Home Security Laboratory (HSL)

1. Introduction

The Home Security Laboratory (HSL) is a transformative educational system designed to help young people understand security, peacebuilding, and responsible citizenship. HSL equips students in secondary schools and tertiary institutions with practical tools to identify risks, support safer communities, and cultivate leadership.

The program aligns with national safety priorities and prepares young people to become agents of peace in their campuses, hostels, homes, and communities.

2. Objectives of the HSL Program

• Promote safety awareness among students.
• Strengthen decision-making skills using HSL tools.
• Reduce risky behaviours on campus through preventative learning.
• Build a culture of peace, discipline, and accountability.
• Encourage students to participate actively in community safety.

3. Target Groups

A. Secondary Schools

Focus on:

Teen safety education

Moral responsibility

Early peacebuilding training

Guidance on peer influence and discipline.

B. Tertiary Institutions

Focus on:

Campus security awareness

Hostel and neighbourhood safety

Intelligence reporting discipline

Student leadership and civic responsibility.

4. HSL Core Tools for Students

Students are introduced to four foundational HSL systems:

1. Neighborhood Assessment Tool (NAT)

Helps students identify risks, behaviours, and threats within their immediate environment.

2. Literary Security X-Ray (LSX)

Teaches comparative analysis of security patterns between school years.

3. Rehabilitation Tool (RT)

Guides behavioural correction and positive reconstruction for at-risk youths.

4. Peace & Security Catalog (PSC) / Community Catalog (CC)

Used to document safety observations and support real-time peacebuilding.

5. Annual HSL Activity Structure

A. Orientation & Basic Training

All new students receive introductory HSL training within their school or faculty.

B. Campus or School Safety Walk

Guided tours to assess surroundings using NAT.

C. HSL Peace Clubs

Students form peace clubs to:

Observe and report risks

Engage in community service

Mentor junior students on discipline

D. Academic Competitions

HSL Quiz Competitions

Security Problem-Solving Challenge

Peace Debate Competitions

E. Annual HSL Day

A full-day program including:

March Past

Drama on campus security

Presentation of NAT reports

Recognition of outstanding safety champions.

6. Expected Outcomes

Improved discipline among students

Reduced campus conflict and violence

Stronger collaboration with school authorities

Preventative security learning among youths

Promotion of peace within school hostels and classrooms.

7. Role of HEPUI in Schools & Campuses

HEPUI supports institutions with:

Professional HSL trainers

Training manuals and workbooks

HSL club formation and supervision

Monitoring and evaluation of student impact

Publishing school activities on the HEPUI website.

8. Partnership Invitation

Schools, tertiary institutions, student unions, and campus fellowships are invited to adopt HSL as a structured peace and safety learning program.

Together, we can build institutions where young people grow with discipline, wisdom, and responsibility.

9. Contact Information

Heroes and Heroines of Peace and Unity Initiative (HEPUI) Nyanya Gbagyi, Karu LGA, Nasarawa State

Making everyone guard everybody through the Home Security Laboratory.