Just last month, a group of young women from Kassala town participated in a two-week training workshop on food processing and bakery skills. And though these women represented an array of tribal backgrounds, they all committed to training other women in their home communities on the skills they acquired. But community actors like the women help create the pockets of social cohesion that will support the infrastructure for durable peace in the future—a durable peace that can heal cleavages and confront polarization. This is only one example of what strengthening local peacebuilding systems looks like. The training workshop is a product of the Strengthening Capacities for Peace and Social Cohesion project—a joint initiative implemented in collaboration with UNICEF and funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund—which aims to reduce violent conflict as well as enhance peace and social cohesion, thereby contributing to both social stability and sustainable development.

Source: The Local July 25, 2024 18:58 UTC