PEACE BUILDING THROUGH NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper examined peace building as a sine qua non for the achievement of sustainable community development in Nigeria.  It also identified illiteracy, human rights abuses, weak and irresponsible leadership, and poverty as major challenges to achieving peace in Nigeria which in turn hinders community development.  The paper also discussed peace literacy, human right education, leadership training and creative education as non-formal education programmmes that are suitable for building peace for sustainable community development.  The writer suggested among others that peace literacy should be organized for community members to acquire the skills of peace building and that leadership training should be made compulsory for leaders at all levels to empower them with skills for responsible and responsive leadership.