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After several decades of conflict, Somalia is stabilizing. In its reconstruction, the diaspora plays a special role.

The peace process in the contested land area between Puntland and Somaliland would benefit from greater inclusion of women, Forum Syd’s partner Amal testifies.

Three years ago world leaders agreed on 17 goals for a better world by 2030. Let’s celebrate by showing that people coming together in civil society have the power to change!

More women chose to report rape cases to the police in Somaliland, putting perpetrators behind bars while challenging the customary settlements through the traditional courts.

The Erley Monroy Peasant School is becoming a valuable instrument to qualify and increase the legitimacy of the peasant reserve zones as a useful territorial development model for peacebuilding in...

Civil Society organisation work with several strategies to deal and overcome the adversities.

New report from Forum Syd shows that threats and violence against human rights defenders and attacks on civic freedoms have escalated in many parts of the world. In 2017, over 300 human rights...

To survive on the streets, Dash Jonte, as he is popularly known, dropped out of school and had to rely on his six friends, who became his new supportive family.

2017 has seen a remarkable improvement for women in electoral politics in Kenya.

Spoken word artists like Mufasa are expanding the civic space from traditional opinion pieces and commentaries to innovative and alternative voices addressing social injustices.