Nigeria

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Nigeria

• Pop. 110.532.245
• Area 356.668 sq. mi.
• Pop. Density 310 p. x sq. mi

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Nigeria libraries
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Nigeria CAPI

• CAPI Library is a non-governmental and non-profit
  organization special library based in Ibadan, Oyo
  state.
• CAPI was founded in 2004 out of a burden to
  provide fast, dedicated reliable information to
  all peace-loving people, scholars, stakeholders
  conflict managers.
• Through library services and interactive methods.

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Nigeria CAPI

• Conflict Awareness Prevention Initiative (CAPI)
  Library.
• Aims and objectives
• To promote the culture of peace indigenous
  knowledge of conflict prevention
• To take peace education to the grass roots.
• To advise govt./agencies on peace information.
• Organize package tours, train youth, and
  community leaders on the role of peace in nation
  building
• To sensitize members of the public on the need
  for peaceful co-existence
• To promote peace education through shows, local
  drama, arts and crafts, sports and recreation
  that reflect peaceful resolution of conflicts

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Nigeria CAPI

• The picture is a
• peace summit
• organized to create
• an awareness for a
• peaceful 2007 general
• election in Nigeria
• Feb 8th 2007.

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Capis interactive activities
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CAPI Challenges

• There is need for the automation of the library
  for easy access to fast, dedicated, reliable
  materials for reference purposes.
• Permanent residence is required for building an
  E-library.
• Intl partnerships exchange programs with
  peace institutions like UN, USIP, PRIO, etc.
• A mobile library bus to shuttle the peace
  institutions within Oyo state.

Roselyn Subair CAPI - Peace Library P.O. Box
21202, University of Ibadan Post Office 200001,
040 State, Ibadan, Nigeria Email
roselynair_at_yahoo.co.uk
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CAPI LIBRARY
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Information resource center