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Peace

Preventing violent conflict and extremism, and helping survivors recover.

The concern

Why this matters

Today threats to peace are at their highest, and conflicts have become more complex, intense and destructive. The worst effects of these conflicts have been borne by the most vulnerable of our world- children, women, youth, elderly, persons with disability and persons with chronic illnesses.

Our response

Our solutions

Our solutions have been multi-faceted, ranging from prevention, de-escalation, and recovery solutions geared toward containing the impact of violent conflicts, including violent extremism. These wide-ranging interventions have included initiatives in research & analysis; advancing the effective participation and leadership of women & youth in peacebuilding and P/CVE; empowering communities as key contributors to Peace & Security; bridging the gap between the state and the people; strengthening whole of government responses to preventing/countering violent extremism; capacitating homegrown CSOs to contribute to peace; and strategic communication.

Additional interventions have aimed at strengthening human connectedness and friendships; expanding access to socio-economic opportunity for all; enhancing a positive media role in peacebuilding; and addressing consequences of violent conflict by enabling positive coping mechanisms for victims of terrorism and former combatants.

Our goals

What we are working towards

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To contribute to prevention and reduction of violent conflict.

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To strengthen the ability of individuals & communities to withstand and recover from adversities associated with violent conflicts.

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To promote the incorporation of gender perspectives in peace & security programming.

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To advance the meaningful participation, leadership, and protection of women and children in peacebuilding efforts.

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To advance the meaningful participation, leadership, and protection of youth in peacebuilding efforts.

Achievements and results

Key achievements

community members reached through strategic communications and sensitization
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youth trained and mentored, including refugee youth
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youth reached through inter-faith and inter-cultural programming
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former combatants started livelihood and social projects
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01. Peace and preventing violent extremism

1,570,735 community members have been reached and engaged through our strategic communications and sensitization campaign activities aimed at enhancing understanding of the dynamics of violent extremism and vigilance against it.
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40 victims and survivors of terrorist attacks have been supported through sensitizing communities about their plight to curb stigma, and through strategic national level dialogues aimed at addressing their needs.
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Research and advocacy work has been done to promote understanding of the needs and challenges of 57 victims of torture and their families.
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60 Boda Boda Riders have been equipped with knowledge and skills in Non-Violent Communication in response to the growing hooliganism and cases of mob violence among boda boda riders.
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134 community-based NGOs, CBOs, and FBOs have been equipped in the design and implementation of P/CVE programs, and today over 67% of them have included Preventing/Countering of Violent Extremism as a thematic area of programming.
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102 district and sub-county local government leaders have been equipped in strategies to mitigate violent extremism and promote peace- because one of our best defenses against this threat are well informed local governments whose daily actions strengthen community resilience against extremist traps.
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250,000 Community members have been impacted through our Amani Leo Campaign which was geared toward countering hate speech both online and off-line.
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Milestone

Both independently, and as part of consortia, we have undertaken rigorous program evaluation activities, and research initiatives aimed at improving understanding of what works and what doesn’t in relation to peace, as well as better understanding of various dynamics that influence peace & conflict.

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We host provocative dialogues and thought leadership discussions aimed at stretching old ideas and igniting critical thinking and new solutions for fast changing conflict dynamics.

290 Muslim leaders including Salafi women leaders, youth leaders, Somali refugee community leaders in Uganda, and Imaams have been equipped with knowledge and skills in conflict resolution, human rights, computer, social media, and strategies for prevention and countering of violent extremism.
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164 former violent extremist combatants have initiated personal and family-based livelihood, and social projects thanks to our interventions that equipped them with skills and positive coping mechanisms to address their needs and grievances.
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We have influenced various national and regional policies aimed at providing effective policy frameworks for combating violent extremism and terrorism. These include the IGAD regional strategy for P/CVE, Uganda National Strategy for P/CVET, and IGAD P/CVE collaboration framework for State and Non-state actors.

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We have contributed to various resources for peace including the UNDP PVE App and Counter Narratives Toolkit for East and West Africa, the UNDP Early Warning Early Response and PVE Toolkit, and the UNCCT’s Handbook of Good Practices to Support Victims’ Associations in Africa and the Middle East.

02. Youth, peace and security

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We host the premier Peace Gala & Awards, a platform through which we celebrate grassroots, and national actors with outstanding achievements and contributions to the fields of Peace, Security, and Humanitarian work. The awardees are then studied in our School and Community based Peace Clubs- their stories are inspiring thousands of teenagers in our High School Peace Clubs and community members in our pioneer Community Peace Club to take action to advance peace in their local communities.

200 professionals in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Djibouti, and Somalia who work with disillusioned youth on a daily basis have received training and mentorship to boost their capacity to safeguard youth from radicalisation into violent extremism.
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120 upcoming young peacebuilding practitioners have improved their practice after being equipped with foundational and specialised knowledge in fields ranging from Peacebuilding, Conflict Management & Transformation, Prevention of Violent Extremism, and Countering of Violent Extremism at our dedicated Center for Peace Practice situated in Kampala, Uganda.
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102,700 youth have been reached and engaged through our inter-faith and inter-cultural programming aimed at enhancing human understanding, connectedness, and friendships. Such interventions have taken the form of Interfaith Exhibitions, Gardening Fellowships, Youth Inter-faith Peace Gardens, regional exchange & learning visits, and Sports activities.
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170,900 youth, including refugee youth have been trained and mentored in Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Peacebuilding, Prevention/Countering of Violent Extremism, and Participatory Action Research (PAR). As part of contributions toward accelerating the localisation of UNSCR 2250, these initiatives have been implemented through frameworks such as our high school peace clubs and community peace clubs.
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03. Women, peace and security

72 women led and focussed organisations have received specialised training, mentorship in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and preventing/countering violent extremism related themes.
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21 Women led and focussed organisations have received micro-grants which have enhanced their self-efficacy in peace & security related programming and policy engagement.
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Milestone

Female ex-combatants of violent extremist organisations have been supported through training, and education exchanges to enhance their ability to positively cope with their challenges and meet their needs.

Exchange programs have been specially organised between 60 Salafi Women leaders and women of other faith denominations to enhance cross-learning on women organising, peacebuilding and development.
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Milestone

We collect gender disaggregated data across all of our programs and peace related research initiatives to track and document the gender dimension of issues, and the specific impact of our actions on women and girls.

Related projects

Projects in this area

Peace Beyond Borders

Helping communities on both sides of the Uganda and DRC border stand up to violent extremism.

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Bridges to Peace

Our response to the 2021 attacks, with the Kofi Annan Foundation.

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Strengthening Youth Voice and Civic Action for Peacebuilding

Training young Ugandans in Kampala and Yumbe to lead peace work in their communities.

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Amani Pamoja

A youth peace partnership across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Germany, Italy and Spain.

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Stories of change

Voices from Bridges to Peace

People from the communities we worked with describe what changed for them.

Sheikh Abdullah Mutazindwa

Strengthened engagement between Salafi and Local Government in Masaka

Aidah Mbawade Tendo

Confidence to Lead Community Development

Makumbi Tauba

Social Capital for Collective Livelihood Development

Pastor Abbey

Forging New Inter faith relations for peace

John Mark Tamale

Building Vigilant & Resilient Family Institutions

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