CIPAD WITH SUPPORT FROM UNDP HAS CONDUCTED INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE ON COMMUNITY DRIVERS OF CONFLICT IN WARAWAR BOMA, BAAC PAYAM, AWEIL EAST COUNTY.
CIPAD successfully conducted intergenerational dialogue on community drivers of conflict in Warawar Boma in order to promote reconciliation and peaceful co-existence amongst communities on 4th of November 2021.
Some key community conflict drivers identified and discussed during the dialogue workshop were sexual gender based violence; exclusion of young women and boys in the decisions that affect their lives; neglect of women and youth contribution in peacebuilding and security issues; poor capacity building of women and youths; poverty especially for resources based conflicts; inadequate life skills for youths; drug and alcohol addiction and indulgence in criminal activities; theft; robberies; teenage pregnancies; adultery; and increased bride price’ (money or property that the groom’s family must give the bride’s family before marriage) 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.
The workshop was attened by attended by 100 (52 women) participants from youth groups; community leaders; chiefs; women groups; community elders; Payam Administrators; County government Administrators; Police; Ministry of Peace-building; Ministry of Youths & sport; Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Development; CSOs; and faith-based groups (Christians/Islamists) in Warawar Boma, Baac Payam, Aweil East County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state.