Somalilandsun: The PEACE project, supported by the European Union Delegation, Nairobi is an 18-month project contributing to peaceful and inclusive political and electoral processes in Somalia and Somaliland through reducing electoral tensions and increasing women’s participation in electoral processes.
Programme Objectives:
- The Somalia ESR contributes to reducing electoral tensions in the pre-election, election and post-election periods;
- The Somaliland Election Situation Room (ESR) contributes to reducing electoral tensions in the pre-election, election and post-election periods;
- Women’s participation in Somalia’s electoral and governance processes in the pre-election, election and post-election periods is increased; and
- Women’s participation in Somaliland’s electoral and governance processes in the pre-election, election and post-election periods is increased.
Programme implementation Strategy
The PEACE programme implementation strategy is based on the provision of technical support to relevant non-state actors/stakeholders (civil society and media organisations) with a focus on advocacy to ensure a peaceful and inclusive electoral process and creating broader civic awareness of the electoral process. CSOs platforms, in both Somalia and Somaliland, will be supported to implement strategies that promote women empowerment and establish a mechanism for conflict mitigation and multi-party dialogue structures to diffuse political and election-related tensions.
Programme Activities
Project activities will be implemented through local CSOs’ in Somalia and Somaliland who will constructively engage with various local groups such as women’s groups, media and state institutions for their effective participation in electoral processes. as drivers of gender equality, peacebuilding and conflict mitigation
Donor support and funding
EISA PEACE project in Somalia and Somaliland is funded by the European Union (EU).
For more details about the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa visit EISA PEACE
