Invest in Muslim youth volunteering for peace

Dear friends and supporters,

Project update:

Our young peacebuilder program continues to grow from strength to strength. Our current 12^th batch of 10 volunteers are more than halfway through their yearlong placements. We have also began recruiting for the next batch of young peacebuilders. We have had more than 120 applicants which means there is stiff competition for the 10 places on our training program. The selection of the next batch will begin in May.

Rohaima: Promoting Peaceful Co-existence

One of our current young peace builders is Rohaima known as Pre. Her background is in Education and she believes that learning shouldn’t always be thought to the four corners of rooms but reaching out to the community as well, one of the reasons why she became a volunteer of KI.
She is working to empower communities in conflict affected areas in Lanao del Sur with communities affected by the Marawi siege. These communities already faced a lack of resources and so when the population swelled due to the influx of displaced people this led to a rise in tension of these resources. Pre’s role is as a field worker in a community-based protection project established to provide and promote Peaceful co-existence between these local communities and displaced persons. Overall, the project benefitted 2,506 individuals and 189 IDP families. Pre always believes that doing a sustainable project can be an impact to a more peaceful and sustainable community.

Your support is invaluable in helping young people such as Pre to become peacebuilders and development workers in their own communities.

Thank you

Mariam