The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP-Nigeria) was established out of necessity to provide an organized platform for collaborative peacebuilding in Nigeria by indigenous organizations working in the area of conflict prevention, transformation and peacebuilding. Its operational framework is designed along the visions of the regional network operating in West Africa, Chad and Cameroun with the overarching goal of building sustainable peace and development in the region. Prior to its establishment and registration in 2001 and 2003 respectively, the regional coordinating secretariat of WANEP at Accra-Ghana, had been working with a loose network of independent Non-Governmental and Community Based Organizations in Nigeria to respond to the complex web of conflicts that have permeated and continues to challenge the national fabric and existence of the country. These organizations with diverse interest in human rights, conflict transformation and good governance, have been committed to respond to conflicts in Nigeria and thus provided the bridge for WANEP’s initial intervention programs in Nigeria. WANEP-Nigeria, like other country based WANEP structures in the West Africa Sub region, operates through a membership scheme that provides technical support and builds the peacebuilding capacity of its member organizations to intervene effectively at the grassroots level in various communities of the country. 