Empowerment Center for Peacebuilding

Empowerment Centre for Peacebuilding (EMCEP) is an impactful youth serving non-governmental organization with a defined vision and modern co-operative culture dedicated to promoting peace, security and fighting violent extremism in Northern Ghana. EMCEP is built on the core belief that peace is attainable through empowerment. EMCEP’s vision is to build a human-centered society which will be free from all forms of violence. Its mission is to provide empowerment programs and opportunities to enable communities and individuals to identify and address challenges in peace building.

EMCEP’s activities focus around the following thematic areas: Violent Extremism; Youth Peace and Security; and Human Security and Development. They approach these topics through research, policy dialogue, peace and security forums, stakeholder engagement and programmes such as Peace Pilgrimage and Sports for Peace.