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Community leader Sebit Khamis Marjan - who is blind - is helping communities bring peace to South Sudan’s second-biggest city, as well as championing rights for people with disabilities. “I may not ‘see’ all of you and your problems, but I have the vision to resolve them.”
30 March 2020
Gender-based violence, including domestic and intimate partner violence, is rarely discussed in traditional and patriarchal communities in Kyrgyzstan. Baatyrzhan Giazov is an imam who has been working with his community in Osh to change this.
19 March 2020
The creation of more administrative areas in many parts of South Sudan has led to unprecedented numbers of land disputes. After clashing over the ownership of a strategic cattle camp in Jonglei State, five clans from Ajuong community came together to resolve their dispute and move towards more understanding.
3 February 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
Ongoing conflict and inter-ethnic violence and tensions have left communities divided in Wau and other parts of South Sudan. By exchanging household goods and coming together to talk, women from both sides of the fractured city of Wau have set out to bring their communities back together.
21 September 2019
A recent youth exchange from Kyrgyzstan to Germany highlighted some of the shared challenges young people face around the world, and also provided some lessons and cultural insights for its participants.
4 September 2019
Despite continued war across South Sudan, inter-communal dialogues between rival Dinka and Murle communities in Greater Jonglei states have led to peace between villages that had been feuding for years.
12 August 2019
In Kyrgyzstan, social pressures to host costly and exuberant celebrations and rituals can leave the hosts feeling the heavy costs. They may be forced into debt or have to work abroad for a better income to pay these debts off. In Samarkandek, in the south-west of the country, communities have come together to find ways to address the problem.
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The impact of Somalia’s civil war on its people is apparent to this day. In this series of interviews, we spoke with six Somali community members who have been impacted by the work of action forums set up to address security concerns of the people.
20 May 2019
Decades of conflict in South Sudan have torn communities apart, with many still struggling to live peacefully or earn a living. Esther and Hakim work in Torit County to bring people together to address tensions and talk over their concerns.
24 April 2019