TALO-WADAAG
In the context of the recent gains and persisting challenges in democratization, statebuilding and peacebuilding in the Somali region, Interpeace proposes to launch a five-year program with the overall objective to enhance citizen centered peacebuilding and democracy. The Programme’s focus on the Somali social contract underlines the crucial significance of promoting inclusive and participatory governance by ensuring broad-based consultations and buy-in on key political processes that will take place in Somalia in the coming five years. By promoting inclusive and participatory governance, as well as engaging in peacebuilding processes in ongoing and persistent conflicts across local, regional, and state borders, this Programme aims to contribute to sustainable, lasting progress for Somalis in democratization and peacebuilding.
The overall objective of the proposed programme is to contribute to sustainable peacebuilding and democratization in the Somali Region by strengthening citizen and stakeholder engagement in governance and conflict prevention and management through inclusive, participatory, citizen-centered processes and mechanisms. This will help reinforce the capacities of government and citizens to strengthen and ingrain democratic practices, which will promote and sustain cohesion between and among Somalis at the local, regional and federal levels.
To achieve this, the outcomes of the programme are:
- particularly women and youth, to play an active role in ongoing peacebuilding and democratization processes
- are more participatory, inclusive, and responsive to citizens, civil society, and other stakeholders
- use increasingly inclusive local infrastructures for peace to sustainably prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts
BRICESafe and quality education for girls and boys in displacement situations
The study will provide an empirically grounded research account on the learning experiences of refugees and IDPs in Somalia and Ethiopia as well as the effects of teacher professional development on their competence, knowledge and dispositions. The study is carried together in consortium by Sussex University UK, PLAN UK, University of Gambela, PDRC Somalia and Relief International in different capacities and responsibilities, The study looks specifically at teaching and learning in the two countries to examine key aspects such as student learning, teacher professional development and support, school governance and, crucially, teacher practices/pedagogy.
PDRC is a lead country partner in conducting research, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, policy briefs and share findings with Puntland Ministry of Education to make informed decisions to enhanced Primary education.
The overarching aim of the research study is to understand access to quality and inclusive education for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in education in conflict affected and fragile contexts specifically in Ethiopia and Somalia.
The specific objectives are to:
- for refugees and IDPs in education in conflict affected and fragile contexts, specifically in Ethiopia and Somalia, to ascertain what works, how and why, and under what conditions.
- and understanding about strategies to increase access to quality and inclusive education through a close inspection of current interventions in in Ethiopia and Somalia.
- to policy experts, policymakers, and civil society organizations at the local, national, regional, and international level on the effects of interventions
