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Young people leading change, on the record.
Leaders, women, volunteers and local organizations at the centre of CAYO’s work in Jigjiga and the Somali Region. Every story comes from a project or initiative on our record, told with the partners who made it possible.
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Leadership deserves to be seen
The 2025 winners of the annual award for young leaders in Somali Regional State.
Local organizations, built to last
A capacity-building training for emerging civil society organizations, with CSRC and AFD.
Peace is a skill, and it can be learned
The Peace Ambassadors Fellowship, run by CAYO with U-Report Ethiopia.
When a community leads the conversation
Awareness sessions on violence against women and girls, with the International Solidarity Foundation.
Let’s normalize volunteerism
400+ active volunteers in Jigjiga, and a campaign to make service normal.
Back2School with CAYO
A completed campaign with Ethio Telecom and Ugaaso Women Space Org, carried forward in Ilays Learning.
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How we tell stories.
Our photographs are our own, and their captions describe only what they show.
- We publish a person’s name, story or photograph only with their written consent, and a parent’s or guardian’s as well for anyone under 18.
- We never identify people who have experienced violence: no name, face, voice, village or detail that could identify them.
- Locations stay general when a person’s safety could be affected.
- We name partners beside CAYO, because the work is shared.
- Consent can be withdrawn at any time, and we remove the story or photograph at the next possible edit.
Follow the work as it happens.
Milestones and project updates in the news, and CAYO in brief for media.