The Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) has held an art exhibition in Jos North, Plateau State, north-central Nigeria.
The NGO, Development Diaries gathered, held the exhibition with a view to ensuring peace in the state.
Jos, the Plateau State capital, has suffered the problem of insecurity – which has manifested in recurring ethno-religious and communal crisis across the state – for many years.
Project Coordinator of CCFN, Cletus Aloke, told newsmen that the event was organised to commemorate the International Day of Peace 2020 as part of its ‘Zaman Tare’ project.
‘The aim of this art exhibition is to see how we can use the instrumentality of art to showcase and promote tolerance in communities’, he said.
‘The Zaman Tare project is basically about promoting pluralism and tolerance that will bring about harmonious society.
‘So, we have brought these artists to use their talents to showcase things that will teach the people the need to love each other and live together’.
The project, funded by the European Union (EU), is being implemented in partnership with the Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace Centre (DREP), and the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).
Source: NAN
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