Ndachem Abubakar is a distinguished Conflict, Peace, and Security Specialist with over 12 years of experience in stabilization, reintegration, peacebuilding, and recovery across Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently serving as a Programme Specialist with UNDP Ethiopia, she provides strategic policy advisory to the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC) on the DDR process following the Pretoria Peace Agreement. Her work is pivotal in navigating the transition from conflict to stability in the Tigray, Afar, Amhara, and Oromia regions.
Ndachem excels at integrating gender-responsive frameworks into high-stakes implementation. Her career is defined by her critical community engagement, reconciliation and reintegration efforts in Northeast Nigeria, between 2021 and 2024, where she coordinated the reintegration of former Boko Haram associates, leveraging Transitional Justice and alternative dispute resolution to mend the social fabric of conflict-affected communities. Her leadership was instrumental in implementing EU, PBF, RSF-RR, ECHO funded projects, such as the S2R, SD3R initiatives, & the Borno Model in Northeast Nigeria which focused on reducing stigmatization, reintegration of women affected by Boko haram conflict in Nigeria, promoting community healing, and strengthening the bond between citizens and the state.
Ndachem’s global profile is supported by specialized training from premier international institutions:
Certified in Security Sector Governance (DCAF Geneva) & the United Nations Training School in Dublin, Ireland, WPS 1325 (Scotland, UK), Alumna of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (Ghana) DDR, Specialized Reintegration Spain, and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (Switzerland). She holds an M.A. in Transitional Justice (In-View), a M.A. Conflict, Peace & Security and a degree in Public Administration from the University of Maiduguri.
Ndachem excels at the intersection of Climate Security and Environmental Peacebuilding. Recognizing that resource scarcity often fuels instability, she integrates environmental resilience into her peacebuilding frameworks. As a woman leader in a traditionally male-dominated field, she is a fierce advocate for the UNSCR 1325 mandate, ensuring that women are not merely seen as victims of conflict but as central architects of the peace process.

Participant in: January 2024 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes