The Estonian Dialogue Academy invites you to a film evening exploring peace building, dialogue, and conflict resolution in communities, on Tuesday 24 November in Tallinn. During the event, we will draw inspiration from the Protecting Our Communities Initiative (POCI) in Nigeria. We will explore the parallels between practices in Africa’s most populous country and people’s experiences here in Estonia and the Baltic region.
- Date & time: Tuesday 24 November 2026, 17:00 – 19:00
- Location: Estonian Dialogue Academy, Telliskivi 60a/A3, in Tallinn.
First, we will watch the short documentary ‘Empowering Communities: Building Peace’. Afterwards, we will reflect on what we have learned in relation to our own experiences, ideas and observations. We will do this through an open conversation. This evening is organised as part of our Teach Peace project, which aims to promote dialogue and peace-building through adult education.
Programme
- 17:00 Welcome and opening round
- 17:10 Watching ‘Empowering Communities: Building Peace’
- 17:40 Open conversation: reflections and connections
- 18:40 Sneak peak into Teach Peace materials
- 19:00 Closing
About the documentary
“Implemented from 2019-2024 in Nigeria, the Protecting Our Communities Initiative (POCI) has been at the forefront of fostering understanding between farmers and herders, turning areas of conflict into spaces of cooperation. This 30-minute documentary captures the real stories behind the initiative, showcasing how dialogue and peacebuilding efforts are reshaping communities once divided by tension. Peace doesn’t happen overnight—it takes resilience, trust, and unwavering commitment. POCI’s work proves that even in the most challenging environments, peacebuilding can create lasting impact, transforming lives and communities.”
This film was produced by the Neem Foundation in Nigeria, in collaboration with the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding and other partners.
About Neem Foundation
Neem Foundation is a non-profit organisation committed to building resilient, peaceful, and tolerant communities. Established in response to the urgent need for sustainable crisis intervention in Nigeria and the broader Lake Chad Basin region. The foundation specialise in mental health support, education and peacebuilding.
About Teach Peace
Teach Peace is an Erasmus+ project for adult education. The educational tools and methods developed as part of the project help adult educators to strengthen their dialogue and cooperation skills. The project partners are from Finland, Poland, Estonia, Austria and Ukraine. All materials will be available in five languages.
You can find out more about Teach Peace project via Estonian Dialogue Academy’s project page or via www.teachpeace.info.
The Teach Peace project is co-funded by the European Union