PEACE EDUCATION & PRACTICE NETWORK

Building Peace Education Systems for Social Transformation

Peace Education & Practice Network (PEPNET) is a registered non-governmental, nonpartisan, and nonreligious (secular and interfaith) organisation (CAC No. 156980), founded in 2018 to creatively teach peace for development. With a vision of building peaceful individuals and inclusive communities, PEPNET advances peace education, capacity building, advocacy, and innovative practice.

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Target Beneficiaries
1000 +
Community members
50 +
Trainings and Programmes
0 +
Media Reach
0 .5M+
INTRODUCTION OF US

WHY PEPNET EXISTS

Millions of young people and communities across Africa still grow up without practical access to peace education, dialogue competencies, conflict transformation skills, and healthy systems for civic engagement.


At the same time, societies are increasingly facing:

28

YEARS

OF EXPERIENCE

PROGRAMMES & PLATFORMS

PEPNET’s Programmes and Platforms represent interconnected pathways within a growing peace education and social transformation ecosystem designed to strengthen peaceful coexistence, civic responsibility, ethical leadership, institutional learning, community resilience, and sustainable social change across schools, communities, institutions, governance spaces, and digital environments.

PEACE EDUCATION FOR SCHOOLS PLATFORM

The Peace Education for Schools Platform advances practical peace learning within educational environments by equipping students, teachers, schools, and learning communities with the knowledge, values, competencies, and behavioural tools required for peaceful coexistence, civic responsibility, and social transformation.

PEPNET Peace Academy

PEPNET Peace Academy is the education, training, and professional development platform of the Peace Education and Practice Network (PEPNET). The Academy is designed to strengthen knowledge, skills, leadership, and practical capacities in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, governance, human security, sustainable development, and social change.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM

PEPNET’s Community Engagement Platform strengthens grassroots participation, dialogue culture, civic awareness, local peace actions, and community resilience through practical and people-centred engagement processes. The platform promotes peacebuilding as a collective social responsibility rooted in communities, relationships, participation, and shared values rather than as a purely institutional or elite process.

CAPACITY BUILDING PLATFORM

PEPNET’s Capacity Building Platform advances practical learning, institutional strengthening, facilitation development, leadership education, and applied peacebuilding competencies.

The platform focuses on translating peace education into practical implementation by strengthening the capacities of educators, facilitators, institutions, youth leaders, community actors, and development practitioners.

NARRATIVE AND MEDIA PLATFORM

PEPNET’s Narrative and Media Platform uses storytelling, dialogue, media engagement, strategic communication, and public education to amplify constructive narratives, civic awareness, peacebuilding conversations, and responsible public discourse.

The platform recognises communication and media as critical tools for shaping public perception, influencing behaviour, strengthening social cohesion, and advancing preventive peacebuilding.

Get in touch

Feel free to contact & reach us !!

Whether you are interested in partnering with PEPNET, supporting our initiatives, requesting training, or learning more about our programs, our team is ready to connect with you.

Reach out to us and let’s explore how we can work together to strengthen peace education systems and create lasting impact.

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Upcoming events

16th

JUNE

The GACE Dialogue brings together peace educators, practitioners, researchers, students, and development professionals to discuss emerging issues in peace education, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding practice

The official launch of PEPNET’s flagship leadership development initiative for Full Members and emerging peace leaders.

JULY

2026

PEPNET’s annual conference and anniversary celebration bringing together stakeholders from across Africa and beyond for dialogue, learning, networking, and collaboration.

NOV

2026
MEMBERS / VOLUNTEERS

Our optimistic volunteer

Jenny Hobbs
Founder

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Alison Grey
Co-founder

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William Hobbs
Supervisor

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Mary Smith
Volunteer

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Racheal Robert Founder

“What I appreciate about PEPNET is the authenticity and grassroots practicality behind the work. The organisation combines peace education, leadership, dialogue, and community engagement in ways that are relatable, scalable, and deeply human-centred.”

Juliet Abdul Founder

“My experience with PEPNET exposed me to a new dimension of leadership and peacebuilding. The learning environment was practical, inclusive, and transformational. It helped me better understand how peace education connects to governance, community engagement, and social responsibility.”

Oluwaseun Akintunde Jenny Smith

“PEPNET creates spaces where young people genuinely feel seen, heard, and empowered. Through their programmes and platforms, I have learnt that peacebuilding is not just about resolving conflict but also about building relationships, trust, empathy, and responsible communities.”

OUR TESTIMONIALS

What our happy beneficiaries say !!

Hear from individuals, educators, partners, and communities whose experiences reflect the impact of PEPNET’s peace education initiatives.

 

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