Ahmed Mohamed Jama speaks to community members about the human cost of conflict and the importance of choosing peace.

How an insider peacebuilder in Somalia helped turn young men away from violence

Our insider peacebuiler Ahmed Mohamed Jama draws on lived experience and dialogue skills through our trainings to persuade young men in Somalia to reject violence and choose peaceful futures.

Impact

Milad Bahadori

Working Student Knowledge Management & AI, Executive Office

Berghof People

Iman Tariq Muhyaddin

Finance and Operations Officer, Middle East and North Africa Unit

Berghof People

Peacebuilding is more than representation. It’s about transforming power and creating space for every voice.

Conflict transformation requires gender-transformative peacebuilding

Gender-transformative peacebuilding is not about adding women to existing processes, but transforming the systems of power that perpetuate conflict.

blog post 4 Sept 2026
Author(s) Claudia Cruz Almeida

Negotiating against all odds

Our Senior Mediation Advisor Luxshi Vimalarajah speaks with WOZ about negotiating peace amid record conflict numbers and shrinking funding for conflict resolution.

feature 8 Sept 2026

Climate, peace, and security: Advancing Germany’s policy response.

How can Germany turn climate security commitments into action?

Ahead of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference, we explore what Germany should do to support the climate, peace, and security agenda.

feature 9 Sept 2026

Behind every agreement is a long and often difficult process of building trust, opening dialogue, navigating setbacks, and taking incremental steps forward.

International Day of Peace 2026: Building peace from the ground up

Join our event for International Day of Peace to hear from peacebuilders about their day-to-day efforts in building lasting peace.

event 21 Sept 2026

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