The specific project builds on different previous projects, focusing on strengthening the capacities of young leaders from conflict-affected communities, resulting in collaborations on strategies to combat sectarianism and promote peaceful, inclusive societies. Youth from diverse backgrounds learned, through trainings and workshops, how to collaborate and engage with decision-makers. Youth also conducted social action research on local social issues.
Kulluna Muwatinum was initially launched in Syria and Iraq, and later expanded to Lebanon and Yemen. This current project thus builds on the results achieved in Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon, and now also includes Palestine.
The activities of the current project fall under the wider theme of “shrinking civic space”. Within this framework, local and regional platforms for youth organizations and youth leaders are supported. The goal is to increase youth engagement and strengthen their capacity to contribute to sustainable peace and security in their countries and communities.
To achieve this, youth receive training, attend lectures, and participate in workshops. They learn how to engage in constructive dialogues on social issues, strengthen specific skills (such as archiving), and strengthen the capacity to develop and carry out their own initiatives at the local level. Using both offline and online spaces, the project also aims to connect the participating youths from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Yemen. Peer-to-peer learning and exchange to look further than one’s own issues are an integral part of the project.