This is Karamoja in Northern Uganda. In the region, like in most of Uganda, young people grew up in a culture of violence, where the weapon was the norm. With our project, we help these young people to change their communities.

Patrick grew up in Buboko, a poor, war-torn village in Uganda. Whilst the violent conflict had ended, chaos remained. As a child, Patrick was faced with violence and chaos, now he is changing the lives of many. His weapon? Peacebuilding.

In the village of Aravan in Kyrgyzstan, young people grow up in divided communities. They are used to fight each other on the streets. Melis and others challenged this and started to wonder: “why are we fighting each other?”.

In Kyrgyzstan, youth are faced with many challenges. Here in the village of Maeka, the absence of street lighting creates insecurity for women. Elzina and Elvira wanted to change that!

Khaled Emam was born in a small village in the poorest area of Egypt. He was brought up in a culture where violence and conflict were prominent and weapons the norm. He took up education as his tool to make peace. To make a change.