Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria — since 2006
Standing for peace, justice, and the people the system leaves behind
CCPJD delivers free legal aid, human rights advocacy, and community-level programmes for women, girls, and marginalised communities across the Niger Delta — work carried out for over 18 years and recognised on the floor of the United Nations.
CCPJD Mission Statement:
Our core objective is practical, field-level strategy — accelerating progress against violence toward women and girls while advancing peace, justice, and sustainable development.
About CCPJD
Founded by professionals who chose to work where the need was greatest.
The Civil Centre for Peace, Justice, and Development (CCPJD) is a non-governmental organisation registered under Nigeria’s Companies and Allied Matters Act. Founded in 2006 and formally registered in 2012, it began as a response to the hardships facing ethnic minorities and indigenous communities across the Niger Delta — particularly the women and children who remain most vulnerable, marginalised, and underdeveloped.
CCPJD was built by scientists, legal professionals, international administrators, business leaders, and community advocates who brought together research and fieldwork on national and global security, food security, employment, economic development, access to justice, and environmental sustainability.
Today, that same coalition combats sexual and gender-based violence, violence against women and girls, gender discrimination, and child abuse — offering legal aid and humanitarian support in step with the world’s leading human rights frameworks.
We are aligned with global human rights frameworks:
18
years spent alleviating injustice, insecurity, poverty, unemployment, and hunger across the Niger Delta.
Mission & impact
Practical strategy, not just advocacy.
CCPJD works to alleviate injustice, insecurity, poverty, unemployment, and hunger while advancing social inclusion, human rights, gender equality, and economic development. Its research spans national and global security, food security, employment, economic development, access to justice, and environmental sustainability.
Through its Access to Justice Centre and the Customary Court of Appeal Gender Desk Office, CCPJD provides free legal aid to women, girls, and indigent appellants who could not otherwise afford litigation — and works directly with community leadership to resolve disputes on a pro bono basis.
GENDER VOILENCE ADVOCACY
SCHOOL ADVOCACY
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
BOOK PRESENTATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY
RESEARCH & ADVOCACY
Key initiatives & recognitions
Nearly two decades of documented work.
2012
Official Registration: CCPJD was officially registered under Nigeria's Companies and Allied Matters Act
2015
UN Global Champion for Women: Represented Nigeria and West Africa at the 8th Forum on Minority Issues at United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
2017
Honorary Award, FNSIS: Recognised by the Institute of National Security and Intelligence Studies for outstanding contributions to human rights advocacy, peace, and justice.
2018–2019
"Taking Action Against VAW/G" A landmark, U.S. Embassy-sponsored initiative focused on preventing and addressing violence against women and girls across the region
Ongoing
Access to Justice Centre: Free legal aid for indigent litigants at the Customary Court of Appeal, Rivers State, plus community advocacy and pro bono representation — including the recent bail of two inmates charged alongside their community chief in Abua.
Justice shouldn't depend on what you can afford.
Partner with CCPJD, fund a legal aid case, or bring our advocacy programmes into your community. Every collaboration extends the reach of our Access to Justice Centre.