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In this page you will find a report of all the activities that have been carried out by LPI in Somalia under the guidance of Michele Cesari, LPI's Resident Representative for Kenya and Somalia.
You can also view a report from Canada here. (.pdf)
Historical background to LPI’s engagement in Somalia
Somalia has been without a central government since 1991 and has been trapped in violent conflict since then. LPI became involved in Somalia in 1992 in tandem with the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), when LPI was supporting the process of forming District Councils (DCs). Behind this effort was LPI’s vision that establishing DCs was one way of empowering people from the bottom. In 2001, LPI effectively withdrew from Somalia by handing over to a newly created and indigenous organisation, the Forum for Peace & Governance (FOPAG), while providing accompaniment in the implementation of FOPAG’s activities. Due to a number of reasons, LPI later ended this partnership. In the context of the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference (2002-2004), LPI was approached by IGAD Special Envoy Bethuel Kiplagat with a view to build capacities of participants and eventually set up a programme. LPI re-launched on the ground activities again in 2007, when an office in Baidoa could be opened. However, due to rising insecurity in South-Central Somalia, LPI withdrew its presence from Baidoa and is now working with its Somali partner organisations through regular travels.
Brief summary of the programme
LPI focuses on capacity-building in conflict transformation for local partners, laying a strong emphasis on research and analysis. The Somalia programme primarily covers the southern regions of the country (Bay, Middle and Lower Jubba, and Gedo). LPI currently develops partnerships with the following organisations through a process of conversations and workshops:
• Somali Peace Line – SPL (Mogadishu)
• Somali Women’s Contact Committee – SWCC (Mogadishu, Lower
Shabelle, Middle Shabelle, Gedo, Middle Jubba)
This process has already led to the identification of concrete opportunities for joint engagement. LPI and SPL have developed a common interest on initiating a research initiative on the role of civil society in conflict transformation in Somalia. With SWCC, the focus will first be put on a thorough process of organizational analysis in order to strengthen the existing network of women organizations that are spread all over the southern-most part of Somalia and therefore has a huge potential for outreach.
LPI’s Somalia programme is operated from the office in Nairobi with regular field missions.
For more information, please contact:
Michele Cesari
LPI Representative in Kenya for the Somalia programme and Cooperation with Regional Partners programme
E-mail: michele.cesari@life-peace.org
You can also view a report from Canada here. (.pdf)
Historical background to LPI’s engagement in Somalia
Somalia has been without a central government since 1991 and has been trapped in violent conflict since then. LPI became involved in Somalia in 1992 in tandem with the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), when LPI was supporting the process of forming District Councils (DCs). Behind this effort was LPI’s vision that establishing DCs was one way of empowering people from the bottom. In 2001, LPI effectively withdrew from Somalia by handing over to a newly created and indigenous organisation, the Forum for Peace & Governance (FOPAG), while providing accompaniment in the implementation of FOPAG’s activities. Due to a number of reasons, LPI later ended this partnership. In the context of the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference (2002-2004), LPI was approached by IGAD Special Envoy Bethuel Kiplagat with a view to build capacities of participants and eventually set up a programme. LPI re-launched on the ground activities again in 2007, when an office in Baidoa could be opened. However, due to rising insecurity in South-Central Somalia, LPI withdrew its presence from Baidoa and is now working with its Somali partner organisations through regular travels.
Brief summary of the programme
LPI focuses on capacity-building in conflict transformation for local partners, laying a strong emphasis on research and analysis. The Somalia programme primarily covers the southern regions of the country (Bay, Middle and Lower Jubba, and Gedo). LPI currently develops partnerships with the following organisations through a process of conversations and workshops:
• Somali Peace Line – SPL (Mogadishu)
• Somali Women’s Contact Committee – SWCC (Mogadishu, Lower
Shabelle, Middle Shabelle, Gedo, Middle Jubba)
This process has already led to the identification of concrete opportunities for joint engagement. LPI and SPL have developed a common interest on initiating a research initiative on the role of civil society in conflict transformation in Somalia. With SWCC, the focus will first be put on a thorough process of organizational analysis in order to strengthen the existing network of women organizations that are spread all over the southern-most part of Somalia and therefore has a huge potential for outreach.
LPI’s Somalia programme is operated from the office in Nairobi with regular field missions.
For more information, please contact:
Michele Cesari
LPI Representative in Kenya for the Somalia programme and Cooperation with Regional Partners programme
E-mail: michele.cesari@life-peace.org
