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On International Youth Day, we take a look at our work in Kenya, where we are working with a network of young herders to find ways of reducing tensions that arise over livestock theft and to bring peace to their communities.
12 August 2023
In schools across Kyrgyzstan, bullying and extortion can cause many problems – fights, conflicts between schools, psychological trauma, or in extreme cases, even suicide. Agerkech, a youth organisation, decided to take on the issue
15 August 2022
We spoke to Kenyans across the country about how conflict affects their day-to-day lives, in an effort to understand the causes of conflict and its impacts, paving the way for peaceful and constructive dialogue between ethnic groups in the run-up to Kenya’s 2022 general elections.
2 November 2021
We collected stories, originally written in Russian and Kyrgyz, from some of the young women and men who participated in our two youth support projects in Kyrgyzstan. They spoke about their experiences, ideas, worries and hopes. These stories were part of a media campaign in Kyrgyzstan that amplified young voices and raised public awareness of the issues that affect them.
12 August 2020
In Gok-Machar, South Sudan, community action groups have bought young people, communities, and authorities together to address entrenched tensions, with positive results.
9 July 2020
We brought together young people from across Kyrgyzstan to identify Sustainable Development Goals that they felt were the most pressing and important for their communities. This video highlights some of the findings and experiences of the young people who took part.
29 May 2020
We spoke with Muhammadnasim, a 20 year-old student and youth activist from Tajikistan, about how he is working to address some of the issues that young people face in his community.
7 May 2020
From crime to youth leadership, young people in Mathare’s slum are turning their lives around and helping to build the foundations for a peaceful community.
2 January 2020