MIDRIFT HURINET held community Dialogue in Barut Ward with focus on youth engaging in leadership and matters peace.
During the forum, Ms. Rono- one of the youth champions, capacity strengthened through MIDRIFT HURINET’s Peace, Accountability, and Community Empowerment (PACE) program supported by GIZ,German International Cooperation, articulated a compelling vision for youth-inclusive leadership rooted in peacebuilding and social accountability.
Framed within the ethos “Our community, our solution,” her aspirations reflect a growing shift towards locally grounded, community-led security solutions.
Ms. Rono affirmed that the capacity-strengthening support she has received has not only broadened her civic consciousness but also positioned her to address systemic issues such as arbitrary arrests, youth profiling, and the widespread lack of legal literacy.
By emphasizing participatory leadership and drawing from her experiential knowledge, she envisions transforming her role from a community mobilizer to an elected leader come the next general election.
The dialogue, attended by youth, elders, and local administrators, surfaced actionable solutions, including enhanced civic education on constitutional rights, integration of youth into community policing structures, proactive engagement from the local chief’s office, and leveraging digital platforms for real-time youth mobilization.
This intersection of empowerment, trust-building, and collective agency marks a significant stride toward sustainable peace and leadership.
