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Tuesday 24 September 2013

TUFACE PRESENTS N3 MILLION TO PEACE AWARD WINNERS

Three winners emerged from the
2Face Peace Awards which held on
Saturday, Sept. 21 2013 (World
Peace Day) at the Nicon Luxury
Hotel Abuja. They received N1
million each to use in furthering
the various peace causes they
have been involved in.
The Awards kicked off the Million
Voices for Peace campaign being
run by the 2Face Idibia Reachout
Foundation. The winners were
selected from a pool of young
people aged between 18 to 35
whose initiatives helped in
promoting peace in their areas for
at least 18 months.
The winners were: Kyenpiya Jessica
Makan-Nyabam of the CLAPAI
(ChildLove And Protection Advocacy
Initiative) Orphanage, Jos. CLAPAI
was set up in 2006 by Kyenpiya
and her husband, Emmanuel, an
ex-professional footballer, to cater
for children orphaned, affected or
infected by
HIV/AIDS. They also care for
children outside the orphanage
and Emmanuel uses sports to
engage the older youth in the
community to foster peace.

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