Welcome to the 11th International Conference of Community Psychology – ICCP 2026
September 1 - 4, 2026
The 2026 ICCP Lagos is a call to gather as planetary cousins, to discuss where we are, where we have been, and where we are going as a human species.
About ICCP2026
Gathering in the Motherland: Celebrating Ways of the Waters & Reconnecting to the Source
Our theme speaks to the enduring power of connection, no matter how far we’ve traveled or how much time has passed. Like water, which flows freely yet is shaped by its journey, we too are shaped by our roots and the communities we belong to.
About Lagos, Nigeria
History of Lagos: Lagos Ownership & Identities
The root of the Egbesin tree does not cross the pathway, cast divination for Amugba, while proceeding on a trip to Lagos, he was asked to make ritual to the deities
Oriki of Eko (Lagos Eulogy)
Eko akete / Lagos, the domain of akete
Ilu ogbon / the home of wisdom
Aro dede maja / an elastic city
Eko aromi sa legbe-legbe / one that balances on the edge of bodies of waters
Eni to o ba lo si eko ti o ba gbon / a person who goes to Lagos and doesn’t become wise
Ti onitohun ba lo s’ajo ko le gbon / will never be wise even if they traverse the rest universe
Bi oju ko ba t’eyin igbeti, / If the marshy areas are not disgraced
Oju ko le ti eko / then Lagos can never be disgraced
About LASU
History of Hosting Site: The Lagos State University, Ojo
Was established by a Bill passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly and assented to by the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on 22nd April 1983.
The Lagos State University Statute No. 1 of 1983 created the institution. The Statute was revised in 1986 and evolved as the Lagos State Edict No. 5 of 1986. Further amendments to the Edict were made in 1990, 1992, 2004, and 2015; the latest amendment was assented to by the Governor on January 5, 2016.
OUR AIM
To ignite energies around our natural, local ways of being, to instill within us a deep sense of interconnectedness, and to enact our own psychologies for community healing, resisting, and organizing
We are confident that this experience will enhance community psychology research and actions worldwide, empowering practitioners’ strengths in pursuing fairness, inclusion, mattering, and well-being at the beginning of the new century.
We will introduce participants to some significant local initiatives whose principles and goals encompass community psychology values and methods and thus be able to share the African experience with all delegates.
The 11th ICCP is based on local team organizational ability, multiple experiences, and international networking processes of mutual collaboration and collective action that have contributed to creating the academic, teaching, and practical endeavors of the discipline in Nigeria
Our Valued Partners
Some partners from our events
