Sana'a, Aden, Taiz, Lahj, Abyan,- 2015-05-01--2020-12-31
Enhancing Citizen Participation in Building Social Cohesion in Yemen implemented through May 2015 to December 2020, funded by Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and United State Institute of Peace (USIP) and implemented in four phases. Partners Global and Partners Yemen worked with the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD) to reduce conflict and promote social cohesion by enhancing the capacity of local religious leaders, educators, and civil society in Yemen. The project engaged nearly 500 Yemenis to promote social cohesion and bolster existing civil society-led initiatives in local communities, such as identifying early warning signs of violent extremism. Trained 50 religious’ leaders, educators, and civil society representatives as trainers; conducted 18 follow-up workshops to step-down the training to at least 450 community members; and a dozen local initiatives that draw on skills and capacity to address significant factors driving violent extremism or otherwise strengthen community resilience to extremism and creates alternatives for youth. Later, 20 workshop implemented as part of small grant, 834 trained in total, 14 peace clubs and six social cohesion committees established. 230 vulnerable youth trained in apprenticeship and entrepreneurship training.
Partners Yemen is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that began its work in Yemen since 2009 as an international organization. In....
