Why it matters.
Disputes over grazing and water grow sharper with every drought. Young people are drawn into them, but rarely into settling them.
In the Somali Region, pastoral communities share rangelands and water points that shrink when the rains fail. Competition over them, and tension along administrative boundaries, can turn into violence.
Elders and customary institutions settle most disputes, and they carry deep authority. Young people, who are often the first to be mobilized when tensions rise, are seldom part of the conversations that resolve them.
What it does.
Nabad Generation will train young people in dialogue and conflict prevention, and give them a recognized place beside the elders who keep the peace.
Form committees
Youth peace committees of young women and men, formed with the agreement of elders and local administrations.
Train
Leadership, dialogue, conflict prevention and social cohesion skills, building on the Peace Ambassadors Fellowship.
Resolve disputes
Committees work alongside elders on disputes over grazing land and water, before they turn violent.
Bridge communities
Dialogues that bring young people from neighbouring communities together, linked to peacebuilding actors through SR-PAN.
Who it is for.
Young women and men in communities where competition over land and water, or tension between groups, puts peace at risk, working with elders, religious leaders and local administrations.
Every programme carries our commitments: gender equality, disability inclusion, conflict sensitivity, a climate lens and digital-first delivery.
Where it starts.
Nabad Generation grows from a fellowship that has already trained young peace ambassadors, and from a regional network of peacebuilding actors.
Peace Ambassadors Fellowship Program
Built leadership, dialogue, conflict prevention and social cohesion skills in young people.
Partner U-Report Ethiopia · Implementer CAYO
Somali Region Peacebuilding Actors Network (SR-PAN)
Brings peacebuilding actors together for coordination, knowledge exchange and joint advocacy. It will connect peace committees to the wider work in the region.
How we will measure.
We will measure whether committees are trusted and used, not only whether they exist.
Committees active
Youth peace committees formed and meeting.
Disputes handled
Disputes that committees help to resolve alongside elders, recorded without names or details that could put anyone at risk.
Conflict sensitivity
Regular checks that our work does not deepen divisions, with elders and community members.
Youth data collectors
Young people trained to run surveys and focus groups in their own communities and languages.
Where this leads next.
Our programmes are built to connect, so that a young person can move from one to the next without starting over.
Hiigsi Leaders
Young women and men at the table where local decisions are made.
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Civil Society and Protection
Local organizations, especially those led by youth and women, strong enough to protect the people they serve.
Read moreGreen Horn Initiative
Rangelands, water and livelihoods that withstand drought, and young responders ready when it comes.
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Partner on Nabad Generation.
Back youth peace committees in communities at risk, join our work with elders and SR-PAN, or bring your peacebuilding expertise.