CIPAD WITH SUPPORT FROM UNDP HAS CONDUCTED INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE ON COMMUNITY DRIVERS OF CONFLICT IN MALOU-AWEER BOMA, AWEIL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ON 30TH DECEMBER 2021

CIPAD successfully conducted intergenerational dialogue on community drivers of conflict in Malou-aweer in order to promote reconciliation and peaceful co-existence amongst communities on 30th of December 2021.

Some key community conflict drivers identified and discussed during the dialogue workshop were mostly sexual gender based violence; limited young people’s participation in public issues especially decisions that affect their lives like in governance including peacebuilding and security planning; limited education as many young people drop out of schools because of poverty; increase rate of drug and alcohol consumption; lack of life skills trainings for young people; hopelessness; trauma and injustice just to mention few.

To address the conflict drivers, participants went for various group discuss and came up with some resolutions aimed at resolving the conflict drivers identified formed a committee composed of community members, local government officials and chiefs to monitor the implementation of the agreed resolutions by the relevant stakeholders.

The workshop was attended by attended by 100 (50 females) participants from youth groups; community leaders; chiefs; women groups; community elders; Payam Administrators; County government Administrators; Police; Ministry of Peacebuilding; Ministry of Youths & sport; Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Development; CSOs; and faith-based groups (Christians/Islamists) in Malou-aweer Boma, Ayuang Payam, Aweil Municipal Council, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state.

Participants appreciated United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the support given and recommend the same dialogue to be done in other Bomas and Payams of Aweil Municipal Council.