We are happy to announce the launching of Yubuntu Youth Peacebuilding Alliance at this momentous day, a day dedicated to Africa Youth Day.
“I am because we are.”
In practicing ybuntu, we strive to resolve conflicts peacefully, listening to and understanding the perspectives of others. We treat individuals with empathy and respect, even when we disagree with them.
“Save Your Holy Land Association (SYHLA) is one of the founding members of Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance. Being a member of Ybuntu has brought several advantages to our organization. This includes, improving the visibility of our organization around peacebuilding and national dialogue, enhanced partnership, and networking with the alliance members. Through engaging in the alliance, SYHLA generated more resources to implement peacebuilding and national dialogue related projects, benefited from different capacity-building support provided around peacebuilding and national dialogue.”
“Eshet Children and Youth Development Organization (ECYDO), as a founding member of Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance, has benefited a lot in terms of getting opportunities to expand our partnership and networking with organizations like GIZ and Fredrick Ebert Stiftung, strengthen partnerships with the Ethiopian CSO Council (ECSOC), and has helped us to contribute significantly to the collaborative efforts of the alliance member organizations.”
“Before joining Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance as a founding member organization, I did not have any knowledge and interest in the national dialogue process. But after joining Ybuntu, my knowledge about national dialogue has increased and learned the importance of engaging my organization in the process to benefit our consistencies in our program area. Since then, Beza for Women Organization has been engaged in implementing various activities around national dialogue and other peace building initiatives.”
“Our organization Better Life Ethiopia is a founding member Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance. We have got lots of benefits by joining the alliance. It has helped us to broaden our networking and partnership with various government and non-government organizations, it has also created an opportunity to our organization to participate in different capacity building workshop, meeting, and other platforms.”
“Redeem the Generation have benefited a lot by being a founding member of Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance. We have got a platform to discuss, understand and actively participate in the national dialogue and other peace building related issues, we are able to include these national issues in our current programs and projects, our visibility has increased, it gives us an opportunity to participate in different national dialogue issues at higher level even including the transitional justice, able to partner with different likeminded organization and learned a lot.”
“Egna Le Egna Youth Health and Development Organization / ELEYHaDO/, as a founding member of Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance benefited a lot. One of this manifestation is the expanded partnership and networking opportunity that we have got with diverse organizations ranging from government, non-governmental and potential funding organizations. Personal and organizational development through experience sharing, it also strengthened our relationship with the Ethiopian CSO Council and the alliances members.”
“Fana Addis Tiwlid Ethiopia is the founding member of Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance. Through engaging in the alliance work, we have got lots of advantages in terms of building the capacity of our organization to engage in national dialogue and other peacebuilding initiatives introduced by the government. It has fostered better partnership and networking with the alliance members, increased visibility of our organization through engaging in various alliance related events and programs.
“TaYA, is one of the founding members of Ybuntu Youth Peace Building Alliance. It is uniquely positioned to promote meaningful and inclusive engagement of young people in the national peacebuilding efforts initiated by the government. Working with like-minded youth led and youth focused organizations, we have been able to reach more target groups and mobilized young people to contribute for this cause. Working in an alliance through creating a movement for young people has helped us expand our reach.”
"If you want to go fast, travel alone, if you want to go far, travel together." Since Beza for generation (B4G) became a founding member of Ybuntu, understood how important it is to respect the beliefs and choices of others in addition to developing a culture of discussion by meeting online every week. Ybuntu has created an opportunity for B4G to get acquainted with national and international organizations. Consequently, B4G gain extensive knowledge about national dialogue, peace building, and conflict resolution. Because of this, Beza decided to work sincerely in peace building and national dialogue together with local, national, and international actors.”