Peace Advocacy and Research Organization (PARO)
At PARO, we are dedicated to promoting cutting-edge research, championing peace advocacy, defending human rights, empowering individuals through skills acquisition and transformative initiatives, and engaging in poverty alleviation initiatives. Join us in building a future rooted in equality, justice, and opportunity for all. Be part of a global community committed to making a difference. Together, we can shape a better tomorrow for All.
About Us
The Peace Advocacy and Research Organization (PARO) is a non-governmental organization committed to promoting global peace, anti-violence, human rights, and pro-democracy through public enlightenment campaigns, advocacy, academic research, and publications. PARO envisions a peaceful world free from violence, wars, domestic abuse, hunger, human rights violations, and injustice—championing these causes through rigorous research, informed advocacy, and the dissemination of knowledge. As part of this mission, PARO publishes a series of international, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access journals—available both electronically and in print. These journals focus on a broad range of disciplines including Social Sciences, Humanities, Health Sciences, Business Management, and Political Studies. You are warmly invited to contribute by submitting your article to any of our journals, as we work together to build a more just, informed, and peaceful world.
Mission
The Peace Advocacy and Research Organization (PARO) targets to help achieve a peaceful world, devoid of violence, wars, domestic violence, human rights abuses, inclusive true democracy and rule of law.
Vision
The Peace Advocacy and Research Organization (PARO) envisions a peaceful world, devoid of violence, wars, domestic violence, human rights abuses, inclusive true democracy and rule of law.
Legal status
The Peace Advocacy and Research Organization (PARO) was registered in 2013 in Nigeria as an incorporated trustee, under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1, 1990, with registration number: CAC/IT/NO 62853.
Key Activities
--- Peace promotion meetings in 3 communities in Imo State, Nigeria.
--- Human rights advocacy, enlightenment and empowerment campaigns to 3 South-east States and 3 States in the South-south.
--- Campaign against Domestic Violence in 3 Southeast States.
--- Prison visitations in 3 South-east States and 2 States in the South-South.
--- Hospital visitations to 3 South-east States and 3 States in the South-South, Nigeria.
--- Visitations to police stations to advocate for the release of those unjustly detained.
--- Production and dissemination of educational materials.
--- Application of E-ISSN and PRINT-ISSN.
--- Preparations for our Journals’ publications.
--- Partnership with students and other NGOs on human rights advocacy, women rights, voter education, and enlightenment campaigns.
Future Plans
-- Expand our reach to more beneficiaries across the country and beyond.
-- Deploy our publications optimally towards the pursuit of local and global peace.
-- Increase our advocacy for human rights and anti-violence, inclusive and wholesome democracy, through social media, mass media, street shows, workshops, engagements.
-- Engage more with relevant stakeholders and strengthen our partnerships with government and governmental agencies.
-- Launch a new advocacy campaign on anti-narcotics, because of its strong correlation to domestic violence, human rights.
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Email: info@parogroup.org, editor@parogroup.org
Tel: 234-8033223840
No 1 Presbyterian Drive / Edin Bassey, Atimbo, Nyahasang, Calabar.
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Room 226 Faculty of Management Sciences Block, University of Calabar, Calabar – Cross River State, Nigeria.
Wait for our upcoming conference announcements.