Results
The center makes a difference through workshops, youth empowerment programs, and conflict resolution training. This year, we hosted or co-sponsored several workshops involving hundreds of participants, and the impact continues to grow.
3000+
Youth and adolescents engaged with Congo Peace Academy programs
200
Workshops co-led by youth
100+
Participated in our "Become Your Own Boss" entrepreneurship and leadership training, co-sponsored by EDC as part of the ADIJ project in partnership with USAID.
250+
Youth attended the Youth Peace Summit
40+
Peace Through Entrepreneurship laureates
200+
Peacemakers and student representatives promote peace and nonviolence in their schools.
100+
Youth trained to lead Conflict Resolution workshops
In this time of war between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebels, we are doing everything possible to promote non-violence and peaceful cohabitation.
We teach young people, in and out of school, about peace and nonviolent alternatives
We encourage youth and their communities to adopt dialogue as a method of conflict resolution
We raise global awareness of the ongoing but forgotten humanitarian crisis in Congo
We seek to provide emergency and humanitarian assistance to small children and other vulnerable people suffering in the Kanyaruchinya camp and around Goma.
