One day Awareness raising workshop on Conflict Resolution in Dolow for Community.
Reporting Agency : M M D
Dolow-Garbaharey Region,
Reporting Period : 29th 2014
INTRODUCTION
M M D, DOLOW focal point had placed particular emphasis on elder people rather than young people since it had started the monthly awareness raising workshops on conflict resolution and peace promotion. However, due to the great role played by the triggering of conflicts whatever magnitude they have, M M D had started huge campaign on focusing the young people irrespective of their sex, social class etc. thus, in that month September 2014, M M D, DOLOW focal point had held awareness raising on Conflict resolution for 30 young girls and boys in communities.
The main objective of the workshop for the y Community was to enable them take responsibility towards the peace promotion process in the country as a whole.
AWARENESS RAISING WORKSHOP ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR COMMUNITIES.
The monthly awareness raising workshop on conflict resolution and peace promotion was held for community from DOLOW four main villages; the workshop was held on 29th September 2014 in Dolow, main office.
The workshop was facilitated by the newly appointed M M D Dolow, focal point Luul Ali Ahmed, the new vice-chairlady of MMD. Special consideration was given to find out the knowledge capacity of the community about conflicts and the important role they can play in nation-wide reconciliation process in Somalia.
The atmosphere of the workshop was very welcoming and participative. Each participant had expressed his/her ideas in very participatory manner.
The M M D, DOLOW Focal point facilitates the awareness raising workshop on conflict resolution and peace promotion in DOLOW for 30 young participants
The main points that had been discussed in the workshop were:
- The role of the community in the peace processes of the country.
- The greatest affects of different conflicts on the Community in Somalia.
- Any kind of voluntary cooperation relationship among girls and boys in the reconciliation process in the country.
- How education can assist the youth to prevent conflicts.
These topics had been deeply discussed among the attendants and the facilitator and at the end of the workshop; refreshments and incentives were distributed to the participants.
The M M D writes notes on the whiteboard of what some of the participants suggested during the discussion
The participants enjoy with their refreshments after a short break
The main objectives of the workshop:
- To encourage the community to fully participate in the reconciliation processes that is going on in the country.
- To promote the awareness of the community towards conflict resolution and peace promotion.
- To enable the community feel that they are the important sections of the Somali communities.
- Financial expense breakdowns
| S/N | Expense details | Qty | No. of ppts | Unit cost | Total cost |
| Refreshments | day | 30PPTS | $ 81 | $ 81 | |
| Communication | 1 | $ 20 | $20 | ||
| Report writer monthly salary expense | One month | 1 | $ 50 | $ 50 | |
| Panel making cost | 1 | 1 | $ 30 | $ 30 | |
| Photo capturing | $ 20 | $ 20 | |||
| Incentives for (30 Ppts*$ 4*1day) | day | 30 ppts | $ 4 | $ 120 | |
| Internet and Scan | $ 20 | $ 20 | |||
| 8. | Grand Total: | $ 341 | |||
RECOMMENDATIONS
The M M D DOLOW, focal point recommends the following:
- To create youth empowerment programs such as vocational trainings, literacy and numeracy classes etc in order to avoid youth involvement in the conflicts in Somalia.
- To get enough fund that can be used directly and indirectly in the reconciliation programs in the country i.e. free education, free health services, income-generating activities, and any other programs that can pave the way for the integration or reintegration of the Somali people (those feel hostility to each other and those who had never came closer due to social class)
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