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Call for champions Leadership Program, 2024Call for champions Leadership Program, 2024
Background Somalia has one of the world’s largest young populations, with 75 percent of its population under 30 years old. While young people represent the majority in Somali society, continuing unrest, conflict, and socio-economic and political exclusion have left them with psychological wounds and multiple roadblocks to adulthood. This leadership training challenge is part of […]
It’s time to Teach Peace to our YouthIt’s time to Teach Peace to our Youth
The Center for Prevention of Violent Extremism in Somalia expresses its deepest condolences to the people of Bosaso City, Somalia, following the unjustified terrorist act that left numerous deaths and injuries caused by the explosion on 23rd of January. It capped a decade of increasing deadly complex suicide attacks by the Somali terrorist group that […]
Fostering youth as a positive force for transformational change through transformative peace initiatives using thinking and communication tools:Fostering youth as a positive force for transformational change through transformative peace initiatives using thinking and communication tools:
CPVESOM committed to fostering and changing the mindset of youth and young adults by addressing the domestic challenges, drivers, and bushes to violence extremism through thinking and communication tools that logically identify their personal, community, and environmental challenges. By providing alternatives to overcome key limitations that inhibit them from achieving a non-violent, peaceful, and better […]
Preventing youth radicalizations and violent extremismPreventing youth radicalizations and violent extremism
We address the domestic challenges, drivers, and bushes of youth to violent extremism through thinking and communication tools (theory of constraints) that logically identify their personal, community, and environmental challenges. We call for investing in youth and young people through critical thinking, communication, and soft skills that not only prevent youth radicalization but also empower […]
Research strategy: youth, peace, security, and development.Research strategy: youth, peace, security, and development.
The Center for Prevention of Violent Extremism in Somalia fosters peace through a reach supported by theories, traditions, cultural religions, and indigenous approaches. We engage with communities to get to know more, undress, and be aware of the situations. We research to understand the pushes and pulls of young people into extremist ideologies, which leads […]
Empowering Communities to make a positive ChangeEmpowering Communities to make a positive Change
Our theory of change answers the following promising questions to pave the way for peace and coexistence What to Change? Defining the problems that need to be addressed (for example the Youth radicalizations). what to Change to? The solution – The intended change (for example, Youth as a positive peace agent) How to Cause the […]
Youth at Risk: Livelihood Alternatives.Youth at Risk: Livelihood Alternatives.
The Somalia Human Development Report is dedicated to Somalia’s young women and men, highlighting that a failure to invest in youth as an asset for the broader economy and society will continue to incur formidable costs, including the perpetuation of intergenerational poverty and conflict, and notes that ‘in a shattered economy, many youth have no […]
Fostering Peace and Democracy in the times of crisis.Fostering Peace and Democracy in the times of crisis.
young people in IDPs are in line to vote for municipal election in Puntland, Somalia, 2023 In line with sustainable development goals particularly Goal 16, the broader human rights foster democracy, freedom of expression, and access to information. It has prevented democracy is fundamental to sustainable economic development, peace, and justice. However, in Somalia extremist […]