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Empowering Youth for Peace: Hussein’s Reflection on the Impact of the Nabad Project in Berdale
Hussein, representing the youth of Berdale district, shared his thoughts on the impact of the Nabad

Fostering Unity and Harmony: A Peacebuilding Event in Berdale District Through Poetry and Dance
Today, we had the pleasure of conducting a Peacebuilding Social Cohesion Event in Berdale District, focusing

BWDO Hosts a Successful Community Peace Agreement Signing Ceremony
BWDO Hosts a Successful Community Peace Agreement Signing Ceremony Today, 12/01/2025, BWDO is proud to announce

Empowering Women and Youth in Baidoa: Workshop on Starting and Managing Small Businesses
11 December 2024 | Baidoa Town BWDO, with the support of GREDO Somalia and funding from

BWDO Hosts Workshop on Women’s Role in Grassroots Peacebuilding in Baidoa
On December 2nd, 2024, BWDO successfully organized a workshop in Baidoa focused on ‘The Role of

Empowering Women in Politics: BWDO’s Raising Awareness Campaign for Women’s Political Participation
BWDO Conducts Successful Campaign on Women’s Political Participation, Empowered by GREDO Somalia and Funded by Danida

Empowering Women in Decision-Making: A Successful Event on Creating Inclusive Platforms
Today, November 19, 2024, we successfully held the event “Creating Inclusive Decision-Making Platforms for Women” under

Empowering Women for Peace: Village-Level Discussion on Women’s Role in Grassroots Peacebuilding
Bwdo, in collaboration with taakulo somali community and acted horn of africa, hosts village-level discussion on

BWDO Hosts Empowering Event on Women’s Rights and Community Advocacy
On October 26, 2024, BWDO successfully hosted a dynamic event that brought together 60 participants, including

Empowering Women and Youth: A Successful Project Launch in Baidoa
We are thrilled to announce the successful launch of our new project aimed at empowering women

Critical Role of Youth and Women in Peacebuilding Initiatives.
We successfully conducted an Inclusive Forum for Youth and Women, focusing on their critical role in

Promoting Women-Led Grassroots Peacebuilding Towards Social Reconciliation in Berdale District
The BWDO Women’s Development Organization has made significant contributions to women’s involvement in peacekeeping and conflict

BWDO Team Participated In a Discussion Forum On Child Rights and Accountability in Baidoa Town.
We are glad to announce that the BWDO team had the opportunity to participate in an

role of women in peacebuilding and their leadership in fostering a peaceful society
Today, 29th July 2024, we were delighted to be part of a coordination meeting in Baidoa

Capacity-building Training On Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution For Community Peace Mediators In Berdale Town.
We are excited to share that we have successfully concluded a 3-day capacity-building training on peacebuilding

Advocacy Digital Skills Training
We are delighted to have participated in the Advocacy Digital Skills Training, which was recently concluded

Promoting Women-Led Grassroots Peacebuilding Towards Social Reconciliation in Berdale District
On 18 May 2024, Bay women development organization in partnership with Taakulo Somali Community had the

Civil Society Organizations Consultative Forum On Citizens’ Participation In Local Governance.
We are glad to participate in the civil society organizations’ consultative roundtable on public participation in

MoWFAHRD-CSOs Joint Coordination Platform To Monitor And Report On Human Right Violations And Incident
BWDO is thrilled to be a part of a two-day forum on human rights organized by

Promoting Women-Led Grassroots Peacebuilding Towards Social Reconciliation
Our female staff attended a 15-day peace building training to gain invaluable skills. They were trained

Somali Women’s Leadership initiative
The Ministry of Women, Family Affairs, and Human Rights of the Southwest, hosted a peace and

We Met With High-Level Acted Staff In Baidoa Town And Discussed The Next Steps For The Peacebuilding Project Which Is Presently Being Conducted In The Southwest And Jubaland State.
We met with high-level Acted staff in Baidoa town and discussed the next steps for the peacebuilding

Workshop On Promoting The Principles Of Partnership And Creating A Dialogue Between All Actors (Donors, INGO, And Local NGOs)
Our team in Mogadishu attended a training on fostering partnership principles and facilitating communication among all

Meeting The Country’s Director, Acted Ms Margon Charles, And Her Counterpart, The Director OF Project Development In Baidoa Town, At The Taakulo Office.
The CSOs implementation partners had the privilege to meet the country Director, Acted Ms Margon Charles, and

Somali Women led Reconciliation, Conference To Discuss Main Thematic Area With in The Context Of Reconciliation, Support To Conflict Mapping and Planning By Community
We are thrilled to be a part of the celebrated conference organized by the Ministry of

Inauguration Ceremony for a 12-Moth Peacebuilding Campaign in Berdaale district
BWDO as part of implementing partners of NABAD Project: (Promoting Women-Led Grassroots Peacebuilding Towards Social Reconciliation),

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024
For this day of International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate the incredible achievements, resilience, and strength

Our Membership for African Union Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (CSWG-WPS)
BWDO is pleased to be part of 17 selected Civil Society Working Groups on Women, Peace,

Meeting Chairlady of the parliamentary committee on human rights and women affairs, Hon. Hawa Sokor Ali
We have met with Hon. @HawaSokorAli MP, the Chairperson of the committee of Human Rights and

Religious Counseling
With the precaution of COVID 19 and its measures, BWDO has conducted religious counseling on February

Religious counselling
Every month during the project, ten beneficiaries and twenty participants from the community have been taking

Sports Tournament
On 21 November 2019 BWDO held a sports tournament at the basketball stadium called DARBANA MUDEY

Expanding Access to Justice (EAJ) Pact Grant Number
Bay Women Development Organization (BWDO) had implemented access to justice and mechanisms to address grievances for

Vocational training skills
50 beneficiaries attended the classes throughout the project they brought their children to the rehabilitation center

Leverage the Strength of Women in Peace Building and Promote Gender Sensitivity
Bay Women Development Organization implemented a project for Strengthening Women in Peace Building and Promote Gender

Awareness campaign on Civil Engagement and Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
BWDO Worked with the Ministry of Women and Human right of Southwest state and implemented the

Workshop On Promoting The Principles Of Partnership And Creating A Dialogue Between All Actors (Donors, INGO, and Local NGOs) Regarding The Quality Of Funding For Local And International Actors
Our team in Mogadishu attended a training aimed at promoting partnership principles and fostering communication among

Capacity building for Women in Political Participation
Capacity building, public awareness, and providing space for women’s participation in decision-making at both state and

Women empowerment in political participation
women, marginalized people, minority groups and children, especially young girls through capacity building and public awareness.

Strengthening role of women on peace
Strengthening the role of Somali Women in peace-building projects through implementing Women Solidarities and consensus-building activities
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