Somalia – Bringing Unity, Integrity, and Legitimacy to Democracy

Somalia faces longstanding and systemic challenges to citizen engagement in inclusive, peaceful and democratic political processes. The five-year Bringing Unity, Integrity and Legitimacy to Democracy project will provide critical assistance to help build electoral systems, strengthen civil society and encourage civic participation in Somalia, with a particular focus on women, youth and other marginalized groups....
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West Africa – Reacting to Early Warning and Response Data in West Africa

The five-year “Reacting to Early Warning and Response Data in West Africa” project (called REWARD) will support the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) use of innovative technology and apply best practices to detect and respond to conflict across the region from political violence, violent extremism, and ethnic conflict to sectarian tensions, perpetration of atrocities and organized crime....
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Zambia – Makhalidwe Athu mobile reading project

Makhalidwe Athu is a mobile reading project bringing reading to Zambian children who often have no access to books at home. Through SMS, children will receive more than 50 local tales, crowdsourced from the community. More than 4,000 community members will be involved in the project, which is funded through All Children Reading....
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Morocco – Promise Pathways Program

In Morocco’s Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz, up to 14,000 children are already working or are at great risk of becoming agricultural and domestic laborers. Though Morocco has had significant success in addressing child labor, problems continue....
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