns addressing violence against women through broadcast media.
Legal Aid & Access to Justice
CCPJD’s Justice Centre supports the organization’s efforts to promote and protect human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls.
The organization reports providing survivor and human-rights support through a Human Rights Desk at the Customary Court of Appeal, Rivers State.
Our justice-related work includes:
- Human rights information
- Legal and justice referrals
- Survivor support
- Community paralegal training
- Advocacy for vulnerable people
- Engagement with justice-sector institutions
- Documentation of rights violations
- Support for access to appropriate services
Where a matter requires professional legal representation, CCPJD can work through appropriate legal professionals, institutions and referral partners
Child Protection
CCPJD promotes awareness of children’s rights and supports initiatives designed to protect children from abuse, exploitation, violence and other forms of vulnerability.
Our work includes:
- School-based human rights education
- SGBV awareness for school-aged children
- Child protection advocacy
- Community sensitization
- Children’s participation and rights awareness
- Advocacy concerning children’s rights to good governance and protection
Peace & Community Security
Building Peace. Strengthening Communities.
CCPJD supports community-based approaches to peace, security and development.
Our work addresses issues including:
- Community security
- Peacebuilding
- Conflict prevention
- Social inclusion
- Community participation
- Human rights and security
- Economic empowerment
- Community advocacy
- Engagement with relevant stakeholders
We believe sustainable peace requires communities to participate in identifying problems and developing practical solutions
Legal Aid & Access to Justice
CCPJD’s Justice Centre supports the organization’s efforts to promote and protect human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls.
The organization reports providing survivor and human-rights support through a Human Rights Desk at the Customary Court of Appeal, Rivers State.
Our justice-related work includes:
- Human rights information
- Legal and justice referrals
- Survivor support
- Community paralegal training
- Advocacy for vulnerable people
- Engagement with justice-sector institutions
- Documentation of rights violations
- Support for access to appropriate services
Where a matter requires professional legal representation, CCPJD can work through appropriate legal professionals, institutions and referral partners
Child Protection
CCPJD promotes awareness of children’s rights and supports initiatives designed to protect children from abuse, exploitation, violence and other forms of vulnerability.
Our work includes:
- School-based human rights education
- SGBV awareness for school-aged children
- Child protection advocacy
- Community sensitization
- Children’s participation and rights awareness
- Advocacy concerning children’s rights to good governance and protection
Peace & Community Security
Building Peace. Strengthening Communities.
CCPJD supports community-based approaches to peace, security and development.
Our work addresses issues including:
- Community security
- Peacebuilding
- Conflict prevention
- Social inclusion
- Community participation
- Human rights and security
- Economic empowerment
- Community advocacy
- Engagement with relevant stakeholders
We believe sustainable peace requires communities to participate in identifying problems and developing practical solutions
Environmental Rights & Community Advocacy
Protecting Communities. Defending Environmental Rights.
CCPJD engages in advocacy concerning environmental rights and the impact of environmental degradation on vulnerable communities.
The organization’s 2024 activities included advocacy concerning environmental conditions and the livelihoods of communities in Ogoni land, including concerns raised about pollution, environmental remediation and the effects of environmental degradation on residents.
CCPJD has used petitions and stakeholder engagement to call attention to the rights and needs of affected rural and ethnic minority communities.
Our environmental rights work connects environmental protection with:
- Human rights
- Community livelihoods
- Public health
- Access to justice
- Environmental accountability
- Sustainable development
Good Governance, Transparency & Accountability
CCPJD recognizes that human rights, justice and sustainable development are closely connected to good governance and accountable institutions.
Our activities include:
- Good governance awareness
- Transparency advocacy
- Capacity building for CSOs and CBOs
- Community participation
- Rights-based advocacy
- Engagement with public institutions
- Advocacy concerning community needs and public responsibilities
CCPJD has also conducted in-house training for civil society and community-based organizations on good governance and transparency.
Disability Rights & Social Inclusion
CCPJD advocates for the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities and supports efforts to promote equal treatment and access to justice.
In 2024, CCPJD supported an advocacy programme addressing the rights of a worker who suffered a serious workplace accident and subsequently faced challenges relating to medical treatment and compensation.
The organization also used radio advocacy to draw public attention to disability rights and social inclusion.
Humanitarian Support & Survivor Assistance
CCPJD supports vulnerable persons affected by human rights abuses and other forms of hardship.
Our survivor-support work has included assistance and referrals relating to cases of sexual violence and other human rights concerns, including efforts to connect survivors with appropriate medical and support services.
CCPJD’s approach emphasizes dignity, confidentiality, appropriate referral and access to available support systems.
