{"id":2602,"date":"2026-09-03T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:36:07","slug":"benue-cultural-diversity-heritage-peace-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/benue-cultural-diversity-heritage-peace-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Benue Cultural Diversity Celebration Connects Heritage, Peace and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2602\" class=\"elementor elementor-2602\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000001 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36000000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cultural diversity in Benue State<\/strong> was celebrated through dialogue, performance and public exhibition on 21 May 2026 as OWACDO partnered with the state Bureau for Arts, Culture and Tourism.<\/p><p>The event marked the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development under the theme \u201cCulture Connects Us All.\u201d It highlighted how heritage can strengthen identity while also supporting peace, inclusion and sustainable community development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000004 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000002 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36000002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36000003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A vibrant display of Benue heritage<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000006 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000006\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36000005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The programme featured a cultural procession, symposium, exhibitions, traditional dances, fashion displays and culinary showcases. Together, these activities presented culture as something living\u2014expressed through movement, clothing, food, stories and shared public spaces.<\/p><p>Celebrating different traditions side by side can build curiosity and respect. It helps communities recognise diversity as a source of strength rather than a reason for division.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000008 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36000007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-cultural-performance-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2587\" alt=\"Traditional dance at Benue World Day for Cultural Diversity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-cultural-performance-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-cultural-performance-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-cultural-performance-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-cultural-performance.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dance, fashion, food and exhibitions brought the richness of Benue\u2019s cultural heritage into public view.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600000a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3600000a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36000009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dialogue links culture with peacebuilding<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600000c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3600000c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600000b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3600000b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The symposium brought cultural practitioners, stakeholders and development actors together to discuss preservation, unity and the use of cultural heritage as a peacebuilding resource.<\/p><p>Community development is more sustainable when it respects the identities and knowledge of the people involved. Cultural dialogue can also create common ground, support social cohesion and make inclusion visible across generations and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600000e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3600000e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600000d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3600000d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preserving heritage for future generations<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000010 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600000f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3600000f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OWACDO\u2019s participation reflects its broader commitment to dignity and inclusive development. 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