A capacity-building partnership for youth-led peace advocacy
Duration
December 2025 – November 2027
Location
Germany, Tanzania, Italy, Uganda, Spain and Kenya
Partners
Peace Up! (Germany), Center for Youth Dialogue (Tanzania), Agency for Peacebuilding (Italy), Prospect Initiative (Uganda), Fundació Catalunya Voluntària (Spain), Lamu Youth Alliance (Kenya)
Target group
Young peacebuilders, youth leaders, youth workers, and youth organisations from Europe and East Africa who are engaged in peacebuilding, civic participation, and youth empowerment
About the project
Amani Pamoja brings together youth organisations and young peacebuilders from Europe and East Africa to strengthen meaningful youth participation in peace and security processes.
Youth organisations play a vital role in supporting young people to become active citizens and contribute to peaceful, inclusive societies. However, many organisations still face challenges in creating sustainable spaces for meaningful youth participation, especially for young people who experience barriers to engagement.
This project creates a cross-continental learning partnership where youth organisations from Germany, Italy, Spain, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda exchange experiences, strengthen their advocacy skills, and explore new ways to involve young people in peacebuilding and decision-making processes.
Through youth exchanges, capacity-building activities, policy dialogues, and communication activities, the project supports young peacebuilders to raise their voices, engage with decision-makers, and contribute to the implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda.
Objectives
- To build international partnerships
- To strengthen advocacy skills
- To increase youth participation
- To promote youth-led peacebuilding
- To develop resources and share learning
Activities
- Youth Exchange 1 – Cross-continental learning partnership. A structured exchange involving more than 5 youth-led and 5 youth-focused organisations, bringing together young peacebuilders in Mombasa, Kenya (13-18 July 2026).
- Advocacy and policy dialogue training. A training programme in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona), Spain (27 November – 3 December 2026), aimed at strengthening young people’s confidence and competence to advocate for peace.
- Three Youth Participation Activities in East Africa. Training of 75 young leaders (25 per country in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), followed by their participation in policy dialogue spaces at local and national levels, between December 2026 and August 2027.
- Three Youth Participation Activities in Europe. Training of 75 young leaders (25 per country in Germany, Italy and Spain), with subsequent engagement in policy dialogue processes, between December 2026 and August 2027.
Learning materials
Coming soon.
Funding
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.